Monthly Archives: June 2008

Read one book a week

Posted on June 30, 2008 by bengt

Nick Cernis has a post over at Put Things Off titled The Challenge: Read One Book a Week. I love reading but it goes up and down, I do not stick to any regular reading pace. The challenge is interesting … Continue reading →

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Foodluvin – Spreading the love one bite at a time

Posted on June 30, 2008 by bengt

I recently found Foodluvin which has this presentation: Foodluvin reports on all things food. We dig up and review the newest and best gourmet food, gadgets,appliances, events, food related travel, recipes and anything else that may come across our paths … Continue reading →

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Appearances can deceive

Posted on June 29, 2008 by bengt

I love this quote from The 5-minute Meditator, a book about ‘spot meditations’: A person in a Buddhist centre, sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed for an hour, may be completely unfocused and not meditating at all. He could be … Continue reading →

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GoEnglish.com Pocket English Idioms

Posted on June 25, 2008 by bengt

GoEnglish.com Pocket English Idioms is a nice site and the site has an Idioms index. I like the way the site looks, take a look at Birds of a feather flock together or You Can’t Judge A Book By Its … Continue reading →

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Link Medley

Posted on June 23, 2008 by bengt

Chris Garrett writes about Top Software Tools: Readers Recommendations where he lists software for Windows, Mac, Linux and cross-platform. DailyWritingTips has PC Vitals for Every Freelance Writer, actually it is great advice for anyone using a computer. DailyBits has a … Continue reading →

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Pranayama

Posted on June 22, 2008 by bengt

I got a tip to use pranayama as preparation for meditation. That of course pushed me to refresh my knowledge about pranayama and I went to Yoga Journal. In the Pranayama practice section of their website you find articles, in … Continue reading →

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How to Get Smarter, One Breath at a Time

Posted on June 18, 2008 by bengt

I am testing Zemanta which shows related articles while you are blogging. When blogging about meditation it showed an article at Time titled How to Get Smarter, One Breath at a Time. In the article Walter Zimmermann attributes his brain’s … Continue reading →

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Firefox 3 is out

Posted on June 18, 2008 by bengt

Firefox 3 is finally released, the Mozilla site – Getfirefox.com – is overladed at the moment. Mozilla Zine writes about Mozilla Firefox 3 Released. CNET has a review at Firefox 3. In summary they say: The good: Firefox 3 touts … Continue reading →

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Scientists probe meditation secrets

Posted on June 17, 2008 by bengt

When browsing the net about meditation I came across an article at BBC: Scientists probe meditation secrets. The article says that scientists are beginning to uncover evidence that meditation has a tangible effect on the brain. Research into the health … Continue reading →

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Meditation T-shirt

Posted on June 8, 2008 by bengt

I browsed YogaDirect.com and found a Yoga T-Shirt with text about meditation. The text made me smile: “Meditation – Better than sitting around all day doing nothing…”

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