The Dalai Lama is coming to Ann Arbor this weekend. There’s been a buzz all week long: articles in the paper, people trying to get tickets, and other events scheduled around the Dalai Lama’s scheduled talks. The scheduled talks actually come in a couple of segments. The paid event is six hours, broken up in two hour chunks Saturday and
About three people recommended www.freerice.com to me before I went there to see what all the fuss is about this site. Free Rice is a website where, you, the user, can test/improve your vocabulary at the same time provide rice to hungry people … all for free. From the site’s “about” page they state it quite simply (see below). What
At the end of February and the first couple of weeks in March I was really sick. It knocked me out in a way I can’t ever remember as an adult. I’ve been back to work at Malloy and back teaching yoga for just over a month. The ‘after taste’ of my illness has been a lack of enthusiasm (for
Last week in yoga posse I noticed another milestone. The group is living up to its name (advanced ). When I said, “Shoulderstand” they all got their blankets set up and, without a demonstration from me, did shoulderstand. We also did headstand, if just for a moment, without any crashing down. The weather is turning warmer … or at least
A couple of weeks ago I filled both my bird feeders; one with a mixed seed and the other with thistle. I have a fondness for the finches, who like the thistle. I love their small size and their bright yellow color. Both feeders seemed to go unnoticed for a few days. Unless you count the squirrels. They are just
Friday I watched the odometer on my 1999 Honda Accord click over to 100,000 miles. I was on Jackson Road in Ann Arbor, between Meijer and Arbor Farms, on my way to buy a loaf of Zingerman’s Jewish Rye. Seems like most of those miles were trips like that. I tried to remember some of those miles – at least
Turns out Peter Turnley is an artist in residence at the U of M Residential College during the winter semester. So, that’s why he’s in town. He is speaking again next week on Tuesday, April 8. His talk this time is in connection with the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq. His public lecture is entitled “Iraq Uncensored: Images
Tuesday night I went to Washtenaw Community College to hear a talk by a photographer. My friend and photo buddy, Bev, went with me. We both enjoyed his talk very much. Peter Turnley calls himself a photo journalist. He’s been a photographer for over 30 years and has visited over 90 countries. His photographs have been on over 40 covers
Last Thursday was the first day of spring but it wasn’t until Monday when the robin showed up. It’s always been a sign of spring for me … that first robin. I also saw a female cardinal out my home office window. And, the birds, in general, have been singing for a week or two. Hopefully they know something we
About a week and a half ago I went to a concert at The Ark, a little folk concert place here in Ann Arbor. The concert was part of a weekend full of concerts scheduled as a tribute to the guy who started and ran The Ark for decades. He’s retiring and lots of old singers came back for the