Monthly Archives: January 2008
Radiohead – Scotch Mist
Watching Scotch Mist (a fifty minute film of Radiohead playing songs off their latest album, In Rainbows) makes me want to drop everything, call my friend Eric, and join his band (for the third time). My favorite moment from the … Continue reading
The Next American President
I once joked that Americans may just as well elect the next president via a reality TV show: “The Next American President.” Not only do I believe a president COULD be elected this way, I’m starting to think it’s ACTUALLY … Continue reading
Psych!
So, one of things I’ve been doing these days (other than rehabbing my knee) is thinking about the field of Psychology. I started trying to figure myself out at an early age, was a Psych major in college, and later … Continue reading
Limping along
The sun is bright today, lighting up my room and giving me the false impression that I could go for a walk and NOT freeze my ass off. That it’s even possible for me to go for a walk is … Continue reading
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The Power of Now
My mother was watching “The Biggest Loser” the other night while I was exercising on the stationary bike. I remarked that it was hard for me to feel much sympathy for these grossly overweight people, much less give them a … Continue reading
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Helping people
There’s an interesting discussion going on at the Progressive Buddhism blog under the heading “The difficulty helping people.” A commenter named Bill shared the following Taoist story, which I like a lot: There’s an old Taoist story about a man … Continue reading
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