<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><rss xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>Nafella - NafLogger</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/</link><description>Set up many smarter social sharing networks with different privacy levels and personalized profiles</description><language>en-US</language><copyright>Refer Terms of use in the website www.nafella.com.</copyright><category>NafNotes</category><image><url><![CDATA[http://www.nafella.com/classifieds/images/homeLogo_Nafella.gif]]></url><title><![CDATA[Nafella - NafLogger]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.nafella.com/]]></link></image><item><title>Tapas Experience</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Helping_Hand_Concierge/Tapas_Experience</link><description><![CDATA[ Throughout Spain, it is customary to serve wine in a glass covered by  a small plate, which contains finger foods that you may enjoy while drinking. "Tapa," is a word that actually means a "cover" and acts as a barrier to prevent impurities from contaminating wine, cider or sherry. Tapas are now an international sensation and are offered at bars, cafes and restaurants around the globe. 
   
   Helping Hand Concierge   now offers a  Tapas Experience , which is a unique way of entertaining your...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Helping_Hand_Concierge/Tapas_Experience</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Aromatherapy and Your Home</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Helping_Hand_Concierge/Aromatherapy_and_Your_Home</link><description><![CDATA[ Aromatherapy is the therapeutic application of an essential oil, which is a concentrated aroma compound that is derived from either a plant, flower or fruit. Typically, these essences are extracted through a process known as steam distillation, and once removed, they can be 75 to 100 times more potent than their original source. Throughout history, these essences have been implemented by various cultures, due to their rich aromas, plus their ability to influence the mind, body &amp; spirit in a...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Helping_Hand_Concierge/Aromatherapy_and_Your_Home</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Shutting Down Fat Storage: Diets and Metabolism</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?drcath/Shutting_Down_Fat_Storage_Diets_and_Metabolism</link><description><![CDATA[
Greetings!  Happy New Year!    It's that time of year again when most of us are thinking about losing weight, getting more exercise, and setting new healthy habits for the year ahead.  Of course, what works for one person may be less than successful for someone else.   Since most people want to lose weight easily, I want to devote this column to foods that actually help you lose weight by raising your metabolism or by keeping your blood sugar and insulin low.  - If insulin levels are kept low ...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?drcath/Shutting_Down_Fat_Storage_Diets_and_Metabolism</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Independence Days Redux</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Spuds/Independence_Days_Redux</link><description><![CDATA[
When I started writing my adventures, I was inspired by the idea of doing something every day to make myself, my family, and my community a little less dependent on systems I no longer had much faith in.   Now, with the new year underway, I thought I’d take stock of what I’ve done and what I can still do. These categories are taken from Sharon Astyk’s  blog   and I’ve played a bit fast and loose with some of them.     Plant something  At this point, I’m not planting anything. If my family were...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Spuds/Independence_Days_Redux</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Deal with Naysayers</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/How_to_Deal_with_Naysayers</link><description><![CDATA[
  Do you ever feel like naysayers and other negative types bring you down? Jack Canfield, coauthor of the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul books, has tips on how to gracefully change the subject or set boundaries. Canfield explains how to use your own interpersonal skills, including persuasion, practicality and humor, to get pessimists to see things in a more positive way...  "The world is full of cynics, whiners and naysayers. It's best to weed out the negative people from our lives and ...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/How_to_Deal_with_Naysayers</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Right or Wrong: How Do You Decide?</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Right_or_Wrong_How_Do_You_Decide</link><description><![CDATA[
Happy New Year to All!  Who decides what is right and what is wrong?   The king, government, religion, tradition, culture, society, the family, the individual? Did Lincoln, Gandhi, Mother Theresa et al, need to ask the government, local society or anyone else what was wrong and what was right? No, they had the moxie to do what they believed was right, and the rest followed.      The challenge we all face is that nothing in life is clearly right or clearly wrong. Obeying rules doesn’t always he...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Right_or_Wrong_How_Do_You_Decide</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Slumdog Millionaire Mesmerizes US Audiences</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?My_Political_Pundit/Slumdog_Millionaire_Mesmerizes_US_audiences</link><description><![CDATA[
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I am going to be doing monthly forecasts, instead of weekly forecasts, beginning January 2009.   In January 2009 we observe the following: Saturn Retrograde in Leo, Jupiter Direct in Capricorn, Mars Direct in Sagittarius until Jan 27th and then in Capricorn till month end, Venus Direct in Aquarius until Jan 27th and in Pisces till month end and Mercury Direct in Capricorn until Jan 11th and Retrograde thereafter.  Overview for Jan 2009: Barack Obama will come across as being inward looking thi...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_Monthly_Forecast_January_2009</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientist, Whales and a Dolphin: How Nature Shows the way into 2009</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Karmic_Lenses/Scientist_Whales_and_a_Dolphin_How_Nature_Shows_the_way_into_2009</link><description><![CDATA[
Hope you view the Heart Sutra video after you read this report of how a Dolphin could do, just last week, what a Scientist could not.  It was Sri Aurobindo who pointed out, almost a 100 years ago, that rationality has small hands and can only handle minute fragments of the Universe. He said it much more poetically than I am paraphrasing here. As we head to the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the promise of Science and its rational methods as our guide to peace  and prosperity has ...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Karmic_Lenses/Scientist_Whales_and_a_Dolphin_How_Nature_Shows_the_way_into_2009</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Israel and Hamas: A window into Europe's past?</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?LookingOut/Israel_and_Hamas_A_window_into_Europes_past</link><description><![CDATA[
The problems of the Palestine people have a long history - with its tentacles in Europe's inability to deal with ethnic and religious diversity.  Hamas, the current villain of Palestine, is an offshoot of Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt which itself was founded in the 1920s to re-establish the Islamic Caliphate. The Caliphate was dissolved as a result of the defeat of the Ottoman Sultans of Turkey by the European powers at the end of World War I. The hope was that Western notion  of nation-states,...]]></description><category>Looking Out</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?LookingOut/Israel_and_Hamas_A_window_into_Europes_past</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>2009 Astro Forecast for the Economy</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/2009_Astro_Forecast_for_the_Economy</link><description><![CDATA[
    The current down turn in the economy began with Saturn moving into Leo in July 2007. Every 27 years Saturn re-visits Leo (and stays there for almost two and a half years) and asks for an accounting from all those in authority and the wealthy. It will leave Leo on September 10th 2009. But before it does so, it will go retrograde in Leo from January 1st 2009 (actually at about 12 30 am on Jan 1st New York time) and will remain retrograde until mid May 2009. It is as if Saturn did not get a f...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/2009_Astro_Forecast_for_the_Economy</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>View from Ground Zero: On the importance of losing and finding ground under our feet</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Nina_Rao/View_from_Ground_Zero_On_the_importance_of_losing_and_finding_ground_under_our_feet</link><description><![CDATA[ 
  The very first sentence I hear after slipping the CD into my car's stereo system, grabs my attention right away.   
  "This very moment is the perfect teacher".    
  The author, Pema Chodron, speaks in a matter-of-fact even detached manner, but her warmth, humor and empathy surface readily as she reads. The theme and title of the audiobook is "When Things Fall Apart" based on her book of the same name.   
  As I drive, I find myself responding to her simple but compelling message. She s...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Nina_Rao/View_from_Ground_Zero_On_the_importance_of_losing_and_finding_ground_under_our_feet</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>What is Music?</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Peter_Spencer/What_is_Music</link><description><![CDATA[
      When you go to that part of the world that has actual stores in it, with actual goods on actual shelves for purchase with (sometimes) actual cash, the word "music" on a sign means either musical instruments or recordings of people playing musical instruments. Let's leave aside the potentially explosive question of whether hip-hop is music or a new form of spoken-word performance.  Before the advent of recording, "music" usually meant sheets of paper with music notation on them. You bough...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Peter_Spencer/What_is_Music</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Happiness...Have You Found Yours?</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/HappinessHave_You_Found_Yours</link><description><![CDATA[
