Under The Loving Care Of The Fatherly Leader, Nuclear Blues - Bradley Martin

Principles - Ray Dalio

Laid To Rest - Ashish Ray

Supernatural, S13, E17

I don't trust Arthur Ketch an inch, do you? I think his latest adventures are nothing but a ploy to get Jack from the Apocalypse World and hand him over to Asmodeus. Given the fact that Sam can be fooled by even a 5-year old, I wonder why Dean left him behind. At least he could have called Castiel and Rowena for backup.

I have a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach that when Dean and Arthur get back with Mary and Jack in tow, they are going to be greeted by the sight of Sam & Gabriel, bound and gagged, with Asmodeus holding a gun to Sam's head. :-(

Supernatural, S13, E16

I don't know what to make of this episode. I really don't. First it was the killer stuffed dinosaur. Then a TV that sucked the Winchesters inside. And as if that wasn't enough, they were sucked right into an episode of Scooby-Doo! Have the makers of the show forgotten the fact that the series is being telecast in other countries as well? And that most of the audience is not candy-popping, popcorn-munching, cola-guzzling 7-8 year olds? :-(

It would have been much more interesting to watch how Castiel got the fruits from the Tree of Life.

P.S. Why is taking so long for the evil counterpart of that girl Kaia to catch up with the Winchesters? Is she waiting for the Season Finale to make an appearance?

Man's Search For Meaning - Viktor Frankl

Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari

Rise And Kill First: The Secret History Of Israel's Targeted Assassinations

In A Different Voice - Carol Gilligan

The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When To Quit (And When To Stick) - Seth Godin

Esoteric Buddhism - Alfred Sinnett

No Bullshit Guide To Linear Algebra - Ivan Savov

The Grand Design - Stephen Hawking

My Brief History: A Memoir - Stephen Hawking

Supernatural, S13, E15

For a moment there I felt as if I was watching a sequel of 'The Godfather'. With the mafia boss petting the cat like Blofeld, having a name like Santiano Scarpatti (imagine me rolling my eyes like Dean and saying 'Seriously?') and being surrounded by henchmen ready to do his bidding at the drop of a cat, sorry hat, what else was I supposed to think?

I am not entirely sure why people would want to keep a skull or blood of anyone, even a saint, in their homes. But I guess it takes all kinds to make this world. And the episode fairly made my head swim with the number of characters thickening the plot - Scarpatti, Greenstreet, Father Luca, Margaret Astor......wonder how the Winchesters managed to keep it all straight till the end.

Of course, we learn pretty early on that Luca Camilleri is a priest. So it is amply clear that he must be the person whose blood the Winchesters are seeking. How I wish this wasn't revealed till the very end. No such luck.

Couldn't help but chuckle when Sam typed the number memorized by the priest in the browser and out popped the info about it being a parcel available at a location. We better entrust the drones with our deliveries from here on.

'Apostolic Protonotary Supernumery' sounds like a mouthful to me. Tried saying it thrice in rapid succession and failed miserably! I wonder if there can be multiple people with the title of 'a most holy man'. Actually I wonder if 'a' can be used like this in front of 'most'. Seems like I should have paid more attention in my English grammar class.

Whatever. Dean Winchester has his faith back. That's good because I am definitely losing mine in this series.

Supernatural, S13, E14

What is the seal of Solomon? What is this Tree Of Life? There was a time when I would have turned to the internet to find answers to such questions. Not anymore. It is getting tiresome to look up biblical references which seem to be increasing with each passing season of this series. In this day and age, when the shows are being telecast to the rest of the world and people of all faiths watch them, it is rather callous to keep on weaving such stuff into the narratives. :-(

Sam really needs to invest in some self-defense class. When is he going to stop trusting people so blindly? Crowley (miss him!) rightfully called him 'Moose'! I wonder if the Bible has any reference to Gog and Magog but really don't want to look it up.

Three cheers for Castiel for beating the hell out of Donatello! He seems to have his mojo back. His swift dealing with the problem was the only saving, or should I say archangel, grace of this episode.