Ten Points/Pointers for readers with my thoughts

1. We can only fly by embracing each other as angels with only one wing.(sic)

2. When others throw bricks at the person,he/she can lay a firm foundation with success.

3. What lies before or behind us are petty things to be compared to what lies within our hearts and minds.

4. Rice is a major ingredient to be fermented to make the Japanese drink known as sake. Perhaps it is like life in the mundane world with profound reflections.

5. The neck in the body is the thyroid gland. It has no bearing with necking,however.

6. Baseball pitcher Jim Palmer is the only Hall of Famer to notch World Series wins in three decades. Baltimore Orioles won in 1966, 1970 and 1971 and in 1983 when I was a witness.

7. We use the word "stumped" to mean defeated or outwitted. But in playing cricket, the pitcher who manages to hit the wicket (or stump) has outwitted the batter. C'est la difference!

8. Gibraltar, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, natives speak Rock English, a blend of Spanish and English. Rock English has nothing to do with Rock Fish.

9. Red Sea comes by its name properly and occasionally when severe algae blooms. However,when algae die, it turns the seas's vivid, blue-green water red. Red Sea may mean good luck due to the bright color with Asian heritage.

10. A husband thinks that he "bossess" the house but he"houses" the boss. The owner of a house may be addressed as the boss but the wife may be properly addressed as the homemaker instead of a housewife. The rhyme may be "what a life without a wife" Comment: If or when the boss is gone,be a Socrates as the philosopher. Confucius was a moral philosopher with the same caliber known to the world.

Francis Shieh a.k.a. Xie Shihao, a student of economic philosophy on Sunday, September 27, 2009