  It used to be that nice people did not use the word "suck." Today, you hear nice people saying it just about everywhere -- in particular, the phrase, "Life sucks."  Now, you may be thinking that's not how you would describe your life. But consider: Are there parts of your life that aren't working? Are you failing to reach the joy and satisfaction you'd hoped for? If your answer to either of these is yes, here are six questions to consider to add joy and balance to your life...  Do you give a...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/HappinessHave_You_Found_Yours</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Life: A Balancing Act</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Life_A_Balancing_Act</link><description><![CDATA[
  How do we juggle everything we must do, need to do, and want to do on a daily basis? How do we tackle the multitude of tasks thrown at us everyday? How do we prioritize   our time and activities to achieve a balanced goal to suit our values? What's certain is that there is no "one –size fits all" solution. But, if we consider the four basic kinds of things we do every day, we could divide it into quadrants:  - Important/Urgent (getting to work on time; getting kids ready for school) - Not Im...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Life_A_Balancing_Act</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Spuds' New Year Resolutions</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Spuds/Spuds_New_Year_Resolutions</link><description><![CDATA[ I know it’s a little early, but it's never too early to start thinking about next year's resolutions!  Here is my list:    1) Stay hopeful.   2) Eat less – at least the bad stuff.   3) Finish all my knitting and sewing projects before starting any new ones. This I may actually do.   4) Mend all the holey socks that are waiting, and then get to the rest of the clothes.   5) Give away all the toys that are no longer loved or played with.   6) Get to know at least three more families within walkin...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Spuds/Spuds_New_Year_Resolutions</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dubya's final serenade</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?My_Political_Pundit/Dubyas_final_seranade</link><description><![CDATA[
           Dubya:  So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye -- Goodbye! I'm glad to go, I cannot tell a lie I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly The sun   has gone to bed and so must I    The Global Citizens:  So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye ........ Dubya!!               
]]></description><category>Politics</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?My_Political_Pundit/Dubyas_final_seranade</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Israel:Out of Control</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?One_Womans_Opinion/IsraelOut_of_Control</link><description><![CDATA[
Once again, Israel is using a “machine gun to swat a fly”…After planning for months for the latest attack on Hamas “military”, Israel once again slaughters people with impunity while the world community silently watches.    This newest attack on the Gaza strip is to stop the bombing into Israel as justification of their continued brutality.  For months prior to this attack, the Israelis have withheld medical supplies into Gaza, attacked fishing boats, one of the main food sources, increased bl...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?One_Womans_Opinion/IsraelOut_of_Control</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:53:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>2009: I wish you enough</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Kay_Kalawar/2009_I_wish_you_enough</link><description><![CDATA[
    I wish you enough strength to sustain you through happy and hard times in 2009.  I wish you enough happiness to be able to share it with someone else.  I wish you enough peace that your world becomes a haven for yourself and others.  Most of all, as a tumultuous year comes to a close, I take this opportunity to wish our authors, supporters, friends and family a deep gratitude for being with us in 2008 and looking forward to 2009 together.   In the words of Max Ehrmann (thanks, Jackie O),  ...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Kay_Kalawar/2009_I_wish_you_enough</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Moon Sign 2009 Yearly Forecast: Aries to Virgo</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_2009_Yearly_Forecast_Aries_to_Virgo</link><description><![CDATA[
  The year 2009 can be divided into three major periods from the perspective of planetary transits: 1.Jan 1st to May 15th 2009 - Saturn Retrograde in Leo and Jupiter in Capricorn; 2.May 16th to Sept 15th 2009 - Saturn direct, Jupiter in Aquarius and mostly retrograde; 3. Sept 16th to Dec 20th 2009 - Saturn in Virgo and Jupiter direct in Capricorn. We will look at the period beyond Dec 20th 2009 when we to December.  You will find forecasts for Aries to Virgo Moon signs below. For Libra to Pisc...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_2009_Yearly_Forecast_Aries_to_Virgo</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Moon Sign 2009 Yearly Forecast: Libra to Pisces</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_2009_Yearly_Forecast_Libra_to_Pisces</link><description><![CDATA[
The year 2009 can be divided into three major periods from the perspective of planetary transits: 1.Jan 1st to May 15th 2009 - Saturn Retrograde in Leo and Jupiter in Capricorn; 2.May 16th to Sept 15th 2009 - Saturn direct, Jupiter in Aquarius and mostly retrograde; 3. Sept 16th to Dec 20th 2009 - Saturn in Virgo and Jupiter direct in Capricorn. We will look at the period beyond Dec 20th 2009 when we to December.  You will find forecasts for Libra to Pisces Moon signs below. For Aries to Virgo...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_2009_Yearly_Forecast_Libra_to_Pisces</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Grass roots way forward even as we track recession erruptions in Ukraine and Japan</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EyeOnPersonalFinance/Grass_roots_way_forward_even_as_we_track_recession_erruptions_in_Ukraine_and_Japan</link><description><![CDATA[
Dec 26th 2008. Did not want to use the dreaded D word in the headline. But  Paul Krugman uses it :   The second Great Depression has arrived ……. in Ukraine.   Where a 30% drop in industrial production was sighted over the last 3 months. And Paul Krugman compares it with the 30% drop that the US experienced at the start of the Great Depression in the 1930s.  Meanwhile the  news from Japan  is along similar lines announcing an 8% drop in factory output from October to November 2008:   Japan rece...]]></description><category>Looking Out</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EyeOnPersonalFinance/Grass_roots_way_forward_even_as_we_track_recession_erruptions_in_Ukraine_and_Japan</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Madoff and Bush in the same American blind spot?</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?LookingOut/Madoff_and_Bush_in_the_same_American_blind_spot</link><description><![CDATA[
Rarely does one get a sudden "ah-ha" while reading columns on the net. But this one was different. In a few short sentences, I began to see the connection between an America which elected George W. Bush, not once but twice, and the American elite which went out of its way to invest with Bernie Madoff. America lost enormous wealth under the Bush captaincy, the losses which will become fully apparent in the next few years. And at the same time the American elite, the smartest of smart money, los...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?LookingOut/Madoff_and_Bush_in_the_same_American_blind_spot</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Holidays mean more than heartburn</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/Holidays_mean_more_than_heartburn</link><description><![CDATA[
“Without discipline, there’s no life at all.”—Katharine Hepburn, American actress  Frustrated parents can rein kids in with consistent discipline. You want your child to act one way. Your child acts the opposite way. You say something, and your child doesn't listen. You try a different approach, and that doesn't work either. A few simple Love and Logic® guidelines can help parents stop this potential nightmare and make holiday get-together's joyous occasions where kids and parents all have a g...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/Holidays_mean_more_than_heartburn</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Challenge the Struggle</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Challenge_the_Struggle</link><description><![CDATA[
  Of the billions of neurons in the human brain, imagine there are two special teams in charge of the way we do things.  Call one team of neurons " Challenge " and the other one " Struggl e" (yes, it's a stretch of one's imagination but this is not a scientific paper). Assume these two teams are of almost equal in strength.    Most of the time Struggle helps  Challeng e; they can work together as good friends  ~ but, there are times when Struggle wins. Struggle always points to Stop Signs, U-t...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Challenge_the_Struggle</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Rick Warren selling the Fear Factor?</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?IgnorantFool/Is_Rick_Warren_selling_the_Fear_Factor</link><description><![CDATA[
So what is the key selling factor for Rick Warren? Well here it is,  in his own words  (you will find it right at the end as Rick Warren's closing statement);  "We're both betting. He's betting his life that he's right. I'm betting
my life that Jesus was not a liar. When we die, if he's right, I've
lost nothing. If I'm right, he's lost everything. I'm not willing to
make that gamble."  It is the fear factor, of course! But does Sam Harris (the "He" in the quote) think he is gambling? Only t...]]></description><category>Politics</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?IgnorantFool/Is_Rick_Warren_selling_the_Fear_Factor</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Moon Sign Horoscope Week of Dec 21st 2008, Going through Holiday motions</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_Horoscope_Week_of_Dec_21st_2008_Going_through_Holiday_motions</link><description><![CDATA[
