I got a letter from a far away friend recently. While I was very happy to hear she was doing well on all fronts, there was something about the letter that made me sad. Given that I'm happy for her, the sadness seemed so out of place. Perhaps the sadness is for some possibilities unexplored, for possibilities lost ( Read more... )

My friend Duffy gave me a piece of string today.
A piece of string!
It made me very happy.
Pieceofstringpieceofstringpieceofstringpieceofstringpieceofstringpieceofstringpieceofstring...
...and for dinner... fish!
I wonder if sleep deprivation is beginning to affect me...

I remember reading something about how, if humans were removed from the planet, the planet would pretty much not notice. If ants were removed, everything would come to a grinding halt within five days. Edmund O. Wilson maybe?

Out in the woods last fall I saw a big turtle, biggest turtle I'd ever seen outside of captivity, only a little smaller ( Read more... )

Here are the five Reiki life principles:
Just for today don't get angry
Just for today don't worry
Just for today be grateful
Just for today work hard
Just for today be kind to others

Many attribute these principals to Dr. Mikao Usui, the founder or discoverer of Reiki.
Some attribute these principals to the Meiji Emperor in or around 1890.
Some ( Read more... )

Holy crap! All those movies...
...and Jim Jarmusch!

My brain is a little crazy with sugar and caffeine. ...and pollen. ...and the full(ish) moon.
Another lovely afternoon spent with Jenny & Rich and the one known as Tim.
In an interview with David Sylvian, he describes the reasons for choosing the title for one of his discs, Dead Bees on a Cake;
"The main themes running through the album would ( Read more... )