today I walked from verdun to mile end in the snow storm. It was great ( Read more... )

It is a tradition in my father's side of the family, that the I ching is cast on new years day to meditate upon the past year's permutations of tao, and draw one's attention to the larger forces that are acting under the surface of one's life in the coming time ( Read more... )

I think that ten years ago, new years day was ruined for me by listening to "frank's wild years". in particular 'wake me up' which has the line about 'together we'll ring in the new year, I know that she'll be my queen ( Read more... )