The Moon will go through the following signs this week (all New York times, please adjust for your time zone): Phase 1: Sun Dec 21st to 6 pm Tues Dec23rd (Libra) Phase 2: To 7 am Fri Dec 26th (Scorpio) Phase 3: To end of day Sat Dec 27th (Sagittarius)  Weekly Overview: This week the Moon starts out in Libra, spends Christmas Eve and Day in Scorpio and ends up in Sagittarius on the two days after Christmas. Sunday and Monday will be fairly optimistic and hopeful, looking for a balance, in a low...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_Horoscope_Week_of_Dec_21st_2008_Going_through_Holiday_motions</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>WHY THIS PLACE, WHY NOW?</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?shebana/WHY_THIS_PLACE_WHY_NOW</link><description><![CDATA[
                              Sukhbaatar Square, Ulaanbaatar (UB) Mongolia     A Frenchman I once met in a café in UB, the Mongolian capital city, asked why I had chosen to come there, and what for.  He was a lean fellow in black-rimmed glasses, leaning forward on a stool, turning his head this way and that as people came in and out of the café, a curious man peering around a very curious world, attuned to it all. For a while now, he had been looking over and when I glanced up again, there he ...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?shebana/WHY_THIS_PLACE_WHY_NOW</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Explain the Economic Crisis to New Members of Congress</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EyeOnPersonalFinance/How_to_Explain_the_Economic_Crisis_to_New_Members_of_Congress</link><description><![CDATA[
Prof. Jeffrey Frankel, of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, used the  slide below to explain to newly elected Congress people  how we got to this state where both employment and prices are falling and home foreclosures are continuing. So now they can't say "Who could have known..." (as the master of universe, Mr. Greenspan, did in October 2008) a few years down the road:      ]]></description><category>Looking Out</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EyeOnPersonalFinance/How_to_Explain_the_Economic_Crisis_to_New_Members_of_Congress</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sunday Nights</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Peter_Spencer/Sunday_Nights</link><description><![CDATA[
  I spent most Sunday nights during my senior year in High School playing in a coffeehouse/teen center in the basement of a Methodist church downtown. Historians write about the influence of the church on R&amp;B but not so much about these church-basement scenes in the '60s and their affect on white rock. But pretty much every musician of my generation that I know got their start in High School playing church basements. Hey, John Lennon met Paul McCartney at a church gig, a village fete in Wo...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Peter_Spencer/Sunday_Nights</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Spuds suddenly realizes Christmas is coming!</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Spuds/Spuds_suddenly_realizes_Christmas_is_coming</link><description><![CDATA[
  I knew it was on the way, I knew that it was getting close…I just didn't realize that I have 10 days (including today and Christmas Eve) to get ready.   This morning, I finally admitted I had to start getting years because my elder daughter reminded me that we have to bake a Simnel cake for her Winter Ethnic Party. (I'm all for non-religious winter parties at school, but when you call them ethnic, and then ask you to bring in a traditional holiday food – and keep in mind the school's policy ...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Spuds/Spuds_suddenly_realizes_Christmas_is_coming</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Rebuilding the Foundation: Type II Diabetes</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?The_Suppers_Programs/Rebuilding_the_Foundation_Type_II_Diabetes</link><description><![CDATA[
        Quick!  What's a tip-off that it’s time to get tested for diabetes?   Most will say “extreme thirst”.  Considering that the CDC estimates 1 in 3 American children is destined for the diagnosis of diabetes, wouldn’t it be a good idea if we knew a little more about it before you end up with the disease?  First, there's enough difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes that they should be called totally separate names.  With Type 1, where the pancreas produce no insulin, the most signi...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?The_Suppers_Programs/Rebuilding_the_Foundation_Type_II_Diabetes</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Would Monkeys have done better than Madoff? Photo says it all</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?SweetSixties/Would_Monkeys_have_done_better_than_Madoff_Photo_says_it_all</link><description><![CDATA[
Over the last few months I have begun receiving increasing number of
emails from family and friends giving a funny turn to the storm of
uncertainty that continues to rage in our lives! Here are two pictures
that were sent my way that capture last week (second week of Dec 2008)
so evocatively.  The first one captures the $50 billion debacle perfectly for me:     And the one below explains why there were very few takers for A Day Without A Gay!   ]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?SweetSixties/Would_Monkeys_have_done_better_than_Madoff_Photo_says_it_all</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Present Time: The Greatest Gift of All</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/Present_Time_The_Greatest_Gift_of_All</link><description><![CDATA[
From buying them to opening them, every family seems to have its own way of handling Christmas presents:  Some families cut down on expenses by participating in Christmas gift draws. Others limit the major gifts to the kids, with homemade (or home-cooked) gifts for the adults. Crafts, jam and homemade chocolate are popular choices. And grandparents are always thrilled to receive a scrapbook calendar of their grandkids!  Christmas stockings are always a morning highlight for the kids. In many h...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/Present_Time_The_Greatest_Gift_of_All</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Nature and Nurture of Leadership</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/The_Nature_and_Nurture_of_Leadership</link><description><![CDATA[
  You can't become a leader following in someone else's footsteps!  The genes or heredity that you are born with is the nature and the environment or the life experience you acquire as you grow up is the nurture. These two define who you are.  Not much you can do with the genes you are born with. Geneticists are working hard to change that. Soon it may be possible to change your genetic make up.  The second part which defines you is the environment and the life experience.  You are part of you...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/The_Nature_and_Nurture_of_Leadership</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Galapagos 10 Espanola The Last Island</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Foot_Chakra/Galapagos_10_Espanola_The_Last_Island</link><description><![CDATA[ This was our last island ... then ... goodbye Galapagos! 
 Espanola of Super Diego fame(we had met Super Diego on Santa Cruz the previous day) was fast approaching on our horizon. We had a dry landing onto a small pier. At the end of it sat a huge bull sea lion, glaring at us challengingly. Renato confidently went towards him and managed to stare him down and chase him off our path. We hurried silently by, as the sea lion had not moved too far off. When we reached a safe distance away, Renato ...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Foot_Chakra/Galapagos_10_Espanola_The_Last_Island</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Moon Sign Horoscope Week of Dec 14th 2008, Mars moves to Sagittarius</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_Horoscope_Week_of_Dec_14th_2008_Mars_moves_to_Sagittarius</link><description><![CDATA[
The Moon will go through the following signs this week (all New York times, please adjust for your time zone): Phase 1: Sun Dec 14th to 5 pm Tues Dec 16th (Cancer) Phase 2: To 10 30 pm Thurs Dec 18th (Leo) Phase 3: To end of day Sat Dec 20th (Virgo)  Weekly Overview: Mars moves from Scorpio to Sagittarius on Dec 18th and will stay there until end of January 2009. While in Scorpio, since the beginning of November, Mars provided energy for secret activities. Leaks about such secret activities be...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_Horoscope_Week_of_Dec_14th_2008_Mars_moves_to_Sagittarius</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Minnie And Jenny's Good Deed</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Busybody/Minnie_And_Jennys_Good_Deed</link><description><![CDATA[ Minnie and Jenny were in their Girl Scout uniforms. They were going by bus one day and were sitting near the door.  
 An old couple got in. They could not find any seats to sit, so they remained standing.  
 Minnie and Jenny quickly got up to give their seats to the old couple. 
 The couple were relieved to be able to sit. They thanked Minnie and Jenny, and blessed them.   
 Minnie and Vinnie had done their good deed for the day. 
   ]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Busybody/Minnie_And_Jennys_Good_Deed</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Of looming Food shortages, Food Secretary and Pirates in Illinois</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EyeOnPersonalFinance/Of_looming_Food_shortages_Food_Secretary_and_Pirates_in_Illinois</link><description><![CDATA[
    What is the one immediate issue that President Obama should resolve when he comes in? Make sure food shortages do not happen in 2009-2010 and food prices stay stable or decrease. If there are food shortages and food prices increase, American consumers will cut their spending on all other items thus continuing the downward pressure on rest of the economy.   Jim Rogers, featured in Fortune magazine , predicts that food shortages will be the hallmark of 2009. Why? Because farmers are not gett...]]></description><category>Looking Out</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EyeOnPersonalFinance/Of_looming_Food_shortages_Food_Secretary_and_Pirates_in_Illinois</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Human Aspiration: A Response to Mumbai Attackers</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Karmic_Lenses/Human_Aspiration_A_Response_to_Mumbai_Attackers</link><description><![CDATA[
There are many many more youth who understand human aspiration very differently than the barbaric brutality played out by the twenty somethings with guns in Mumbai two weeks ago. The example of the young person on video above quoting Sri Aurobindo's Human Aspiration is one such.  Here is a text of what is being quoted. It sets our sights to a much higher plane:   

