By bluerasberry on 2010-04-04
On Saturday April 3 I went to a conference sponsored by Supreme Master Ching Hai in UW’s Meany Hall. I found out about the conference from handbills and posters that were circulating around the neighborhood. It was advertised as a series of lectures on environmentalism, vegetarianism, sports fitness, and family fun on paper and on […]
Posted in health, non-profit, presentation, religion | Tagged environment, Hinduism, leader, lecture, logistics, proselytize, water
By bluerasberry on 2009-06-08
Actually, the plant is in the city of Renton, which is very close to Seattle. I took a tour there Saturday, June 6. Here is the summary of their work (PDF) that they present in diagram form. Public wastewater treatment is the process of channeling used water from private homes, businesses, factories, and all public […]
Posted in education, research | Tagged environment, tour, water
By bluerasberry on 2007-04-03
Before I start passing on partly unsubstatiated rumors let me say that my studies are going well and that within the last week I have found a surge of speaking proficiency from within. I have begun daily study with M.N. and he presses me to speak and write without preparation or my books. I find […]
Posted in computer, India, religion, rights | Tagged blood, death, food, gay rights, Hinduism, Islam, marijuana, ritual, scam, Sikhism, sport, water, youth
By bluerasberry on 2007-02-28
So Devanan the cousin lives in the second-floor flat across from mine with his Italian wife Lara and their two-year old boy Shaker. The other day when the washerwoman came to do my laundry Lara sent her downstairs for some reason. Nandan later told me that this was because Lara did not want her to […]
Posted in India | Tagged medicine, water
By bluerasberry on 2007-01-07
It is 5:30pm and I am rather tired. I checked out of Puja guest house and wandered about. Now I am at Shiva Lodge with owner Vijay Dixhit for Rs 200 in a room facing the Ganges. The view is not luxurious but it is certainly interesting and foreign, and it seems to be family-run. […]
Posted in animal, India | Tagged monkey, scam, tea, water