In terms of Economics, perhaps the only plausible main explanation for the flat incomes gotten by the majority of American and Canadian workers is the steep rise of the competition of some populous emerging economies such as India and China, given the current models of capitalism in which capital flows freely to where it can make the most gains.

It appears that poetic thoughts mostly emerge in leisure times, and they submerge in the times when I'm busy burying myself in the mundaneness of life.

A little sunny. A little windy. The maples are turning colorful, in this season of fall.

It seems that what we eat and commonly refer to as 'corns' are 'corn ears' in agricultural terms.

The encroaching prices of foods and gasoline have been making people somewhat on their nerves. And, I guess people's consumption pattern will shift relatively drastically in the coming years.

There must be less and less people who play Cupid nowadays in China.

We tend to see lots of internecine and transparent arguments in the U.S. and Canada.

But maybe that's why average people in both countries are smarter than their counterparts in many other countries, including China. And maybe that's why both countries have more good policies.

In Roman mythology, the life of Larunda was a tragedy. And what a ruler Jupiter, the king of gods, was.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larunda .

There are so many rich figures of speech in Buddhist writings.

Very often, when people laugh, our baby daughter mistakes it for that people are laughing at her and then she cries.

Pic - Mars

Mars is the Roman god of war. And he is second in importance only to Jupiter. The month of March, which actually was the first month of every year in the earliest Roman calendar, is named for him.

(By Andrea Puggioni / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mars_Pyrrhus_cropped.jpg / CC)

The Blogger platform, which is owned by Google, has begun to offer some so-called 'dynamic view' template, which looks quite like Tumblr. That a boy.

A Chinese guy whom I met at a daycare centre told me that his toddler son's first name is 'Alec' and it's a Greek name which roughly means 'brightness'.

But he's wrong. 'Alec' is generally considered to be a Scottish name and it means 'defender of mankind'. It's just a variant of 'Alex'.

Google's fine. Google's efficient. Google's unintrusive. Google's likable.

I was determined to advance my own English proficiency to a certain level, come hell or high water. I've done it.

In Roman mythology, Jupiter, the king of the gods, is also known as Jove. It appears that his beard is characteristic.

(By thisisbossi / http://www.flickr.com/photos/thisisbossi/3055427302/ / CC)

Telemarketers badger people to buy their long-distance phone call plans. No way. Most people know better to use free internet video or voice calls, perhaps.

The retirements of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates should be made ceremonial. And the two enemies should receive standing ovations for what they've done in their careers. Their efforts and competition have made our world more fantastic.

Now China is in the groove. But there are still lots of inefficiencies in China's economic and social life and fabrics. Can those inefficiencies be squeezed out gradually?

I don't understand how Intel only provides open office spaces for its employees, including its CEO, and can reach stellar results at the same time. How can the Intel workers be in the zone in their open office spaces?