June 2008 Blog Posts (21)

The UC Davis School of Entrepreneurship is planning a 5-day workshop on green technology:

The Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy invites science and engineering doctoral students, post-docs, and research faculty to spend a week learning to recognize, develop, and bring to market green businesses built on their…

As iron put into the fire loseth its rust and becometh clearly red-hot, so one who wholly turneth unto God puts off all slothfulness, and is transformed.

– Thomas a Kempis

"We are made in the image of God. The image is there, but we need to put in the work to reveal it. Whenever I hear someone say, “This is just the way I am;…

I was reading the Indigo website and decided to follow the link to the GRU Rebate Program. What a pleasant surprise! GRU *and* the federal gov't are rewarding people for making their homes more energy…

We must be careful not to mistake agitation for fulfillment, excitement for joy. When our mind is not turbulent for a little while, we tend to think we’re in a slump and start groping about for something that can stir it up again: a thrilling movie, a stiff drink, a spirited quarrel, anything to “get the juices flowing.” Taken one by one these may seem…

• Clear a space that gets about 6 hours sunlight per day
• Consider raised garden beds because they're easier on your back
• Enrich the soil with compost before you plant
• Start small. You can always expand
• Add mulch throughout the…

In order to climb the Himalayas within us, we have to train ourselves, little by little, day by day. Sir Edmund Hillary, who climbed Mount Everest for the first time, did not just stand at the bottom, take one leap, and land on top. He practiced climbing…

OK, you got me. I have never heard of a "dalek", but Paul "www.privatehell.com" Matthews says I should have, if I watch Dr Who...and if I don't, he says "Why not?"

At any rate, Paul lives in London and reports that he just ordered his very own…