Back from Montréal
Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in Language, My Life, Peace and Justice, Seen on the Web | 4 Comments »I've just returned from a trip to Montréal for a joint conference of the United States' and the Pan-American Esperanto associations. I had a wonderful time, and my only regret was that I had to leave early for travel and ...
Announcing RockOm.net
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Music, My Life, Spirituality | 3 Comments »(Time for absolutely shameless plug!) Well, after months of work, it's here... RockOm.net is now live! I'm proud to be a part of the RockOm team. RockOm is an online music community with a spiritual focus... but inclusive of all ...
Fun
Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in My Life, Quick Thoughts | 4 Comments »I never imagined that turning 47 would be as much fun as it was
Sometimes it amazes me …
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in My Life | 2 Comments »That so many people have yet to discover yerba mate. In Norfolk, Fair Grounds is the only place I know that serves it. Fortunately, it's not so hard to get the yerba mate leaves. I've been brewing my own now ...
Journaling
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 Posted in My Life, Spirituality, Teacher / Practice | 10 Comments »I've kept a journal at several key times in my life, but never really threw myself into it until 1998, when I read The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron. If you've never read the book, well, you should. I don't ...
I’m not dead yet!
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 Posted in Humor, My Life | 4 Comments »Seriously! I didn't mean to take an unannounced month off from blogging... (usually I announce those things) and I was startled to realize it's been a month since my last post. As the Romans said, tempus is a fugitive. :-) Besides ...
Resolution
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008 Posted in Mind, My Life, Quick Thoughts | 4 Comments »Just one this year: To be alive every day of my life.
Heroes
Thursday, November 15th, 2007 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, My Life, Spirituality | 6 Comments »I almost feel like I'm coming back to life after being gone awhile! For the last three days, I've been on a "detox" diet, eating vegan, avoiding sugar, limiting caffeine, and exercising. I already feel a vast difference... I have ...
Time for a change!
Sunday, November 11th, 2007 Posted in Mind, My Life, Teacher / Practice | 11 Comments »I fit the stereotype of the computer geek who lives mostly in front of a screen, at work because it's my job, and at home because it's fun. However, this lifestyle has its price... I'm fat, or as the Department ...
Snapping out of it
Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Mind, My Life | 3 Comments »I'm a pretty happy guy, but around the middle of the week I got hit by a several days of sadness that seemed to be triggered by nothing in particular, and about nothing in particular. But it was strong and ...