 Book One, Chapter One,  The Human Aspiration  
 

  
  
 

She follows to the goal of those that are passing on beyond, ...]]></description><category>Looking Out</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Karmic_Lenses/Human_Aspiration_A_Response_to_Mumbai_Attackers</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Let&#8217;s get ready for Winter with Spuds &#8211; or not</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Spuds/Lets_get_ready_for_Winter_with_Spuds_or_not</link><description><![CDATA[ 
   
 So far, my concession to winter in my thermostat set at 62 house, has consisted of putting the girls’ summer clothing in boxes that are still piled on the floor to make room for their winter clothes in their dressers; digging out there winter blankets; piling my winter clothing on my floor because I haven’t put away my summer things; and rather that storming the attic to get my winter blankets, sleeping under a child’s sleeping bag that never got put away last year. 
 I did replace the...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Spuds/Lets_get_ready_for_Winter_with_Spuds_or_not</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sunday Prayers for the American Way: Hoping with Hybrid SUVs</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?IgnorantFool/Sunday_Prayers_for_the_American_Way_Hoping_with_Hybrid_SUVs</link><description><![CDATA[
  Have SUVs become the icon for the American Way? It sure looks like it if you are from Michigan. They are willing to move from all gas to hybrid. But SUVs it is all the way - no question of making do with the Smart Car or anything with a smaller footprint.   On Sunday December 7th, 2008, entire congregations came together and prayed. One put up SUVs on the altar and had its congregants line up around them to be anointed with sacred oil.   Hmm. Now if that would happen in some other country in...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?IgnorantFool/Sunday_Prayers_for_the_American_Way_Hoping_with_Hybrid_SUVs</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GHOSTS IN MEXICO</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?shebana/GHOSTS_IN_MEXICO</link><description><![CDATA[
                                                                                                                                                   One afternoon, in a ghost town in Mexico, I began to understand all that I had lost by being on the move so much.  I had been living in Mexico for a few months, in another town, a place of good cheer where I was mostly of good cheer but something was afoot. I was easily moved to any kind of emotion, tremulous and moody as if some revelation was tryi...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?shebana/GHOSTS_IN_MEXICO</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mind Your Own Business</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Mind_Your_Own_Business</link><description><![CDATA[
  Inside a huge circle (the size of a football field) you have a teeny-weenie circle of influence (the size of a penny). Steven Covey, in his "Seven Basic Habits of Highly Effective People," calls this the circle of influence.   Let us call this an i-circle.    You have no control or influence outside that tiny circle. Yet we all spend many precious hours every day discussing and thinking outside that small circle - Iraq war, Bush bashing (this year; next year we will have someone else), compl...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Mind_Your_Own_Business</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>What's Cooking? Some Favorite Family December Traditions</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/Whats_Cooking_Some_Favorite_Family_December_Traditions</link><description><![CDATA[
        What would Christmas be without food? Many families have food-related traditions that are eagerly anticipated every year.  Some go out together to a really nice restaurant about a week before Christmas just to enjoy a great meal and conversation before the rush of the holidays. Everyone has to dress up for Mom! During this meal, it is a great time to plan who you would like to invite to your table.  We like to invite neighbors and friends who do not have family nearby or who would be c...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/Whats_Cooking_Some_Favorite_Family_December_Traditions</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Arthritis and Natural Relief</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Om_Wholistic_Health_Center/Arthritis_and_Natural_Relief</link><description><![CDATA[
  A  2003 National Health Interview Survey , estimates that 25% of adults 18 years and older will be diagnosed by arthritis by 2030. Arthritis is a medical condition in which an individual suffers from joint pains; many irrespective of age suffer from this disease and more women than men are prone to it.   In the ancient Ayurvedic health care system of India, arthritis is recognized as Amavata (Rheumatoid) and Sandhivata (Osteo Arthritis). As per Ayurveda, arthritis is used to define joint pai...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Om_Wholistic_Health_Center/Arthritis_and_Natural_Relief</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Moon Sign Horoscope Week of Dec 7th 2008,Jupiter To Capricorn, Mercury to Sagittarius</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_Horoscope_Week_of_Dec_7th_2008Jupiter_To_Capricorn_Mercury_to_Sagittarius</link><description><![CDATA[
Weekly Forecast of Career, Romance and Money The Moon will go through the following signs this week (all New York times, please adjust for your time zone): Phase 1: Sun Dec 7th to 4 pm Mon Dec 8th (Pisces) Phase 2: 5 pm Wed Dec 10th (Aries) Phase 3: 4 15 pm Fri Dec 12th (Taurus) Phase 4: To end of day Sat Dec 13th (Gemini)  Mercury to Sagittarius: Dec 8th to Dec 28th 2008. Jupiter to Capricorn: Dec 9th 2008 to May 2009.  Weekly Overview: Jupiter moves to Capricorn on Dec 9th and stays there un...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_Horoscope_Week_of_Dec_7th_2008Jupiter_To_Capricorn_Mercury_to_Sagittarius</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Think About It. Rush Limbaugh is the New Joseph McCarthy</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Maja/Think_About_It_Rush_Limbaugh_is_the_New_Joseph_McCarthy</link><description><![CDATA[ I can't believe I've never thought about this before. I was listening to the radio the other day and turned on Rush Limbaugh for a few minutes and had to eventually turn it off. To hear the venom coming forth from that man's mouth and to think that after seeing where the American public is heading and where we've come from after eight drastically destructive years, he still is screaming about taxes and using character assasination as a way to stay on the radio. Doesn't this guy get it? We have ...]]></description><category>Politics</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Maja/Think_About_It_Rush_Limbaugh_is_the_New_Joseph_McCarthy</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Early Time in Mongolia</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?sascarey/Early_Time_in_Mongolia</link><description><![CDATA[Early Time in Mongolia    	She is born in the spring and a good choice it is, though her first impressions are cold, dry, hard. And very bright. Her mother stays close. Right away, she knows she must run, but first she is barely able to stand. Her mother licks her all over smelling her, drying her off. Imprinting her scent. She tries to stand and falls. Tries again. Is wobbly. Then awkward, but she is beside her mother, smelling her familiar scent. And something is driving her closer in, underne...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?sascarey/Early_Time_in_Mongolia</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Greatest Gift for Children:Traditions of Christmas</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/The_Greatest_Gift_for_ChildrenTraditions_of_Christmas</link><description><![CDATA[Nothing defines a family more than how it celebrates together. Family traditions promote stability and create deep roots. They bind together the hearts of husbands and wives, parents and children, brothers and sisters, grandparents and grandchildren, linking generations in a way that little else can. Traditions are a significant constant in an ever-changing world, and they are critical to building the family identity and culture that  establish a sense of belonging for every member of the family...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/The_Greatest_Gift_for_ChildrenTraditions_of_Christmas</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Slow Food Central New Jersey Winter Market in December</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Maja/Slow_Food_Central_New_Jersey_Winter_Market_in_December</link><description><![CDATA[           
    Slow Food Central New   Jersey  Hosts “Eat Local” Winter Farmers Market      
     D&amp;R Greenway to Sponsor and Host December 13 th  Market in  Princeton :            
   Mikey Azzara, Slow Food Chapter Co-leader and organizer of the Lawrenceville Main Street Farmers Market announces an indoor Winter Farm Market on Saturday, December 13, from 10am to 2pm, at the D&amp;R Greenway’s   Johnson   Education   Center  .  Located at   One Preservation Place  , off   Rosedale Road ...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Maja/Slow_Food_Central_New_Jersey_Winter_Market_in_December</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Spuds and Freecycle: Snapshots of America</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Spuds/Spuds_and_Freecycle_Snapshots_of_America</link><description><![CDATA[
I love Freecycle. It's a great way to get rid of stuff I don't want. It's great way to get stuff I do want. And there is nothing like the thrill of seeing that someone is looking for a twin bed frame when you have kept one in your basement for 17 years, just because someday, someone would need it.  Recently, I found that Freecycle is a giving me snapshots of what's happening in peoples' lives as the economy's tailspin gets tighter. At first there were more and more requests for bedroom furnitu...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Spuds/Spuds_and_Freecycle_Snapshots_of_America</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>President-Elect Obama: Health Care is a Jobs Issue</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Democratia/PresidentElect_Obama_Health_Care_is_a_Jobs_Issue</link><description><![CDATA[
  President-Elect Obama has promised to create millions of new jobs.  He has also promised to make health insurance more affordable.  Doesn't he realize that single-payer health insurance is the greatest job generator of them all?  Imagine that you want to start a business and you don't have to think about whether to offer health insurance to your employees.  Imagine that you want to expand your business and you don't have to think about the greater health insurance responsibilities that a lar...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Democratia/PresidentElect_Obama_Health_Care_is_a_Jobs_Issue</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Security or Liberty?</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EIdoctor/Security_or_Liberty</link><description><![CDATA[
             Abraham Maslow's Pyramid of Needs (wikipedia)   Perched at the top of Maslow's pyramid we discuss morality, strive to create that masterpiece, solve everyday problems and seek out the news. The news is often bad news. A terror strike, a needless war, a cycle of greed or rape of a mother planet is shaking my perch.   I realize I have to step off my high horse and check on its foundations. Just because we are humans we may think we are entitled to sit atop Maslow's pyramid and self ...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EIdoctor/Security_or_Liberty</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Deep Sixing the Trash in Your Brain</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Deep_Sixing_the_Trash_in_Your_Brain</link><description><![CDATA[
      There is a saying: "Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible."  Save all your wonderful experiences as memories. Most of our thoughts are ultimately derived from those memories. There are three types of memories: Sensory, Working, and Long-Term. The first two are short lived. We must store a lot of things in the long-term memory for future use.  But, we are also equally capable of storing many worthless memories into the long term...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Deep_Sixing_the_Trash_in_Your_Brain</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Then we screwed up the endgame</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?My_Political_Pundit/Then_we_screwed_up_the_endgame</link><description><![CDATA[ I was inspired to write this blog after reading Suketu Mehta's Op-Ed piece in the New York Times titled: "What They Hate About Mumbai" (   http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/opinion/29mehta.html?_r=1&amp;em  )     
       
