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A Crazy Life – Chaos Abounds
MM, Life has been crazy the past two and a half weeks. My mother decided that it is time for her to sell her house that she’s been living in for 31 years. The past few weeks I’ve been running back and forth to her house to help clean up and fix it up a…
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Reiki at Toronto Pagan Pride Day – August 19, 2006
MM, For those who are in Toronto or the GTA, the Toronto Pagan Pride Day will be tomorrow, and your local webmistress (yes, that’s me) will be available, though wandering around, to give reiki treatments upon request. If you make it out for the Pagan Pride Day, be sure to ask for Cassandrah if you…
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Running and Gym Day – August 17, 2006
MM, I went for another run yesterday. I ran one mile in 8 minutes 7 seconds – a little slow, but I was feeling a little bloated. Later that day, I went to the gym for some more cardio and some weight training. First, I did the elliptical (I was going to use the bicycle,…
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Martial Arts Documentary – Fight Science!
MM, This is for all the martial arts fans out there. National Geographic Channel will be airing a documentary on Sunday, August 12 looking at the science behind martial arts. Some may recall XMA: Xtreme Martial Arts, which took a look at how a martial artist can do some of those amazing feats, as well…
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Gym and Running – August 8 to 14, 2006
MM, Okay, it’s been a while since yours truly has been working out. However, as you can see, some things were more urgent. I did manage to get some gym time and running in. Tuesday, August 8, 2006 This was a light workout day to break to non-working out for about two weeks (except for…
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My New Laptop and Debian GNU/Linux
MM, Well, it took me a few more days to get everything onto my new laptop. First I had to install all the applications I wanted that could run on Debian GNU/Linux and Gnome. So far, things work nicely, but I’ve had to tweak applications here and there to get it to do what I…
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Short Message for Spammers
This message is for those “lovely” spammers who like to hit my blog every so often. Spammers, just because I said that people can comment on here does NOT include you. I do have a spam filter application on the blog, so your message won’t get through. In addition, if your message is not caught…
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My New Laptop – Acer Travelmate 2428
MM, It has been a very strange week. It must have been that Mercury retrograde in Cancer. Ugh! Hard to keep moving forward with that transit. However, in some ways it can be productive such as helping you clear out communications that may have been in your way. It has, however, turned me into a…
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Training Update – July 22 to 30, 2006
MM, Not as much exercise this week as normal. It has been a strange week for me. I did get some running in though. Saturday, July 22, 2006 I decided to do my two-mile route. I ran a mile and a half, then walked/ran the last half mile because I was getting a small cramp.…
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Commentary on Deepa Mehta’s Water
MM, Unlike most people who have already seen Deepa Mehta’s Water, I had different motivations for watching it. My primary reason was one of cultural and historical interest as well as exposing myself to a different spiritual background. Note: This commentary is primarily for those who have seen the movie. If you have not seen…