Word of Mouth blog

I’ve been a fan of space travel since I was a kid and discovered science fiction… classic space operas, and more hard science-oriented stuff by Heinlein and Asimov. Rocked my socks. I don’t know quite what it is about being cooped up in a metal capsule with no outside to go to that did it [...]

Hi!
Finally Pune update coming to you all! I’ve been back for 2 months already!
Just finished a super yoga class and it was whew- a workout – yum.
So what is up for me- daily fears about being here and all the "what ifs". What if the rickshaw driver tips us, what if this event organizer gets [...]

By now you’ve probably figured out that I like Garrison Keillor. He talks a good talk; maybe it’s that mellifluous voice (I’m a fan of the radio show, which I used to listen to back in the States. I actually heard it in Minnesota once, traveling through). But I like his dryly humourous writing, too. [...]

If this doesn’t warm the cockles of your heart, then you have chronically cold cockles. This is a true story about a guy who started giving away free hugs… it’ll make you smile, promise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4

Here’s a link to an article on what should (never people) consume aspartame, the artificial sweetener also known as Nutrasweet. It’s highest best use is as an ant poison. I haven’t tried it yet myself but I sure will be next spring..- Judy
Aspartame – The World’s Best Ant Poison
contributed by Jan Jensen of WELLthy Choices
We [...]

AAArrrgggg, those pirates…shiver me timbers…tellin the truth and all…hmmm- phil
Pirate radio stations challenge feds
By MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer Sun Sep 24, 12:28 PM ET
OAKLAND, Calif. – To Stephen Dunifer, it was yet another revolutionary moment. But to the untrained eye, it looked more like a geek fest. Over four days, a dozen men and [...]

I’ve been busy unpacking from my recent move and recovering from a bad cold. Neither process is complete, but when it is, I’ll have more to say on this blog. It won’t be hard to get used to overlooking the water as I type… we’re down on Grassy Point now for the next nine months, [...]

I get a lot of spam… more and more all the time. So this web page was of interest to me, and it may be to you too:
http://www.spamprimer.com/
Spam is getting more and more sophisticated and tricky. Every day I get spam from banks, fake PayPal and eBay sites and the like, attempting to lure me [...]

Hard and heavy words from Hugo! The reference to the sulphur smell on the podium is priceless. It is this dramatic a situation in our world though.
- Phil
Chavez Address to the United Nations
by Hugo Chavez
Representatives of the governments of the world, good morning to all of you. First of all, I would like to invite [...]

Seems corporate slavery is being recruited by the "justice" system!- Phil
By Chris Levister, New America Media.
The nation’s prison industry now employs more people than any Fortune 500 corporation except General Motors. Is prison labor rehab or corporate slavery?
If you think prison inmates only make license plates, you’re behind the times.
As a child Ayana Cole dreamed [...]