Art and Music
Always wanted to create a landscape quilt? In this case the picture is not worth 1,000 words. You still need to know how an image like this is created from fabric. Juanita Maberry, an accomplished quilter, explains how she does it and tells you how you too can make one. That's assuming this isn't your [...]
Advice for Living
"We're settlers." Sound familiar? If you watch TV much you may have seen the silly commercials for DirecTV trying to switch you from cable to their satellite television service. The commercial make a good analogy. The point? Accepting shortcomings rather than challenging them. We stay up too late. We mean to apply for that promotion. We want [...]
Poetry and Prose--excerpts and more
A poem about Nichiren Daishonin written by Michael Brill, a long-time Buddhist practitioner. The setting is Sado island in the 13th century, where the government of Japan exiled people who caused political problems by defying the establishment. Among them--Nichiren, the founder of the Buddhist sect which carries his name. Read on for more about that.
Miscellany
Worth Noting (3)–Things we think you should check out on the web
You're already on the web, so why not check out some other interesting items like: Drones could replace $127 billion worth of business services and labor in the near future; or Maria Popova's commencement address at University of Pennsylvania---"the second I begin comparing my pace to his, my life to his, I’m vacating my own [...]
Miscellany
Previews of Coming Attractions
OK, not as in movies but articles in the Quarterly. You may have noticed the content on the bottom right, before the shaded area: "Coming in Future Quarterlies." So let's be a little more specific. Coming in September, here's brief synopses of three items you will see. Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from tax-deferred retirement accounts. [...]
Weblinks
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions–a new weblink
C2ES is the successor to the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. It's a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization funded by support from philanthropic, corporate and individual contributors. While the issue of climate change may still be regarded as myth by some, there should be little disagreement that fossil fuel resources are finite. Hence, managing the [...]