Yep, I'm wearing purple today. Lots of it ( Read more... )

“Now we shall describe the disciples of the Buddha. They do not conclude that the nature of the mind is destroyed. Although they are constantly bringing beings to enlightenment, they do not generate emotional attachment. They constantly cultivate insight, so that stupidity and wisdom are equalized. They constantly dwell in meditation, so that ( Read more... )

Well... so, we're house sitting a lovely place that has Net Flix. Probably thousands of movies to choose from, live streaming... and we picked something called "Life Blood." It was so... bad... Sort of vampire girl-on-girl porn but without the sex. One of the reviews starts, "I knew I should have turned this movie off in the first five minutes ( Read more... )

I mean REALLY big. If I saw one overhead I'd duck and cover. I can really see how something like this in the sky would spawn all sorts of stories, legends and other types of tales in impressionable folk. And with the size of this bird and it's sharp talons (up to five inches in length!!!) that would include, oh, just about everyone with a hind ( Read more... )

I'm ashamed to say I didn't think of this but SO glad someone else did!

http://ephphatha-poetry.blogspot.com/2010/04/imagine-if-tea-party-was-black-tim-wise.html?spref=fb

While this is really a lovely video, I surely do not recommend anyone try this. Ever. The fish breath alone is bound to be enough to knock you unconscious!

http://gimundo.com/videos/view/elephant-seal-love/

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Mona ( Read more... )

Thanks to thatliardiego for the link to this article:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7096786.ece

Thanks to my LJ-less friend Marc for this fascinating article:

http://www.archaeology.org/0811/abstracts/turkey.html