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Hi.
Full access to my journal is limited. In this journal I am pursuing an open candor and am looking for individuals well-suited for diving in deep and entering the conversation. If you enjoy LiveJournal dialogue and consider yourself a person that strives for honesty then feel free to join in ( Read more... ) -
Not settling...
Mostly unrelated to this post: here's some photos of me and my friends skating at a contest in Shanghai this past summer. Jay is in the white sleeveless (we call it a "wife-beater" in the States), Brett in the black shirt, and I'm in the gray ( Read more... ) -
So this is the New Year...
2007 was just crazy shit good and bad. Unpredictable stuff. Life-changing stuff ( Read more... ) -
Grandpa's death.
I haven't updated in two months, which is a record for me. With my Grandpa ill, I didn't want to bring anybody inside my head, even about lighthearted matters... at least not online ( Read more... ) -
To wonder, to wander...
Lately I've been pondering this dialogue from the 1970's television series Kung Fu, which includes parts of Taoist scripture:
"Master, I observe others, and they seem to know the way."
"Do you?"
"I am puzzled and unsure. I move one way and then another, to no purpose."
"...and therefore, grieve?"
"Yes, master."
"The sage has said, 'Others ( Read more... ) -
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Not that I'm keeping track intentionally, but I thought of this today ( Read more... ) -
Preparing for the long haul.
Sorry for not keeping up lately ( Read more... ) -
Brokeback Sand-Dune
Abandon entitlement and embrace responsibility.
Last weekend was a skate trip up to Grand Haven. A new park there was built about 1/2 mile from the beach. Saturday and Sunday our regimen consisted of skate, beach, eat, skate, beach, eat ( Read more... )