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Why I Won’t Use "Energy Saving" Light Bulbs
Everyone from Al Gore to "green living" sites are promoting these compact fluorescent bulbs to save energy and money in the long run. Maybe you have some in your home already. I will not use them and here is why:
-Did you know that these bulbs contain toxic mercury? Mercury is in so many products today, but it is very dangerous, and is a huge part of many devastating illnesses that people are facing. Personally, I do not want mercury to be in my home, especially in something that can easily break!
-If your cat knocks over the lamp, or your child or baby knocks over the lamp, or there is an earthquake and a bulb breaks, do you realize that there are strict guidelines on what to do to protect yourself?
If one of these light bulbs breaks, evacuate the room immediately. Open a window.
Do not step on any of the glass or the mercury itself.
Stay OUT of the room for at least 15 minutes.
Shut off ALL central a/c and heating systems.
NEVER vacuum up the broken glass or what is around it. If you do, you will spread toxic mercury around your home!
NEVER use a broom to clean up the spill.
Never pour mercury down the drain.
If your clothing comes into contact with the mercury, do NOT wash it in a washing machine. You must discard the clothing. This is the same for bedding, curtains, etc. You must throw it out if it comes into direct contact with the mercury.
After 15 minutes, or when you re enter the room, put on rubber gloves and use a stiff piece of cardboard or paper to sweep everything up. Use sticky duct tape to get up small fragments.
Put it into a glass jar such as a canning jar. Wipe down the area with damp towels while still wearing gloves. Put everything that has come in touch with the mercury, into this jar and seal the lid.
Do NOT inhale any of the dust
Do NOT put this glass jar in a household bin to throw out, Instead, take it to a counsel dump/recycling center in your area and put it where they put the batteries.
Wash your hands and face
If this spill happens in carpet or on a rug, you might consider throwing it out, or at least that section.
If AFTER doing all of this, you need to vacuum the area at some point, make sure the a/c and heating systems are turned off in your home. Keep a window opened while you vacuum. When you finish, you must dispose of the vacuum bag in a sealed plastic bag.
Wow.
All because of a broken light bulb.
How many people know that these bulbs are so dangerous? How many people will dispose of the mercury correctly?
According to the EPA, "Nationwide, over 670 million mercury-containing bulbs are discarded each year. Most of these bulbs are still discarded with municipal solid waste that is ultimately landfilled or incinerated. These disposal methods can lead to a release of elemental mercury into the environment through breakage and leakage and ultimately contaminate the food chain."
The EPA says this, and yet they somehow rationalize that using these bulbs is better because they use less energy.
There are NO warnings on many of the the labels of these products, and the ones with warnings are in small print.
You are not likely to read instructions on how to dispose of the toxic mercury if one breaks.
To add insult to injury, our government is in the process of trying to make it a REQUIREMENT that we all use these mercury filled bulbs, and ONLY these bulbs.
We will be required to put a toxic, easily breakable substance into our homes.
And where will have to buy these wonderful products? You guessed it. They will all be made in ONLY one place...where else....China!
Thank you America!
That's my ten cents,
And for once, I agree with a Republican-
http://youtube.com/watch?v=e-LOtKIIKcg
Peace,
Jo
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Beating the Odds
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During a span of 4 weeks, several things were going on simultaneously. I left CT and moved not once, but twice. One move has been back into a new NYC apartment, and the other move is into a place on the NJ shore, both of which are still a work in progress. Someone I dearly love was in the hospital with food poisoning for an entire week. Then she was given too much pain medication at the hospital one night and almost didn't wake up. Talk about scary. My emotional world was turned upside down. At the same time all of this was going on, I got a tick bite in CT and developed a new full blown lyme disease infection which has brought with it an onslaught of brand new challenges.
That's the short version.
Oddly enough, I am feeling very hopeful.
I just spent a week in Ohio visiting my family. This morning I was on an early flight back to NYC, and as the plane took off, I felt that something in me was taking off. I looked out over the sky as we lifted off the ground, over the clouds, and I felt so deeply grateful for the gift of life that I actually started to cry. Well, a few tears slid down my cheeks.
