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RIP, Larry Harvey, Patron Saint of Self-Expression
I just listened to this one on the way to work. I love this simple reading of Burner's thoughts about Larry Harvey. I never spoke to him but did sit two chairs over a few years ago at the global conf and overheard his chat with a guy he was going to give a talk with, and later that day I listened to them talk about the art of BM and the vision. RIP ( Read more... ) -
Unfinished Business, or a letter to my father
So as part of Veterans Healing Veterans from the Inside Out at San Quentin Prison I wrote the following poem in response to a prompt asking up to write a letter to our father about the unfinished business in our relationship. It kind of long. [BTW, I volunteer in support of the program ( Read more... ) -
Guilt and Shame for VHV
I’m having trouble getting into this guilt and shame exercise for VHV, so here is something I wrote six years ago as part of my own narrative exploration. I've edited to remove typos and make it clearer ( Read more... ) -
The Q 07112013
I went into the office at Brick for the first time in almost three weeks Wednesday. I’ve been gone getting new teeth in Costa Rica. I flew in early Tuesday evening to the sight of a 777 strewn over a runway at SFO. Wednesday was busy. With way too many action items, I decided I would not follow the normal schedule and drive north to Novato, ( Read more... ) -
Costa Rica, hanging with some ex-pats
Wow, after two weeks here a conversation with a bunch of half crazy ex-pats ( Read more... ) -
Trauma, and the Q, and Herendia, Costa Rica, and teeth
First, I'm in Herendia, Costa Rica, right now getting almost all of my bottom teeth replaced. I'm sitting in a hotel room. I've been here a week. Right now the bottom mouth has six implants and two teeth. I also have a very uncomfortable appliance.
I volunteer at San Quentin in support of VHV. I'm not in the picture because I missed that day ( Read more... ) -
depression
the problem with waking up a little bit is that it can be indistinguishable from depression. they both have a tendency to see the world as it is, and that isn't always so good.
the world is seen with its discontinuities. its less than perfect smoothness. and you know there is no grace, just blind luck.
I saw a teeshirt today that said"no ( Read more... ) -
what is a life coach
What is a life coach? It takes a lot of splaining. It is probably what the therapists that aren't sick want to be. It is interaction in support of fulfillment without the thought that there is something to fix ( Read more... ) -
mornings like these
This morning C and I had a disagreement. It was about the laundry. Well no not about the laundry, but money, and whether I embarrassed her about money. Well not really, it was about her not really listening to what I say, instead of hearing some filter that says I care about how much money she spends on the laundry. A few months ago she said ( Read more... ) -
the Q
Last Thursday I went to the Q to possibly, probably, start a regular process in the prison with veterans dealing with PTSD.
I'm going in at the invitation of this guy, Brenton MacKinnon.
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