What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Prayer. Of all the lofty practices, it is the most abused. Church professionals lead the scurry crew who profit from pushing prayer. From a Proust Questionnaire answered by Norman Mailer in Vanity Fair. Thanks for the links, Ray. Here’s another (I can’t resist): Which living person do [...]
Archive | April, 2007
Reality (a Working Definition)
The body’s physical, unmediated relationship with its environment. Chew on that for a while. Thoughts to follow.
Earthlings
If you ever thought about being a vegan or vegetarian, you might succeed if you watch Earthlings.
I’m Portable!
Thanks to PortableApps, I can now take my most useful and favorite piece of software, Firefox, with me to teach on my flash drive. I have always been frustrated with the Windoze machines in our classrooms. First, they’re Windoze machines. Secondly, and more importantly, they never have Firefox installed, so I and my students are [...]
Google Desktop
I have always loved Google. From Google Apps to the can’t-live-without-it Gmail, Google makes software that has really changed the way I use computers and the Internet for good. Today, there is a new reason to love Google: they have introduced Google Desktop for the Mac. According to their press release, this application will “provide [...]
