Monthly Archive: March 2009

Mar 31

The joys of "Dollhouse" on hulu…

My wonderful husband recently introduced me to the joys of the online website called “Hulu.” Basically, you log on and can pick tv shows that you want to watch either by individual episodes or by subscribing to the series. The website is completely free. Currently airing shows might only list the 5 most current, while …

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Mar 23

Why should anyone learn Esperanto?

I honestly never gave much thought to Esperanto until a little over two weeks ago. I might have wondered why the signs on Red Dwarf were written in both English and Esperanto, but other than that…nothing. I knew nothing about it. If anything, I thought it might be a dialect of Spanish. But an online …

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Mar 22

My Shiny New Esperanto Blog

Update: Hubby was kind enough to help me set up a separate blog for my ramblings in broken Esperanto. While my son and I try to learn the International Language, I will be chronicling our daily progress and exploits. If cows have indeed sprouted wings and anyone is interested in this, you can find my …

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Mar 18

Tech stuff and my apologies…

For a little over a week now, my son and I have been learning Esperanto over the Internet. In an attempt to facilitate our learning, I have created a page where I keep an ongoing record of our progress. You may find this page by clicking here or by going to the right hand side …

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Mar 02

Silk: It's not simply worm cast offs.

Veganism deals with the concept of ahisma or dynamic harmlessness. This includes avoiding all animal products to the best of your ability. When this is explained, most people understand why vegans do not consume cow’s milk, cheese, meat, and eggs… but silk? When people think about the rights and welfare of animals, they rarely picture …

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