What is a Quafaie?


Quafaie (pronounced: kwa FAY) are fantasy creatures that exist in the fantasy writing of Hugh Kemeny, and are created by him. They are primarily in Hugh Kemeny’s Black Phoenix short stories...

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Daily Gratitude

5 Things I'm Thankful for Today:
- The hot sunny day
- The cool light evening storm
- Good meals
- Seeing Winnipeg (the Forks, the university, the mint)
- Spending time with family

Daily Inspiration

Behind your waking experience, behind your dream experience, behind your sleep experience, is your real Self, ever-shining pure Consciousness.
- Swami Satprakashananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 31/1 Aug/Sep 2013


Today's Tarot 
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead) 
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention) 
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)




Friday, August 30, 2013

Daily Gratitude

5 Things I'm Thankful for Today:
- Another nice day for driving
- Arriving in Winnipeg without incident 
- Time with family
- The hospitality of my Aunt and Uncle
- Relaxing in a hot tub at my Aunt's place

Daily Factoid

Brush Up On Brussels
The LEAVES of brussels sprouts cook faster than the CORE.
When preparing them whole, cut an X in the bottom of the stem to ensure even cooking.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 30 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness
- Ramakrishna
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 30 Aug 2013


Today's Tarot 
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead) 
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention) 
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)





Thursday, August 29, 2013

Daily Gratitude

5 Things I'm Thankful for Today: 
- Setting out on my annual road trip
- Having my Dad join me on the road trip
- Picnic lunch at Innisfree, overlooking the lake
- Having beautiful driving weather
- Arriving in Regina problem free 

Daily Factoid

LIFE is what  happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
- John Lennon, English mucician (1940-80)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 29 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

The essence of education is not to treansfer knowledge. . . . it would rather place people on their own path of discovery and invention.
- Tsunesaburo Makiguchi
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 29 Aug 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)
 



Daily Gratitude

5 Things I'm Thankful for Today:
- Beautiful moon this evening
- Seeing work done on my front lawn
- Socializing with friends
- Enjoying a relaxing day
- Getting to know people

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Daily Factoid

Ladies First
Term: 1877-81
First Lady Lucy Hayes, wife of Rutherford B. Hayes (19th U.S. president), was born on this day in 1831. She became ridiculed when her husband banned alcoholic beverages from the White House and was later nicknamed "Lemonade Lucy."
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 28 Aug 2013

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Daily Inspiration

Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
- Confucius
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 28 Aug 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise) 



Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Daily Gratitude

5 Things I'm Thankful for Today (Tuesday 27 August):
- Sleeping in
- Doctor telling me I don't have celiac disease
- Warm summer day
- Staying focussed on work 
- Getting errands done problem free 

Daily Factoid

Squash seeds can be roasted and eaten in the same way as pumpkin seeds.
They make a great energy-boosting snack full of protein and heart-healthful fats.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 27 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

By looking deeply at things just as they are,
In this moment, here and now,
The seeker lives calmly and freely.
- Bhaddekaratta Sutra
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 27 Aug 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise) 



Daily Gratitude

5 Things I'm Thankful for Today (Monday 26 August):
  1. Evening with friends
  2. Socializing with co-workers
  3. A great hair cut
  4. Patterns of late night mist/fog
  5. Cleaner ears (personal removal of lots of ear wax)

Monday, August 26, 2013

Daily Factoid

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
- Margaret Thatcher, British prime minister (b. 1925)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 26 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

Depend on your walking-stick,
not on other people.
- Japanese proverb
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 26 Aug 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)



Saturday, August 24, 2013

Daily Factoid

If the 24th of August be fair and clear,
Then hope for a prosperous  autumn that year.
- Scottish proverb
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 24/25 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

Life is a constant
challenge to know oneself.
- Osho
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 24/25 Aug 2013

Friday, August 23, 2013

Daily Factoid

Up on the Rooftop
In 1848, a Frenchman built the first U.S. industrial pasta factory, in New York City.
He spread the pasta on the roof to dry in the sunshine.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 23 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

Thy sunbeam comes upon this earth of mine with arms outstretched and stands at  my door the livelong day to carry back to thy feet clouds made of my tears and sighs and songs.
- Rabindranath Tagore
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 23 Aug 2013

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Daily Factoid

Birth Verse
Wear a dardonyx, or for thee
No [maritall] felicity;
The August-born without this stone,
'Tis said, must live unloved and lone.
- Tiffany and Company, 1870
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 22 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child - our own two eyes. All is a miracle.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 22 Aug 2013

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Daily Factoid

Toad-ily Gross
A well-fed toad will shed its skin as often as every 3 to 10 days during warm weather. When the skin splits on its back, the toad pulls the skin off and eats it for a nutritious snack.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 21 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

We do not need a different kind of mind to attain higher consciousness. It is the same mind which creates bondage for us and which liberates us.
- Paramananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 21 Aug 2013

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Daily Factoid

Thunder in the morning, 
All the day stoeming;
Thunder at night
Is the sailor's delight.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 20 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself.
- Shunryu Suzuki
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 20 Aug 2013

Monday, August 19, 2013

Daily Factoid

From the Kitchen Cupboard
To remove bird droppings on a car, soak a clean, soft raf in vegetable oil. Dab the rag gently at the mess until it lossens and then wipe the spot away.
Rinse with warm water.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 19 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

Let myriad things captivate you
And you'll go further and further astray.
How painful to see people
All wrapped up in themselves.
- Ryokan
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 19 Aug 2013

