Mind you before you read the below – I never defaulted on payments to Amex, yet, since my credit rating went down they took the liberty of being really friendly and sent me this email:

Dear Ronen:
We are contacting you to be sure you do not have any surprises when you use your card. In this difficult economic environment, we all need to make choices about how we spend and save. For us, that means carefully reviewing the spending and debt profiles of our Cardmembers - and...

I recently had a chance to see Zorba the Greek. What a movie... Anyhow, i picked up a few more quotes from it. And added one extra bonus at the end of this note...

"A man needs a little madness, or else he never dares to cut the rope and be free..."
--from Zorba the Greek

”You can knock forever on a deaf man’s door.”
--from Zorba the Greek

"There was a time when I used to say: that man's a Turk, or a Bulgar, or a Greek. I've...

“She had the moral of a vacuum cleaner and the soul of a lottery machine”
From Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway

“Indifference is the strongest force in the universe. It makes everything it touches meaningless. Love and hate do not stand a chance against it. It lets neglect and decay and monstrous injustice go unchecked. It doesn't act, it allows. And that's what gives it so much power.”
From The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge:

From "World's...

I just shared this with a few members so i may as well share it with all...

Here is what a spiritual guru very close to my heart once said when asked about his political views:

"Never in my life did I like politics…
Do you know why?... because I love the people, I like the persons and human beings in general… hear them, know them, study them…
What always bothered me in politics is that it doesn’t matter who “is” who…The only thing that really matters...

A few favorites I collected over the years and would like to share...

“In life there is something much worse than failure, it is never attempting anything…”
Franklin D. Roosevelt

"The human is the only fox that installs a trap, places the bait in it, and finally… puts his foot into it"...
John Steinbeck

"You are what you love not what loves you"
(from the film 2003 Adaptation)

"A friend will...

did you ever consider that today is actually yesterday's tomorrow?...

Good morning! Its a bit cloudy and chilly in NY but it will have to do... (to be continued)