Category: People
-
Ramana Maharshi
Today I came across a bookmark in an old journal, which I had saved intentionally, like a time-capsule for myself, a wonderful synopsis of his thought, called “Man’s real nature is Happiness”…. brilliant Sage, here’s 3 quotes and Wikipedia info. Your own Self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world. No one succeeds…
-
Sounds Like I want to hear more Angus & Julia Stone
I found Angus and Julia Stone by chance when the algorithm for youtube introduced me, as soon as I heard them I wanted to hear more, now I’ve listened to their entire catalogue and enjoy every song. Sounds like I want to hear more of these great Australian artists, please,encore! Angus & Julia Stone are an…
-
Just Hanging Out…
I had that feeling, upon entering the second hand store, that there was something in there I needed to find. It was a glorious Saturday in March and a little framed print caught my eye, on one of the lower shelves of a tightly packed array, when I went to the trouble to bend down,…
-
Scott Adams the Dilbert Creator on Trump
One of the great inspiration for me lately was finding out about Scott Adams, the cartoon artist and creator of Dilbert. Not only is his cartoon excellent but he’s on a great youtube channel where he expounds about the persuasion techniques that President Trump is using in his speeches and tweet storms etc… Scott Adams…
-
The Third Industrial Revolution: A Radical New Sharing Economy
The global economy is in crisis. The exponential exhaustion of natural resources, declining productivity, slow growth, rising unemployment, and steep inequality, forces us to rethink our economic models. Where do we go from here? In this feature-length documentary, social and economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin lays out a road map to usher in a new…
-
Indian Church by Emily Carr
Mar is short for Mary Anne, or so my Mom tells me so. Mar was born in 1935 and became my mother in 1961. She’s the most amazing soul, always seeking things that others have overlooked. Recognizing value in art with an eye for style and a natural tendency to discover treasures. Mar finds art…
-
John Perry Barlow has Left the Meat Space
[box style=”rounded” size=”large” border=”full”]Incredibly sad to learn about the untimely passing of John Perry Barlow, Internet Pioneer, 1947-2018[/box] [box type=”note” style=”rounded”]Read: A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace – John Perry Barlow, Davos 1996 [/box] John Perry Barlow (JPB) was an inspiration, he was my hero. I will never forget that he answered the phone for me…
-
Bill Vander Zalm and the Shocking Truth about Geo-engineering
by Bill Vander Zalm – August 14, 2013 We’re told that “Global Warming”, now conveniently called “Climate Change”, is a threat to Agriculture and therefore an issue of National Security. As a National Security issue, whatever they do to combat climate change, can be kept out of the public domain. For years, many people have…
-
Stravinsky by Picasso
Igor Stravinsky (5 June 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor. He is widely considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century. Stravinsky lived a remarkable life, during the most amazing era, among the most fascinating people but we may have never known about it, were it not…
-
The Girl from Ipanema
Brazil enjoys the largest recording industry outside of the United States, so the number of brilliant artists and the wide variety of genres (most people have never heard of), is truly staggering. The first time I’d ever hear this beautiful language was by vinyl record, as my father had a huge jazz collection, and even…