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Archives for July, 2008

Chile Relleno Super Burritos…and Speculoos

Posted by  on Thursday, July 31st 2008     

[lang_en]Do you have a favorite food in your hometown that you just can’t get–or doesn’t taste the same–when you travel? I just got back to San Francisco after 2 months traveling in Europe, mostly living in Brussels, and I indulged myself in a Mission style chile relleno super burrito. The Mission District is a mostly [...]

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How Green am I?

Posted by  on Thursday, July 31st 2008     

This weeks blog is about me and how my green life is going. Been getting progressively greener since March. My organic veggie, earth friendly roommate moved out beginning of July, so I’m living alone again. We won’t be laughing, dancing and singing round the house together anymore. Sniff, sniff. I thank her for getting me [...]

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Pierce Brosnan – portrait of a star

Posted by  on Tuesday, July 29th 2008     

The picture above is a detail of the original 19" x 25" pastel drawing, shown left.  I’ve featured the detail because for some reason the small version always looks angry or sad… a strange phenomena. And it’s easier to see who he is in the detail. The original drawing, hanging in my living room, occasionally [...]

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Creation told by Wintley Phipps

Posted by  on Sunday, July 27th 2008     

A beautiful, powerful and masterful telling of  Biblical Creation by Wintley Phipps, ordained Seventh-day Adventist minister and  world-renowned vocal artist. ~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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Gas Guzzling Gaffe solutions?

Posted by  on Thursday, July 24th 2008     

Well first off I want to say that I’m no expert. Just an average gal who cares, like I said before. But I’m learning, opening and grasping lots of new ideas. Then sharing with you all this great stuff I learnt and liked. So hope you don’t mind this blog being a sharing rather than [...]

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Medical Applications for Computer Models

Posted by  on Wednesday, July 23rd 2008     

Web-crawling program ID’s disease outbreaks Scientists are searching within the virtual world and finding real viruses. Every hour, HealthMap, an infectious disease-tracking Web site, culls through news Web sites, public health list servs, the World Health Organization’s online pages, and other Web sites in six different languages to pinpoint outbreaks of disease that real-world doctors [...]

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Hymn to the Sacred Body of the Universe

Posted by  on Tuesday, July 22nd 2008     

A spoken word poem by Drew Dellinger. Is beautiful and awe filled. A lovely tribute to us and the universe. Hope you enjoy it. ~Bonnee Klein Gilligan Video of Drew Dellinger speaking one of his poems. Global Oneness Project.

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On Tattoos, Race, and Family

Posted by  on Sunday, July 20th 2008     

[lang_en]My brother and I got matching tattoos when I was 30 and he was 18. It was a coming of age experience for us both–his first year in college and I had finally finished my PhD and gotten a  tenure track position. That year we were both living in the Bay Area–he had insisted on [...]

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The Feng Shui of Questions

Posted by  on Sunday, July 20th 2008     

[lang_en]at your back the tall mountain your deep research what is it you want to know by asking evaluate who is asking whom about what and why are you asking the question does the identity of the asker matter a question is a power relationship what are you he asks me he asks and where [...]

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Portrait of a friend

Posted by  on Saturday, July 19th 2008     

Allan – Portrait of a Friend   18" x 24" Pastel on paper This is a drawing I did in 2007 of a friend of mine. The swirling colors are representative of self expression and artistic vision. Most of my art is esoteric. I hadn’t drawn a realistic portrait since college. Kept saying I could. Right! [...]

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