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hydrogen
OK, I'm on a rant. I heard Robert Redford talking on Keith Olberman about how we need a sustainable energy policy, and that's all well and good, but a little nonspecific. I'm sick of the "Something ought to be done" way of advocating for solutions: of course something ought to be done. PICK A PLAN AND ADVOCATE FOR IT! Here's mine: ( Read more... ) -
A week of bluegrass
I'm off for a week! I'm going to enjoy this. Whenever I can I take a week to go to the San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival. http://sfbluegrass.org I'll be seeing Jackstraw, the Crooked Jades, Loudon Wainwright, and the Barefoot Nellies among others. Can't wait! -
Zazen questions
Last week I had my first session with my teacher at SF Zen Center, and Saturday I sat with Gregory Woods, an old friend and one of my original inspirations to begin sitting zazen. I asked both of them the same question, and got pretty much the same answer. Let me explain...( Read more... ) -
thangkas for the memories
I got some tibetan art last weekend - a "Wheel of Life" thangka, which is a sort of a buddhist icon brocaded on silk. This is a closeup:
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A Day At the Zen Center
I did my first all day meditation, or "sesshin" at the San Francisco Zen Center yesterday.( Read more... ) -
Merry Christmas to all...
I started this blog a long time ago without having any real idea of why or what I wanted to do with it, and almost immediately stopped using it. I'm hoping that with the new year bearing down on us, I might be able to fix that ( Read more... ) -
busy weekend...
As I said, I got a new mandolin! I have been lusting ( Read more ) -
Getting started...
I suppose the first time a person does anything is the hardest, whether they're doing something difficult or incredibly easy. Probably most people here, when confronted with posting their first journal, sat for a moment and thought, "What the hell am I supposed to write? Who am I writing for? Why would someone I don't know care about what I think ( Read more... )
