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An Assortment of Goodies

As the title indicates, this post will not have one cohesive thought. I hope you can still enjoy it. A friend of a friend offered his condo to me and Hannah. It is on the beach. We’re heading there tomorrow afternoon and staying for the weekend! Hannah has her first ultrasound on Monday. Crazy! IContinue reading “An Assortment of Goodies”

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

We are lighting the outdoors and bringing dead trees indoors. We are standing in freezing temperatures at 3 A.M. to buy important stuff and listening to some of the most senseless songs ever written. Yes, it must be that time of year again—my favorite holiday of all. Before I go any further, here is the disclaimer: If you want to enjoy Christmas for theContinue reading “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”

Am I a Zen Buddhist?

Earlier this week, I visited a Zen Buddhist temple. As I sat there listening to Abbot Carlson lecture (along with the other students from my World Religions course), I couldn’t help but wonder, Am I a Zen Buddhist too? The Abbot began his talk by tracing the history of Buddhism. Over the centuries, Buddhism, like all majorContinue reading “Am I a Zen Buddhist?”

Thanks for what?

Generally, I’m not thankful on Thanksgiving. So here’s what I am doing to remedy the situation: Today, I am making a list of 100 things for which I am thankful. Then I will remember who is the Giver of good gifts. Let’s do it together. Post your top 10: A baby on the way (7-11-11) AContinue reading “Thanks for what?”

Online Junkies Beware!

I met with another writer last week and she told me about an intriguing project: A lady is living in a glass room for 30 days and can only communicate through online means. The project is happening here in Portland. She is on Day 18. Here’s the link: http://www.publicisolationproject.com/blog/ Comments below

The Prophet Nietzsche

A main component of Friedrich Nietzsche’s thinking was the notion of a master-slave morality. He asserts that in society there are people with power, aka masters, and people without power, aka slaves. I think we can all agree with that idea. We may not agree with the terms, master and slave, but we agree that there are people withContinue reading “The Prophet Nietzsche”

A Simple Gift

In the post last Thursday, I said we would talk about provocative ideas. Here’s one: Hannah is pregnant!!! I know. It is exciting. *Hugs, high fives, thank-yous, more thank-yous, taking a bow* I know I said I would not talk about the mundane things of life, and my friends, this is certainly not mundane. This falls under the heading of “significant life happening.”Continue reading “A Simple Gift”