I can’t speak intelligently about the precepts of Buddhism because my knowledge is pretty shallow. After 17 years of Catholic school I feel like I have a slightly better grounding in Christianity. When I was a teenager I read The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis and I still remember parts of it. One section in
Month: December 2008
Clinging to the World
I was about fourteen when I realized I wasn’t a Christian. I wasn’t really raised anything in particular, my parents are both indifferent agnostics, but I went to Catholic school from the first grade on. Earlier if you count the preschool run by Peter Paul and Mary (no joke). As a child I sort of
$100 Laptop Plug
And speaking of laptops… Actually, it’s $200, and for those of us in rich countries it’s $400. I’m talking of course, about the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Get one, Give one deal. I did a whole analytical post on the design of these tiny laptops last year, so I won’t repeat myself with full