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Food karma
I'm really enjoying all the good food karma I've had lately. I've been noticing that I'm surrounded by people who make really good, nutritious and balanced food and want to feed it to me: xinxin, Jason, my mom, Phil (the guy I work for). -
Leaving Fear Behind: Interviews from Tibet
This film is well worth the time. In these rare interviews, ordinary Tibetans in Tibet voice their opinions about the current conditions of the Tibetan people under Chinese occupation and the current supposed "improvements" made (forcible relocation of Tibetans, the settlement of Tibetan areas by Han Chinese, the ongoing painful loss of Tibetan ( Read more... ) -
Men!
So I was moving stuff all day to a new art studio (by the lake!!!) and was in the middle of hauling it up to the stairs when this guy from the neighborhood stops me and makes a comment about being interested in paintings ( Read more... ) -
iTunes U
I'm curious what pylduck has to say about this...
In any case, I'm really glad to get access to education anyway I can:
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Frivolity
There IS a line between light-hearted and frivolous. And sometimes I really lose my patience with the yoga, well-being LOHAS culture as it is today. I was looking through the June issue of Common Ground today and kept getting annoyed by all the frivolity, the misuse and distortion of spiritual principles in conformity with pop culture ( Read more... ) -
just a thought...
i think retired asian men should become food critics. seriously, i think they'd be good at it. i've noticed that my dad, for instance, has become increasingly grouchy and difficult to please with age and retirement and critiques my mom's cooking constantly -- "yes, this is good. oh, this is not as good as the other time you made it." etc. i say ( Read more... ) -
Acceptance and Compassion
A practice thought that came to me today ( Read more... ) -
grapes
ok, permit me the occasional gripe. well, not really even a gripe, but just interesting to note. maybe it's more like a grape ( Read more... ) -
The Business of Being Born
The Business of Being Born. This is an excellent documentary and everyone should see it, whether or not you agree with the story and implications presented. This documentary is interesting, gives useful information you may not get from your doctor, and most importantly, has amazing coverage of natural births and women's experiences of going ( Read more... ) -
Burma 100,000 dead
looks like a pretty good donation opportunity. at the moment, i'm also looking at which orgs can give relief for the earthquake in china. anyone know of any?
Dear friends,
Staggering new estimates suggest that 100,000 people may have died in Burma's terrible cyclone. Incredibly, the corrupt and brutal Burmese government has stopped most ( Read more... )
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