For my Teacher Training practicum class I taught Surya kriya to the group. It is a lovely set that focuses on brining in Sun energy, hence the name Surya.
In order to improve my teaching ability for the class I started doing a 40 day practice of Surya Kriya, which actually just ended. Sun energy allows […]

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“Sense and Simplicity” became the slogan of the Dutch electronics giant, Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV – better known as Philips – in 2004. But when it comes to taking responsibility for the electronic waste (e-waste) generated by their products, we don’t think they’ve been showing much of either. So, this morning we paid them a […]

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To consider a vehicle just by its up-front cost might be misleading as to which vehicle is the more expensive. The Tesla Roadster has an eye-popping price of nearly $100,000 but a big pickup truck like an F250 has a more normal price of $50,000. However what about the total cost of ownership? […]

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A new blogger out there stepped on the third rail. He’s a senior law student, blogging about social justice, progressive politics, etc., and he found out that David Kirby, the Minister of Propaganda for the mercury militia, is coming to speak at his school.
This nascent lawyer had the temerity to call him out, and […]

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I admit it. Sometimes, my better nature notwithstanding, I can’t help taking a bit of a morbid interest in celebrity scandals. I don’t know if it’s a weakness or just normal human nature. Like most “educated” people, I do know I tend to be vaguely embarrassed by falling for an interest in such “low’ pursuits. […]

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Given todays crisis with the rising prices for oil and the rising prices for food, I thought it would be interesting to look back at George W. Bush’s statement “America is addicted to Oil“. As astonishing as it was for GW to be so honest as to admit the national addiction, as I reread […]

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