September 2010
2 posts
“Every revolutionary opinion draws part of its strength from a
secret conviction...”
– George Orwell - The Road to Wigan Pier
“It’s easy to rail against ‘the system’ if you think the system will always be...”
– Terms of Dismissal « The Dark Mountain Project
March 2010
2 posts
Banana & Chocolate Muffins →
The Six Steps of Nonviolence
Information gathering and research to get the facts straight
Education of adversaries and the public about the facts of the dispute
Personal Commitment to nonviolent attitudes and action
Negotiation with adversary in a spirit of goodwill to correct injustice
Nonviolent direct action, such as marches, boycotts, mass demonstrations, picketing, sit-ins etc., to help persuade or compel adversary...
February 2010
1 post
Joanna Macy. What a treasure.
January 2010
4 posts
“Keep still.
Don’t work so hard.
Learn to appreciate everyday life.
Pay...”
– Tao Te Ching
December 2009
10 posts
1 tag
Erinnert ihr euch noch an Jason, den Argonauten,...
How to energize geeks to attack a failing project...
R: I listed the 10 worst bugs I’d found during the weekend on the board. Next to each bug, I drew four boxes: Root cause, Fix identified, Fixed, Tested
R: I grabbed a handful of dry erase pens and rolled the board into the architect’s office and said, “This is all we’re working on”.
A: He stared at the board for 10 minutes and finally nodded, “Good, but each person needs their own color and you should assign points for each of the boxes. 10 points for root cause and fix identification, 5 for fixes and tests.”
R: “Points for what?”
A: “Points for points. We’re geeks.”
“The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they...”
– Suzuki-roshi: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
1 tag
Just a moment
what would happen if all we had was one universe one planet one life one moment this?
(Tom Atlee)
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are...”
– Marianne Williamson
“Had a geek relapse. Started with doing a little bit of web stuff “just...”
– Tobi Kellner, Nov 2009
November 2009
1 post
1 tag
Cucumber-Mango Salad →
Mjam!
October 2009
1 post
“More and more, the desire grows in me simply to walk around, greet people, enter...”
– Henri Nouwen, Catholic Priest via White Hot Truth
September 2009
4 posts
“Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.”
– Mary Oliver
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) →
The Party (1968) →
Burn After Reading (2008) →
August 2009
2 posts
Inglourious Basterds (2009) →
1 tag
Salade Liegeoise →
July 2009
3 posts
1 tag
1 tag
June 2009
4 posts
Traffic (2000) →
“When my little boy Dimitri died and everybody was crying. Me… I
got up, and I...”
– Anthony Quinn in Zorba the Greek
Shaun of the Dead (2004) →
“I’ve developed a theory about going on vacation. I’m thinking what one really...”
– Friday Check-in #44: the extra schleepy vacation edition
May 2009
14 posts
The Iron Giant (1999) →
Le monde selon Monsanto (2008) →
High Fidelity (2000) →
"Firefly" (2002) →
Understanding logframes
Activities are things that “the project” can control. The boundary of a project being defined by the reach of its contracts (with staff, consultants, suppliers and sub-contractors)
Outputs are the activities of the project (if services), or their results (if goods), that people and organisations outside the project can use e.g workshops, publications, trainings, etc. Ask here: What...
Star Trek (2009) →
1 tag
One belief at a time.
Is it true?
Can you absolutely know that it’s true?
How do you react, what happens, when you believe that thought?
Who would you be without the thought?
Now, turn the thought around.
Following The Work of Byron Katie.
“Plans are useless, but planning is Indispensable”
– Eisenhower
“Men who eat organically grown food may have nearly double the number of fertile...”
– The Daily Telegraph reporting on Danish research, published in The Lancet, 1994 (via: Soil Association)
Honey-Balsamic Strawberries with Vanilla...
Serves 4 500 g strawberries 4 tbsp honey 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar 4 tbsp whipping cream 4 tbsp mascarpone 1 vanilla bean 1 tbsp sugar Clean the strawberries and cut them in halves or quarters. Divide into four portions - glasses or bowls, it doesn’t matter. Mix honey and vinegar in a small pot, and gently heat. Let it simmer for a few minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly. Mix...
Les triplettes de Belleville (2003) →
Serenity (2005) →
1 tag
Beetroot & Onion Chutney
fresh beetroot to weight of 1.5kg, rinsed and finely chopped 2lbs onions, peeled and roughly chopped 1½lbs cooking apples, peeled and roughly chopped ½lb Demerara sugar ½ teaspoon ground ginger 1 pint Malt vinegar 1 tablespoon of salt
Mix all the ingredients together and cook in a large saucepan for 40-45 minutes. Put into jars (prepared as for jam); should yield 7-8lbs of chutney, and keeps...
Coco avant Chanel (2009) →
April 2009
3 posts
2 tags
“When my father started running, he said that all he had to do was put on his...”
– The Happiness Project
1 tag
Låt den rätte komma in (2008) →