First Blog Post!

Today is my first post! I don't know why I got so inspired to start a blog today, something just told me that I had to, and put this above all other priorities. I intend for this blog to be an amalgam of interesting sites and articles I find which will mainly include topics such as science, religion, nature, art, music... basically anything that catches my eye. A few afternoon posts to start out:

MGMT
This is a band I have been listening to a bit recently..they are good!

Ever wonder about the position of the sun in the sky?
This past year I have been wondering about the position of the sun in the sky a lot and the earth's orbit around the sun. I know humans have been documenting this for thousands of years but its fun to figure it out on your own. I have been able to track the path of the morning sun from my office window, here every morning since last September. I just note where it is at around 9:45 everyday usually, and just watch its path change throughout the year across my window. It's been interesting! Not to mention since I'm a cloudspotter, and I'm always glancing to see what the clouds are doing too.

Expect many wikipedia links on this blog...here's a link to the basil page in the herbs category, because I have been using the fresh basil from our garden in my cooking lately.

Will post more later today before going to the swimming pool and reading The Cloudspotter's Guide. The Cloudspotter's Guide is an awesome book, best for poolside reading while watching the clouds. Each chapter is devoted to a specific cloud type and the author weaves in cultural and historical stories about the cloud as well. Also, there's a great chart in the beginning showing all cloud types and the altitudes at which they occur.

Also, I am working on following the advice of my spiritual advisor and being patient and aware of everything around me.

Buddhist quote:
The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. The greatest generosity is non-attachment. The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind. The greatest patience is humility. The greatest effort is not concerned with results. The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go. The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances. - Atisha ...