When you have been ill, you appreciate health. When you have been hurt, you appreciate comfort. When you have cried tears of sorrow, you treasure tears of joy.
My new podcast episode features an extraordinary person whose story shows us all the amazing capacity we have to overcome adversity.
His name is Zev Kedem, and he is a Holocaust Survivor. He was saved first by his mother who took a great risk in smuggling him into a concentration camp (which was his only chance for survival). A few years later, he was saved again by Oskar Schindler. The war began when he was 5 years old, and ended just before his 11th birthday. Kedem was cared for by American soldiers after fleeing Auschwitz at the end of World War II.
On this memorial day weekend, l honor courage and celebrate life. I honor soldiers and so many others who have died to protect the freedoms we enjoy. I honor all of the people who have fought injustice and stood for truth even at the risk of their own lives.
Zev Kedem said that if there is one simple thing we can learn from his story, it is to practice daily acts of conscious kindness.
Hear this story first hand from Zev Kedem, the last generation of Holocaust survivors.
You can hear Zev Kedem by going to this direct link:
http://www.zentertainment.org/podcasts/zentertainment39.mp3
Let me know what you think, feel, dream about, wish for, are thankful for....
Peace,
Jo
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Robert F Kennedy Jr.
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And that connect us ultimately to God."
-RFK Jr.
"Environmental injury is deficit spending. It’s a way of loading the cost of our generation’s prosperity on to the backs of our children."
Immediately after dropping those lawsuits, the White House went and abolished the New Source Rule which was the heart and soul, the central provision of the Clean Air Act. That rule is the rule that required those plants to clean up 17 years ago and it is the fundamental compromise that allowed the passage of the Clean Air Act.
If you go to EPA's website today, you will see that that decision alone, that single decision, kills 18,000 Americans every single year. Six times the number of people that were killed by the World Trade Center attack. This should be on the front page of every newspaper in this country every single day and yet you're not reading about it in the American press.
A couple of months ago EPA announced that in 19 states it is now unsafe to eat any freshwater fish in the state because of mercury contamination. We know where the mercury is coming from, those same coal burning power plants. In 48 states at least some of the fish are unsafe to eat. In fact, the only two states where all of the fish are still safe to eat are Alaska and Wyoming where republican controlled legislatures have refused to appropriate the money to test the fish. In all of the other states at least some, most or all of the fish are unsafe to eat.
The Backdoor to Enlightenment
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Calling all Artists and Creative people!
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Painting is just another way of keeping a diary. ~Pablo Picasso
Taking a Bite of the Pie
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When I dare to be powerful -
to use my strength in the service of my vision,
then it becomes less and less important
whether I am afraid.
--Audre Lorde
Hey There,
The other night, I was watching an episode of Law & Order. It use to be one of my favorite tv shows, but I don't watch it as much any more even though I still love it. My new favorite is a show on HBO called "In Treatment." Have you seen it?
Anyway, tonite's episode of Law & Order is about these two boys, brothers, smart, good looking, great kids who never get any breaks. Their mom is a heroin addict, and their entire childhoods have been spent in and out of foster homes. During those times when they are back with their mom, they get beat on by the revolving door or men she has coming in and out.
Through it all, they still love her. Isn't that amazing?
They get into an all white academy/school where the rich privileged kids complain about everything. Yet here are these two boys with so little, and they are getting straight As even against the odds.
After a party one night, they get into trouble when a gang leader sets them up to look like they did a murder they didn't do. Cut to the end of the show, and the truth comes out. They get out of jail and have a chance at life. They go to find their mom to celebrate, and she is there in a chair, dead from an overdose.
They show affected me tonite more than usual. I have been thinking alot lately about the walls that divide us, and the ways that we are all alike on the inside. Yet sometimes it seems like we couldn't be more different. Look at all the people in the world right now in this moment. Rich, poor, hungry, starving, full, intelligent, privileged, poor, abandoned, driven, ignorant, open minded, judgemental, loving, hateful, happy....
