Today is the final installment of this series on humor - I know, I know, parting is such sweet sorrow. I'll also be on hiatus next week, so this is the last article until Tuesday, May 4, when a new series begins. So keep laughing until then - better yet, keep laughing all the time, always. As I pointed out right at the outset of this series, humor and laughter can help us … [Read more...]
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: The Life of Python
The Economics of Cows
Today, even though this series is about humor, I thought it would be important to have an economics lesson. It's important for all of us to have a firm grasp on economics because economics is vital to the world, so as a public service, here are some basics on economics - call it Economics 101 - using cows as a helpful aid. Once you master the … [Read more...]
Separated at Birth?
Ok, we continue on with the humor series, now that you know that even with April Fool's Day over, it's still ok to laugh. In fact, as I pointed out in yesterday's article, humor and laughter is such an important part of life - it will keep you healthy, happy, joyous and fulfilled, and will keep you living a Low Density Lifestyle. So today, let's look at various well-known people who obviously were separated at birth from their twin. My hope is … [Read more...]
April Fool’s is Over: Can I Still Laugh?
Ok, so you may have figured it out. The last article, And Now For Some Serious News, was not serious at all. It was a total April Fool's joke. And it was also a good way to kick off the new series, on laughter and humor. Because although April Fool's … [Read more...]
The Poetry of Leonard Cohen
I end this inaugural week of 2010, and the poetry articles that ushered in the year - as a way to help get us in a Low Density Lifestyle frame of mind - with the words of a master poet, Leonard Cohen. Cohen, born in 1934, is a well-known singer-songwriter and author of many classic songs, including "Suzanne," "Sisters of Mercy," "Hallelujah," … [Read more...]
Have No Fear! We’re Ringing in the New Year With Poetry Far and Near
To start the New Year, I thought it would be a nice and very Low Density Lifestyle thing to do to usher it in with poetry. We first heard from poet David Tucker, and then the next day we heard from Susan Jefts. Today I offer a collection of poets who offer poems for the new year. These are poems of optimism and hope. And that's the best way to ring … [Read more...]
The Poetic Nature of Life
Yesterday's article, Onto a New Year, was the first of the new year. I said in the article how I wanted to start the new year off in a Low Density Lifestyle kind of way, by featuring poetry all week long. In yesterday's article, I featured poetry by [Read more...]
Onto a New Year
Happy New Year! And may it be a Low Density Lifestyle year, all year long. I want to start the year in a nice way. No, I won't be talking about New Year's resolutions. That you see written and talked about all over the place, so I won't bore you with that kind of thing. Instead, I want to start the year off right, in a Low Density Lifestyle kind … [Read more...]
Living the Good Life, and the Idle Life
I continue on with this series What Would a Low Density Lifestyle World Look Like? with an interesting take on living a relaxed, very Low Density Lifestyle life, courtesy of English journalist Tom Hodgkinson. This is an interview that comes courtesy of the website Good. Good is a … [Read more...]