Monthly Archives: November 2007

“Made in India”?!

Posted on 26 November 2007 by Becca

I’m sorry, but this is just wrong… New York Manhole Covers, Forged Barefoot in India – New York Times NEW DELHI — Eight thousand miles from Manhattan, barefoot, shirtless, whip-thin men rippled with muscle were forging prosaic pieces of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Just stuff | Leave a comment

Product Review: “Bacon Salt”

Posted on 25 November 2007 by Becca

Just got a bunch of this stuff — "Bacon Salt" — just on the hopeful assumption that it would be yummy. Thing is, although there is a bit of dairy in it (also wheat and MSG, FYI for those sensitive … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Editorial, Reviews | Leave a comment

Happy “Buy Nothing” Day

Posted on 24 November 2007 by Becca

Carry on… Update:  In case I wasn’t clear about my position on consumerism… Double-update:  By the by, I’m well aware that my particular fondness for techno-gadgetry and Miatas could call my sincerity into question.  Possibly even lead to accusations of … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Editorial, News, Politics | Leave a comment

The Flying Spaghetti Monster in the news – Associated Press

Posted on 23 November 2007 by Becca

Wowzers…  The Flying Spaghetti Monster in national news, as some of the world’s foremost theologians discuss the implications of Pastafarianism! Pasta monster gets academic attention – Technology & science- msnbc.com/AP By Justin Pope updated 10:30 a.m. PT, Fri., Nov. 16, … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Humor, News, Philosophy and Religion | Leave a comment

Vaastu – SF Chronicle story

Posted on 22 November 2007 by Becca

Vaastu happens to be one of the things I studied in great detail in India — as interpreted and taught by Sri Kaleshwar.  (Link HERE.) Still, this SF Chronicle story isn’t a bad intro to the topic. Feng shui? Forget … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Living in India, News, Philosophy and Religion, Practices, Spirituality, Sri Kaleshwar Swami | Tagged | Leave a comment

Note again about posting comments…

Posted on 22 November 2007 by Becca

Reminder:  A few months back, I changed the policy to require login accounts to post comments.  For most of my regular commenters, that actually means you need to go create that account first — even if you’ve posted comments in … Continue reading →

Posted in Just stuff | Leave a comment

Migraine brains ‘are different’

Posted on 20 November 2007 by Becca

I found this BBC News piece interesting, given I myself have a strong propensity for frequent and sometimes severe migraine headaches: BBC NEWS | Health | Migraine brains ‘are different’ Scientists have discovered differences in the sensory areas of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Just stuff, News | 2 Comments

My daemon…

Posted on 19 November 2007 by Becca

This is from the soon-to-be-released film  (as adapted from one of my favorite fantasy series, "His Dark Materials" by Philip Pullman) "The Golden Compass"… It’s fun.  (No, not evil.  Daemons are very different from ‘demons’…but then again, the theological twisting … Continue reading →

Posted in Just stuff | Leave a comment

Funniest damned thing I’ve read in a long time

Posted on 18 November 2007 by Becca

This one is well worth going back to read the first two parts. It tells the tale of what can go horribly, horribly wrong with the ingestion of certain blargish substances… Sadly, No! » Gavin, Don’t Eat It (Part III … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | Leave a comment

One extra super great thing about being here…

Posted on 18 November 2007 by Becca

…is to get a 90 minute therapeutic deep tissue massage from my friend, LauraP. She’s simply a-MA-zing. (Anyone in the south SF Bay area want her contact info, drop me a line and I’ll be happy to hook you up.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Just stuff | Leave a comment