Back to a book review, though I'm not through with the book yet. The Dalai Lama's book "The Universe in a Single Atom" is an excellent read, filled with a lot of scientific and spiritual information. Once I made it through the chapter with quantum physics it's been going much faster for me.Still lots of philosophy, which I have some trouble with, but the analogies and similes make it much easier to understand the principles behind the theories.
April 27, 2013
April 21, 2013
What fun!
Okay, so I forgot to post last weekend... I was going to complain about the lack of courtesy in "customer service," so maybe it's a good thing I just stewed on that and didn't post while I was annoyed.
Instead, I'm going to post about my fun this weekend. We've had a ton of rain here lately, and lots of flooding because of it. The Grand River was at 21.17 feet as of 3:32 Saturday, and is expected to crest at 2 a.m. Monday around 22.7 feet. Yikes!!! I was downtown right next to the river on Saturday, and it was amazing to see the downtown bridges with water almost up to the roadway. I did a senior photo shoot down there a few months ago and where we were for the photos is all completely submerged now.
Anyway, on to the fun part. I was downtown to work as a volunteer for JumpJam, a free jump rope competition for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students of Grand Rapids Public Schools.
Instead, I'm going to post about my fun this weekend. We've had a ton of rain here lately, and lots of flooding because of it. The Grand River was at 21.17 feet as of 3:32 Saturday, and is expected to crest at 2 a.m. Monday around 22.7 feet. Yikes!!! I was downtown right next to the river on Saturday, and it was amazing to see the downtown bridges with water almost up to the roadway. I did a senior photo shoot down there a few months ago and where we were for the photos is all completely submerged now.
Anyway, on to the fun part. I was downtown to work as a volunteer for JumpJam, a free jump rope competition for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students of Grand Rapids Public Schools.
April 7, 2013
Currently Reading....
I'm back to reading the Dalai Lama's book The Universe in a Single Atom again, now that I've finished the music/neuroscience book. This is about the convergence of science and philosophy, and I'm not a very good philosophy student. The book is interesting, but it twists my mind in ways I'm not used to, so it's a slow read for me because I need time to process and make sense of what I've read.
The relationships between science and spirituality are what drew me to this book, and there are a lot of parallels drawn so far that make sense to me. I am partly through chapter 3 (of 9 chapters), which is titled "Emptiness, Relativity, and Quantum Physics."
The relationships between science and spirituality are what drew me to this book, and there are a lot of parallels drawn so far that make sense to me. I am partly through chapter 3 (of 9 chapters), which is titled "Emptiness, Relativity, and Quantum Physics."
April 3, 2013
A few days...
Sorry, needed a few days to finish the book "This is Your Brain on Music" by Daniel Levitin.
In a word, wonderful! It took me longer to read it because every time he named a song, I found myself singing it when I knew it. I also looked up a few on iTunes to see what he was referring to.
In a word, wonderful! It took me longer to read it because every time he named a song, I found myself singing it when I knew it. I also looked up a few on iTunes to see what he was referring to.
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