Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner. Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness. Health is the greatest possession. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there…… Continue reading A few good quotes
Internet Culture
I wrote about finally overcoming that strange computer issue I was having in my last post and in continuing with the theme of computers I thought I’d finally get this post about the current state of internet culture from my very limited perspective. I have to say my age is really going to show in…… Continue reading Internet Culture
Computer Issues
I’ve finally solved a computer issue that had been a major thorn in my side for about 6 months. It was a problem that caused me to reinstall Windows, start using Windows 7, consider ditching Windows all together and using Linux, updating and deleting drivers and reading a ton of forums. It all started when…… Continue reading Computer Issues
Kairos Time
My Dad sent me “Longing for an Internet Cleanse” by the New York Times columnist David Brooks this evening and my Dad was right, I did like it. At first glance I thought the ‘longing’ might be for an internet that wasn’t just one big commercial dump of advertising, popups and monetizing. Or as Mr.…… Continue reading Kairos Time
The Tollund Man
Some day I will go to AarhusTo see his peat-brown head,The mild pods of his eye-lids,His pointed skin cap.In the flat country near byWhere they dug him out,His last gruel of winter seedsCaked in his stomachNaked except forThe cap, noose and girdle,I will stand a long time.Bridegroom to the goddess,She tightened her torc on himand…… Continue reading The Tollund Man
Journal Entry – 3.20.19
It is 5:30 AM on Wednesday March 30th, 2019. We’ve got more rain and have had so much rain this year that California is out of drought. Here in California is often seems that everyday is sunny and 65 so when we do get some weather it is a nice change. It seems this winter…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 3.20.19
Lapham’s Quarterly – Night
It took me a while to get through this issue of Lapham’s Quarterly but was able to do so right as the spring issue arrived. I was looking forward to reading this issue as night is peaceful, one can reflect and it comes with its own special energy as William Least Moon captures in his…… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly – Night
The Alchemist
I read the Alchemist for the first time around 1996, almost a decade after it was originally published. Like many books I’ve read long ago I had forgotten most of it. It was a chance encounter seeing it featured as a book to digitally borrow from my library app and I listened to it during…… Continue reading The Alchemist