Monthly Archives: April 2013

New Bogeyman

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Jean

Cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license   The U.S. Senate is now holding hearings on the legality of targeted killings, especially with Predator drones. Does the war on terror give the U.S. the right to kill suspected terrorists anywhere in the world? … Continue reading →

Posted in Change | 27 Comments

Fighting Nature

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Jean

In A Year in Provence Peter Mayle explained why he never has a garden: It would be fighting nature, and nature always wins. It has more stamina and it never stops for lunch. —Peter Mayle, Andy, on the other hand … Continue reading →

Posted in Life As a Shared Adventure, Lifelong Learning | 18 Comments

Flow

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Jean

Cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license [Flow is] being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. … Your whole being is involved, and you’re using your skills to the utmost. —Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi     … Continue reading →

Posted in Happiness, Living Fully | 17 Comments

You Snooze, You Lose

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Jean

Actually it isn’t quite as bad as the cartoon implies. Tax ID fraud is going up — there were about 1.8 million tax-related ID thefts during 2012, but after a big hassle the victims are reimbursed. Typically they get their … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Lifelong Learning | 8 Comments

Meditation

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Jean

Cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license.   What do you think of when you hear the word meditation? It has all sorts of associations for me: Qigon, Tai Chi, various sitting meditations, relaxation tapes and guided imagery, Herbert Benson’s relaxation response, Jon … Continue reading →

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Crazy Weather

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Jean

  We got some snow Tuesday! By Wednesday it had already melted down here, but not up in the mountains:     Apparently it also snowed in Albuquerque — very unusual because the last snow there is usually about March … Continue reading →

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Age

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Jean

Age is no better … qualified for an instructor as youth, for it has not profited so much as it has lost. One may almost doubt if the wisest man has learned anything of absolute value by living. —Henry David … Continue reading →

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Details

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Jean

Our life is frittered away by detail. … Simplify, simplify. —-Henry David Thoreau Do you agree with that quote? I partially do. I’ve always kept my wants simple so I wouldn’t be trapped in a job I didn’t like. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifelong Learning | 11 Comments