okay, so here is what yesterday’s surprise was all about. you see, through twitter i found out about buy a friend a book week. since phylameana is one of my blogger friends and i know for certain she didn’t expect me to buy her a book, i figured i’d make her my “target”. why was… Continue reading buy a friend a book
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the 12 steps, buddhist fashion
one of my twitter friends, ben, has been alerting me to all kinds of interesting links lately. through him i found this here, the 12 steps of liberation, a recovery program from a buddhist view. it’s brought to us by the universal compassion centre. the 12 steps of liberation 1. the truth of suffering. we… Continue reading the 12 steps, buddhist fashion
apocalypse now!
i got tagged by jolynne from the fit shack for “the last blog post”. albert at the urban monk created this orginally, wondering “what if the blogosphere was over tomorrow? no more blogs, and you had to write your very last post?” albert is also very generously donating $1.00 to the salvation army for each… Continue reading apocalypse now!
taking care of business
after all these weeks of concentrating on family, i needed to find a way to focus back on work again. i remembered the creative planning tool that my friend and ex co-worker haedy used with me a number of times, and let me tell you, i had a lot of fun. creative planning is all… Continue reading taking care of business
THE granny post!!!
yup. that’s him. little julian. all 10 pds 10 oz, and 22″ of him! 33 days of on and off labour, 30 hours of final labour, and then he had to be hauled out via caesarian. julian and both parents are happy and healthy. the support and love from everyone was – oh, i don’t… Continue reading THE granny post!!!
shootings. holocaust.
today is holocaust remembrance day. the biggest shooting in US history just happened. 33 people are dead. my brain is trying to cope with this, to make sense of it, so i take flight into my safe cocoon, the internet. i post about it on twitter and on stumbleupon. that is safe. it’s just in… Continue reading shootings. holocaust.
alice, my little chatbot friend
this morrning, my twitter friend geisharei sent a link to alice, a chatterbot that’s being worked on by A.L.I.C.E., the artiificial intelligence foundation. i engaged alice in this (rather bizarre) conversation. (hint: i’m Human) try it for yourself! Human: do chatterbots get distracted? ALICE: You have reached the limits of my knowledge. Have you tried… Continue reading alice, my little chatbot friend
granny post number 4: waiting, waiting
if you’ve been following our story on twitter, you’ll know that my daughter’s baby still hasn’t arrived. we’re all in some sort of suspended state right now. she started labour 55 (fifty-five!!!!) hours ago. now, all of a sudden, no labour! grrrr! (but i’m grateful that we all got some sleep) so i figured i’ll… Continue reading granny post number 4: waiting, waiting
metta. and that includes the internet.
this is my version of metta for today, the buddhist blessing of lovingkindness. i extend it, keeping in mind how much the internet is part of my community. may i be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. may my family be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. ray, for one. may my close friends be happy, healthy,… Continue reading metta. and that includes the internet.
granny post #2: creating new connections
here is what i reported on twitter today: my daughter’s baby shower. big belly. lotza family. food everywhere!!!! and homemade wine. afterwards: canasta, hysterical laughter. but maybe i’ll expand on that a bit here? so this is granny post #2 (granny post #1 is here). am i used to this granny role yet? i’m not… Continue reading granny post #2: creating new connections