From this morning’s Washington Post:
Rosa Parks seated in the bus (cc) kriddick1908
Yandura and Lewis had already begun charting their own more aggressive course — connecting with activists outside Washington to organize a training conference for later that month at the Highlander Research and Education Center, a social action institute in the mountains of east Tennessee where Rosa Parks learned civil disobedience tactics.
Have Wings, Lets Fly (cc) tomylees
If we listened to our intellect,
we’d never have a love affair.
We’d never have a friendship.
We’d never go into business,
because we’d be cynical.
Well, that’s nonsense.
You’ve got to jump off cliffs all the time
and build your wings on the way down.
– Ray Bradbury
August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012
Just saw a hilarious bumper sticker:
Dyslexic devil worshippers
Sell their souls to Santa
Cholayil Sanjeevanam, Bangalore
A cousin recently asked for ideas for restaurant concepts in the Washington, DC area. As you probably are already aware, I am a foodie. Like most foodies worth their salt (pun intended), I occasionally dream of restaurants that I will open one day. However, since the only person who would be the chef (my mom :-)) is getting old, this is one idea that is destined for the “wishful thinking” folder.
All that said, I did promise an email with a few links to great restaurant concepts that I had come across. Continue reading
From Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet
Then said a rich man, “Speak to us of Giving.”
And he answered:
You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Continue reading
As you start on the way, the way appears.
When you cease to be, real being comes.