Sometimes you might go into a place and feel like the people there are nothing like you. (Maybe even in your own home)! And on the surface that might be true.
I just wonder, if I stripped everything away, my past, my upbringing, my race, gender, religion and culture, would the basic human desires and needs reveal themselves to be the same no matter what?
Why do we fear each other so much sometimes?
When we fear that "other," could it also be that somewhere inside of us, we are fearing a part of ourselves? Fearing that "there but by the grace of God do I go" part of ourselves?
One of my sisters does social work, and I admire her for that. I feel like what she does makes a difference. Tonite I was wondering, does what I do really make a difference? I am sitting here in a warm home with food to eat and clothes to wear and more options than most people in the world have, and I am airing a show on how to create a healthy home, and the importance of getting toxic chemicals away from our bodies and our planet. Does that seem sort of pathetic and unworthy of air time in a world where many people don't have food to eat, access to education and even the love of a family?
Then I think to myself, we each have our part. We each have different talents and strengths, and in our own ways, if we can use those to make the world better, then we are doing something good.
Most of all tonite, I just feel grateful and blessed that I do have choices, and that I am loved. That is a big deal in the world today.
Love is the thing that truly does change the world. Love changes the way we do business. It changes our path, and changes our choices. It's not just love for other people, but also for the planet, and for animals. People who love the planet and love people, don't create dangerous chemicals and dump them into our food supply, air and water. The FDA doesn't love people when it protects corporate interests over safety.
Cliche as it sounds, sometimes it really hits me over the head and I realize so deeply that love between us as friends, as family, as people, is the only thing that can create a new healthier world. It is possible. It's a lifelong path. There are times when I really get it right. Other times I miss the mark totally.
I don't give up on myself, and I hope you don't give up on yourself either!
This show is a piece of the big pie. It's just one little bitty tiny piece.
If you feel like taking a bite, this is the link:
"Harmonious Environment"
http://www.zentertainment.org/podcasts.html
Peace,
jo
True Craig's List Ads/ Some humor for the day!!!!
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True Craigs list Ads!
Since I am going on my umpteenth apartment in 9 years, I have seen zillions of craigs list real estate ads. I just got a new place in the city, moving in March 31. I looked alot uptown, but just couldn't seem to make that fit. I have always been a downtown girl. This place is in a doorman building, amazing gym and views, totally different from all the funky lofts I lived in. Best of all, the place is actually quiet! It's on the 30th floor.
I thought I would share some of the funniest and most bizarre ads I have seen in recent weeks. There are some seriously bizarre people in this world. (And I thought I was strange.)
So without furthur ado....here goes...and these were actual listings:
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To let you no I'm a SWM. I am offering free room and board in exchange for Ok I know what I have to offer isn't for everyone and for this I am sorry but what I am offering is for a submissive girl who is just tired of paying rent. I have a studio apt. lower east side . Now I work all the time and am out of town allot so I have no time to fine a girlfriend and I don't like living by my self. What I am looking for is a playful submissive that will exchange her generosity. So if you need to catch up, save money, or just tired of paying rent drop me a line. It could be a good thing for both of us.
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Do You Need an Affordable place to Stay ?
Unique Situation: Available on / about March 1st, a Man would like to Share his Prime Area, "Hardly There" West Village Studio with a Single and Nice Woman on a full or part time guest basis for now, with the possibility of a long term or permanent arrangement later. The Ideal Candidate should be a Woman, who is Unattached, Compatible and Attractive. Who will be Comfortable with being Known as "My Roommate" in the Building & "My Companion" in the Neighborhood. Willing to stay in daily Communication and Who is Open to whatever the future may bring. From previous experience, Women from about 30 and into & up through their mid 40's, as well as myself, have been the most comfortable with this kind of arrangement. Younger Women & Students have not worked out. However, I am open to any realistic situation that could work. Some Acting Experience would help. No Pets, No Drama, No Addicts, etc., of any kind. Most Importantly, there can be No Lovers of any persuasion ever allowed in the Apartment and/or Building.
