Monthly Archives: October 2008

What The Hell Is Karma?

I was talking to a friend the other day about karma, and I got to wondering — what the hell IS it, exactly? I mean, everyone thinks they what it is, right? You do something bad — in this life or past — and it'll come back & bite you on the arse. Ok, well that's simple. …

17/Oct/2008 – 05:51 | By Si | Posted in life, self-improvement | Comments (2)

Wednesday Night Bouldering

This evening I went to Aikido. Aikido these days seems to involve (since there is often only two of us students) Sensei throwing one of us until we're so exhausted we can't stand, then throwing the other of us until we're so exhausted they can't stand. Then he goes back to the first person.. So, …

15/Oct/2008 – 12:50 | By Si | Posted in fun, life | Comments (13)

Brain Controls Body Controls Brain

I was catching up on some light reading this morning — reading The Economist (the funniest magazine I know), when I came across this article, which points out that physical displays of pride & shame are hardwired at an evolutionary level. Ie, they're not learned behaviours. This was discovered by watching athletes that were blind …

15/Oct/2008 – 06:06 | By Si | Posted in health, self-improvement | Comments (6)

Three Airports, Two Days

It's not every day you get a text message telling you your grandfather is dead, and yet there it is, cold as tonight is long: Stan Durdin passed away on Thursday. We have just been told by the vicar of Victor Harbor. I'd been spending my typical Saturday morning, drinking coffee (well, him a short black, …

04/Oct/2008 – 16:13 | By Si | Posted in life | Comments (7)