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About Me

I've been living in Philly for almost 4 years now. That's as long as I've lived in one place since I was 14. It's the Kung Fu that's keeping me here. I found a traditional Kung Fu School downtown that has me pretty hooked. It takes a long time to really learn the system, so I'm tied to this place for awhile. If not for that I'd be headed for somewhere new about now- someplace warmer.
It's working out well though. I've got the Kung Fu in the evenings and college during the day. I'm working toward a degree in religion or maybe religious history- Buddhism, Taoism, that kind of thing. I enjoy reading about it in my spare time anyway, so I might as well do something with it. I've just gotten back from a six week trip to China.pictures of China: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lifegames/my_photos

Lauren Zito is greatness personified.

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Philosophers, poets, writers, martial artists, and you.

My Blog

Taking Care of Life's Basics

(lifted from my other blog: http://loveisthesword.blogspot.com/ )Original Post Date: July 7, 2008I've felt the value of 'taking care of life's basics'(see note) lately. I realize that this has been ...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:23:00 GMT

A response to an online video I watched

This is a response to the latest video made by Ian Crossland which was recently posted to youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0fA1YUJYxk Here is my video response to that video: ...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:40:00 GMT

Been in China for a month...

I've been in China for almost a month now. Its much different this time than it was last summer. My Chinese is much better. I can keep up a reasonable conversation in Chinese. ...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:02:00 GMT

Confucius on Schoolwork

I read the Confucian Analects for Classical Chinese philosophy, and though I still consider myself Buddhist, it has yielded considerable insight into m...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:09:00 GMT

Buddhism's emptiness

Our scientific tradition views itself as separate from the world, an observer who gathers information about what he sees. Our scientists create tests and draw conclusions about the nature...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:43:00 GMT

An attack on logic

Zhuangzi Chapter 2 Logic is the centerpiece of modern western culture. Our culture nearly deifies progress acc...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:32:00 GMT

Yin, Yang, and Buddhist cosmology

I was sitting in Yi Ching, Taoism, and Zen class today, and I had some thoughts about Yin and Yang. The Confucians believe/d that Yang is the dominant creative force in the universe, while Yin i...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:32:00 GMT

Week 5

Ive been in China for over a month now, and the experiences are mounting. Not long ago I was standing just below a section of the great wall near Chengde, a city in northeastern China. The...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:56:00 GMT

My Chinese is getting better

I've been in Beijing for almost three weeks now, and its starting to feel like home. I played strip poker with my roommates, lost, and had to streak down the...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 06:14:00 GMT

Wandered into an interesting situation

Note: I've been in Beijing for about a week now. I wrote this piece last week. It was a particularly memorable first experience in China: 6/23/06 I¡¯ve bee...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:48:00 GMT