Archive for November, 2007
Posted on November 13, 2007. Filed under: Culture, Games |
Blog Diva RubyShooz has alerted me to the fact that November 13 is Acts of Kindness day, and this week is Kindness week. It’s a good reminder for me, because I just never really thought much about this particular quality until recently, and so, unlike those for whom kindness is natural, it is a conscious [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2007. Filed under: Music, Spirituality |
Serendipity strikes again. Yesterday’s post was about responding to a meme in which I was to name seven weird or random facts about myself. One of those was the following: “I play several musical instruments, but none of them would be welcome in a standard orchestra or band.” A couple of my generous responders wanted [...]
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Posted on November 10, 2007. Filed under: Culture, Games |
…with those words, my dear blog buddy sulz has tagged me! I’ve read on other blogs that some of you don’t like to be tagged. But, this is my first time, so I intend to enjoy it. For those of you I’ve chosen to tag–I beg forgiveness in advance, and I’m only doing this because [...]
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Posted on November 8, 2007. Filed under: Games, Musings |
Moral dilemmas ensue today! Yesterday I posted about a wonderful diverting and refreshing Adventure Game, Frasse and the Peas of Kejick. I said then that the hero of the game is a little blue man. In my game of the day, today, one of the first fellows you see is a big tall green guy [...]
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Posted on November 7, 2007. Filed under: Games, Musings |
I haven’t posted about games for a while, since of all the computer games out there, I only enjoy (relatively) non-violent adventure games. There is a smaller market for those than many other kinds, although there are some for children through “mature” teens. You know, the ones rated “E” for everyone. A lot of these [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2007. Filed under: Culture, Spirituality |
Is this a cultural thing?–I’d really like to know. In my particular culture, people are constantly admonished to “get out of your comfort zone.” “Push past your boundaries,” we’re told. And I like this one: “Exceed your limits.” –um, wouldn’t that be contrary to the definition of “limits”? Sometimes it’s [...]
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Posted on November 1, 2007. Filed under: Musings, Science |
What if we, very easily from home, could participate in cleaning up currently contaminated water sources? That’s the intention behind the latest “Intention Experiment” from science journalist Lynne McTaggart and friends. This post had been wandering around my mind for a few days when I came across this article today. In the US, we are seeing more [...]
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