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$1 Room for ONE DOLLAR in bright, clean apartment (West Village)
I am looking for someone to rent a spare bedroom in my spacious 2 br apartment. The rent is only $1 per month. While this may seem a glorious opportunity to live in the desirable West Village and still have enough money to pay off your gambling debts, you must read carefully, as this situation is not suitable for all.
First, you must call me Pierre on Tuesdays, unless that Tuesday falls on an even-numbered date, in which case you must call me Pip. If the Tuesday is both even-numbered and a holiday, you must also paint me a watercolor of a woodland scene, replete with songbirds and a cute deer peeking out from the dense brush.
Second, you must join me for nightly sing-alongs during which you will accompany on acoustic guitar while wearing a macrame vest and a Guatemalan hat, both of which you must supply yourself. Currently on the playlist: Angie by the Rolling Stones in the key of F-sharp. After six months, we may add a second song to the list. You may not riff, yodel, or otherwise embellish the vocal line in any way. You may NOT simultaneously play the harmonica or knock on the guitar for percussive effect. Light refreshments will be served, at your expense.
You must feed my parakeets daily. Since I do not own any parakeets, you must obtain several in order that you may feed them. They enjoy sunflower seeds and pine nuts in the exact ratio of 2 to 1 (by nut count, not weight). One parakeet must be named Yellowy and have yellow or yellow-tinged plumage. Hi, Yellowy! Yellowy must already be named Yellowy; you may NOT simply purchase a parakeet and start calling it by that name. And don't think I won't know the difference.
Moreover, you must read all the ingredients in my foodstuffs to me daily, for all victuals in my kitchen, even for foods I do not plan to eat that day. If you have amusing anectodes about any particular ingredient, you may share them, as long as they do not exceed 500 words.
Every night, if there are at least three (3) stars visible in the sky (NOT counting any visible planets), you must prepare a mustard plaster and a camphor poultice, which you will then place outside my bedroom door. You will scratch gently at the door to alert me to their presence and then retreat to your chambers. If I open the door and catch sight of you, I will cast you out into the streets and alleys to meet your fate among the wretched of the city.
If you bring guests home, they must provide photo I.D., samples of their blood, urine, and saliva, and a small, green salad. They must eat the salad while I run the analyses on their fluids. The following diseases are permissible: cholera, typhus, and rabies. The following ailments are NOT: plague, rickets, and scurvy. If your guest is found to have scurvy, they may remain in the apartment as long as they have also brought a small piece of silver for me.
You must attend my morning lecture at 7:00 a.m. sharp. This morning's lecture, for example, explored the connection between the parliamentary system of government prevalent in European societies and my cataracts. Sometimes I will have a guest speaker. Last month, Henry Kissinger posited the existence of elves who come out at night and smoke the rest of your pot so when you wake up in the morning you can't believe you don't have any pot left 'cause you coulda sworn you had at least one more joint when you went to bed. He received a standing ovation for his presentation as well as the National Award for Excellence in Lectures.
If you are interested in this living situation, please write an essay detailing your contributions to society. I will be grading you on content as well as style. Spelling counts!
Thank you.
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We're a group of cool, chill guys in their 20s. We're all professional poker players and we rented a gorgeous 6 bedroom house in Ventnor [Atlantic City] for the rest of the winter. We're trying to find a cute chick, 18-24 to live there. We'll pay your rent, bills, even your grocery tab if you'll clean up around here and give us back rubs. Nothing perverted! Just take care of us and we'll pay your rent. This is a winter rental, so the offer is only good until the middle of May, but we'll probably move somewhere real close anyway. We're all professional poker players, which means we're more fun than a Thais whorehouse! But we're gentlemen, with heads on our shoulders. No pervs or weirdos here (well no MAJOR pervs!). If you're cute, fun, friendly, and can pick up beer bottles, give me a call. Free 420! Call jim @ 410-300-5182, I almost never answer my phone so leave a message and I'll call you back. PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE AND I'LL CALL YOU BACK!!
