I finally got around to reading Ron Hogan's interpretation of the Tao Te Ching this weekend.  sabrinamari recommended it about three months ago ( http://sabrinamari.livejournal.com/857762.html.) I promptly downloaded the free version (
http://www.beatrice.com/TAO.pdf), bought the Getting Right with Dao kindle book to support the author, and then forgot about ( Read more... )

Originally posted by rolanni at Yes. Yes, this is *exactly* why...
Originally posted by kylecassidy at post
Oh yah, I was in Minnesota this past weekend.

I made you this.

Use it wisely.

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to onyxtwilight!

I'm so glad you're part of my life.

Goodbye with No Hello

Wishing
For what cannot be
Dripping tears and blood

Ending
What is not to be
Torn flesh, torn dreams

Hoping
The wheel turns
To place you with love

In the midst of several new purchases and decisions, I'm capturing what I've learned about eBooks and e readers.  There's good stuff and bad stuff.  Here's the good stuff.

1. The typical e reader can hold a TON of books.  Depending on the size of the books and the storage on the e reader, maybe thousands of books, in less space than a single hardcover ( Read more... )

Taking a deep breath and looking back, the last five years have been a series of big stressors.  I made a list in February 2011, and that list has grown since then.  Starting in 2007, we've

• Struggled to pay private school tuition for three during the 2006-2007 school year
• Realized we couldn't afford to continue doing so
• Debated, fussed, and finally ( Read more... )

The voice in my head has a long list of things I "should" do, things I "ought" to be doing. I should weigh what I did in high school; I should exercise every day; I should never get angry; I should be a perfect parent; I should keep my house perfectly clean;  I should keep all my papers, books, projects, supplies and other "stuff" perfectly ( Read more... )

I've started a craft project blog for two reasons. First, I have a list in one place accessible from everywhere of the projects I've made. Second, my friends can see what I'm working on. The first 40 entries are up, along with an index. Here's a link: http://jackofcrafts.wordpress.com/

with thanks to sabrinamari.

http://jackofcrafts.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/nichos-and-togetherness/

I went for a walk today.  Of course I've been walking as needed to get around -- to and from the car, across parking lots, in stores while shopping.  But it was only yesterday that I got clearance (from both a physical therapist and a doctor) to start walking for exercise.  Today was the first time in over three months I've walked around the block ( Read more... )