The City of Roses

by | Feb 18, 2019 | Culture, Travelling

The City of Roses. Bloemfontein, the judicial city of South Africa. My host told me the name comes from two words, “Bloom” + “Fountain”, i.e from blooming of roses and fountains of water. At least that is what it was, before 1994, my host asserts.  Before 1994, the...

My Favourite Philosophers

by | Feb 18, 2019 | Books, Culture, Philosophy

My Favourite Philosophers1.Benjamin FranklinWikipedia pageBorn January 17, 1706, Died April 17, 1790 (aged 84)Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and...