tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64130462009-11-09T11:52:12.755-06:00Open Society and Culture ...a CGI ant carrying a digital grain of rice...William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.comBlogger1289125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-34657287514232992692009-11-08T04:41:00.001-06:002009-11-08T04:41:20.474-06:002009-11-08T04:41:20.474-06:00 <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/pa2patois/rarykbsBbakDhlzEexrJfDtwGrIrlBusAtGbDCxjpfzpHgfegJIixmasftac/media_http19mediatumblrcomtumblrksrv01XMT11qzou5ko1500jpg_vHshjulAyCkzImo.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="364"/> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/my-third-grade-teacher">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-3465728751423299269?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-third-grade-teacher.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-31287246907540537852009-11-07T08:23:00.001-06:002009-11-07T08:23:09.932-06:002009-11-07T08:23:09.932-06:00 Art is either plagiarism or revolution.<br />                -- Paul Gauguin <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/art-is-43">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-3128724690754053785?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/11/art-is.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-56747300432853933172009-11-06T14:06:00.001-06:002009-11-06T14:06:43.788-06:002009-11-06T14:06:43.788-06:00 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqC2URQstz4&amp;feature=player_embedded"><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hqC2URQstz4&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hqC2URQstz4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></object></a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/oooooops-sorry">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-5674730043285393317?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/11/oooooops-sorry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-1212761604574041702009-11-06T07:26:00.001-06:002009-11-06T07:26:31.580-06:002009-11-06T07:26:31.580-06:00 <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/pa2patois/FgclwJaDhlmmFmumbuclGHaEDqCpCvklsJBdbbiraBxgmGiwHBsGkrxrawxe/media_http7mediatumblrcomtumblrksno21SEjx1qa66bxo1500jpg_wpgGejjblfJeddl.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="327"/> <p />thanks to <a href="http://ambivalence.tumblr.com/post/234920755">/Ambivalence</a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/nobody-knows-8">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-121276160457404170?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/11/nobody-knows.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-78445215510665022892009-11-05T11:25:00.001-06:002009-11-05T11:25:27.633-06:002009-11-05T11:25:27.633-06:00 <a href="http://www.aftau.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&amp;id=10871" target="_blank">American Friends of Tel Aviv University: Applause for the SmartHand</a><p /><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px;"> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Applause for the SmartHand</span><br /> <span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 9px;">Wednesday, November 4, 2009 </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">TAU&#39;s man/machine interface is essential link in groundbreaking prosthetic hand</p> <table border="0" align="right" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> <tr> <td style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img src="http://www.aftau.org/images/content/pagebuilder/19617.jpg" height="225" alt="Photo: SmartHand device" width="225" /></td> </tr> </table> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">In one sense, our hands define our humanity. Our opposable thumbs and our hands&#39; unique structure allow us to write, paint, and play the piano. Those who lose their hands as a result of accident, conflict or disease often feel they&#39;ve lost more than mere utility.</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">A new invention from <b><i style="font-style: italic;">Tel Aviv University</i></b> researchers may change that. <b><i style="font-style: italic;">Prof. Yosi Shacham-Diamand</i></b> of TAU&#39;s <b><i style="font-style: italic;">Department of Engineering</i></b>, working with a team of European Union scientists, has successfully<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> wired a state-of-the-art artificial hand to existing nerve endings in the stump of a severed arm. The device, called &quot;SmartHand,&quot; resembles — in function, sensitivity and appearance — a real hand.</span></p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/applause-for-the-smarthand">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-7844521551066502289?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/11/applause-for-smarthand.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-20523608469591818112009-11-05T10:23:00.001-06:002009-11-05T10:23:22.007-06:002009-11-05T10:23:22.007-06:00 So much<br />depends<br />upon<br />a red<p />wheel<br />barrow<br />glazed with<p />rain<br />water<br />beside<br />the white<br />chickens.<p />                -- William Carlos Williams, &quot;The Red Wheel Barrow&quot; <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/the-red-wheel-barrow">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-2052360846959181811?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com1http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/11/red-wheel-barrow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-13695068072729805342009-11-05T03:58:00.001-06:002009-11-05T03:58:47.298-06:002009-11-05T03:58:47.298-06:00 <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tjyK4zR2zog&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tjyK4zR2zog&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></object> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/ropid-childs-toy-or-new-age-prototype">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-1369506807272980534?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/11/ropid-child-toy-or-new-age-prototype.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-69022512760061587362009-11-04T12:42:00.001-06:002009-11-04T12:42:43.233-06:002009-11-04T12:42:43.233-06:00 <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/pa2patois/IaCiezcusvvxIszGEmsrmecsiIzIghxrqcjocqavkfgmizaogelwDitaogdF/media_httpgapingvoidcomwpcontentuploads2009100710idontmindAjpg_lhhpBybfEiitvJe.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/pa2patois/IaCiezcusvvxIszGEmsrmecsiIzIghxrqcjocqavkfgmizaogelwDitaogdF/media_httpgapingvoidcomwpcontentuploads2009100710idontmindAjpg_lhhpBybfEiitvJe.