29 Sep
2013
The Most Important Image Captured by Hubble
The video posted here is one of the most fascinating, and mind-blowing, found on the internet. The vastness of space is always so amazing to try to fathom.
Hakuna Matata
OTHER POSTS
Drive Nacho Drive Reading List
http://www.drivenachodrive.com/ A interesting blog. “At the end of 2011 we quit our jobs and set off in our 1984 Volkswagen Vanagon, “Nacho”. Our plan? To circumnavigate the globe, slowly, while discovering culture, food, recreation, and emergency roadside Volkswagen maintenance.” Their reading list: http://www.drivenachodrive.com/our-essential-overlanding-reading-list/
Do Charter Schools Work?
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_dismal_science/2013/05/do_charter_schools_work_a_new_study_of_boston_schools_says_yes.single.html Yes, but not always for everyone. “The upshot of this improvement in college readiness is that, upon graduation, while charter and public school students are just as likely to go on to post-secondary education, charter students enroll at four-year colleges at much higher rates. A four-year college degree has historically meant a better job with […]
A Beautiful Gift from Ashtanga Yoga Student to Teacher
The Connection Between Ashtanga Yoga Student and Teacher I had the fortune of being an Ashtanga Yoga student at Jois Yoga in Greenwich before it closed recently. Two aspects that stood out at Jois were: Universal respect for the traditional yoga practice High degree of respect/reverence for the teachers Most of the practitioners I befriended seemed to be extremely dedicated […]
The Little Fish (A Parable)
“Excuse me,” said an ocean fish, “You are older than I so can you tell me where to find this thing they call the Ocean?” “The Ocean,” said the older fish, “is the thing you are in now,” “Oh, this? But this is water. What I’m seeking is the Ocean,” said the disappointed fish as […]