seeing, tasting, thinking, analyzing, forgetting, offering, running, singing, standing still, being embarassed, laughing, spacing, loving, learning, forgiving, connecting, hot baths and being suspended in the crevasse of a glacier
people with a nimble intellects, a firm grips, and fluid hearts
alllllll kinds .... from Beck and Bjork to Arvo Part and Stockaussen to indian ghazals and bluegrass
yes
at least 4 at a time. recent authors: Fatema Mernissi on veiling and harems; David Deida "The Way of the Superior Man"; Neal Stephenson (scrumptious scifi); and Yasunari Kawabata (Japanese novelist).