Archive for August, 2008
My tattoo
Posted on 29. Aug, 2008 by chaze.
Tibetan Buddhists believe that saying the mantra (prayer), Om Mani Padme Hum, out loud or silently to oneself, invokes the powerful benevolent attention and blessings of Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion. Viewing the written form of the mantra is said to have the same effect — it is often carved into stones, like the one [...]
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She’s a day blogger
Posted on 29. Aug, 2008 by chaze.
Ever since I learned about the concept of financial independence five years ago, the seed of a dream had been planted. My dream: Having the freedom to deliberately choose how I spend every day – to have complete freedom of time. As of last week, my dream became a reality. I left my job at [...]
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10 Things Millionaires Won’t Tell You
Posted on 29. Aug, 2008 by chaze.
1. “You may think I’m rich, but I don’t.” A million dollars may sound like a fortune to most people, and folks with that much cash can’t complain — they’re richer than 90 percent of U.S. households and earn $366,000 a year, on average, putting them in the top 1 percent of taxpayers. But the [...]
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How bacteria could help power the future
Posted on 28. Aug, 2008 by chaze.
Hydrogen is the cleanest and most abundant fuel there is, but extracting it from water or organic material is currently not a very efficient process. Scientists are therefore studying certain bacteria that exhale hydrogen as part of their normal metabolism. “The production of hydrogen by microorganisms is intimately linked to their cellular processes, which must [...]
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Green Gym Uses Human-Powered Energy
Posted on 28. Aug, 2008 by chaze.
I thought about this so long ago, I mean take it firther and power a city. All this wasted energy! Why not pay people to go to gyms and produce energy that would help the gym motivation blues. The opening of Portland’s The Green Microgym this week seems like a perfect complement to the announcement [...]
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Why do We Sleep? The Search for the Answer
Posted on 28. Aug, 2008 by chaze.
For many of us, sleep is a precious gift, akin to coffee, that was gifted to us early on in our evolution. But scientists have long been completely baffled as to just why we sleep, and just what constitutes sleep anyway. A new study attempts to address just why we sleep. “We don’t understand the [...]
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21 Simple rules for a simple life
Posted on 27. Aug, 2008 by chaze.
Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other. Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want. When you say, ‘I love you,’ mean it. When [...]