  Suketu Mehta says in his Op-Ed, "But the best answer to the terrorists is to dream bigger, make even more money, and visit Mumbai more than ever. Dream of making a good home for all Mumbaikars, not just the denizens of $500-a-night hotel rooms. Dream not just of Bollywood ...]]></description><category>Politics</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?My_Political_Pundit/Then_we_screwed_up_the_endgame</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Naturally 7: Music Video</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?One_Womans_Opinion/Naturally_7_Music_Video</link><description><![CDATA[Standing on the shoulders of Bobby McFerrin,  and Take 6, these young men take their voices to new and wonderful heights. What you hear are their voices.  They do not use musical instruments!!!
Enjoy]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?One_Womans_Opinion/Naturally_7_Music_Video</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Moon Sign Horoscope Week of November 30th 2008, Optimism Tempered as Venus moves</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_Horoscope_Week_of_November_30th_2008_Optimism_Tempered_as_Venus_moves</link><description><![CDATA[Weekly Forecast of Career, Romance and Money The Moon will go through the following signs this week (all New York times, please adjust for your time zone): Phase 1: Sun Nov 39th to 1 30 pm Mon Dec 1st (Sagittarius) Phase 2: To 2 am Thurs Dec 4th (Capricorn) Phase 3: To 12 noon Sat Dec 6th (Aquarius)  Weekly Overview: As indicated last week, Moon in Scorpio over Mars, Mercury and Sun beginning Wed afternoon to early Saturday morning (New York time) gave rise to secretive activities - this time in...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_Horoscope_Week_of_November_30th_2008_Optimism_Tempered_as_Venus_moves</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Earth's Trees</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?coriander/The_Earths_Trees</link><description><![CDATA[  
  &#9674;     Tree Facts &#9674;    
  Nalini Nadkarni, calculated that in December, 2005 there were roughly 61 trees per person on this earth. (She used satellite photos to estimate that there were about 400 billion trees at that time.)   
  The Tropical Sierra Foundation figures that to offset the carbon we produce, each person needs to plant 26 trees PER YEAR. Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, started a tree planting movement in Africa when women noticed that they h...]]></description><category>Looking Out</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?coriander/The_Earths_Trees</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Thanksgiving</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Unicorn/Thanksgiving</link><description><![CDATA[   
 Thanksgiving is a Reunion of Family, Friends, and Neighbors  
 To strengthen Love and Friendship ]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Unicorn/Thanksgiving</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>When the Credit Crunch hits your high end Exurbia</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EyeOnPersonalFinance/When_the_Credit_Crunch_hits_your_high_end_Exurbia</link><description><![CDATA[ There are people who work in Manhattan and Chicago and Boston corporate headquarters and commute home to safe haven oases of the Exurbs. Or they work in large scale research labs of global pharmaceutical companies or biotech or Silicon Valley start ups - and live just a few miles away in the nook of their Exurb. Perhaps these are the people who are most connected to the policy makers in Washington DC or at the Federal Reserve (and now at the Obama transition headquarters in Chicago)? Here are s...]]></description><category>Looking Out</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EyeOnPersonalFinance/When_the_Credit_Crunch_hits_your_high_end_Exurbia</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Terror Strikes Mumbai</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?My_Political_Pundit/Terror_Strikes_Mumbai</link><description><![CDATA[ As an ex-Mumbaikar it is very sad and shocking to see that terror has once again struck Mumbai.  The leaders of the free world must unite and in concert with the leaders of   India ,  Pakistan  and   Afghanistan   send a United Nations sponsored strong and well armed team to root out the terrorists from their strong holds.  While people will have a knee jerk reaction to "settle the score" with  Pakistan ; even the people of   Pakistan   have been affected by the terrorism scourge of this centur...]]></description><category>Politics</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?My_Political_Pundit/Terror_Strikes_Mumbai</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:53:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Minnie And Jenny Take A Rain Check</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Busybody/Minnie_And_Jenny_Take_A_Rain_Check</link><description><![CDATA[ One Saturday morning, Brenda told her daughters Minnie and Jenny to go to the grocery store for ingredients she needed for lunch, and she wanted them quickly. 
 So Minnie and Jenny went to the grocery store. While coming back, they met their neighbor Mrs. Thomas, with her son of three years crying by her side, wanting to be held. But the mother’s hands were full of groceries.  
 Minnie and Jenny took her bags so she could hold her child. They gave Mrs. Thomas the bags of groceries on reaching...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Busybody/Minnie_And_Jenny_Take_A_Rain_Check</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How some people of China are responding to the global recession - Nov 2008</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?LookingOut/How_some_people_of_China_are_responding_to_the_global_recession_Nov_2008</link><description><![CDATA[
Strikes, heading out to other countries and a quiet desperation of being jobless are some of the responses to the first major recession in China, where the fabric of community and tradition has been frayed over the last 30 years of growth based on response to export demand from the US and Europe. Here are three snap shots of China's women and men and younger generation is coping:  Jobless youth had begun plying their cars as unlicensed taxis, cutting into an already falling demand for taxi ser...]]></description><category>Looking Out</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?LookingOut/How_some_people_of_China_are_responding_to_the_global_recession_Nov_2008</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Upgrading Your Brain's Software</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Upgrading_Your_Brains_Software</link><description><![CDATA[
    Your brain never sleeps.  While awake, the human brain gathers data from various sources through its sensors – vision; hearing; taste; touch and smell.   While you are asleep, the brain processes the data. Most of your sensory probes stay alert. Data collection is greatly influenced by your education, knowledge, values, environment etc. Lots of brain work goes on during the night shift! Only a small part of the data get stored in the long term memory. Most end up in short term memory.  You...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Upgrading_Your_Brains_Software</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Time to rein in the Fed: Call your Congress Rep and Obama rep today</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EyeOnPersonalFinance/Time_to_rein_in_the_Fed_Call_your_Congress_Rep_and_Obama_rep_today</link><description><![CDATA[The Citigroup bailout announced last night (these bailout deals are made over the weekend- have you noticed?) is not the $20 billion number that is being bandied around - it is $306 billion gaurantee by the Fed for all the garbage that Citi sold as loans. I am too upset to carry on about this. This  Bloomberg report  says it much more calmly:         Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. government is prepared to
provide more than $7.76 trillion on behalf of American taxpayers
after guaranteeing $30...]]></description><category>Looking Out</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EyeOnPersonalFinance/Time_to_rein_in_the_Fed_Call_your_Congress_Rep_and_Obama_rep_today</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Prevention and Treatment of Colds and Flu Part 1</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?drcath/Prevention_and_Treatment_of_Colds_and_Flu_Part_1</link><description><![CDATA[ Prevention and Treatment of Colds and Flu—Part 1                   By Cathy Ostroff DC HMC 
 A healthy person is resistant to most infections and can mount a strong immune response when subject to an infection.  Such a person will rebound from an infection without residual effects.  For example, only one health worker in 50 will develop HIV positive status after an accidental needle-stick injury when the needle is HIV contaminated.  This illustrates that the immune status of the person is more...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?drcath/Prevention_and_Treatment_of_Colds_and_Flu_Part_1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Thanksgiving in Mongolia</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?shebana/Thanksgiving_in_Mongolia</link><description><![CDATA[
                               ON THE MOVE   Traveling for a long time in vastly different spaces--as I did for a couple of years through South America, Mexico, Mongolia--breeds moments of connection, alienation, an acceptance of everything, a questioning of everything else.    It also puts you in your place. Being at the mercy of strange languages, bus schedules, difficult roads (or in the case of Mongolia, the lack thereof) and a million other variables quickly disabuses you of the notion th...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?shebana/Thanksgiving_in_Mongolia</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Moon Sign Horoscope Week of November 23rd 2008, Time to be careful and cautious</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_Horoscope_Week_of_November_23rd_2008_Time_to_be_careful_and_cautious</link><description><![CDATA[Weekly Forecast of Career, Romance and Money The Moon will go through the following signs this week (all New York times, please adjust for your time zone): Phase 1: Sun Nov 23rd to 1 30 am Mon Nov 24th (Virgo) Phase 2: To 12 30 pm Wed Nov 26th (Libra) Phase 3: To 12 30 am Sat Nov 29th (Scorpio, with Sun, Mercury and Mars) Phase 4: To end of day Sat Nov 29th (Sagittarius, with Venus and Jupiter)   Weekly Overview: Monday and Tuesday will be relatively balanced, including for the financial markets...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_Horoscope_Week_of_November_23rd_2008_Time_to_be_careful_and_cautious</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>A Caterer's Tricks to a Well-Timed Thanksgiving Dinner</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/A_Caterers_Tricks_to_a_WellTimed_Thanksgiving_Dinner</link><description><![CDATA[
      Thanksgiving dinner is an exercise in timing -- many different dishes
need to be ready at the same moment. Is there a secret to getting it
right -- moist bird, fluffy mashed potatoes, crisp vegetables -- with
less stress?   

