Other · Calvin Correli · Jan 6, 2013
In India...

… people don't use toilet paper. They rinse their butt with fresh water from a hose next to the toilet.

It makes so much more sense than the toilet pa…

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There's another theme in The Lives of Others, the great German movie about life in the GDR, and that is the police state where citizens are being watc…

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Other · Calvin Correli · Jan 6, 2013
In India...

In India, milk comes in plastic bags:

Nandini milk in a bag

Wild boars roam the streets:

Wild boars in the street

And coconuts and motorcycles look great together:

Motorcycle with coconuts

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I watched The Lives of Others a few days ago, and it touched me deeply. If you haven't seen it, go watch it. I'm not generally a fan of German movies …

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Other · Calvin Correli · Jan 5, 2013
Leaning into the fear

I've been struggling with my Śīrṣāsana - headstand - ever since I first started doing it four and a half months ago. And it's an interesting challenge…

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Other · Calvin Correli · Jan 5, 2013
Are you ambivert?

Ambiversion - that was new to me. Extrovert and introvert, yes. But not ambivert. According to Wikipedia:

An ambivert is normally comfortable with gr…

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Other · Calvin Correli · Jan 4, 2013
Kumare

What an incredible idea and journey Kumare is. A guy of Indian descent from New Jersey is in search for a guru, but gets disillusioned with all of the…

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Other · Calvin Correli · Jan 4, 2013
Steven Pressfield: Committed to what?

Steven Pressfield keeps the hits coming:

Which brings me back to depth of commitment and the question, “What, then, are we committed to?” Here’s how …

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Other · Calvin Correli · Jan 4, 2013
The future of publishing

I'm absolutely convinced that there's a future for good writing. It's just that most of what passes for writing on the internet, in the established me…

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