January 2011
47 posts
Frazz free online comic strip library at...
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La Fée Verte
My Unfabulous iPhone/iPod/iPad ...
What’s been playing on my iPhone this week … S. Carey / All We Grow - Marck was making one of his semi-daily pilgrimages to the local Starbucks last week and happened to grab one of the “free download” cards that always sit on the counter and brought it home to me. Now I’m not one who usually takes these cards because 1) I’m to lazy to actually follow...
New Zodiac Sign Dates: Ophiuchus The 13th Sign?
Your zodiac sign may not actually be your zodiac sign anymore. (UPDATE: Scroll down for Twitter reactions — and to submit your own!) Astronomer Parke Kunkle says that due to changes in the Earth’s alignment the dates of many zodiac signs have changed, according to NBC. In addition, there may be a 13th Zodiac...
Well , Frak ......
My shoulder has been bothering me for a while now. I think I first noticed it in the weeks following my “incident” in November of ‘09 that left me rigid and unconscious in the middle of the Glendale Target parking lot. I thought nothing of it , just stiff and sore & it’ll get better. It did , somewhat , but never really going away. I’d notice it more at night...
The Rude Pundit
1/10/2011 Dear Right-Wingers: You Are All Muslims Now: Oh, dear, sweet conservative Americans, how you must have shit yourself on Saturday when you heard that someone had shot up an event with a Democratic member of Congress in, of all goddamned places, Arizona. And, worse, a Representative who had voted in favor of health care reform, which you have demonized as nothing short of a...
Sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy-head...
ok cold/flu/whatever - i’m ready for you
Daily Tao - 5 / Sound
SOUND Wind in the cave : Movement in stillness. Power in silence. In a cave, all outer sounds are smothered by rock and earth, but this makes the sounds of one’s own heartbeat and breath audible. In the same way, contemplative stillness turns us away from everyday clamor but allows us to hear the subtle in our own lives. When listening not with the ear but with the spirit,...
A Few Words About ....
Magnesium Chloride liquid de-icer ….. Those of you who live in Colorado , especially in the Denver Metro area are very familiar with this stuff. It’s been around for years and the Colorado Department of Transportation is especially generous in spewing this crap around every time the temps drop. While I’m sure that this keeps us all safe from turning our roads...
Daily Tao - 4 / Reflections
REFLECTION Moon above water. Sit in solitude. If waters are placid, the moon will be mirrored perfectly. If we still ourselves, we can mirror the divine perfectly. But if we engage solely in the frenetic activities of our daily involvements, if we seek to impose our own schemes on the natural order, and if we allow ourselves to become absorbed in self-centered views, the surface of our...
Daily Tao - 3 / Devotion
DEVOTION Make the crooked straight, Make the straight to flow. Gather water, fire, and light. Bring the world to a single point. If we have devotion — total faith and commitment to our spiritual path — our determination will naturally build momentum. Fewer and fewer obstructions will come before us. Our path becomes like a crooked one made straight. No matter what tries to...
Resolutions / Schmesolutions .....
I really do dislike the whole ” new year resolution” hoo-ha that starts up right after Christmas and usually lasts until the second week of January ( right about the time that the local 24 Hour Fitness goes back to normal and all the people realize that watching teevee is a lot easier than walking on a treadmill ) Still , I believe that there is room for change and here...
Daily Tao - 2 / Ablution
ABLUTION Washing at dawn: Rinse away dreams. Protect the gods within, And clarify the inner spirit. Purification starts all practice. First comes cleansing of the body — not to deny the body, but so that it is refined. Once cleansed, it can help us sense the divine. Rinsing away dreams is a way of saying that we must not only dispel the illusions and anxieties of our sleeping...
2011 ...
well , the new year / decade is here. Color me a little underwhelmed , but I am looking forward to a new adventure and hope that I can take you all with me. I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Years Eve & I glad that you are coming along for the new ride .
Daily Tao - 1 / Beginning
BEGINNING This is the moment of embarking. All auspicious signs are in place. In the beginning, all things are hopeful. We prepare ourselves to start anew. Though we may be intent on the magnificent journey ahead, all things are contained in this first moment : our optimism, our faith, our resolution, our innocence. In order to start, we must make a decision. This decision is a...