 

Most people don't realize that they can do much more in advance than
they have been doing... having your children help out is part of the
fun and provides an opportunity for 'parent/child bonding' time.  Seize
this opportunity for some quality time with...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/A_Caterers_Tricks_to_a_WellTimed_Thanksgiving_Dinner</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush &amp; Condi</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?My_Political_Pundit/Bush_Condi</link><description><![CDATA[  As George Bush's term comes to an end (thank god!!), we will come to miss this guy.  Check this one out for some good clean political humor.  
  Enjoy!!  
  My Political Pundit  
   www.mypoliticalpundit.blogspot.com   ]]></description><category>Politics</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?My_Political_Pundit/Bush_Condi</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Should you buy a car now or next year?</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?CarTalker/Should_you_buy_a_car_now_or_next_year</link><description><![CDATA[How should you go about deciding whether you should buy a car this year or wait until new models come out in mid-2009? Here are some questions to consider:  1. Are you trading in your car to buy a new one? If yes, can you make do with it until next year?  - chances are that the price of cars will be down anywhere between 10 to 30% by next year. Cost of steel is down, as are shipping costs for Japanese and Korean cars across the Pacific. Cost of financing is also down.  - consider maintenance cos...]]></description><category>Looking Out</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?CarTalker/Should_you_buy_a_car_now_or_next_year</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>A Time to Celebrate</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?AFabulousLife/A_Time_to_Celebrate</link><description><![CDATA[     The general consensus seems to be that November 4th was both a
victory and a defeat for the queer community.  On the same night that
Barack Obama was elected President (can I get an amen and a chest
bump?), voters in California approved – by a vote of roughly 52% to 48%
- Proposition 8.  Thus, only six months after the California Supreme
Court declared that same-sex couples were due full marriage rights
under the state's Constitution, some 18,000 of them will have to
forfeit their ma...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?AFabulousLife/A_Time_to_Celebrate</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Attila Goes To India</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Unicorn/Attila_Goes_To_India</link><description><![CDATA[ Attila decided to invade India. He entered through the Khyber Pass. He found the Indians peaceful and welcoming.   He discovered that they cooked their food in pots and pans of hard baked clay. They cooked curry, rice and vegetables and served them with wooden spoons and spatulas. 
 The Indians taught Attila’s tribe how to make the earthen cooking vessels. They also introduced the tribe to spices like cloves, cardamom and cinnamon . Six elderly men who didn’t have any families at home decided ...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Unicorn/Attila_Goes_To_India</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>About Sirius and Stern on Cliff's Edge with Big 3</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?corporatista/About_Sirius_and_Stern_on_Cliffs_Edge_with_Big_3</link><description><![CDATA[
That's no easy job, to be Sirius and Stern, these days.  When Sirius stock is selling at 17 cents , down more than 95% from the beginning of the year, Howard Stern stands to lose about $140 million. Mr. Stern has a contract worth $500 million over 5 years beginning 2006, as long as he meets certain targets. So if Sirius continues in operation as a penny stock and Mr. Stern meets his targets over the next three years, he may end up being a majority shareholder. Couple of satellites and all that...]]></description><category>Looking Out</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?corporatista/About_Sirius_and_Stern_on_Cliffs_Edge_with_Big_3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Adults Should Care About Bullying</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/Why_Adults_Should_Care_About_Bullying</link><description><![CDATA[
    As a parenting counselor, I believe ALL adults should be concerned about bullying.  Studies indicate up to a quarter of American children and youth have been involved as victim or aggressor, 'sometimes or more often', and express extreme concern about it.  In a 2003 Harris poll of 8-17 year-old girls, commissioned by the Girl Scouts of the USA, bullying topped their list of concerns about their safety; the most common being socially ostracized-being teased or made fun of.  [Feeling Safe: W...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/Why_Adults_Should_Care_About_Bullying</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>If You Can Make a Pot of Coffee, You Can Make a Pot of Soup</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?The_Suppers_Programs/If_You_Can_Make_a_Pot_of_Coffee_You_Can_Make_a_Pot_of_Soup</link><description><![CDATA[
  "If I had a magic wand and could change one thing, I'd have them do whatever it takes to sit down regularly to home cooked meals." That quote came from a veteran alcohol and drug counselor.   Family meals are good prevention and good treatment. Turning around years of damage to the body, spirit, relationships, and life has to include greeting the problem at all its levels. If you are no longer satisfied with mere survival, The Suppers Program can teach you the skills and lend you the support...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?The_Suppers_Programs/If_You_Can_Make_a_Pot_of_Coffee_You_Can_Make_a_Pot_of_Soup</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>US Flu vaccine: Australia Flu 2008 - Children impacted more, Type B influenza predominant</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?HealthTalker/US_Flu_vaccine_Australia_Flu_2008_Children_impacted_more_Type_B_influenza_predominant</link><description><![CDATA[To the extent the Australian flu season may be seen as one
indicator of what may happen in the US, it may be time to take note as we head
into Thanksgiving - beginning of a season of travel, exchanging festive cheer,
gifts and those tiny little bugs as well.  

