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Rennaisance Being

I like to think of God as the Being--or maybe even Non-Being, or even Set of Interesting Circumstances--who invented, and is still busy doing tech support and code patches for, nosepicking, soldering,...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:31:00 GMT

You know and I know

If you meet somebody who knows that they know what's going on and don't need to learn more about themselves, it's safe to say that there's at least one thing they're wrong about.Myself included of cou...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:33:00 GMT

Rainbows 101

Do you get guilty about being happy?  It's Allright.  I do too, but it's OK to be happy.  I'm getting into mischief and science and fun.  But it's my nature to keep tabs on myslef,...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:19:00 GMT

Body Non-Attachment

I'm trying to understand this idea from Tantric Buddhism that a person, an "I,"  doesn't exist in and of itself as such per se.  I think the point of that idea is to keep us from thinking to...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:41:00 GMT

Assume Somebody can Read your Mind

Assume Somebody can Read your Mind...and then you can love that person, influence them, help them, be helped by them, join them...Rollo May (The Art of Counseling) knocked my socks off yesterday--chec...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:56:00 GMT

Boredome v. Frustration

In game design as in "Life," the battle rages on between Boredom and Frustration.  Leading, eventually to...something.  Everything?  Nothing?The Middle Path?"Movement is Health?"Let Go ...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:03:00 GMT

A Piece of Air

There is a place here on my chest, Or nearabouts,Where one would expect to see a warm woman, Or an angel, Or Father Jesus, Or George Harrison; One or some other ambassador of infinite mercy.Somebody l...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:46:00 GMT

snappy comeback

A friend was way drunk and pretending to hump everybody from behind.  Linda caught him doing that to her.  Guess what she said?"Do that to my face."SEE?  That's why.
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:39:00 GMT

Here Comes the Sun

Does Life seem to be getting worse the older you get?  I suppose it's natural if you think about it.When you start out, things are pretty OK.  The only parties you hear about are the ones yo...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:16:00 GMT

The Myth of Normal

There's no such thing as a "normal" person.The closer to being normal you are, the more boring.The further, the more dangerous.So we pick out spots somewhere in between.  That is what is called T...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:38:00 GMT