Poem: an SMS
On one morning recently, I got one of the shortest and most poignant SMSes I have ever received from my Brother-In-Law. This poem is a reflection on that. The background ink and watercolor picture is mine and reflects one of the most vivid memories I have from that morning. For those who do not know
What the world eats…
Looking at what “typical families around the world eat in one week” (Part I and Part II), a few very interesting observations can be made: Money spent on food varies widely across the world. A family in Chad spends less than $2 while a German family spends 250 times that amount, for food that looks








