Michael Levin's Blog – June 2008 Archive (10)

Austin is growing up, but staying cool. The media here talks about "5 Great Reasons to Start A Business In Austin". It's a smart place.

We rode the bus on a Saturday night down the Drag to get dinner. A day pass for the bus here costs $1. Taking a bus in Texas was not very common until now. You could do it, but it had… Continue

The UC Davis School of Entrepreneurship is planning a 5-day workshop on green technology:

The Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy invites science and engineering doctoral students, post-docs, and research faculty to spend a week learning to recognize, develop, and bring to market green businesses built on their…

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Photo by Sam Morris

As iron put into the fire loseth its rust and becometh clearly red-hot, so one who wholly turneth unto God puts off all slothfulness, and is transformed.

– Thomas a Kempis

"We are made in the image of God. The image is there, but we need to put in the work to reveal it. Whenever I hear someone say, “This is just the way I am;…

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I was reading the Indigo website and decided to follow the link to the GRU Rebate Program. What a pleasant surprise! GRU *and* the federal gov't are rewarding people for making their homes more energy…

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It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it.

– W. Somerset Maugham

We must be careful not to mistake agitation for fulfillment, excitement for joy. When our mind is not turbulent for a little while, we tend to think we’re in a slump and start groping about for something that can stir it up again: a thrilling movie, a stiff drink, a spirited quarrel, anything to “get the juices flowing.” Taken one by one these may seem…

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High Springs (Florida) has a Community Garden coordinated by Lys Burden. Lys recently contributed these tips in the Local section of the 6/13 Gainesville Sun

• Clear a space that gets about 6 hours sunlight per day
• Consider raised garden beds because they're easier on your back
• Enrich the soil with compost before you plant
• Start small. You can always expand
• Add mulch throughout the…

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For those who wish to climb the mountain of spiritual awareness, the path is selfless work. For those who have attained the summit of union with the Lord, the path is stillness and peace.

– Bhagavad Gita

In order to climb the Himalayas within us, we have to train ourselves, little by little, day by day. Sir Edmund Hillary, who climbed Mount Everest for the first time, did not just stand at the bottom, take one leap, and land on top. He practiced climbing…

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Photographer: Kessner Photography

OK, you got me. I have never heard of a "dalek", but Paul "www.privatehell.com" Matthews says I should have, if I watch Dr Who...and if I don't, he says "Why not?"

At any rate, Paul lives in London and reports that he just ordered his very own…

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There are two aspects of life:
the first is that
man is tuned by his surroundings,
and the second is that
man can tune himself
in spite of his surroundings

--Hazrat Inayat Khan

Zoobird is an online community for people who love organic living. This is a blogpost from Michael Levin. I'm your webmaster.

Some of you said Zoobird's color scheme was hard to read. So, it's different now. Hope it's a little better.

Karla, one of our friends at Haile Village Bodywork, recommended the movie "Cook Your…

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