urban hermit: October 2008

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Drop the Shop

A fascinating article by a woman who gave up shopping for a year in the Guardian. As a recent trip to Glasgow left me £85 poorer pehaps I should take a leaf out of her book. But the quilt will keep me warm ! The mahjong bracelet will... be handy if I'm ever stuck without 10 mahjong pieces and need a quick game and the magazines were research ... honest!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

6 formidable women in stamps

Delighted to read that the post office is going to celebreate the achievements of women in a series of stamps today. I must go and get some soon. More info at the Guardian.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

megan's pictures of wall st

An aquaintance of mine who lives in NY rushed out and got photos of the protests which apparently occuring around Wall St. Weird to have descriptions of this going on as I can remember walking past that bull when I was in NY a few years ago.

Sunday, October 05, 2008

tea leaf reading

Reading No. 24
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim.When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind. ~ Seneca
It's one thing to let the wind take you where it may, to "go with the flow," to be a rootless leaf at the mercy of the breeze.
It's quite another to make a plan and stick to it.
Believe in yourself enough to trust that you can make a decision and carry it through.
And once you make a decision, believe that it's the right one and proceed on that basis, at least until something convinces you that you need to change your path.
Aim for your harbor.

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Saturday, October 04, 2008

stuff

Interesting article on Manet's model being unconsined from the dustbin of history and City of Ghosts - Jews visiting Berlin.

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