Starts with controlling the outer world and ends with enlightenment.
banter
"the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks" -- Google dictionary
Bulgaria
A cultural melting pot with Greek, Slavic, Ottoman, and Persian influences --google quick facts
"nice guys finish last"
Actually, "kind, emotionally sensitive, and caring about others—holds great appeal" --from linked article
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno (Asa Butterfield) befriends Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas --miramax
Wordpress
"One of the most popular content management system solutions in use, WordPress is used by 42.8% of the top 10 million websites as of October 2021" -- wikipedia
CliftonStrengths Assessment
"discover what you naturally do best,
learn how to develop your greatest talents into strengths, use your personalized results and reports to maximize your potential" --gallup.com
walking the dog
literally walking the literal dog
Erich Fromm
German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist... associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory --wikipedia
T/F: mankind is one big happy family
The numerical result is perhaps more interesting than the truth or falsehood.
the common good
refers to either what is shared and beneficial for all or most members of a given community --wikipedia
Jeff Goldblum
an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of his era, such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), as well as their sequels --wikipedia
Kama Sutra
an ancient Indian Sanskrit text on sexuality, eroticism and emotional fulfillment in life --wikipedia
Ava Max
She signed with Atlantic Records in 2016, through which she released her breakthrough single "Sweet but Psycho" in August 2018 -- wikipedia
public display of affection
acts of physical intimacy in the view of others --wikipedia