Role model
I read about Mr. Berg’s reaction to the news that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had been killed and his son’s death avenged. The reporters covering the story got a different reaction from Mr. Berg than the one they expected. Quaker Agitator:…
Hospitality
I came across this quote from Henri Nouwen. I like it. I hope it resonates for you also. “Hospitality … means primarily the creation of a free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an…
Off on a sideroad again
This is beautiful piece of writing and contemplation and came my way by way of a visitor to this blog. I will be thinking and contemplating this for some time. Peace. Just Plain Foolish: Off on a sideroad again Tags:friends…
Linux Help
I’ve added a new link to this blog. It’s Linux Help. I’m a Linux user and a fan of the open source community. Ravi has lots of great posts about various aspects of Linux and I thought you might enjoy…
EyeOS: Web based operating system
Here’s a relatively new open source product that lets you access your desktop from anywhere in the world. EyeOS is an Open Source Web Desktop Environment, commonly known as Web Operating System or Web Office. With eyeOS you can be…
Photo Story 3
Are you looking for a quick and easy way to assemble some of your digital pictures into a slide show complete with narration and/or sound? Microsoft has a tool for you. It’s called PhotoStory 3 and best of all it…
Media fasting
We must also be careful to avoid ingesting toxins in the form of violent TV programs, video games, movies, magazines, and books. When we watch that kind of violence, we water our own negative seeds, or tendencies, and eventually we…
More Light: Carmelite PODCAST
Thank you to Paula for sharing this great link. More Light: Carmelite PODCAST
What’s Going On?
One of my favorite recording artists of all time is/was Marvin Gaye. His tragic death in 1984 at the hands of his own father was very troubling. Marvin was frequently billed as a ladies man by Motown Records and I’m…
Be yourself
What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separate us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are…