Disasters a temporary setback
TO what extent does a natural disaster affect the propensity of people to live in a particular area?
TO what extent does a natural disaster affect the propensity of people to live in a particular area?
I HAVE a confession. I am a streetist. I like to look at streets or, more properly, plans of streets.
PARISIANS, Romans, Athenians are easily named for the cities in which they live. So too are Berliners, Florentines and Venetians.
DOES recycling offset the environmental cost of all those garbage trucks? Nobody knows.
THE downside of compulsory super is that it leads to complacency about savings.
WITHIN a lifespan at least one decade is devoted to education, another to partnering, several to parenting; there are decades devoted to retirement.
THE baby boomer generation is objectionable. In fact, I would go so far as to say they are revolting.
I HAVE always thought that the segments of the life cycle were unfair.
THERE comes a point in every man’s life when he starts to notice other men’s hair.
MIRROR mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?
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