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Daily Factoid

Do not fail to see that the young people at all seasons, and especially in the summer and fall, indulge in good, wholesome, outdoor recreations. You will make no mistake to join them as often as you can.
- TheOld Farmer's Almanac, 1902
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 17/18 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

One should simply practice concentration of the mind on the act itself, understanding it to be an expedient means for attaining tranquility of mind, realization, insight, and wisdom.
- Ashvaghosha
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 17/18 Aug 2013

Friday, August 16, 2013

Daily Factoid

A Nice Slice
Vermont's state pie is apple.
Have a piece and then wash it down with the official state beverage, milk.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 16 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

No matter what you may be doing, you are always free to whisper your love to God, until you consciously receive His response. This is the surest way yo contact Him in the mad rush of present-day life.
- Paramahansa Yogananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 16 Aug 2013

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Daily Factoid

Historic Happenings
Nils Olav, a king penguin at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, serves as a mascot for the Norwegian King's Guard.
On This Day in 2008, he was knighted by British Major General Euan Loudon on behalf of Norway's King Harald V.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 15 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights. But your ears thirst for the sound of your hear's knowledge.
- Kahlil Gibran
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 15 Aug 2013

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Daily Factoid

Bread and Water
To remove a beet stain from clothing, soak a slice of white bread in cold water and then place it on the spot. After the bread has absorbed the stain, wash the clothing as usual.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 14 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

He is not elated by good fortune or depressed by bad. His mind is established in God, and he is free from delusion.
- The Bhagavad Gita
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 14 Aug 2013

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Daily Factoid

Poor Richard's Advice
You may delay, but time will not.
- Benjamin Fraklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1758
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 13 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people.
- Buddha
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 13 Aug 2013

Monday, August 12, 2013

Daily Factoid

Good to the Last Drop
Before you recylce bottles or cans of beer or wine, pour the dregs onto the compost pile to provide a little moisture.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 12 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

I believe that if one man gains spiritually the whole world gains with him and, if one falls, the whole world falls to that extent. 
- Mahatma Gandhi
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 12 Aug 2013

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Daily Factoid

Sparkling Trails
The annual Perseid meteor shower (August 11-13) is also known as "the tears of St. Lawrence" because it occurs near the saint's feast day, August 10.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 10/11 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

Though we have to worship God through a particular name, place, or form, we should remember that God is not confined in any place, in any name, in any form.
- Swami Satprakashananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 10/11 Aug 2013

Friday, August 9, 2013

Daily Factoid

How to Find Your Perfect Mate
If you can touch a little finger and forefinger behind your middle and ring fingers, you can have any sweetheart you like.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 9 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

This is the Zen approach: nothing is there to be done. There is nothing to do. One has just to be. Have a rest and be ordinary and be natural.
- Osho
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 9 Aug 2013

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Daily Factoid

Spot Remover
To reduce the appearance of freckles, rub them daily with a slice of eggplant.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 7 Aug 2013 


Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.
- Robertson Davies, Canadian writer (1913-95)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 8 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

If you don't scale the mountain,
you can't view the plain.
- Chinese Proverb
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 7 Aug 2013


The only way to achieve consciousness is by concentrating on the physical, the mental, and the spiritual.
- Swami Vivekananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 8 Aug 2013

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Daily Factoid

It is good Luck for a newborn to wear hand-me-down clothing.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 5 Aug 2013


Banana Blunder
Comedic actress Lucille Ball was born on this day in 1911. She was once fired from an ice cream parlor because she repeatedly forgot to put bananas in the banana splits.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 6 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

See simplicity in the complicated.
Achieve greatness in little things.
- Lao-Tzu
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 5 Aug 2013


Although I try to hold the single thought of Buddha's traching in my heart, I cannot help but hear the many crickets' voices calling as well.
- Isumi Shikibu
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 6 Aug 2013

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Daily Factoid

Gather Together
To trap earwigs in the garden,
hang lobster shells on sticks.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 2 Aug 2013


You can not do a kindness too soon, 
for you never know how soon it will be too late.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writier (1803-82)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 3/4 Aug 2013

Daily Inspiration

What we are about to undertake is an expedition together. . . . Forget everything you know about yourself; forget everything that you have thought about yourself; we are going to set off as if we know nothing. 
- Krishnamurti
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 2 Aug 2013


When we come in contact with one who is inspiring, radiant, and spiritual, those same qualities rise up in us.
- Paramananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 3/4 Aug 2013

Friday, August 2, 2013

Daily Factoid

Truth gives a short answer; 
lies go roundabout.
- German Proverb
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 31 July 2013


Explore the Lore
Observe on what day this month the frist heavy fog occurs and expect a hard frost on the same day in October.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 1 Aug 2013

Young Naturists Canada

I just came across this site: http://youngnaturists.ca/
I have to explore it more, but it does look like an interesting source of information for nudism in Canada.

I went as far as watching this funny video:

Daily Inspiration

You are unique as you are here and now. You are never the same. You will never be the same again. You have never before been what you are now. You will never be it again.
- Swami Prajnanpad
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 31 July 2013

 
If you have grasped the purpose of life, there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not or cannot be.
- Chuang Tzu
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 1 Aug 2013

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Daily Factoid

Find a spider web with your initials in it near your front door, and you will be lucky forever.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 29 July 2013



Toothsome Remedy
Eat fresh pineapple before and after having dental work. It helps to reduce swelling.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 30 July 2013

Daily Inspiration

In each inhalation and each exhalation there are countless instants of time.
Your intention is to live in each instant.
- Shunryn Suzuki
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 29 July 2013


All paths are paths to God, because, ultimately, there is no other place for the soul to go. Everything has come out of God and must go back to Him.
- Paramahansa Yogananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 30 July 2013