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="284"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/i-just-wish">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-6902251276006158736?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-just-wish_04.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-11152921387160619702009-11-04T05:47:00.001-06:002009-11-04T05:47:57.921-06:002009-11-04T05:47:57.921-06:00 <p><a href="http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/leftvright_world.html"><img class="the_photo" src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kshtvuea3j1qz9zs8o1_500.gif" alt="bowfolk: mitfordesque: krisatomic: Left vs Right (World) | David McCandless &amp;amp; Stefanie Posavec | Information Is Beautiful This is not absolute. The war that the West is waging against Islam is really about the war between the right and the left, just like the battle against the US by radical islamists is a battle within Islam." /></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Hat tip to <a href="http://ambivalence.tumblr.com/post/232525761">/ambivalence</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/blue-and-red-and-blue-and">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-1115292138716061970?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/11/blue-and-red-and-blue-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-57751319224008933172009-11-03T12:20:00.001-06:002009-11-03T12:20:53.130-06:002009-11-03T12:20:53.130-06:00 <img 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If you aren&#39;t hungry enough to eat an apple, you aren&#39;t hungry.</a></h2> <br />P.S.  Go buy Walker Lamond&#39;s book<p /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p> <a href="http://rulesformyunbornson.net/"><img src="http://static.tumblr.com/quvo3q5/c4Gkoqx55/rules-for-my-unborn-son2.jpg" height="141" width="200" style="border: medium none ;" /></a></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/if-you-arent-hungry-enough-to-eat">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-7327611497325092484?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/10/if-you-aren-hungry-enough-to-eat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-29880406651845482902009-10-29T13:48:00.001-05:002009-10-29T13:48:02.235-05:002009-10-29T13:48:02.235-05:00 <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/pa2patois/obfolGrfFEntkykJvJDtwuwktvdtenogaFznrGnmmfrChgFCFvosIdHtjhji/media_http22mediatumblrcomtumblrks9nw91z4O1qzou5ko1500jpg_xkADCAJuyvkcJxB.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="418"/> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/talk-to-the-paw-0">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-2988040665184548290?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/10/talk-to-paw.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-29809833419500263172009-10-29T06:02:00.001-05:002009-10-29T06:02:50.965-05:002009-10-29T06:02:50.965-05:00 <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/pa2patois/cvgmpinthxxiqFErrbgBHHHvrcwjktJmJnAgBtCwDuDvugCrqoBzElonnmCs/media_httpwwwhemmynetimagesanimalscrocodilehatch01jpg_BgcqvnpnDptgFGB.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="348"/> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/tastes-just-like">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-2980983341950026317?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/10/tastes-just-like.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-5902111569732768122009-10-29T05:54:00.001-05:002009-10-29T05:54:40.683-05:002009-10-29T05:54:40.683-05:00 <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4fCLFKlYW3c&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4fCLFKlYW3c&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window" height="417" width="500"></embed></object> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/beware-the-dread-menace">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-590211156973276812?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/10/beware-dread-menace.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-35230148997249362472009-10-26T20:34:00.001-05:002009-10-26T20:34:51.690-05:002009-10-26T20:34:51.690-05:00 <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px;"><img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrkicRTRN1qzcab6o1_500.jpg" /></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/npr-betty-davis-wife-of-miles-vocalist-circa">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-3523014899724936247?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/10/npr-betty-davis-wife-of-miles-vocalist.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-89256021256147754672009-10-26T06:25:00.001-05:002009-10-26T06:25:23.432-05:002009-10-26T06:25:23.432-05:00 <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px;"> <h2 style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 24px;"><a href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=2f190854bd0994e201df4dbe039c4e0d" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187);">The Monday Fix: Palin joins conservatives opposing Republican candidate</a></h2><p /><div><span>from <a href="https://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Frss%2Fpolitics%2Findex.xml" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187);">Wash Post Politics</a></span> <span>by <span>Chris Cillizza</span></span><p /></div><div></div><div></div><div><div><div><div>Sarah Palin&#39;s decision late last week to endorse the Conservative Party candidate over the Republican nominee in a special U.S. House election in Upstate New York is the latest example that the former Alaska governor&#39;s allegiance is to her conservative principles rather than the party&#39;s edicts. </div></div></div></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/we-do-live-in-interesting-times-be-careful-wh">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-8925602125614775467?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/10/we-do-live-in-interesting-times-be.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-60233062448779972922009-10-25T09:39:00.001-05:002009-10-25T09:39:18.596-05:002009-10-25T09:39:18.596-05:00 <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2009/oct/21/decade-lost-species?picture=354566492" target="_blank">In pictures: The noughties - a decade of lost species | Environment | guardian.co.uk</a><p /><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px;"> The noughties: a decade of lost species <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">(10 pictures)</span></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/in-pictures-the-noughties-a-decade-of-lost-sp">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-6023306244877997292?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-pictures-noughties-decade-of-lost.