Archive for May, 2008
Big Buck Bunny
A cartoon about a big bunny and rodents fighting each other with conkers and other objects in just under 10 minutes. Watch it past the credits too see extra material with those with a childish sense of humour will laugh at. What is very extraordinary about this cartoon is that there was no big budgets [...]
Some good news for Gender equality
The long time belief that males were smarter than girls in maths turns out to be a myth. The study shows that culture influence reflects the grades of the both sexes. In Turkey there is a huge gap where male domination in every day life pervades but in Northern European countries that have improved gender [...]
Almost like flying
Yesterday I mentioned about being a dove and having the freedom to fly. A semi-human solution exists in the form of Parkour . Its a exercise that involves running and jumping , vaulting , rolling , dropping and pretty much other activities that fit. There seems to be no rules. Its like a form of [...]
Being a dove
Wouldn’t it be nice to fly independently into the skies. To consume a diet consisting of just seeds, fruit and plants. To feel the immensity of the world, to see the planet without machine. I would meditate on a branch, think without consequence. When I see humans I swoosh past them , smile at a [...]
Another chance for the left to take notice
They is a large protest by hundreds of lorry drivers over the overinflated fuel prices. This is a good reason I believe as any to support the drivers and try and get their support. We cannot afford to let the far-right take this opportunity, we must get there first. The ever increasing fuel tax and [...]
Absorption into life
I am looking at life and trying to find some meaning. For me its not the hope to become well known for success at least not at the expense of somebodies misfortunes like so many superstars or entrepreneurs that throws their weight around. If I brought something valuable to mankind then fame would be self-rewarding. [...]
Rampant Consumerism
My girlfriend has a habit of buying so many clothes that it simply does not fit in any cupboards or wardrobes any more. I am surprised she is not in debt in overspending. Me on the other hand have a handful of clothes that I am more than happy with. Its not simply a gender [...]
Andrzej Stasiuk
Today I finished reading Dziewięć translated into english as nine. Stasiuk describes the underbelly of post-communist Warsaw. Pawel the main charactor , a young business man wakes up to find his home destroyed by criminals. He goes to his friends in search of work that involves around a drug dealer and a addict. The novel [...]
Promiscuity and polyamory
In today’s societies a woman that has often a different sexual partner gets labelled derogatory names yet a man that has many sexual partners is applauded. Society must get over it , support for wars in the Afghanistan and Iraq are ok, yet having sex with someone mutually is frowned upon. Where do we get [...]
Just a bit of luck
The national lottery , the chance to win millions of pounds. General elections , the chance to win a good leader. Make no mistake the differences on the face of it are not so different underneath. Some of the money raised does go to charity. So what , how about fixing inequality than putting peoples [...]