Passing on…

I’ve had to look up some information on Thai funerals recently (see here and here) due to my wife’s grandmother passing away yesterday. It looks like we’ll be heading to the local temple tomorrow, as she can’t get away from her work to go home, so we’ll have to do it from afar.
Her family [...]

Encyclopedia Britannica vs. Wikipedia: why the fight?

If you’re a blogger, you’ll love this–free access to the online version of Encyclopedia Britannica once you register your blog!

Angel and the Badman (and other Quaker movies)

A while ago, I wrote about Quakers in the media, a quest I went on for a few months while subscribing to GreenCine’s movie service and armed with my library card.  I thought I did pretty well, and it was an interesting sociological study akin to “seeing yourself the way the world sees you.”  No [...]

Young Friends conversation

Last week, I was invited to speak to young adult Friends at my local meeting.  I didn’t have so much a typical presentation as lots of question about what it means to be a young Friend today.
As one who might not even be included in this group, I actually felt there would be a cultural [...]