Archive for January, 2007

LOVE — from the mundane to the mystical

January 17, 2007
General

If, accord­ing to Teil­hard de Chardin, love is the “most uni­ver­sal, the most tremen­dous, the most mys­te­ri­ous of the cos­mic forces”, why on earth is it so dif­fi­cult? Through­out the ages poets and mys­tics, spir­i­tual lead­ers and philoso­phers have sought to under­stand love and see how it con­nects to human free­dom, peace, joy, suf­fer­ing, and hope. This is an upfront plug for my pal Chris­tine Clear and the courses she will …Read the Rest

Earth seen from 4 billion miles away

Earth seen from 4 billion miles away
January 16, 2007
Eco

On a day when the world’s media is con­sumed with the unin­tended decap­i­ta­tion, rather than the “civ­i­lized” hang­ing of a …Read the Rest

Life as we know it

Life as we know it
January 5, 2007
General

I was so pre­oc­cu­pied with get­ting my appre­ci­a­tion of Jim Gree­ley online (see pre­vi­ous entry), I for­got to link to …Read the Rest

An Appreciation : Jim Greeley

An Appreciation : Jim Greeley
January 3, 2007
General

Per­haps the best legacy of all is laugh­ter. When Jim Gree­ley died sud­denly, hav­ing just turned 53, his part­ner, his …Read the Rest

from XP to Ubuntu Edgy Eft

January 1, 2007
Science & Techno

I hope you all had a happy Christ­mas and New Year’s Eve and I wish you all, espe­cially friends and …Read the Rest