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live in a 2 bedroom
apartment that I inherited and now own. I live alone
in the East Village, and have an empty bedroom and a
lot of space. I am offering the empty room w/private
bathroom for only $100 a month. Here is the catch...of
course there is a catch. I'm a white late 20's guy
that works in finance. I work A LOT and therefore my
social life has become nonexistent. So, I want to add
a little bit of excitement to my life. I would like to
rent the room to a woman between the age of 18-27.
You should be a free spirited, liberal minded person
who is very open minded. I would like you to be a
slim attractive girl who is OK with occasionally
walking around or hanging out in her underwear
<---yes...that would be the slightly crazy part.
I would never ask you to strip or do anything at all.
You must be someone who
occasionally walks around like that and is ok
with me being around when you do. I know this is a
strange arrangement, but like I said earlier, I am
trying to add some exitement to my life:) I am not
looking for anything to develop into a relationship,
or to have you start acting like a girlfriend. If you
are interested, send me an email so I can discuss it
further with you. There is no sexual contact or
anything involved. I WOULD NEED THE ARRANGEMENT
TO BE 100% CONFIDENTIAL. I know that it makes no
sense to put my pic on here if I want it to be
confidential, but I figured it was a necessary risk to
take if I wanted solid responses. If you are
interested please send me your pic. It does not have
to be a provocative pic. But a body pic would help.
The apartment is huge-near St Marks. The kitchen is
big...very bright living area. The room for rent is
very big too AND HAS ITS OWN BATHROOM. PLEASE do NOT
respond by saying "WHY WOULD A GUY AS GOOD LOOKING AS
YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS". We all have our
reasons.....Thanks
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$650 Sitcom-like Share Available (Female Only)
Ok,
Here's the deal. My name is Lee, and I am an NYU graduate teaching music full time to children in Manhattan. I am also currently studying for the GMAT and preparing to apply to business school. I keep very reasonable hours (up at 6:00 a.m. every day & in bed usually by 10:30 p.m.)
I live in a gorgeous 700 square foot loft-like fully furnished studio in the beautiful historic waterfront district in Yonkers NY, literally on the Hudson river. The building is actually on a boardwalk with an unobstructed view of the Palisades. It is a 24 minute commute to Grand Central via Metro North, which is located one block from the building. It is a hotel-like 24 hour doorman building with free secure parking, and gym included. The apartment is immaculately outfitted with a 7 foot grand piano, entertainment center, walk in kitchen, and tub/shower combo bathroom.
Now here's the sitcom part. I just broke up with my girlfriend of 3 years, and she moves out at the end of this month. I am keeping this apartment with or without a roommate, but I thought it would be helpful if I could find someone to help take the edge off the rent, which is $1300. (your portion - $650 includes utilities) The catch is this. We share a bed. That's right. You read correctly. Shared bed. It's a California King size Tempuredic bed, probably big enough for 4 people. I cannot stress enough that I am not interested in romance, nor do I have any intentions of putting the moves on you, no matter how attractive you may be. I have been told I am very attractive myself, so please don't fall in love with me either.
The only reason I specify the need for a female roommate is that no matter how platonic my intentions, I just can't get into sleeping with a dude. (Not that there's anything wrong with that ! :^)
Why the shared bed with all that space? The reason is that although a partition could probably be installed somewhere in the space, I love the set-up as is, and would have to sell or give away expensive furnishing to do so. As far as privacy is concerned, I am open to negotiate days or evenings of the months in which we could use the space exclusively, although as I've stated above, I just got out of a long term relationship, and don't plan on bringing anyone home for a while.
Daily privacy should not be a problem. The bathroom is large enough to get dressed/changed in without feeling any invasion.
I know this sounds like an episode of Seinfeld, but if you'd like any more information on this unique situation (i.e. my references [work & personal]) and what references you would need to provide, please contact me via e-mail or phone at any time.
Oh, I also have two cats. They are the friendliest, most well behaved felines in the world, and are presently the loves of my life. The don't pee on anything. So I guess no "cat allergics" need not apply. Additional pets are not welcome. Mancat & Purrbot are very territorial.
Again, I realize it is an odd situation, but the space and the neighborhood are amazing, and there's nothing that couldn't be worked out.
