When it comes to car design, headlights are one of the most prominent features. The headlights are the eyes of the car’s face, and they play a key role in determining how people feel about the attitude of the car; rounded lights will often denote a cute character while angled lights makes it look angry. But, what did the very first cars use for headlights? How has headlight technology changed over the years?
Archives for May 2016
Golf Lessons: Winning Characteristics of the Best Junior Golfers
Golf is a unique sport in that the best players come in all different shapes and sizes; there’s no ideal body type for this physical and mental game. Short and chubby players can do just as well as tall and lanky players.
Jessica Pautsch talks Sustainable Development at TEDxStanleyPark
Jessica Pautsch believes that people generate way too much waste. “I’m currently working on a project that will help us reduce our food waste” says Jessica. “And consumer values have shifted from owning to renting, which helps us all become more sensitive to buying – and throwing away – stuff.”
Your Dog as a Spiritual Teacher
Spiritual teachers come in all shapes, sizes and forms, and you may actually have one sitting at your feet right now. My dogs have been some of the most enlightening spiritual teachers I’ve ever encountered, provided I was open to and aware of the multiple lessons they’ve had to teach.
Visitors
It’s Tuesday and my sister, Lilly, will be here any minute. I seat myself at the table for a long, deep look at my kitchen. I’m trying to drink it in, commit it to memory; the kitchen, as it looks to me now; me, as I am now.
Bullying, Fear, And The Full Moon (Part One)
A person who has been bullied does not “grow out of” the fear that unremitting bullying causes; the fear simply goes underground, quietly working its poison into the nervous system of a life, shutting down passion, stifling creativity, mocking love.
Cheery Feverfew
Feverfew is a master medicine for addressing headaches and migraines. Its anti-inflammatory properties put it on par, or even above, pharmaceuticals like Aspirin, and without the side effects.
Tarmac Meditations #173: When Is a Runner Not a Runner?
Every now and then I take my camera and shoot what’s around me; the images that follow are what I have seen with a camera in my hands. The other day I shot a local race event in progress. These images are markers of recovery, small celebrations of renewal – I think. What do you think?
The Impact of Giving Back
There are so many ways in which you can give back and help those who need it most. Things that are considered necessities to some are unattainable luxuries to many, many others. Giving back in any way, from simple donations to starting your own charity, is impactful and meaningful.
Taking it to the max: The life of a serial obsessionist
Mostly I’ve loved this life of serial obsessions. It drives me to learn all kinds of things I wouldn’t have thought to learn. It pushes me out of my comfort zone to have new experiences that I wouldn’t have thought to have. It helps me shed what has lost meaning, making room for something new.