The Beat Goes On

This book's title, The Beat Goes On, could stand as a metaphor for the author's pulse as he puzzles his way through life. He ponders on why soccer is The Beautiful Game, offers insights on the futility of attempts at predictions, questions if the centuries-old theory in Occam's Razor is still valid in this age of disinformation, wonders at the source of inspiration for a composer's song, looks in on a typical day of one family, tries to understand the beauty in ballet, comments on selecting a life partner, suggests how to become the best of anything, questions whether he has just seen his future ... at a car wash, traces his attempt to manage time as it races past, tries to learn to see creatively by analyzing a mural, warns about being a grumpy old man, and ends with a user's manual for dying.