For a few good laughs

Continuing my tradition of posting things that have nothing to do with anything other than a good laugh — here are a couple of my recent favorite short videos. What do you suppose a bear does in the woods when he thinks nobody’s looking? And here’s...

Japan watching

I have family in Tokyo. So I’ve been glued to the news for the last few days. The short version of the story is that my family is safe, thank goodness. I got an email from my brother first thing Friday morning (the night of their quake day). He was on a skiing...

“Love Dogs” by Rumi

I’m a huge fan of Rumi. This is a recitation of his poem “Love Dogs” recited by Coleman Barks, with music accompaniment. What a beautiful image of what heartfelt faith is. Here’s the full text of the poem: Love Dogs by Rumi One night a man was...

The Best Motivational Video Ever

What do Lucille Ball, the Beatles, Ulysses S. Grant, Michael Jordan, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney, and Abraham Lincoln all have in common? They all failed. If you’re feeling down and discouraged, try watching this video. It takes only a little over a minute. It...

Joshua Tree Under the Milky Way

Here’s another one of those beautiful time-lapse videos. This one is of the Perseid meteor shower that took place in August 2010. It’s only about one minute long. So worth it. (Best to watch it full screen — in the control bar across the bottom,...

Stressed? Try this “venting machine”!

Here’s a little humor on anger and stress for you. Forget stress balls and punching bags. If you’re feeling destructive and simply want to break something, check out the Anger Release Machine. Created by artists Katja Kublitz and Ronnie Yarisal, Anger Release is...