Archive: October 2012
Two-bit Guru | Friday Link List 44 | Photo of a tall weed in the garden.

“Bliss is a signal that we are meditating.” ~Two-bit Guru~ We all know that bee colonies embody complicated social structures attained by the various roles genetically assigned to individual bees. Drone, worker, Queen, nurse, guard, and probably many more of which I’m ignorant. What happens if scientists remove the members of a key group in […]

Two-bit Guru | Barcamp7 Followup | Photo of post-it drawings from BarCamp

There were lots of highlights for me at Milwaukee Barcamp 7, beside my own sessions on Meditation and Communication. The Green Hour was fun and informative, and ditto for a session on Minecraft (trying to keep my knowledge somewhere in range of my Grandkids’), the 3D scanner and printing systems were cool, and Charlie’s bee […]

Two-bit Guru | Give 'n Take | Photo of a weed in the foreground with pole beans in the background getting ready to harvest

“Giving, in all its forms, might be the key to creating heaven on this earth” ~Two-bit Guru~ Throughout the growing season the earth gives us gifts: peas and lettuce early, potatoes and dry beans near the end, but if we didn’t give to the earth along the way, the harvest wouldn’t be nearly as abundant, […]

Is autism a disease, a disorder, or is it something else? Is it a physical problem or a psychiatric one? Is it not a problem at all? Is it caused by mercury poisoning? Is it caused by other chemicals in our environment? “Loving Lampposts” explores all of these issues, and more. Medical doctors, other health […]

Two-bit Guru | Friday Link List | Photo of leaves changing color in the fall

“There is a difference between manipulative science and the science of discovery. Discovery is fun. Manipulation is toil.” ~Two-bit Guru~ Can’t you trust anybody any more, at all, ever, these days? You might be able to trust your neighbor and you might be able to trust your friend, or the local librarian, or your cousin, […]

Two-bit Guru | Milwaukee Barcamp 7

If there’s enough interest, I plan on presenting sessions on meditation & communication at Milwaukee Barcamp 7 on October 6 & 7 at Bucketworks. What’s a bar camp? It doesn’t have anything to do with bars and it’s vaguely related to camping because some out-of-towners bring sleeping bags. It’s an unconference. Follow the links. I […]

Two-bit Guru | Learning by Giving | Photo of a bouquet of flowers

I have long searched for one word that would define the ideal purpose of human beings on this earth. It’s likely that at different stages of life we would embrace different words. When we’re younger, Sex might be the word, while at 90 it might not. “Success” would apply to some, “worship” for others, and […]