spiritual awakening and enlightenment in today’s world

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. —Antoine de Saint-ExupĂ©ry

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite. —Bertrand Russell

Archive for July, 2005

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Monday, July 18th, 2005 Posted in Books | Comments Off

This book rocks  kicks butt frims. I definitely consider it the best of the Potter series so far, and leads to the possibility that the final book might have a markedly different format from these first six. Best line: The Aurors ...

I’m not really a Harry Potter fan

Saturday, July 16th, 2005 Posted in Books | Comments Off

So why am I on page 300 of a book that went on sale less than 24 hours ago? (I'll just say this: it does a lot better than Revenge of the Sith in giving backstory on the dark lord.)

Last Day

Thursday, July 14th, 2005 Posted in My Life, Poetry | Comments Off

Today was my last day working at the Verizon Online center I've been in for nearly nine years. (I'm taking a few days' vacation before I officially leave the company.) I wrote this poem as a parting gift to all ...

The Present Moment

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005 Posted in Seen on the Web | Comments Off

Meredith has a wonderful post on her superb blog

Prequel Trilogy Gripes

Sunday, July 10th, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage | Comments Off

Okay. I'm beginning to write the first of several extended spiritual reflections on the Star Wars saga. In those, I'm just going to concentrate on symbolism and meaning, not criticism . . . So I better get this off my ...

Updates

Friday, July 8th, 2005 Posted in My Life | Comments Off

I want to thank all of you for your support during the announcement of my layoff and my subsequent job search. I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining the Web Design Team at TraderOnline.com! Regarding this site, I'm really ...