2010 AL30 Close Approach
What’s fascinating about these near Earth objects is that they appear right out of nowhere. This little missive, only about 30ft in diameter, circles us every 365 days (precisely and perhaps co-incidentally) and yet nobody knows what it is or where it came from. It passed between us and the moon. About one-third on our side. Had it hit...
21 FREE Guided Meditations
If you’ve done only one course of meditation, you’ve experienced but one single point of view. There are many ways to meditate – perhaps as many methods as there are cultures. Below are links to 21 files that you can listen to whilst walking, sitting and even sleeping. These cover such styles of meditations as Jewish and...
“Online Marketing Inside Out”
Meh! Solid and well written but very conservative. Try Seth Godin for a more modern take on the changing digital marketplace. . . 5/10 Brandon Eley and Shayne Tilley have written a very clear, albeit conservative book about marketing your product or idea online. As a paperback, Online Marketing Inside Out is beautifully designed and put...
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My name is Edwin. I’m a filmmaker and web developer working in Perth, Western Australia. I’ve also taught film and web subjects at Universities since 1995. I’m 42 years old.
On October 13th 2007, I lost my Father to oesophageal cancer. After a week of mysterious and sudden weight-loss (February 2007) he suddenly couldn’t swallow. X-rays revealed an obstruction and subsequent tests confirmed the worst. A cancerous tumor had taken hold. It had been growing unchecked for 5 years – a result of life-long heartburn and indigestion. After a horrible operation (his oesophagus was removed) and 9 months in and out of Fremantle Hospital, Dad died – his body riddled with cancer and pain-killing hallucinogens.
During his last few days, he made no sense. But he told us he loved us. Mum, my sister Sue and I held his hand as warmth, prescience and oxygen left his body.
Death changes everything . . .
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