Monthly Archives: May 2009

We should imagine a kind of dialogue — not of religions or theologies this time — but of women and men of different traditions who, upon reaching a certain age, tell their stories with a certain wisdom and humor and … Continue reading →

After my American tour, I went back to Poland to prepare for my next stop: South Africa. I was excited because once again I would be traveling with my Radha-Krsna deities, given to me by an elderly sadhu several years … Continue reading →

If you’re getting tired of having the same ho-hum weekend and are looking for an interesting and possibly dangerous situation whilst stuffing your face with good grub, check out the local hare Krishna scene. Now, I’m not putting forth any … Continue reading →

The person to whom you wrote responds to your email—but answers only the first of the issues you raised. That person is guilty of email skimming: replying to only one item, usually the one on the top line. What happens … Continue reading →

In 25 years, Dr Singer said, “our robotics will be about a billion times more powerful [in their computing power] than today”. Their use in warfare was a massive development in human history, he told the Lowy Institute in Sydney, … Continue reading →

via mview.museum.vic.gov.au I received a copy of this book yesterday and have almost finished it. I bought it for Manigriva as a reference for the farm. It’s out of print. I got it on eBay for $52.00. I found other … Continue reading →

Social interaction online is not very sophisticated. The news feed model of conversation has taken over the social web, from Facebook to Twitter to FriendFeed to MySpace, but by itself it doesn’t serve us very well. That’s where the creation … Continue reading →

The best approach is to load your memory card, copy the images on it directly to your hard drive. Then take the card out. via digital-photography-school.com Some good advice on increasing the life of your cmaera memory cards. Format in … Continue reading →

In many ways the credit card generation is, by necessity, rediscovering these lost arts of thrift, reflecting a return to the commonsense values by which our grandparents lived. via theage.com.au Everything old is new again!