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Movies:

National Geographic; Light At The Edge Of The World:Himalayas Science Of The Mind



Buddhism asks the fundamental question: What is life and what is the point of existence? Wade Davis goes on an anthropological and spiritual journey into the Himalayas of Nepal to learn the deepest lesson of Buddhist practice. Parts of this documentary feature H.H.Trulshik Rinpoche and Matthieu Ricard.

My Blog

I’m tired of this place

I think that if I wasn't tied down by dialysis, I would have packed up my things and left ... a long time ago.
Posted by Ben on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:05:00 PST

So long Bob ...

Bob died today, that is all.
Posted by Ben on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:45:00 PST

Royal Tenenbaums - Needle in the Hay

Just a clip from the movie The Royal Tenenbaums. ...
Posted by Ben on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:17:00 PST

September lab results

I got my lab results for the month of September (blood draws are done on the first Monday of the month), and for the most part everything looks good.  That is, except for my Phosphorus and PTH re...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:03:00 PST

Mount St Helens

U.S. Geological Survey, Vancouver, WashingtonUniversity of Washington, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, Seattle, WashingtonTuesday, February 27, 2007 09:04 PST (Tuesday, February 27, 2007 17:04 UTC)...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:24:00 PST

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My grandmother just passed away.
Posted by Ben on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:35:00 PST

No more wires!

BBC NEWSPhysics promises wireless powerBy Jonathan FildesScience and technology reporter, BBC NewsThe tangle of cables and plugs needed to recharge today's electronic gadgets could soon be a thing of ...
Posted by Ben on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:42:00 PST

School and my car

It's been awhile since I've made an update about the first two, and I had hoped that I wouldn't have to say anything about my car & at least for a good long while. School has been both good and bad...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:51:00 PST

Halloween parties

Saturday night I ended up going to two Halloween parties. First I headed over to Sacha's, a long time friend of mine, for the party she had planned. I had a good time, got to socialize with some frie...
Posted by Ben on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:50:00 PST

The death of America

Posted by Ben on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:42:00 PST