Posted in seeker, tagged world week on December 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Emma and I have usually been blessed with good neighbors. We do little favors for each other, and life is better. Emma’s mother and father were able to live independently for so long because they have good neighbors. I don’t know why conservatives mock Hillary Clinton’s fondness for “It takes a village.” Clinton takes her [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged world week on December 25, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Yes, it’s the first day of World Week! I hope you’re happy at home, or happily doing something that makes you think of home. But Home Day is an especially good day to remember the homeless, and wonder what kind of country has more empty homes than homeless people, and yet can’t conceive of putting [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged quotes, world week on December 31, 2006 | No Comments »
Antarctica is Greek for “opposite the Arctic.” It’s the third-smallest continent, larger than Australia and Europe. It has no permanent residents. In 1959, a treaty was signed by twelve nations, formally making Antarctica a continent without countries that is owned by no country.
A plaque in Antarctica bears this quote by one of its early explorers, [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged world week on December 30, 2006 | 7 Comments »
Kon Tiki - Restaurant & Lounge - Tucson, AZ
It’s an excellent example of Hollywood Pacificana. Great classic tiki decor, good food and drinks. I don’t know why banana bread comes with the main courses, but it’s good banana bread, moist and not too sweet. The vegetarian options are limited: Emma and I shared the egg [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged world week on December 29, 2006 | 6 Comments »
It’s the fifth day of World Week. For us, it’s Australia and Oceania Day!
Last night, we made jollof rice and African peanut soup from a Vegetarian Times cookbook. The soup was great. The jollof rice didn’t turn out as well; the quantities for the recipe were insane, and I ended up with way too much [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged world week on December 28, 2006 | No Comments »
It’s the fourth day of World Week. In Arizona, it’s Africa Day!
Now, you may think yesterday was Next Neighbor Day. That’s because World Week is still in beta. I didn’t like numbered neighbors, so I’ve tweaked the system: Neighbor Day, Near Neighbor Day, Next Neighbor Day, Further Neighbor Day, Far Neighbor Day, World Day.
I’m a [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged world week on December 17, 2006 | No Comments »
And we haven’t even put up our World Tree yet. Sigh.
If you’re thinking about World Week decorations, Emma found some swell things on eBay and elsewhere:
Wooden Nesting dolls multicultural Earth Globe 9 pc
Lot of items with images of the Earth, World, or Globe
Golf Ball World Globe EARTH Logo Blue Marble
The Earth and The Heavens A.D. [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged world week on December 10, 2006 | 7 Comments »
One of my thoughts as I woke had to do with World Week. Specifically, our menu for Home Day, the first day of World Week. I now know two meals I want to have then:
Brunch: Wild rice pancakes (multigrain pancakes with cooked wild rice and almonds in the batter) with pure maple syrup. Maybe corn [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged world week on November 21, 2006 | 7 Comments »
In most of the United States and Canada, you can celebrate World Week by relying on cheap restaurants or the deli section of a grocery: a burrito or a burger for North America; pizza or spaghetti for Europe; a stir-fry dish for Asia; hummous or falafel for Africa. South America’s a little harder to do [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged world week on November 20, 2006 | 15 Comments »
Since the North American holiday season is upon us, I’m posting this reminder about World Week. But if you don’t want to think about it until it begins, that’s fine. I think there’s only one rule for World Week: Do nothing stressful! So, if you choose to celebrate World Week by not planning for it, [...]
