Zen Judaism
A funny little collection of poetic tidbits. Wonderful and delicious. If there is no self, whose arthritis is this? Be here now. Be someplace else later. Is that so complicated? Drink tea and nourish life. With the first sip, joy. With the second, satisfaction. With the third, peace. With the fourth, a Danish. Wherever you go, there you are. Your luggage is another story. Accept misfortune as a blessing. Do not wish for perfect health What would you talk about?…
What’s Yr Accent?
What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland “You have a Midland accent” is just another way of saying “you don’t have an accent.” You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio. The Northeast The Inland…
Marianne, you have an admirer
Marianne Meed Ward of the Toronto Sun has my admiration. She has written an opinion piece – in the Lifestyle Section, yet – that connects some of the dots in the conflict between the Jehovah’s Witness belief in the total abstention from blood and the welfare of children in cases where life-saving blood transfusions may be needed. There are big themes here – civil liberties, freedom of (and from) religion, freedom of (and from) speech, child welfare, biblical scholarship, and…
Send Me a Valentine
Get your own valentinr Send me a Valentine – I won’t get it until the day. (tip o’ the hat to Larry)
Favorite Places
A few of my favorite places… Acadia National Park in Maine. The Four Corners area (Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico) – Mesa Verde, the Grand Canyon, the Valley of the Gods, Sangre de Cristo mountain range, the Canyonlands, Taos (esp. the Taos Pueblo), Los Alamos, D.H . Lawrence’s ranch, etc. The seas of clouds in the beautiful mountains of Taiwan. I was woefully under-prepared for the trek along the Southern Cross-Road Highway, but I’ll remember the beauty of it all…