      

 The  Australian flu season for 2008 showed lower incidents  of
influenza when compared to 2007. Children under 15 seem to be most impacted
this year. A total of 8,400 cases were diagnosed in 2008 (to November 7th
2008),...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?HealthTalker/US_Flu_vaccine_Australia_Flu_2008_Children_impacted_more_Type_B_influenza_predominant</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dream Time in a Material Culture</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?SimpleLiving/Dream_Time_in_a_Material_Culture</link><description><![CDATA[
  Where do you begin and I end?   We are the Mirning, an old people from an ancient land. In the time of the Beginning, we were born from the ocean, in the foam along the shores of the great south seas. In the dance of the Beginning, we were born to dream the whales. The whale is our family. Over thousands of years, we have come to this place where the whales gather every winter to mate and give birth. We share food together, we eat shellfish off the same table - the reefs. They are our brothe...]]></description><category>Looking Out</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?SimpleLiving/Dream_Time_in_a_Material_Culture</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Your Brain: The Neuro-Palace</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Your_Brain_The_NeuroPalace</link><description><![CDATA[
My whole universe revolves around my brain. If a neurosurgeon makes a couple of critical lesions in my brain, most or part of the universe could disappear from me. No one could convince me of its existence. People with schizophrenia can create their own universe. They hear and see things no one else can. People with other mental disorders live in a different universe. For them that is the only reality.  My thoughts are my reality.  With more than 100 billion neurons and over 100 trillion synap...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Your_Brain_The_NeuroPalace</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Last Step In a Bare Bones Useful Food Storage Plan</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Spuds/The_Last_Step_In_a_Bare_Bones_Useful_Food_Storage_Plan</link><description><![CDATA[
If you've been following my  bare bones minimal food storage plan  so far, you should have stored an entire month's food supply on hand and included them in your normal food regime.    From hereon, I would want us to add foods that will add interest. Personally, I would next  add raisins and dry skim milk (good for rolled oats too), a few herbs and spices in addition to salt and pepper  - maybe oregano, cumin, and chili powder for the beans, cinnamon for the oat; and brown sugar for the oats a...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Spuds/The_Last_Step_In_a_Bare_Bones_Useful_Food_Storage_Plan</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Garden State Thanksgiving</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Maja/Garden_State_Thanksgiving</link><description><![CDATA[ If you live in central   New Jersey  and would like to purchase some locally grown, produced and made in the   Garden   State   products, look no further than the Slow Food Central New Jersey EAT LOCAL Winter Farmers Markets, taking place November '1 st  at two simultaneous locations. For a list of updated vendors at both locations, visit   http://www.slowfoodcentralnj.org   and click the Winter Farmers Market link.  
      
 Your Thanksgiving table will thank you for it. 
   
 Next EAT LOC...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Maja/Garden_State_Thanksgiving</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Moon Sign Horoscope Week of November 16th 2008, Backroom deals as Mercury moves to Scorpio</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_Horoscope_Week_of_November_16th_2008_Backroom_deals_as_Mercury_moves_to_Scorpio</link><description><![CDATA[Weekly Forecast of Career, Romance and Money The Moon will go through the following signs this week (all New York times, please adjust for your time zone): Phase 1: Sun Nov 16th to 5 30 am Mon Nov 17th (Gemini) Phase 2: To Wed 9 30 am Wed Nov 19th (Cancer) Phase 3: To 4 pm Fri Nov 21st (Leo) Phase 4: End of day Sat Nov 22nd (Virgo)  Weekly Overview: Mercury moving to Scorpio on Wednesday Nov 19th will mean more obfuscation from key players in government, finance and corporations, as they positio...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?StarGazer/Moon_Sign_Horoscope_Week_of_November_16th_2008_Backroom_deals_as_Mercury_moves_to_Scorpio</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Will American Elderly Follow the Japanese Example to Survive?</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?SweetSixties/Will_American_Elderly_Follow_the_Japanese_Example_to_Survive</link><description><![CDATA[
  ``Some elderly, particularly men who lost their wives, even  turn to crimes to be put in jail so they can be fed three times a  day,'' Yamada said.    Mr. Yamada is talking about Japan. That is a quote is from  this Bllomberg link  that my son-in-law sent me last week. He has taken to gallows humor as a way to escape the doom and gloom he confronts on a daily basis in New York, not quite sure when the grim reaper will show up at his desk. Here are quotes from the article - we may find oursel...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?SweetSixties/Will_American_Elderly_Follow_the_Japanese_Example_to_Survive</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Anti-Inflammatory Food Plan on a Budget:  12 Ways to Stay Healthy and Save $$$</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?drcath/The_AntiInflammatory_Food_Plan_on_a_Budget_12_Ways_to_Stay_Healthy_and_Save_</link><description><![CDATA[    According to Leo Galland, MD, internationally recognized pioneer in the field of Nutritional Medicine, "educating people in a nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory diet can reverse the obesity epidemic, especially when people learn how delicious this dietary approach can be.   Counting calories and using 'low fat' diets don't work.   We've lost the ability to really savor herbs and spices and all the subtle flavors that are so wonderful in traditional cooking. Those herbs and spices have nutriti...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?drcath/The_AntiInflammatory_Food_Plan_on_a_Budget_12_Ways_to_Stay_Healthy_and_Save_</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sarah oh Sarah, Go Back to Wasilla</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?My_Political_Pundit/Sarah_oh_Sarah_Go_Back_to_Wasilla</link><description><![CDATA[  I just hope the Republican Party would pack Sarah Palin in a box and ship her away to Wasilla for good.    She has not only been a disgrace to the Republican Party, she has been a disgrace to this country.    How on earth did the Alaskans elect her as their Governor?  
        
  To read more on "The Wild Wordsmith of Wasilla" go to:  
     
   http://cavett.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/the-wild-wordsmith-of-wasilla/?em   
     
     ]]></description><category>Politics</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?My_Political_Pundit/Sarah_oh_Sarah_Go_Back_to_Wasilla</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Galapagos 9 Santa Cruz Revisited</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Foot_Chakra/Galapagos_9_Santa_Cruz_Revisited</link><description><![CDATA[ We were going to see the giant Galapagos Tortoises. Finally! We landed on an actual dock, a first! We walked a short way to the Darwin research station to study the science of ecology and the preservation thereof. So far there had been gentle nudges in the scientific direction, including a study of a sea lion skeleton on a rocky beach somewhere. 
 We saw birds and lizards on the way to a grassy, tree shaded enclosure. Lonesome George, it said on the fence. He is the last saddleback of his sub ...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Foot_Chakra/Galapagos_9_Santa_Cruz_Revisited</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Feeling Irritable Lately?</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EyeOnHealth/Feeling_Irritable_Lately</link><description><![CDATA[
 Irritability: to feel tetchy, petulant; cranky and plain bad tempered.  Aromatherapists
will suggest boiling a pot of water infused with drops of peppermint
oil to energize the mind, stimulate and cleanse the body and emotions
of anger, nervousness and hysterics.  Peppermint, a native of Asia, has
been used for its healing properties the world over, from awakening the
senses to soothing the gastrointestinal tract and clogged, inflamed
sinuses. 
 For one in five adults in the USA, who s...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EyeOnHealth/Feeling_Irritable_Lately</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Einstein in a Crocodile? The Conclusion</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Ashtavakra/Time_in_a_Crocodile</link><description><![CDATA[
      I left my previous posting at a point of having realized that my progress had been somewhat hindered due to thinking of things with a foreigner's sensibility; in not considering the nativity of one's tradition. I also indicated a timely visit by the Muse without which it would have been difficult to reach for anything outside the 'box'.   For this concluding segment I turn to examine what word the natives of India might have used for a crocodile.   In Hindi they would have likely said 'M...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Ashtavakra/Time_in_a_Crocodile</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Promising New Research on Aging</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?drcath/Promising_New_Research_on_Aging</link><description><![CDATA[   
   
