Archive for the 'Simple Life' Category

The simple(er) life

I have been in the drawn out process of selling my house. In the process, I have been culling my belongings. Last year, “the big stereo” went by-by. I now have a small table top iPod radio. It sounds great and does everything I want. The real TV went away last year and has been [...]

Zen tries out for Manchester United

Zen has taken to the new training grounds with glee. Today she managed some structure training, followed by swimming, and washing up. The requisite nap was squeezed in before heading out to the pitch for a pick-up game of ball. It was all Zen all the time. The other players didn’t have a chance …

She [...]

Falling off the wagon - sort-of

A few weeks ago I “gave up TV”. Now I will confess that I have not been totally “TV-free”.  I tried reading news on-line and getting weather the same way. To some extent it worked but not well enough. My solution has been to seek out streaming media.
So I have settled into a pretty comfortable routine. I catch [...]

"Keep it simple" - the motto for product design

I came across an interesting article about an alarm clock …
About 3 months ago I bought a new clock radio. Last night, I found that I needed to use the alarm for the first time. So I looked at all the buttons, took a wild guess as to how to set the alarm, and [...]

En hommage au RTTC

It seems only fitting to pay respect to the art and artistry over at RTTC and the Rosarium for not only showing some very beautiful pieces of art, but also sharing the knowledge on how they are created.
I took it upon myself to attempt to understand how the Mala is made the best way [...]

Are we getting old ?

Hey again. This started as a letter to a friend of mine who will be headed this way in a few weeks …
I was about to call it a night and a mash of things took place. I was brushing my teeth and thinking; “when he arrives, should I tell him that the evening news [...]