How wonderful it is to have your life in order! “Without order it’s just chaos,” like Kramer said in Seinfeld. He was part of a Masonic guild,along with many founders of television and Broadway shows, Hollywood stars, and other significant people in the entertainment industry, including Houdini and the composer of “White Christmas.” The construction of the Titanic was directed by a Mason. He noticed Tiffany stained glass in the

We played that game as soon as the pavement was dry. The remnants of winter, in the for of sharp and icy white snow turning dirty black in the end had disappeared along with the funny narrow spring streams. Get your colorful chalk and draw the squares. Number them from one to ten. Find a small stone and start. Honestly, you can play alone, but what is the point if

Instilling wisdom in children’s heads is never-ending process. As long as the institution of parenting exists, parents will have the strong desire to offer knowledge to their kids, and the kids will have the burning desire to resist. It doesn’t matter how old the child is. There’s always room for improvement. Optimally, the parents will implant in them a manual for all the possible twists and turns of life. But

Do you know how to play “secrets”? It might be a strange activity if you are fifth-grader but it’s pleasant and you can play it anywhere. It is very easy to find materials for this game in my neighborhood. My building is shaped like the letter L. There is kindergarten in the middle with a playground with different structures designed for the entertainment of little kids: a metal slide, monkey

Awareness, conscience, sense of belonging, search for balance or meaning in life, or the opportunity to explain the unbelievable… First of all, I was born in a country with a negative approach towards religious entities. At that time, it was common to make fun of people who practiced, and in general the Communist ideology was the absolute religion. Upon my arrival in the US, I spent some time working with

My office is located very close to Central Park, which I would consider one of the best examples of landscape architecture: wild nature at the epicenter of a world of events—wilderness created by human genius in such a way that it seems like it has always been there. Chattering streams that you can stop with faucets. Forests for rambling where you can get lost. Huge boulders lying there from the

Part 1 My mom was raised in mysterious neighborhood of St. Petersburg. From my earliest years I used to hear how much she hated building we lived in. I did not find it that terrible. There were a lot of factories around my building that were good for exploration. Decabristov Park was nearby. There was rebellion against the tsar’s regime in 1825 organized by noble people with progressive ideas. The