Archive for September, 2007
Rumi – World Class Thinker – is 800
13th century Sufi poet-philosopher and mystic Movlana Jalal-Ad Din Balkhi Rumi is 800 on Sunday. The Western world has relatively recently discovered “Rumi.” Here, his magnificent poetry is largely seen as secular in its praise of wine, music and romance — even eroticism. But in his native Iran, he was — and is — [...]
Summer’s End
Having the three months of Summer Vacation was great. I must figure out a way to make a habit of it. I’ve learned several things worth noting during this break—some surprising, others less so:
I missed being attached to HP more than expected: The intensity of the loss of ‘family ties’ hit me harder than I [...]
In: Art, Life, Software Design, Technology
What is your Real Age?
“Look younger, live longer” — this is the byline for and innovative new science-based health and age-related website, RealAge.com. Take their ‘RealAge Test’ and find out what your effective age is. More importantly, check out the Top 12 Ways to Make Your RealAge Younger. I’ve got 11 of them down and my RealAge is 11.5 [...]
In: Future, Health & Fitness, Life
Trolley Car #25 comes home
[EDIT: 28-NOV-07, Car 25 Press Release] Fort the past 10 years, I’ve been a volunteer motorman for the Fort Collins Municipal Railway. The FCMR is a restored and operating trolley system dating back to 1907. Fort the past 22 years, #21 has been the only car in a once bountiful livery.
This week came good [...]