No. The Buddha is emphatically dead ( Read more... )

Not too long ago, an author cam to google to give an author talk. The authors name was Greg Craven, and his topic of discussion was Global Warming, or really his book titled Whats the worst that could happen? A rational response to the climate change debate. Admittedly, Greg Craven has a bit of a bias in favor of acting to counteract global ( Read more... )

I've just finished reading the book Liberal Fascism By Jonah Goldberg. I originally set out to read this political critique of liberal uses of the term "fascism" because i expected myself to disagree with it, and in many ways i do. But i found many things in it which were worthwhile. Goldberg starts off with a good definition of fascism as any ( Read more... )

Thats the sound my car makes when i try to take a sharp turn at 60 miles an hour through topanga canyon pass and spin out. The last bit of noise was the front of my car impacting with a dirt wall that fortunately was made of very soft dirt. Having pushed my boundaries of driving limits, i'd say tonights drive was rather exceptional and has proven ( Read more... )

For most of my life i had wanted a pair of spectacles. I can't quite remember why i always wanted them, perhaps i felt they would make me look more sophisticated, or be appropriately fitted for my head. But for all the years i desired glasses, my eyes were never fit for them. Ironically, when visiting an optometrist, I would always work ( Read more... )

So about a year and a half ago, a friend of mine gave me the "we can't be friends any more" speech. Her reasoning was inconceivable enough for me to ask her directly "are you sure this is a good idea". And her reasoning was as follows. A few weeks prior to this conversation, she had met a man at a club. She and this man seemed to hit it off ( Read more... )

I went to my favorite curry restaurant today for the first time in about 9 or 10 months. It's titled Hurry Curry and has the most amazing Japanese Curry i've ever had. The food is served in three basic parts, a bowl of rice turned upside down and placed on a plate, a fried cutlet of some meat, or a croquette, and a bowl of this ravishingly dark ( Read more... )

I've returned to Los Angeles yet again. It seems some aspect of this blasted city draws me in every few years. Hopefully my next departure will allow me to leave permanently. But it is good to be back. I'm now living with two good friends, and a new friend who assisted me with my travels down the coast. The drive was a very interesting ( Read more... )

One thing i was not aware of is the fact that a small family of raccoons in trees are capable of making a huge ruckus. As i was sipping some evening tea, i heard something that sounded like a pig squealing, and then the sound of a small dog barking. Francie also noticed it and thought it might of been some children's toy, and thus i imagined it ( Read more... )

1) Waking up after dreaming that you had something in your eye and were rubbing it to extricate said item, only to realize that you in fact have an eyelash in your eye is a terrible way to wake up ( Read more... )