Melvin Durai, the Rajah of Humor

I subscribe to a lot of newsletters, but my favorite is the “Funny Columns” from self-described “writer Melvin Durai, who was born in India, raised in Zambia and brainwashed in America”. He apparently now lives in Canada (go Canada!), and most of his columns have a sarcastic political message, often about the ever-increasing lack [...]

Kindle - What I Want for Mother’s Day

Have you heard about the new “Kindle” from Amazon? This is a great little product, and I just love it! It’s a little device, about the size of a paperback novel, that let’s you download and read books, newspapers and magazines, as well as audio books, word files and more from your PC, [...]

Light a Candle

Are you thankful for something? Or maybe you have a special wish, hope, prayer. Maybe you’re remembering a lost loved one. Maybe you just need a moment to meditate and think about the blessings you have in your life.
I am not a religious person, but I find comfort in spirituality. If you wish, [...]

Goddess Moons

Ok, this is a post for girls. Guys, you may want to skip this one, although it is interesting.
Girls (women) you are familiar with the choices out there for your monthly period. Tampons, and pads, right? Tampons can be uncomfortable, and can give you toxic shock syndrome. Pads can be bulky, [...]

Handmade Vegetable Instruments

In this interesting, somewhat amusing video, a Japanese man plays several instruments that he has handcrafted from vegetables. Yes, you read that right, vegetables! It’s pretty cool, just watch. Introduction of handmade vegetable musical instruments

And another, this time he plays a full song on a broccoli ocarina (a broccalina?) accompanied [...]