June 2011 Blog Posts (12)

Here is my recipe for Cabbage Stew (called kootoo in Tamil)!

http://vegetariancyclist.blogspot.com/2011/06/spicy-and-creamy-cabbage-stew.html

 

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New recipe for a delightful vegetarian dish!

 

Spicy Bean Duo

 

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Selecting material that has low embodied energy can do more than we think when reducing the global warming potential (GWP) of the built environment.  The USGBC typically says 40% of the CO2 or CO2e (equivalent gases) in the U.S. comes from building operations.  That is a LOT of energy in heating, cooling, lighting and running our ever-present computers and other equipment.  But… Continue

My father quit school in the 10th grade to support his mother, but he spent the rest of his life reading widely, and attempting self-education.  At some point, he fell in love with poetry, and wrote some himself.  He had studied older poets, and wrote in a somewhat archaic style, which was quite out of fashion.  Still, one of his poems has achieved immortality.  Fifty years after it was written, and many years after my father's death, The Cold…

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The beauty of a dolphin can be described in so many words, that to say they are simply enchanting does not do them justice. Dolphins are strong and intelligent. They are loving and still fierce. They are creatures whose elegance is best perceived up close. Dolphins are wonderful animals who bring joy and delight to all who encounter them. The sight of a mother dolphin with her newborn calf is breathtaking. In the calf's first moments of life, the mother communicates using a unique whistle so…

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Black Cherry tomatoes! Michael Walker is the source of these beauties. Thanks, Michael!







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Straight from my patch at the McRorie Community Garden! Read more here in the McRorie Community Gardeners group!

Playing for Change put this video together. What a great way to start the day! Enjoy...…

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“Was I scared when I ran in Africa? Never. Disney was the scariest place I ever ran…”

{Note: this article was originally published here on Elephant Journal}

 

 Bart Yasso spoke at the Florida Track Club meeting last night, held at the University of Florida.…

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Wherever You Go There You Are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn is a good book explaining one man’s view of meditation…

{Note: this article was originally published here on Elephant Journal}

 

 Meditation can be as simple as you like. Basically, we know meditation is all about clearing our mind for a time. It’s hard to not think about…

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