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Puma is a Stranger

Belief is the greatest obstacle to spiritual growth.

About Me

Hell, I am fun, I cuss alot, I love to play with dogs and children, drink scotch sometimes, smoke cloves sometimes, drink ALOT of coffee (but I am student, so it is okay)...

My Interests

Religious Studies, Philosophy, Psychology, Educational Theory, Martial Arts.....

Music:

I love Jaz... Blues... Rock...

Movies:

I LOVE movies... Apacolipto was good, though bloody... "Shorinji Kempo" with Sonny Chiba (a biographical account of the first half of So Doshins' life made in the 70's. The US title is "Killing Machine" which is silly.) I have been renting ALOT of documentories. I also watch horror films, and suspence drama. I like to watch comodies like "Dogma" and "Thankyou for Smoking".

Television:

I watch PBS ALOT.... I am very glad Last Comic Standing is back on... I love Stand Up...

Heroes:

My Father... Makoto Hagata.... So Doshin...

My Blog

A morning Prayer

A Morning Prayer Let the Spark awaken within meThrough the grace of the FatherWho is indefinable, and inexpressibleFrom whom the spark originatesAwaken me Father Let the Spark awaken within meIn t...
Posted by Puma is a Stranger on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:04:00 PST

General News

Looks like we are getting the house... We should close on Thursday, then we can start moving in... Ordered my books for next smester on line.. getting them for about 1/2 of what I owuld pay otherwise....
Posted by Puma is a Stranger on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:32:00 PST

Idealogical Tyranny

Taking my government class has taught me a few things... Government is both shaped by and activly shapes the culture of the governed...Any government must... must.... fit a given culture. The attempt ...
Posted by Puma is a Stranger on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:52:00 PST

Just a thought

Why do people lie? Why do they exagerate? I know that I am guilty of this as much as the next person... I know that when I have exagerated it has been to impress someone... When I have lied it has bee...
Posted by Puma is a Stranger on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:47:00 PST

6 years ago tomarrow

6 years ago tomarrow, my oldest son died.What is death?I believe death to be the release of the holonic system called "I".... It is the great release, where all the disparate parts that make up you ar...
Posted by Puma is a Stranger on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:18:00 PST

after the storm

It was a very plesant drive up here, Mwas great.... The car was very comfortable.. go volvo!!!. I miss Otter, though... I wish she could have shared the weekend with me.. The food, the Dancers.... Mor...
Posted by Puma is a Stranger on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 06:24:00 PST

Kids and Dogs

You know, it is a wonderfull day... Woke up this morning to a snuggling Sophie and Otter, had a nice early morning, still tired conversation with Otter, while Sophie tried to snuggle with us both... t...
Posted by Puma is a Stranger on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:35:00 PST

Blathera - Don't know what that means....

Allergies, and some stomach thing that hurts.... But I am at work, and it is a busy day... I am thinking of starting a gnostic solidality here in Lubbock... It is kind of a small goroup of people who...
Posted by Puma is a Stranger on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:16:00 PST

Freedom?

So, in what way, while maintaining and living up to my priorities, cna I exercise the most freedom...? Now, I am talking carreer choices here.... Time... Time.... Time... That dimention that is best r...
Posted by Puma is a Stranger on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 02:49:00 PST

Sexual bigotry

A good friend of mine just posted a blog taken from a local article about a local shop owner being arrested for selling sex toys... A customer found it offensive... and complained to the authoraties.....
Posted by Puma is a Stranger on Wed, 23 May 2007 03:33:00 PST