The first day of teachings were truly remarkable.
I hope to be able to say something coherent about them later, but, to summarize: “wow.”
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Got back from Baltimore last night at about 1am. Today, “after work,” redmed and I are hopping in a car to go to Allentown, PA to attend a six day teaching by the Dalai Lama. Despite the admonition that “his holiness greatly appreciates it when students prepare for his lectures by reading the source material . . . → Read More: Dalai Lama Spent an entirely relaxing and enjoyable weekend with the fam down at Topsail Beach, NC. Trying to get home last night was something of an adventure, and we wound up back at the apartment in Boston at around 12:30am with no suitcases to be found. This morning I leave on a day trip to Baltimore. . . . → Read More: Turnaround There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. And now for something completely shallow: Vodkas that can be pleasurably drunk straight, at room temperature, with no olives or nothin’: * Dogfish Head “Blue Hen” * Snow Queen Vodkas that make pretty damn good martinis (in something approximating rank order) * Imperia * Ketel One * Grey Goose Vodkas that don’t make a very . . . → Read More: Martini Vodka I found myself sitting up late last night wondering how it is that the whole world (relatively speaking) can be working on the problem of our imminent financial collapse and yet not find any good solutions. I think that one of the core problems is that the people most directly involved in the situation (the . . . → Read More: Brooding I’m trying to figure out the dynamics of the housing market, in preparation for looking at houses. First of all, yes, I’m well aware that the market is still massively overpriced. Yes, I’m aware that the rent:own ratio is over 2, where it should be less than 1. Yes, I’m also aware that the . . . → Read More: Housing I have a small Spoon Jade courtesy of medyani. I was looking at it yesterday and commented that it was growing very slowly, if at all. I wondered if it was sad. redmed immediately suggested that perhaps it’s lonely and needs another Jade, to “spoon” with. What Subversive Alternative Paradigm Are You?created with QuizFarm.com You scored as True Alternative You are a True Alternative! Labels do not suit you well, particularly as you tend to strike your own path and to grow purely via experience. No armchair quarterbacking for you! Originality and creation are your specialities, and sometimes you can . . . → Read More: Meaningless quiz One of the thoughts that kept hitting me in Haiti this year was that only a few years ago this was a tropical resort island – like jamaica or the dominican republic. The empty swimming pool drove this home. Nature hasn’t changed … instead, the whims of people, and our perception of security has changed. . . . → Read More: Haiti |
