• Atman

    The Atman or Atma (IAST: Ātmā, sanskrit: आत्म‍ ) is a philosophical term used within Hinduism and Vedanta to identify the soul. It is one's true self (hence generally translated into English as 'Self') beyond identification with the phenomenal reality of worldly existence.
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    mistakes of christmas past

    Monday, December 29th, 2008

    Mistake #1:  Handing over the entire bottle of sugar sprinkles to two-year-old elf helper.  **** Mistake #2: The first present the Play-Doh obsessed toddler opens is…Play-Doh. Attempts to get him to open other presents are then futile, and met with cries of, “NOOOOOoooo! Pi-doo! Pi-doo!” **** Mistake #3: Minutes after opening the beloved fuzzy, squishy [...]

    days until Christmas: 1.5

    Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

    Days until Christmas: 1.5 Number of cards sent: 67 Number of cards returned because I forgot to stamp them: 1 (so far) Number of times Brett has asked if we sent a card to someone who sent us a card: 3 Number of times I have replied, “No, ‘we‘ did not, however I DID“: 3 Number [...]

    love, hugs and smooshy stuff

    Friday, November 14th, 2008

    So here we are, not quite halfway through NaBloPoMo and I’m not out of topics.  (Motiviation maybe, but I’ve got topics.) Today’s post was going to be about swearing at work but I think I need to do this one instead.  We’ll save that scintillating topic for next week. From Miss, who got it from Red Lotus [...]

    out damned stuff part deux

    Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

    On Thursday, we have a second charity coming to haul away MORE CRAP, including a futon that got rejected by the first charity, a working television WITH REMOTE, and various home decor objects. The first charity rejected the futon and left it in our driveway because it had cat hair on it.  Not blood or pee stains [...]

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