My husband, co-worker and I have had a few conversations recently about how cranky we feel toward the world. We’ve been grousing about situations that aren’t quite working right on the local, state and national level, wanting desperately to help fix some of these situations or put the right people into positions so that they can fix them. “Fixing” them meaning to create situations that allow the majority of people to live in relative peace…
I’m feeling contrary about the Dalai Lama. Well, not actually the Dalai Lama, just something he supposedly said that’s making the rounds as one of those meme pics on Facebook. Here’s what’s got me on edge: The quote: “When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” Whether the Dalai Lama said this is quite beside the point. The reason this irritates me is…
I don’t think I can go any farther afield in my Year of Creative Reading than “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan. I spotted it at the library (best place to serendipitously find books other than a book store), having wanted to read it for a while, and checked it out. And renewed it and renewed it again. It took me over a month to read, not because the reading is difficult, but because it’s…
See these tea boxes? They’re from my cupboard, which has many more boxes than this. I was having a cup of the Roasted Dandelion Spice DeTox (yellow box pictured) recently and it dawned on me that there is a lot to read on tea boxes. A lot. Not only do the boxes show the ingredients, there’s typically a story about the company or the tea bags or tips about doing yoga or fun facts. Even…