The Elegance of the Hedgehog

By Dmitri

I haven’t read much fiction lately and cannot recall how I came across “The Elegance of the Hedgehog,” but what a gift it was. I never read anything else that was so hysterically funny and at the same time so profoundly sad. I could not wait to get back to it until turning the last…

A dog’s life

By Dmitri

We recently picked up a puppy. It was totally unplanned, really just a play of fate. On our way to Philadelphia, we stopped in Allentown to see my wife’s friend. It turned out that the friend was picking up two puppies out of a litter of six. Two of the other four were still available,…

Summer vacation 2024 – Taipei

By Dmitri

I am starting my travelogue by walking back in time, from more recent trips to those in the past. We will see how far the memory takes me – hopefully, at least a few years. This summer’s vacation was truly grand and genuinely unforgettable. Three different countries in just over two weeks! It started in…

On friendship

By Dmitri

Long time no posting. A lot of things happened that kept me away. I am not sure why all my writing so far is on relationships. There are many other topics of great interest to me, but we will get to them later. Today, I would like to jot down a few thoughts about friendship.…

On romantic love

By Dmitri

Funny. In the process of writing my very first blog, I already came up with an idea for the second one. I don’t think I will have time to write very often, but this one seems worth capturing.  I have to partially credit ChatGPT for this. I asked it to write a short essay on…