Please note: This is the first in a series of articles on this topic. For many years, I have dreamed of owning an exotic mid-engined supercar. Unfortunately, they remained out of my reach financially. I decided the only way to get one was to build it myself. I’ve always been fascinated by mid-engined sports cars because of their superior handling,…
Month: August 2021
Your Constructive Dismissal Letter Template and How to Use it
Constructive Dismissal Letter If you have been employed at a certain company for quite some time now, it is likely that you will be receiving a constructive dismissal letter from your employer. Even if the reasons behind the dismissal are valid, it is still considered as wrongful termination in most cases. A constructive dismissal is when an employee gives out…
Custody and mixed families
You fall in love with a man who has children. You fall in love with a woman who has children. These children are small, then you immerse yourself in the flow of everyday life of those children. Possibly against the will of the other biological parent, themselves AND maybe even yourself. Custody can put pressure on children, biological parents, and…
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Review
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories was hailed as the “killer PSP game.” The popular GTA series had to make its way onto the PSP sooner or later, and its PSP debut is great. The game takes place, as the title suggests, in Liberty City, which is the city where Grand Theft Auto III (the first 3D game in the…
Beverly Hills Hotel Guide: An Overview of the Best Luxury Hotels and Budget Accommodations
Despite its reputation for being a high-class area with designer stores and multi-million dollar homes, Beverly Hills doesn’t have to be an expensive place to visit. There are a variety of Beverly Hills hotels located near all the shops and restaurants. The neighborhood is located approximately nine miles west of downtown Los Angeles. There are public and private transportation options…
Looking back 40 years – A circle closes
TS Eliot must have attended some school meetings of his own when he wrote: “We will not stop exploring, and the end of all our exploration will be to get to where we started and get to know the place for the first time.. “I have just returned from my 40-year reunion at law school. I saw my old school…
Movie review – "The one i love" Fantasy retreat mends the broken marriage
On the brink of separation, Ethan and Sophie find hope in couples therapy. His therapist (Ted Danson) suggests “resetting” his marriage at a country retreat, which he guarantees will restore what is missing. This seems like a viable solution, since they cannot remember the last time they had sex and what little happiness they have is found in remembering the…
Things I learned from TV and movies
When talking on the phone, you don’t need to say goodbye. When you have all the information you want, just hang up. Even if the other person is your boss and they called you, and they haven’t finished talking, that’s fine, just hang up. When you follow someone and you don’t want to be seen, you don’t have to hide.…
Spread spectrum
Definition of spread spectrum: SS is a transmission technique in which a pseudo-noise code, independent of the information data, is used as a modulation waveform to “distribute” the energy of the signal in a bandwidth much greater than the bandwidth of the signal information. At the receiver, the signal is “broadcast” using a synchronized replica of the pseudo-noise code. -A…
Don’t Let Me Down (Load)
Pop … crack … whisper … hiss … hiss … hiss “Hey … hey … hey … hey” BANG !! “Jude, don’t get it wrong. Take a sad song …” Some of you may have no idea where I’m going with this awkward onomatopoeia intro. But for many, you know exactly what these sounds are from yesterday. So before we…