Buffy B's Blog – March 2010 Archive (10)

I imagine virtual reality will have advanced by the year 2020 to work on hand-held devices eliminating the need for high-speed access and high-end computers. This means people from all over the world will be able to virtually connect and collaborate, a global meeting of the minds. Here's the poster from my event, vGLOBAL DAY the first Avatar Action Summit. Be there.

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The United Nations UN-Water org http://www.unwater.org/flashindex.html because this is a joint effort to bring awareness to many countries: "UN-Water is composed of representatives of 26 United Nations organizations. United Nations organizations include those responsible for major funds and programs,… Continue

I'm at my favorite outdoor music festival in the middle of nowhere listening to musicians from all over the globe, heard as clear as if I was sitting with the group who arrived early and camped out at the front. This band is popular and soon it will be my time to pedal to keep those amps pumped. Perhaps I'll grab my partner and dance on that kooky… Continue

This exercise got me thinking, what do I use every day that the energy could be harnessed and used to recharge a cel phone, and batteries for a LCD flashlight or radio, given both are used in Africa. Well, for one, I am lucky enough I just need to turn on a tap for water. Continue

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I'm sitting at my regular table as is everyone else at theirs. We wait, patiently but in silence with a collected gloom hanging in the air. Continue

Our small island has a wonderful summer community Saturday market where it's as much a social event as it is a sale of home-grown this and that. People of all ages wander around chatting to friends and stopping at the "regulars" tables who, week after week hold down their spot, rain or shine, hot or cold, or simply battened down tight when the winds come. Everyone knows everyone except the tourists and it's hard not to be merry with the live music from a local band a far cry from the canned… Continue

I live on a small west coast Canadian island where the vast majority of fresh vegetables have to go for a ride on our ferry to get here, most certainly after a long journey in planes and trucks beforehand. I wasn't surprised to see a local grocery sale flyer, three of the four fresh items had done so, their place of origin far far away. Do we really need this stuff? This exercise has got me thinking about that. Continue

I will be in my 70s and the last of my blond hair long turned to silver. I will be well on my way to being a wise elder and will reflect on the years gone by with a smile on my face and a heart full of love. I will be happy that I chose the simple life and didn't get hooked in to the notion that having 'stuff' brings happiness. I will have made a difference in the lives of many by doing small things in my own way; an orphan child sponsored, an abused woman mentored, an elder assisted across the… Continue