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Of things unspoken, catchup in the land of those not in the know.
This is my first public post in a long, long while. I do not approach it with trepidation, but with a calmness that soothes the soul and guides the fingers to strike the keys with graceful precision and confidence. I'm not suffering from my usual writer's block when it comes to this or any other journal; perhaps the amount of writing I've been ( Read more... ) -
Cuddly Panda-Bear Zen™, 2009 Edition.
A green pine is in the east garden,
But the many grasses obscure it.
A frost wipes out all the other species,
And then I see its magnificent tall branches.
In a forest people do not notice it, but
Standing alone, it is a miracle.
I hang a jug of wine on a cold branch;
Then stand back, and look again and again.
My life spins with dreams and illusions.
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Writing is for monkeys. Oook-oook!
This is going to be a [very] short update. For those of you who do not already know, I was contacted two Mondays ago and offered a freelance job as a writer for White Wolf Publishing's Exalted line. Due to NDA's, I cannot give details on exactly what I'm working on, but suffice it to say that I'm going to be a published writer with my name in the ( Read more... ) -
In the spirit of this moment.
I am going to reserve my optimism for the moment and just say a few words that I've said to others, but haven't managed to communicate with most of the people I know. With regard to yesterday's decision for the next phase of this country's leadership; if you feel that the wrong choice was made, I encourage you to put a hold on your judgment for ( Read more... ) -
Zen and the art of cookies. I'll let you figure out how it fits.
At Waterfall Temple
These peaks gather like snowy swords,
the waterfall a curtain of ice on the cliff.
Gibbons in the tree tops toy with clouds.
among blood-red azaleas.
The cuckoo sings till it bleeds;
from deep in caves, wind gods scream.
Compared to the hearts of people,
these mountain wilds are tame.
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Cleaning house?
I have gone through my phone's list of numbers and deleted all the numbers that are no longer valid, or I don't call, or they haven't called me in at least a year. If I deleted someone's number by mistake, I apologize, but next time you call me, I'll have it. If you are concerned that I may have deleted your phone number, but would still like to ( Read more... ) -
Again with the Zen
The mountain air sparkles as the sun sets,
Birds in flocks return together.
In these things there is a fundamental truth,
But when I start to explain it, I lose the words.
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Say what?!?
So, I'm updating my Amazon.com wishlist tonight on a whim; removing things I bought for myself and adding new things. I don't think anyone's ever bought me anything off my wishlist on there before. But, I'm adding new things to the wishlist and I come across something that disturbs me...
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A Return to Zen: Post Hiatus Authorship
The wind is still, but blossoms fall,
Birds sing in the quiet of the mountain.
This is Kannon’s wondrous wisdom:
Ah!
- Ryokan (1758-1831)
Things happen. No matter what, things happen. We miss most of what's going on around us because these days we live in such a vacuum despite having the best communication network in history. We can reach each other ( Read more... )
