peter arthur martin

And therefore as a stranger give it welcome.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

Professional site design

Posted Sat, 05/15/2010 - 03:50 by peter

Professional standards-compliant site design. Degreed software engineer with over thirty years experience. No project too large or too small. Have something in mind? Need help? Contact me anytime.

The Four Agreements

Posted Wed, 09/01/2010 - 18:05 by peter

Be Impeccable With Your Word: Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

Don't Take Anything Personally: Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.

Don't Make Assumptions: Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

Always Do Your Best: Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)

Bombie Family Interview

Posted Sat, 08/28/2010 - 02:49 by peter

From http://www.youtube.com/user/peterlaos

This is an interview with a Lao man and his three young daughters in 2004 about a year after his wife was killed by a bombie when they were working on their rice paddy. I had met him two weeks after the bombie incident while I was leading my second study tour to Laos and we were in Phonsavan to visit the Plain of Jars and visit the UXO Lao facilities because I wanted the teachers to see what the legacy the Lao faced after American bombing during the Secret War.

Farming: Then and Now

Posted Fri, 08/13/2010 - 03:31 by peter

Peerless steam engines and Poppin' Johnnys.

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage

Posted Tue, 08/10/2010 - 00:32 by peter

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage was produced in 1978-79, written by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan and Steve Soter; along with Life on Earth and The World at War, it remains one of the landmark documentary series of its time, and had a lasting legacy in the popularization of modern science.

Filmed around the world presenter and astronomer, Carl Sagan, takes the viewer from the hearts of distant galaxies, through black holes and other dimensions, past stellar nurseries and ancient stars to the pale blue dot of planet Earth.

But in spite of this insignificance the series also celebrates the heritage of knowledge and civilizations, scientists and explorers whose shoulders we stand on.

And it delves into the stuff of life, the evolution and diversity of species that cover our world, and to the very atoms of existence itself; ultimately learning that all matter is intrinsically linked to the cosmos and the stars.

How to use chopsticks

Posted Sun, 08/01/2010 - 01:39 by peter

A very helpful video on how to use chopsticks.

Becoming American

Posted Sat, 07/31/2010 - 02:58 by peter

Documentary on Hmong refugees in the United States.

Still a secret war

Posted Sat, 07/31/2010 - 01:12 by peter

Scattered groups of ethnic Hmong have hidden in the remote mountains of Laos for more than 30 years, afraid to come out. Many have not seen the modern world, and exist with little food, scavenging in the jungle. The CIA trained and funded many Hmong hill tribes in Laos from 1961 to 1973 to fight communism. When America withdrew from the conflict most Hmong were left alone to face the might of the invading North Vietnamese Army. The Royal Lao Government fell to the communists and many Hmong became outcasts in the country they fought to defend.

This video was produced and edited by Paul Kwiatkowski, all photos are by Roger Arnold.

Hmong profanation

Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 18:48 by peter

About 400 members of the Hmong community turned out for a town hall meeting in St. Paul Thursday night to get an update on what's happened since hundreds of Hmong graves were desecrated in Thailand last fall...


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