Chasing the Elusive Vincy Parrots

Posted by Bruce Kemp | Monday, August 30, 2010 at 12:02 am

In search of the St. Vincent parrot, Bruce Kemp discovers that a hike in the rain forest can be so much more than ticking those little boxes on that 'life list' you so carefully put together. [Read more]

The Beauty of Deception

Posted by Nathan Thompson | Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 12:09 am

What's so striking about the art of Arthur Davies is how little they give us a hint of either the turmoil of the times, or the psychological and actual turmoil of his personal life. Filled with young, beautiful women, perfected landscapes, and sensuous colors, Davies' paintings seem almost completely unscathed, as if he was able to channel the paranoid, guilt ridden tenor of his life into a collection of visual dreamscapes beckoning us to come and rest in. [Read more]

All Collies Great and Small

Posted by Julia McLean | Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 12:05 am

Love me, love my dog Lassie. Julia McLean offers a hilarious and inspiring look at life with Border Collies. [Read more]

A Simple Smile

Posted by Gil Namur | Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 12:02 am

Everyone needs a pat on the back now and then. Even a simple smile can make a huge difference in someone’s day. It seems to me that this morsel of truth is becoming lost on a great many of us. As I write this, the title I have in mind is ‘Affirmation’... [Read more]

Notes from the Dirty Wall Project #1: Sleepless in Mumbai…

Posted by Kane Ryan | Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 12:10 am

A year ago Kane Ryan decided to make the change from traveller and observer to someone with the ability to change, however small, the lives of the poor in India. That was the beginning of The Dirty Wall Project, a tiny charity with a very big vision. This is the first of Kane's series of special posts for Life As A Human as he begins his journey back to the slums of India. [Read more]

A Just Assignment

Posted by Wanda Lambeth | Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 12:08 am

I have always believed there had to be a special place for people who inflicted cruel harm on animals with a personal agenda as the justification. Recently I began to see there may be a correlation between the heartless and a certain member of the animal kingdom that helps make sense of a senseless world at times. And it’s a perfect solution. [Read more]

What To Put On Paper?

Posted by Dan L. Hays | Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 12:02 am

After many years of not writing, a man feels compelled to sit down with paper and pad. He reflects on the curious hesitation he feels, is puzzled by the resistance he senses within himself. Is he doubting his talent, or is there something more? [Read more]

The Most Photographed Child in the World

Posted by Mike Sakasegawa | Friday, August 27, 2010 at 12:14 am

Who is the most photographed child in the world: the Kennedy children, Shirley Temple, or Suri Cruise? In the age of digital photography, does that question have any meaning? [Read more]

Secular Buddhism and Right Association

Posted by Rick Bateman | Friday, August 27, 2010 at 12:08 am

Aren’t Buddhists all supposed to be sitting alone in caves or lined up like shrubs in some monastery? Rick Bateman explores friendship and communication as a vital aspect of the spiritual life. [Read more]