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-83808545949989350552009-10-25T08:11:00.002-05:002009-10-25T08:27:00.109-05:002009-10-25T08:27:00.109-05:00<b>Dave Pollard:: <a href="http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/2009/10/09.html#a2452" target="_blank">How to Save the World </a><br />(Click on picture and "View Image" or follow the link to the article.)<br /><a href="http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/2009/10/09.html#a2452" target="_blank"></a></b><p></p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px;"> <a href="http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/2009/10/09.html#a2452"><img src="http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/images/WhatYouCanDo2009.jpg" alt="What You Can Do 2009" /></a><p></p><p><br /><table style="text-align: left;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 229);" valign="undefined" align="undefined"> <small>Long-Term Intention</small></td> <td style="font-weight: bold; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 229);" valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>Long-Term Practices</small></td> <td style="font-weight: bold; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 229);" valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>Short-Term Intentions (Exercises &amp; Projects)</small></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 229);" valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>Hrs/day<br />now</small></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 229);" valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>Hrs/day<br />intended</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>Reconnecting with All Life on<br />Earth, Instincts &amp; Emotions</small></td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Appreciation</span> (1)<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Presence/Paying Attention</span> (2)<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Heart-Opening/Letting Go</span> (3)<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><br /></span></small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>10am to 1pm: personal/group<br />- Forest/ocean walks<br />- Presencing exercises<br />- Gratitude exercises<br />- 'Breathing through' meditation</small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>0</small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>3.0</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>Increasing Capacity &amp; Competency<br />(</small><small>Personal and Collective)</small></td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Understanding How the World Works</span> (4)</small><small><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"></span></small><br /><small><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Capacity-Building</span> (6) <span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>2pm-6pm: learning/exploring:<br />- presentation/conversation skills<br />- demonstration skills<br />- creative writing exercises<br />- <a href="http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/2004/12/02.html#a972">SSUQIOC</a> exercises<br />- balance and empathy practices</small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>1.0</small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>1.0</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>Dismantling Civilization</small></td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Activism</span> (7) <span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>2pm-6pm:<br />- Open Space: Stopping the Tar Sands<br />- Open Space: Ending Factory Farms</small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>0</small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>1.5</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>Creating Models of a Better Way<br />to Live and Make a Living</small></td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Model-Building</span> (8) <span style="font-weight: normal;"><p> </p></span></small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>2pm-6pm:<br />- novel: The Only Life We Know<br />- film: Earth 2200: A Travelogue<br />- workbook: Finding Your Sweet Spot<br />- unschooling: personal practice guide<br /></small><small> </small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>0.5<br /></small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>1.5<br /></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>Joy, Understanding</small></td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Self-Knowing</span> (5)</small><br /><small><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Being Myself</span> (9)<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>8pm-12pm:<br />- reflection/questioning exercises<br />- blogging<br />- play: drawing, photography, with animals (<a href="http://www.ptvn.org/page.aspx?id=358485">original play</a>)<br /></small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>3.5<br /></small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>4.0<br /></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><br /></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>(activities not directly related to<br />any of my intentions -- my Y-stuff)</small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>other hours:<br />- self-care (sleep, exercise etc.)<br />- networking; serendipitous reading<br />- self-management (gardening etc.)<br /></small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small> 19.0</small></td> <td valign="undefined" align="undefined"><small>13.0</small></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com/">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/how-to-save-the-world-dave-pollard">Pa^2 Patois</a> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-8380854594998935055?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-save-world-dave-pollard.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-79731448817726498712009-10-25T08:03:00.002-05:002009-10-25T08:24:05.178-05:002009-10-25T08:24:05.178-05:00<p>Did the Zen Master teach you nothing?</p><p><strong><a href="http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/2009/10/21.html#a2459" target="_blank">Nobody Knows Anything</a><br /><br /></strong> <img src="http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/images/barsottinobody.jpg" alt="barsotti nobody knows anything" border="1" /></p><p><br /><a href="http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/2009/10/21.html#a2459" target="_blank">How to Save the World</a></p> <a href="http://posterous.com/">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://pa2patois.posterous.com/nobody-knows-anything-did-the-zen-master-teac">Pa^2 Patois</a> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6413046-7973144881772649871?l=pa-2.blogspot.com'/></div>William "Papa" Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097bmeloney@gmail.com0http://pa-2.blogspot.com/2009/10/nobody-knows-anything-did-zen-master.html