Monthly Archives: March 2014

Self, Not-Self

I just read an article on mindfulness, in which the author points out that there’s nothing so inherently great about “being in the now.”  Instead, we’re asked to understand that the way out from confusion and delusion, to becoming free … Continue reading

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The Lowdown . . .

. . . On Resting Up.

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Come With Me . . .

. . . to the Casbah!

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Snap Out of It Ma!

Enough with the hand-wringing!  You know what day it is.  March 4th!  March forth! Time to play rumble. Scene:  Bugs reclines in East Bed, peacefully contemplating the Meaning of Bird Feeder On Snow in Morning Sunshine.  Enter Barney. Note to … Continue reading

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Love and Loss

I think about these a lot. My dad – and Horace Walpole – used to say: “Life is a tragedy to those who feel, a comedy to those who think.” On one hand think-laugh, on the other feel-grieve. Bugsy right … Continue reading

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