Posts Tagged ‘Zen’

Natalie Goldberg and the Accidental Buddhist

I just started re-reading a book I haven’t read in at least 20 years, Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. I find it absolutely kick me in the nuts jaw droppingly amazing that despite the fact that I haven’t read this book since 1989 I remember it. I remember everything in here. [...]

The Week In Tweets

I’m back. Done hikin’, done fishin’, back workin’. #
just tried Wally’s, good but no Mayslacks #
Dad eventually pulled over at a frozen lake, which represented the sublime beauty of impermanence, but he was pretty annoyed about it. #

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The Week In Tweets

Almost physically ran into Norm Coleman at the Mall of America. I hate that guy. #
@PastryPrncss Dude!!!! You suck!!! I would love to see Lily Allen…. in reply to PastryPrncss #
Just bought Merriweather Post Pavilion, giving it a first listen. #
@dvander Hey man, you never called Sunday. You want to swing by [...]

Twitter Updates for 2009-02-12

misread a headline as “Twitter kills 8 people in Oklahoma, others injured.” Actual: “Twisters”. Misread was funny, real one is not #
@sulrich I decided last week to give up khaki when I realized that every dev guy in the room (including me) had the same damn pants on. in reply to sulrich #
@MarkyMac [...]

Around The House

It’s been a while since I wrote a good old-fashioned personal update on my blog so here I go.
I’ve got a lot of exciting stuff going on around the house. This week we got our windows replaced and also had a sliding glass door installed in our dining room which, next year, [...]

Substance (Part 1)

A recent post I made in which I recommended we all get off our asses and do whatever we can to get Obama elected provoked a response from a commenter named Andy (Hi Andy!) who suggested that I was a “nothing more than a blindly faithful Obama supporter who is full of hate”.  Now, admittedly, [...]

Connections

I had intended today to post a synopsis of a really interesting discussion I’ve been involved in on a UU Theology mailing list about the historicity of Jesus. I still may do that, but there is something more pressing I want to try to write about even though the attempt will be something of [...]

Ars Technica Breakdown of Loopholes in FISA Legislation and Repercussions

These are some of the actual problems with the FISA legislation, the nuts and bolts, as broken down by Ars Technica:

Under current law, the government must obtain court approval to tap a phone line or fiber optic cable in the United States even if the other end of the communication is abroad. An application [...]

Obama Votes to Expand Illegal Spying on American Citizens

October 24, 2007, Obama spokesman Bill Burton said:
“To be clear: Barack will support a filibuster of any bill that includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies.”
Yesterday, instead of filibustering, he voted for it. I feel sick to my stomach.

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@Jocmarabflacz that’s totally sweet! I love model cars. I’ve built dozens. If you need any advice, let me know. #
Substance of yesterdays voicemail left by my mom: Turn towards the light and away from evil. Will do. Thanks mom. Hadn’t thought o that. #
Maybe it’s because I [...]