Political correctness
a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

Survey Says

One person surveyed, the question is: “If the interior discussion in your head were indexed by category, what would the five most recurring subjects be?” Top five answers are:

Unfulfilled dreams and aspirations
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD)
Quieting the voices in my head
The quest for well-being, balance, focus and inner peace (Samadhi)
Attaining and maintaining good health

For what [...]

De-evolution

I don’t know if it’s due to our supposed superior intelligence, cleverness, intellect or some other factor but I often find myself wondering if the species homo-sapien has de-evolved over the last century.

Overall, we are not as hardy as our ancestors. We are weaker, fatter and more susceptible to disease despite our spectacular improvements in [...]

Thoughts on Food

I’m sure most people don’t watch (or not watch) television commercials as I do. I generally mute them so at least my ears aren’t assaulted. I’d blank the screen to protect my eyes if I had some means of knowing when the program was back on (not that I’d really miss anything).

All those chain restaurants [...]

BARF Therapy

Pay no attention to that man in the dark little room at the end of the house. He’s just doing what he finds necessary to keep his sanity. He is, to borrow a phrase from the late Douglas Adams, mostly harmless.

Really, the noises, the obscenities, the ranting and raving coming from the man-cave are not [...]

Yoga for Asthma

Quote of the day: “Don’t believe what I tell you. Believe your experience of this yoga.” — Yogi Bhajan
Song of the day: Climb
Artist: Kristin Luna Ray
Album: Where Heaven Meets The Earth
Released: 2009

Control of the breath is considered to be the key to a good yoga practice so it seems reasonable that yoga might be beneficial [...]

Victim of Mythology

Bob Marley – No Woman No Cry

Today’s Quote: “We are all victims of mythology in one way or another. We are the inheritors, and many times the propagators, of a desire to believe what we want to believe, regardless of whether or not it is true.” — J.V. Stewart

The “Holiday Gathering” wasn’t too oppressive. It’s [...]

You Only Thought You Missed Me

The Doors – Been Down So Long

Today’s Quote: “The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer. ” — Victor Borge

Late yesterday afternoon I felt positive signs of life in my disease-wracked body. As I became increasing frustrated by half-assed technology, I first felt a tingling, which soon grew into [...]