Approaching Nowhere is the name of a photographic series by Jeff Brouws. His photos take us on a tour of America in a state of desertion. Somehow, Jean Beaudrilliard’s America comes to mind. Recommended browsing.
Via Mocoloco Art

This week I visited two dentists. I never set out to visit two, but the first one prompted me. I just moved and had to look for a new dentist and so made an appointment to do the yearly checkup. In short, the first dentist showed me how not to run a business and the [...]

Continuing with yesterday’s post about slow food, I feel I have little theme here. While walking through the park this afternoon, it just dawned on me how fast paced life in the city is. It has almost become cliche to make this statement, but life sometimes passes by without being conscious of it. We busy [...]

I spent sometime yesterday in Belgium with some good friends. One of them is educated in Ayur-veda, the ancient medicinal system of India. As such, he always pays close attention to health. While having dinner, he couldn’t help but notice my fast eating. I love food and have to admit I’ve had a habit of [...]

I like bold statements. What about this one?
“The researchers found that, when it’s all added up, the average American does more to reduce global warming emissions by going vegetarian than by switching to a Prius.”
From Huffington Post
No harm though in switching cars and diet!

Browsing through the latest Wired online, my eye caught an headline, “Eco-Capitalists Save Mother Nature By Charging for Her Services.”
“The eco-capitalists are coming, and they aren’t wielding Thoreauvian platitudes about the sanctity of nature. Their jargon is far less lyrical: ecological assets, environmental markets, ecosystem services, natural capital.
David Wolman, the author, speaks of the upcoming [...]

My friend Lila sent me this quote and I thought it worth sharing with you:
“I wouldn’t give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity; I
would give my right arm for the simplicity on the far side of
complexity”
Attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 -1935)

With the rise of Youtube, many cooks have allowed us into their kitchens. At the last Finland retreat, we talked about one lady’s youtube page that is filled with Indian cooking shows. Her name is Manjula. She has made it quite easy to put together a meal based on her movies. Here’s my attempt at [...]

While going through my feeds I came across these two post and felt like sharing them.
Treehugger comes with A Greener Ganesh, which is an interesting story of how Ganesh deities used to be made out of clay, later Plaster of Paris, and now a new company sprang up to get the sculptors back into clay. [...]

I read The 4-Hour Workweek a little while ago. I’ve mentioned it before on my blog that it has some good advice on how to live, instead of being lived by your job, company etc. It questions the idea of retirement. Tim Ferriss, the author, gives examples of how most people work hard and [...]