My friend Shirley is an artist (you may remember her from one of my earlier posts called “My Amazing Friend”) . Shirley innovated new materials and techniques inspired by an ancient art form to create paintings she calls “Articulators”. She calls them Articulators because the canvas is “articulated” – it has regular fan-like folds in [...]
Entries from May 2007
May 29, 2007
My Interview with Manuel
My buddy Manuel sent me these questions as part of the Interview Meme that’s been going around. Here are my answers. By the way HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANUEL!!!!!!!!!
1. How did your views on Spirituality manifest?
I have always felt like I was in the presence of something greater, call it God, or Source, or whatever you [...]
May 22, 2007
Wise Bird
My buddy Nicola sent me this photo today which was taken by a friend of hers.
I love this photo because it looks as if the macaw has some words of wisdom to bestow on us. He just has that wise glint in his eye that says “Listen up. Now, when I was a young bird…”
May 21, 2007
O’Really?
According to The Week, a tally by three University of Indiana scholars revealed that Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s daily commentaries contained an average of 8.88 instances of name-calling per minute, or one insult every 6.8 seconds.
What a great communicator, eh? Isn’t there a quote somewhere about weak intellects resorting to insults because they are [...]
May 19, 2007
Joy of Reading
Once again, the folks at The Daily Om website have come up with wonderful insights, this time on the joys of reading a book. Perfectly worded, I can totally relate to this essay. I feel this way everytime I pick up a book and get lost in it – it’s like traveling without all [...]
May 18, 2007
Along the Autobahn
My cousin Uwe moved here from Germany about 20 years ago. I remember at the time he was complaining a lot about the speed limit on California freeways at the time, which was 55 mph (it went up to 65 mph several years ago). He was used to driving at unbridled speed on the German [...]
May 17, 2007
The Eyes Have It
According to researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University in England, if you move your eyes from side-to-side for 30 seconds, you can improve your memory and integrate both sides of the brain more effectively.
After hearing a list of words, the study found that those who moved their eyes side-to-side for 30 seconds correctly remembered more than [...]