   Promising New Research on Aging  
  As a chiropractor and wellness practitioner, I pay close attention to the latest scientific findings in achieving optimum health.  Research has shown that there is a significant connection between the foods we eat and the rate at which we age.  Therefore, in working with patients, I always emphasize diet and lifestyle habits that will help prevent the diseases associated with aging.  Advanced Glycation End products, aptly abbreviated AGEs, are to...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?drcath/Promising_New_Research_on_Aging</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How You Feel IS Data: Keeping it Real Simple.</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?The_Suppers_Programs/How_You_Feel_IS_Data_Keeping_it_Real_Simple</link><description><![CDATA[
Do you actually need scientific studies to confirm that how you feel is an indication of what’s going on in your body?   Here are some of the indicators that a body is in the very early stages of a disease process, especially one that is the world’s fastest growing and most easily preventable:  Fatigue, dizziness, mental fatigue, weak spells, jitters, hot flashes, depression, hunger, nibbling, confusion, noise and light sensitivity, anxiety or panic attacks, nausea, craving, absent-mindedness,...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?The_Suppers_Programs/How_You_Feel_IS_Data_Keeping_it_Real_Simple</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How deep is this recession going to be and Mr. Obama's second mis step</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EyeOnPersonalFinance/How_deep_is_this_recession_going_to_be_and_Mr_Obamas_second_mis_step</link><description><![CDATA[
        Perhaps, when history is written, it will be said that Barack Franklin Delano Obama brought it all together after a first few mis-steps in late 2008. And may be that will happen - because voices are raised against  the bail out of private equity funding that will happen if the US Government steps in to bail out Detroit's Auto makers. After having met with the heads of some of the largest corporations in America in the days following his election, Mr. Obama is now reported to be support...]]></description><category>Looking Out</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EyeOnPersonalFinance/How_deep_is_this_recession_going_to_be_and_Mr_Obamas_second_mis_step</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Been There - I Think I'll go Again</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EIdoctor/Been_There_I_Think_Ill_go_Again</link><description><![CDATA[ As Told by someone who has experienced the FLOW state 
 Been There – I think I’ll go again 
 When time stood still, I found me standing beside myself, I was calm and happy, doing what I do so well and loving every graceful turn. I felt simple and uncluttered, too elated to think of life’s miseries. I had not run away, just involved in my favourite activity, one which has a significance bigger than myself. This performance was an entity, I was merely the instrument. Since I felt dwarfed by the...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?EIdoctor/Been_There_I_Think_Ill_go_Again</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Minnie And Jenny Ride Again</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Busybody/Minnie_And_Jenny_Ride_Again</link><description><![CDATA[ One day while coming home, Minnie and Jenny found a lady looking at a punctured tire on her car. They suggested that she would be better off if she phoned AAA.  
 The lady was member of AAA, so she called them. Minnie and Jenny gave AAA the correct location of the car so they could come to the lady’s aid.   
 AAA came within twenty minutes, and within five minutes they had changed the tire and gave the lady the nearest tire dealer’s address to repair the punctured tire.   
 As the lady did n...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Busybody/Minnie_And_Jenny_Ride_Again</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Signs of the times - recession rage trigger breakdowns?</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?LookingOut/Signs_of_the_times_recession_rage_trigger_breakdowns</link><description><![CDATA[

 When people run out of credit or don't get paid, they do
things no one would ever dream would happen in 'normal' times. And in this
globalized world these things begin happening all at the same time.   



 In China, especially in its southern provinces, there have
been a number of protests about workers not being paid past wages by factory
owners who have closed down as the US markets have dropped orders over the last
few months. People are on the edge and an emotional trigger get...]]></description><category>Looking Out</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?LookingOut/Signs_of_the_times_recession_rage_trigger_breakdowns</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:53:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>All About Bullying...What Parents Can Do</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/All_About_BullyingWhat_Parents_Can_Do</link><description><![CDATA["Bullying is a form of victimization or abuse, and it is wrong. Children should be able to attend school or take part in community activities without fear of being harassed, assaulted, belittled, or excluded."   Mom, mom, Annie is crying and she won't tell me why.  My 11 yr. old son ran to me as he got off the bus, dragging his little sister by the hand as silent tears leaked out of the corner of her eyes.  What now I thought?   My 1st grade little girl wouldn't say much only that something happ...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Martha_Mikel_Hong/All_About_BullyingWhat_Parents_Can_Do</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>President-elect Obama Sets Example for all CEOs!!</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?CountingOnElections/Presidentelect_Obama_Sets_Example_for_all_CEOs</link><description><![CDATA[Even as AIG's fat cats were rescued once again with hard earned tax payer money this morning, Mr. Obama was on his way from Chicago to visit President Bush at the White House. He traveled coach class on a regular American Airlines plane:    He leads us by doing already! He does us all so proud!  See rest of the slide show and video  here , of this fabulous first couple!!  
]]></description><category>Politics</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?CountingOnElections/Presidentelect_Obama_Sets_Example_for_all_CEOs</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>November 04, 11:02 pm. Embedded in Amber Forever</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?sequoia/November_04_1102_pm_Embedded_in_Amber_Forever</link><description><![CDATA[
     The 12 Herculean Labors of Barack Obama That Made Him the President-Elect of the United States:  The story of Senator Barack Obama's run for the United States Presidency that began 21 months ago is so extraordinary that it feels like a Classical Greek epic drama, with the highs of conquering an insurmountable opponent, tackling crisis of a major magnitude, and overturning attitudes embedded in U.S. history. Amid the spontaneous joys and tears across the nation and around the world when Ob...]]></description><category>Politics</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?sequoia/November_04_1102_pm_Embedded_in_Amber_Forever</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Satisfaction: The Bricks of Happiness</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Satisfaction_The_Bricks_of_Happiness</link><description><![CDATA[
    Satisfaction or dissatisfaction come to us in all sizes and shapes at all times, with every event. When you are satisfied or dissatisfied, you will recognize it right away. Satisfaction can be defined in many ways. What gives you the most satisfaction is something you must decide for yourself.   Here are some examples of how satisfaction may be obtained:   -  Fulfilling a need or desire -  Obtaining pleasure by such fulfillment -  Finding the source of gratification -  Obtaining reparation...]]></description><category>Inner Space</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?commonsense/Satisfaction_The_Bricks_of_Happiness</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bare bones Minimalist Useful Food Storage Plan</title><link>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Spuds/Bare_bones_Minimalist_Useful_Food_Storage_Plan</link><description><![CDATA[
        Now what  other foods  do I recommend you start buying for the bare bones minimal, cheapest possible, useful food storage?   I recommend that you buy plain canned beans.  There are many kinds, with approximately the same food values, and they all cost about the same.  If you live alone I suggest you buy the small cans of beans - approximately 16 oz per can.  There are black, kidney, white, pinto beans and many, many varieties. In normal times, you can base dinners on beans - tacos, chi...]]></description><category>Looking In</category><guid>http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?Spuds/Bare_bones_Minimalist_Useful_Food_Storage_Plan</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:53:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>