Archive for June, 2009
a history of western esoteric thought
This is the type of book I wish I had stumbled across many years ago. A guidebook to the history of the ideas of spirituality.
As a student of esoteric thought and spiritual development, I’m interested in the members of our species that have achieved a particular state of enlightened knowledge, a direct contact with wisdom. [...]
just one of the reasons I’m going to UBC
from a recent email about Graduate Student Orientation,
As a sustainable campus, we encourage you to bike, walk, bus or carpool to orientation activities.
a serious look at the US $ being replaced as the global reserve currency
An interesting paper from and NBER Conference back in 2005,
Might the dollar eventually follow the precedent of the pound and cede its status as leading international reserve currency? Unlike the last time this question was prominently discussed, ten years ago, there now exists a credible competitor: the euro. This paper econometrically estimates determinants of the [...]
what a power plant generator stator looks like
This is a picture of a generator stator that’s was delivered to a coal power plant in the North Carolina/South Carolina region. It took 20 days for the stator to travel from the port in Charleston to its destination. Two trucks moved it form the port to its future home. The trucks, end to end, [...]
substitute South Charlotte for Arlington
This video describes the hard core nature of suburban life in Arlington, VA. Yes, in my home town of Charlotte I think no other video captures the way of the SouthPark area better,
should my wedding invitations look like this?
I’m thinking my wedding invitation should look something like this… I’ll see if Jane agrees,
If this dosen’t pan out we can always do it Twitter style:
@jritch @jmw213 invite you to our wedding, 6.9.10, Highland Inn, please RT
other people like sardines?
I’ve recently become enamored with sardines. Anyone who knows my eating habits can attest to the fact that I’m going through Trader Joe’s sardines soaked in olive oil at a rapid pace. Oddly enough, I enjoy them for breakfast. They are delicious little fish that also have great implications for nature. The Washington Post has [...]
the craziest blog comment I ever received
From my old Student Body President blog at UNC Charlotte, I received this crazy comment via email a few days ago…
I am a former ScO, the Space Shuttle Fleet, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 1958 to 1992.
I participated in or observed so far, 657 missions and am still counting.
I have an event that I observed within [...]
but I thought I was an exception…
When Dr. Laurence Peter was born in Vancouver, Canada during the year of 1919, the world was not prepared for his revolutionary doctrine. Today we suffer the consequences because few have heeded his warning, we all think we are the exception to his principle. I’m not talking about a prophet or spiritualist, I’m talking about [...]
a farewell letter to North Carolina
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I’ve had the deepest pleasure working with all of you during my time as a student at UNC Charlotte, as an officer in the Student Government Association, at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, as the 2007-2008 Charlotte 49er Student Body President and as an engaged citizen in Charlotte.
On July 17th of this [...]
