Tuesday, August 30, 2005
shopgoodwill.com
So I was reacting to my sticker shock at going to this site for clothes, home deco, etc., and typed "shop goodwill" in the Yahoo! Search bar. I found that there is actually a site where people can go to bid on the goodwill items. I found myself at odds with whether or not to buy. On the one hand, I couldn't see myself buying something on Goodwill that is beautiful, yet $110. But on the other hand, I struggled to justify paying shipping for something that cost $1. I will probably return at some point, after recovering from this particular bit of inner turmoil . . . ;-)
Monday, August 29, 2005
yes, we have no bananas
from SciTech Daily:
The banana is on a crash course toward extinction, and yes, we may have no bananas [the story]
The banana is on a crash course toward extinction, and yes, we may have no bananas [the story]
Sunday, August 28, 2005
scout camping
We went to Gravel Ponds overnight last night. We set up our tents in the grass, the boys swam and fished and had fun.
I'd have to say it was more like setting up a tent in the backyard (which has its merits) than what some folks might call "real" camping. We didn't have to make sure all the food was in airtight locations to keep the bears out, for instance.
It made me a bit more interested to take my son out for some more remote camping. Hiking along the Appalachian Trail (official site, volunteer group) would be something he'd really enjoy.
I'd have to say it was more like setting up a tent in the backyard (which has its merits) than what some folks might call "real" camping. We didn't have to make sure all the food was in airtight locations to keep the bears out, for instance.
It made me a bit more interested to take my son out for some more remote camping. Hiking along the Appalachian Trail (official site, volunteer group) would be something he'd really enjoy.
Friday, August 26, 2005
how to get peace?
prayer to live with grace
from Beliefnet.com:
May we discover through pain and torment,
the strength to live with grace and humor.
May we discover through doubt and anguish,
the strength to live with dignity and holiness.
May we discover through suffering and fear,
the strength to move toward healing.
May it come to pass that we be restored to health and to vigor.
May Life grant us wellness of body, spirit, and mind.
And if this cannot be so, may we find in this transformation and passage
moments of meaning, opportunities for love
and the deep and gracious calm that comes when we allow ourselves to move on.
- Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro
May we discover through pain and torment,
the strength to live with grace and humor.
May we discover through doubt and anguish,
the strength to live with dignity and holiness.
May we discover through suffering and fear,
the strength to move toward healing.
May it come to pass that we be restored to health and to vigor.
May Life grant us wellness of body, spirit, and mind.
And if this cannot be so, may we find in this transformation and passage
moments of meaning, opportunities for love
and the deep and gracious calm that comes when we allow ourselves to move on.
- Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro
impractical, immoral
from Daily Dig:
Violence as a way of achieving justice is both impractical and immoral. It is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all. The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everybody blind. It is immoral because it seeks to humiliate the opponent rather than win his understanding; it seeks to annihilate rather than to convert. Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love. It destroys community and makes brotherhood impossible. It leaves society in monologue rather than dialogue. Violence ends by defeating itself. It creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers.
An army careerist mulls over the "global war on terror."
Violence as a way of achieving justice is both impractical and immoral. It is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all. The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everybody blind. It is immoral because it seeks to humiliate the opponent rather than win his understanding; it seeks to annihilate rather than to convert. Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love. It destroys community and makes brotherhood impossible. It leaves society in monologue rather than dialogue. Violence ends by defeating itself. It creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers.
Martin Luther King, Jr, Nobel address, Oslo, December 11, 1964
An army careerist mulls over the "global war on terror."
Monday, August 22, 2005
look into my eyes
from world-science.net:
Your eye movements may betray your culture: Chinese and Americans literally look at the world differently, a study has found. [the story]
Your eye movements may betray your culture: Chinese and Americans literally look at the world differently, a study has found. [the story]
Sunday, August 21, 2005
ieee path yesterday
Saturday, August 20, 2005
The American Dream Vs. the European Dream
from The Globalist:
A view of America from a European perspective:
"Which dream will ensure a better future for all the world's people?"
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