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Saturday, April 30, 2011

50 Things We Can Recycle from A to Z!

50 Unusual Things We can Recycle from A-Z

Google Said Happy Birthday To Me!!!!

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Google, you guys are too sweet. Thanks. I so appreciate it!!!

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The School of Life

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A different kind of Sunday Sermon.

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Institute For The Future

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I want a job here.

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Jane McGonigal - you found me.

Home Depot Foundation

Your mom was the “Mudflap Girl” - Holy Kaw!

Ed...your mom is hot!!

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Friday, April 29, 2011

Auditorium

This is killer online and an app on the Iphone

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David Nichtern: The Ripple Effect of Common Courtesy

From the Buddhist point of view, there is always a relationship between cause and effect; this notion is expressed in various teachings about karma. As we interact with the world, we plant various seeds that will ripen and grow either right away, soon enough or some time in the future.

If we look at nature, small seeds can have big results; for example, the tiny acorn, given the right causes and conditions, can produce the mighty oak tree. In a similar way, in the world of human interaction, small seeds can sometimes come together to produce large-scale results.

This is why, if we want to create a good world for ourselves and others, attention to detail can sometimes trump having a huge vision. In that attention to detail, if we can lean toward courtesy and consideration for others, there is no doubt that we will begin to generate a more positive overall outcome.

If we manifest grasping, aggression and ignorance in the smallest details of our interaction with others, these energies gather power and strength like an avalanche. If we lace our smallest exchanges with awareness, courtesy, consideration and compassion, we can create a ripple effect with a different outcome.

Sometimes this kind of consideration and attention to detail while relating to others is called common courtesy. Respect and concern for the people around us, as well as using good common sense, are the hallmarks of common courtesy.

Each day in our lives is made up of tiny and discrete moments. Every relationship is made of specific and particular interactions. The whole point of developing mindfulness (as in Buddhist training) is to actually begin to pay attention to those discrete moments and interactions so that they don't all just blur together. I believe that mindfulness laced with consideration for others executed at the smallest scale can actually change the world. Usually we tell people to think bigger, but in this case maybe thinking smaller could be very powerful.

Practicing mindfulness and consideration for others often translates to expressing common courtesy and good manners. We might be surprised to find that everything we want to build up from there -- like compassion, decorum, elegance, well-being, peace, harmony --- has these small gestures as its basis.

That's my thought for the day. What's yours?

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What If The Gulf Oil Spill Never Happened?

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Healthy Food for Kids | Nutritional Facts | Kid's Games

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Things that make you go hmmmm...

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

World renown frozen custard


Taken at St Louis MO

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Untitled

My ladies

My love

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Green Tunnel on Vimeo

Who wans to hike the Appalachian Trail? Come on...everyone can spare 5 minutes!

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Sofia's look in Paris

Royal Wedding Procession Route in 3D

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Albóndigas Caseras


Taken at Guido's Pizzeria & Tapas

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Bacalao a la Vizcaińa


Taken at Guido's Pizzeria & Tapas

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Calameras a la Romana


Taken at Guido's Pizzeria & Tapas

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Guido's Deluxe Pizza


Taken at Guido's Pizzeria & Tapas

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Monday, April 18, 2011

Lunch for Syd


Taken at Home

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Raquel Welch title sequence for Fathom (1967) - Boing Boing

Eric Whitacre: Choir 2.0

Eric Whitacre: A choir as big as the Internet

Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong

Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Annual Reduction in U.S. Electricity

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Sugar Consumption

High-Fructose Corn Syrup Consumption

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Quote

If we don't change the direction we are headed, we will end up where we are going. --Chinese Proverb #quote {@HonestTea}

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Monday, April 11, 2011

Picture day

Friday, April 8, 2011

Lunchtime

P95

I really like this place. Mmmmmmmm.

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Quote

"It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living." ~Eckhart Tolle {@tinybuddha}

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Quote

"It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living." ~Eckhart Tolle {@tinybuddha}

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Monday, April 4, 2011

U.S. Obesity Epidemic Now Requiring Fatter Crash Test Dummies - Food - GOOD

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This ridiculous. Do we think this is good?

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The Internet Wishlist

"I wish there was a website where non-profits could ask for what they need and people could work for them from home."

– @ths1104

Apps wishlist...very nice

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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Musician Mashes Up Vids To Create Gorgeous, New Song

Some people play guitar. Some play the keys. Others, well, they play the YouTube. Today’s YouTube Video of the Day is “My Favorite Color,” a song created from a series of videos of amateur musicians rocking out to different jams.

If the quality of this video seems familiar, it’s because it was created by Israel-based producer Ophir Kutiel, a.k.a. Kutiman, who came out with another experiment in musical mashups back in 2009 titled ThruYou.

That project racked up millions of YouTube views and made it onto Time‘s “50 Best Inventions of 2009″ list.

Kutiman’s newest jam is much more jazzy than ThruYou, which was much more funk-oriented, but it’s no less impressive.

very cool song especially the background music

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