No drugs - not even pot.
Lee
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My thoughts on Bruce Lipton/The Biology of Belief
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- Bruce Lipton
"The human brain's ability to learn perceptions is so advanced that we can actually acquire perceptions indirectly from teachers. Once we accept the perceptions of others as "truths," their perceptions become hardwired into our own brains, becoming our "truths." Here's where the problem arises. What if our teachers perceptions are inaccurate?"
-Bruce Lipton
I interviewed with Bruce Lipton, cell biologist and author of THE BIOLOGY OF BELIEF for Zentertainment Talk Radio.
http://www.zentertainment.org/podcasts/zentertainment34.mp3
I am fascinated by the subconscious. What information and what memories does it hold there? What behaviours and choices does it control? Where did I get these downloads? Where did you get yours? And do we continue to get "downloaded" our whole life?
I think it is so true that much of the time we try to change things consciously, but the problems are in the subconsious! So how do we access that place and rewrite the script? Listen in to this interview with Bruce Lipton and discover some new possibilities.
I think teachers come in many forms. As children, our first teachers are our parents, then also friends, the culture and the teachings that come from various religions and spiritual practices. If you are into this sort of thing, many times you might also be influenced greatly by "psychics" and various "healers."
Consider the message you have received during your lifetime. What if some of the messages you swallowed were not true? Then what?
In this interview Bruce and I talk about all of this and more. Find out about some new ways to rewrite those subconscious tapes that might be wreaking havoc in your life!
Now to get more personal-
If the state of my physical health is the measurement of my beliefs, then it must mean I have some beliefs not working for me. But is this always true? Can we really say that all illness, all relationship problems, are hardships whatever they are, are a result of negative thinking? I don't think it is that black and white.
My doctor said something to me that I loved. He said, "Jo, you are an exquisitely made fine Swiss watch. If you put a grain of sand in Big Ben, it will still work. But if you put a grain of sand in a Swiss watch, it will stop."
Now what a compliment that is. If you are reading this and are one of those people who feel things more deeply, you are a swiss watch!
Why are some of us more sensitive? Why do some of us face illness in our lives? For some people, it is directly related to their thoughts. For others, I think It has to be more than a matter of one's thoughts. For look around. How many people do you know whose biology is fine, yet they are not especially conscious or even nice!
I love the book of Job in the Bible. Job had everything. Successful business, healthy kids, great wife, money and great health. He had solid strong beliefs and strong faith. Then came along these tests. One by one, things crumbled. His children were killed, his empire collapsed, and he got a physical illness. His friends thought that the only way these things could have happened is if he did something wrong to deserve punishment, or that his faith and beliefs were weak.
In the end, God comes along and says that Job did nothing wrong that brought these struggles on. Everyone is trying to figure out why bad things could happen to good people. And God says to everyone, basically, who are you to think you control the universe? Where were you when I made the stars? Do you make the sun rise and set and make the lightning strike?
This shows me that there is great mystery in life, and we are better to honor that than to think we can be perfect. (Or that only those who are perfect in their lives deserve health and blessings).
In this interview, Bruce said that when people are exposed to high power lines, the people who have side effects are those who are stressed out. Makes sense.
But it's also not true. Everyone I know in NYC is stressed to the max, and many people don't have reactions in the form of physical illness. There is more to it than stress.
He said that someone's belief is what makes something work or not work. Which is true but also not true. When my friend was switched to a generic version of a brand name drug she takes for MS symptoms, she had the total belief it was the same thing, but it did not work at all. Her belief had nothing to do with it.
I know for myself, there have been times when I was convinced that something was the right thing for me and would give me healing. Yet it did not.
I totally believe in what bruce said in this interview 100% but not for everyone in every situation 100% of the time.
Also, it is important to be gentle on ourselves when we don't understand why things are as they are.
"THE BIOLOGY OF BELIEF" is a very interesting read. I recommend it. I'm just now sure if it is the whole picture....
http://www.zentertainment.org/podcasts/zentertainment34.mp3
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August 2008