Archive for December, 2009
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
“Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard” by John Prine
The last time that I saw her
She was standing in the rain
With her overcoat under her arm
Leaning on a horsehead cane
She said “Carl, take all the money”
She called everybody Carl
“My spirit’s broke”
“My mind’s a joke,”
“And getting up’s real hard”
Don’t you know her
When you see her?
She grew up
In your back yard
Come back to us
Barbara Lewis
Hare Krishna
Beauregard
Selling […]
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Eight Meaty Facts About Animal Food
Eight Meaty Facts About Animal Food
WHERE’S THE GRAIN? The 7 billion livestock animals in the United States consume five times as much grain as is consumed directly by the entire American population.
HERBIVORES ON THE HOOF. Each year an estimated 41 million tons of plant protein is fed to U.S. livestock […]
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
Gosh Strikes Back
I wear cotton clothes because I can’t stand the feel of artificial fabrics on my skin. When they wear out, and I have had the realization that I will never wear out all the T shirts I have been given and are stacked on the shelf because the duration of my life, even if extended […]
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
There’s A Bone To Pick With Meat Eaters
There’s a Bone to Pick With Meat EatersGrowing grain for feed instead of food may be humanity’s greatest evil yet.By JEREMY RIFKIN Hundreds of millions of people are going hungry every day all over the world because much of the arable land now is b…
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
The Rule of St.Benedict
From the Wikipedia page:”The Rule of Saint Benedict (Regula Benedicti) is a book of precepts written by St. Benedict of Nursia for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot. Since about the 7th century it has also been adopted by communit…
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Sunday, December 13th, 2009
Vidya’s New Year’s Eve Party
For the last 15 or 20 years Vidya has been hosting a New Year’s Eve Party at our house. This is an open invitation for anyone to attend.
New Year’s Eve is Thursday, Dec. 31st.
Everyone is invited, tell your friends.
Come anytime after 6 PM.
This is a family oriented party.
Please park on the field by the woodpile.
Come […]
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Sunday, December 13th, 2009
Blows And Rainbows
Written around 7:00 PM, Wednesday, December 9th:
The whole are all around, as far as you can see, because of this wind with hail, has knocked out everyone’s electricity, and when I went down to Wilson Valley this afternoon, there were four five places where dead trees had broken and blocked the road.
Radha-VrindabanChandra’s ridge is fed […]
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Sunday, December 13th, 2009
Food For Life Global!
To learn more about Food For Life global, and to participate, click here for their website.Food for Life projects span the globe and all have unique local aims and objectives. However, all Food for Life projects will have the followin…
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Saturday, December 12th, 2009
You Think English Is Easy ???
From an email:
You think English is easy???
1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce .
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to […]
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Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Science and Religion
From DandavatsSCIENCE AND RELIGION(Dr. J. Chakrabarty, Florida State University) At the outset, I would like to apologize to the discerning reader for using an absurd title, which implies that science and religion are mutually exclusive areas, while i…
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Friday, December 11th, 2009
Narrow Escape! Dramatic Finish! In The Garden
“Two companion birds sit together in the shelter of the same pippala tree. One of them is relishing the taste of the tree’s berries, while the other refrains from eating and instead watches over His friend.” (Svetasvatara Upanisad 4.6) In this analogy the two birds are the soul and the Supersoul, the tree is the […]
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Friday, December 11th, 2009
The Greenhouse Hamburger
From our friend Ananda’s excellent blog “Servant of The Servants” The Greenhouse Hamburger Pound for pound, beef production generates greenhouse gases that contribute more than 13 times as much to global warming as do the gases emitted from producin…
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
The Walking Cow
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
On The Theory Of Evolution
From DandavatsBy Dr. J. Chakrabarty, Florida State University The concept of evolution of species, generally attributed to Charles Darwin, actually had its origin thousands of years ago in ancient India, and formed the basis of the illuminating philoso…
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
The Nectar Chronicles: Part 12
Inspired by the “Nectar of Devotion” lecture series given by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada from October 20-November 13, 1972 at the Radha-Damodara Temple in Vrndavana, IndiaAll of these lectures are available for download at ISKCON Desire Tree.11-3…