18 Travel Quotes to Feed Your Sense of Wanderlust
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Category: philosophy
PeaceLoveCar
I’ve not owned a vehicle for most of the last 14 years.
But the PeaceLoveCar is tempting.
Sam Salwei lives in a 28-square-foot pod. It was built in 1988, and formerly the car was known as a Ford Festiva.
Salwei, a founding member of the YogaSlackers group and a GearJunkie contributor, calls his highly-modified vehicle the PeaceLoveCar.
A solar panel on the roof gives power. The seats fold down into a bed. Under the hood is an oven. “We bake burritos in there,” Salwei notes. The back seat has a fridge.
408,841 miles grace the odometer. The Guinness World Record for a Festiva, Salwei says, is 640,000 miles. “I might break it.” …
Thanks Dave.
A Big Heart Open to God
Finally, a reform Pope.
I’m really liking Pope Francis, so far. 🙂
These excerpts are from the full interview published in English by America magazine, a Jesuit weekly based in New York.
The pope, formerly a cardinal, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, spoke of the mistakes he feels he made when he became the superior of his Jesuit province in Argentina at the “crazy” young age of 36.
He talked about his vision of the church, and why he has chosen not to spend much time talking about abortion, gay marriage and contraception.
He explained what he meant by the headline-grabbing remark he made about gay people: “Who am I to judge?” And he said that doubt is essential to finding God. …
minimalist housing
Mashable has a recent post detailing 11 Small Living Spaces.
Of those listed, I’m intrigued by the Looper. A glorified tent / pod.
details – Nomadic Resorts
LIFE via Calvin and Hobbes
On his cartoon blog Zen Pencils, Gavin Aung Than turns inspirational quotes into comic strips.
For his newest strip, he illustrated a quote from Bill Watterson’s 1990 speech at Kenyon College in the style of Calvin and Hobbes, which Than considers “the greatest comic strip of all time.”
The comic strip below “is basically the story of my life,” Than writes, “except I’m a stay-at-home-dad to two dogs.” …
most days happy NOT to have a phone
… Charlene deGuzman stars in I Forgot My Phone — a short film she wrote about life in these modern, soul-sucking, smartphone-saturated times. …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Some day we’ll find a way not to overuse phones when in the company of other people.
Control our addictions.
Sharon MASON – rest in peace
Sharon Mason (née Smith), born August 23, 1933, died peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, August 15, 2013. Born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan to Ralph and Kay, Sharon was the eldest of six …
Sharon loved her work as a music and elementary school teacher with Calgary Board of Education where she taught from 1972 to 1994. She loved to sing, anytime and anywhere: her special joy was to be a longtime member of the Knox Church Choir. For many years, she helped to organize the Knox CBC Carol Festival, and volunteered with Inn From The Cold. Many thanks to all at the Beverly Centre Lake Midnapore for their loving care and attention. Although it took so much from her, even Alzheimer’s could not defeat her loving spirit and sense of fun. …
recent photo by Jessica Barnes, a new Mom herself.
Ron and I had breakfast before the funeral. We’d known Sharon for over 35 years, yet could not recall a single moment of anger.
She was loving and tolerant. Ron considers her a role model for his own parenting.
Samsara (2011 film)
Samsara is a 2011 documentary film, directed by Ron Fricke and produced by Mark Magidson, who also collaborated on Baraka (1992), a film of a similar vein. Samsara was filmed over four years in 25 countries around the world. It was shot in 70 mm format …
Samsara explores the wonders of our world from the mundane to the miraculous, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man’s spirituality and the human experience. …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Here’s how you can watch it.
David Foster Wallace – THIS IS WATER
Brilliant.
In 2005, author David Foster Wallace was asked to give the commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College.
However, the resulting speech didn’t become widely known until 3 years later, after his tragic death. It is, without a doubt, some of the best life advice we’ve ever come across, and perhaps the most simple and elegant explanation of the real value of education.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
We made this video, built around an abridged version of the original audio recording, with the hopes that the core message of the speech could reach a wider audience who might not have otherwise been interested. However, we encourage everyone to seek out the full speech (because, in this case, the book is definitely better than the movie).
-The Glossary
It’s no finger wagging Dr Laura sermon. 🙂
Here’s the full speech.
David Foster Wallace committed suicide September 12, 2008. He had suffered depression for over 20 years.
Rick McCharles 