Pittsburgh is by far the most beautiful in Autumn. It's not just the colorful leaves, mist and wonderful weather. People are also more relaxed. There's so much going on with fashion - so many varieties of scarfs, hats, boots, trousers and dresses. But for now, here's a glimpse of the colors that nature allows.

Literally as well as figuratively.

Last weekend I visited Mount St. Helens in the state of Washington - around 2 and half hour drive from the city of Portland. It's an active volcano that last erupted in 1980 killing 57 people and destroying over 250 homes. It's recorded as the deadliest and most economically destructive eruption observed in the recent history of the United States. ...

So last Saturday I crawled my way towards Canon Beach. It's a bit more than a one hour drive from Hillsboro but I had my Pandora setup on the car so time wizzed by. The tide wasn't heavy, but maybe it was because of days ahead of the full moon and neap was in effect. Planned to see the sunset, ...

Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without ...

If there is one thing that all of us have in common, is that we dream. Some of us are aware of our dreams, some of us not so much. But we all dream. We dream while we're asleep. We dream while we're awake. Reality is but a mere, fragment of our imagination. After all, we create it, we interpret ...

Remember Mt Saint Helens? I went there again this weekend. This time attacking the volcano from the southeast side. I started on the Lava Canyon trailhead but couldn't complete it because the sun was setting on me sooner than I expected. Yes, the winter is coming! I managed about 2 miles and then started to head back because I didn't ...

I've been reading Chandler Burr's somewhat acclaimed book, The Perfect Scent to understand the economics behind Perfumery. Mostly in the hope of understanding the price difference between niche fragrances and designer fragrances and why dry body oils and bath oils are much cheaper than the above mentioned both. While I didn't get the answers to my questions I did stumble ...

I'm probably citing too much MIT professors, but you got to hand it to them, they do some pretty darn good research.

Now this is fucking Materials Science! I love the way she has a non-bullshit approach to presenting her work. The talk is like 10 minutes and she gives a multi-billion dollar presentation. If this was a typical Humanities TED speaker, they would've taken twice as long, added 10 times the personal drama, and left us with nothing at the end.

I am not who I think I am. Because the the thinker in me, doesn't understand the poet in me. The poet doesn't understand the sportsman inside me. The sportsman doesn't understand the lover. The lover doesn't understand the dreamer. The dreamer doesn't understand the existentialist. The existentialist doesn't understand the fighter. The fighter doesnt' understand the taoist. The thinker ...

One of the pit falls that young people face when studying psychology is the depression that comes with understanding the human condition. Traditionally, we are thought to believe that we are a Constant Self, with strict moral values, notions of justice and equality. But when we look at society, we see the exact opposite. If one looks at this conundrum ...

There was TEDtalk by Brene Brown awhile back about the power of vulnerability. I think she got a standing ovation and all, but clearly there's a lack of gender perspective in her talk. Even though both men and women struggle to show vulnerability, society takes the vulnerability of women a lot kindly than the vulnerability of men. If a woman ...

Went hiking again. This time in Northern Pennsylvania. Cook's Forest State park is among the best kept state parks in Pennsylvania. I hiked the Tom's run, Ancient Forest, Hemlock and Red Eft trails. The forest cathedral (previously known as the Black Forest) is basically a forest area with huge pines and hemlocks, some that have been rooted up by various ...

Amazon previewed it's most awaited tablet - Kindle Fire - yesterday and geeks all over the world rejoiced. While I do see the appeal of a color ebook reader that tackles webbrowising, movie streaming and magazine viewing, I personally am not inclined to buy one. But that's just me,

I'm glad that you updated the design, even though it was way overdue and you had a little push from Google+. Ignore the technophobic conservatives who are afraid of change, and keep on improving yourself. Here are a few suggestions that you might want to consider for the next redesign. 1.) Have an option to disable comments. This includes status ...

I don't deny it. I'm attracted to sexy women. From the irresistible Hannah Simone to the luscious Kate Upton (nsfw links), I enjoy and appreciate the female form. I don't know anything about these women; their education, livelihood, sense of humor or political ideology: it is quite irrelevant really, and my brain has no space for such subtlety. I just ...

Spent my Saturday visiting the Multnomah falls and surrounding area. Being a summer weekend in Portland, the place was packed. Had to drive around for about 20 mins before I could find a parking spot. Lots of families with small kids (even toddlers) were out and about.The trail leading up to the fall is 1 mile long. Not worth the ...