Blogs
Eco-Diwali [28 October 2008]
Diwali is the festival of lights in the Hindu calendar, falling on 28 October this year. Homes are prepared to welcome Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth and Abundance, and enthusiastic celebrations are planned, including fireworks and lots of lights to brighten the home.
In recent years, however, concerns have been raised about the environmental impact of this traditionally very happy holiday. Firecrackers cause air and noise pollution, with the remnants of the pyrotechnics littering streets and waterways, and turning on — and leaving on — every light in the house is a big energy drain.
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happy new(ish) jewish year [30 September 2008]
We're into the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. L'Shana Tova!
As we welcome the year 5769 in the Hebrew calendar, I readily admit I have no idea what I'm doing. Unfortunately, this means I'm defaulting to doing nothing.
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Valhalla, USA
This is my Wordpress blog for my 2008 National Novel Writing Month effort. The goal: 50,000 words before 30 November. You can read my daily progress on this first draft here. I'm having fun with it.
The Geography of Bliss
Hot on the heels of recent academic studies of the world's happiest places, former NPR correspondent Eric Weiner set out on a global road trip to find out for himself what makes a place — and a people — happy or unhappy.
"The Geography of Bliss" is the thought-provoking and laugh-out-loud funny result of his personal happiness adventure.
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