mushin no shin

[ Figured I might as well join in the fun ]
DEAR NASHVILLE,
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND ‘TOP SECRET’. I AM SURE AND HAVE CONFIDENCE OF YOUR ABILITY AND RELIABILITY TO PROSECUTE A TRANSACTION OF [...]

Sometimes serendipity is spooky. Shortly after posting the previous piece, I left for “church”, e.g. weekly dharma study and meditation with the Tibetan Buddhists, and what was the topic but impermanence, and even more specifically, suffering through attachment to memory.
And if that wasn’t enough, on the way home a guest on NPR was speaking about [...]

It seems that my Friday night adventure has unlocked some more memories. At one point in between bands, the DJ served up the Skinny Puppy song “Death“. Now this is a pretty choice song and I listen to it frequently, but I don’t often hear it played in clubs in this part of the world. [...]

“I used to rock and roll all night and party every day. Then it was every other day… now I’m lucky to find half an hour a week in which to get funky.” — Homer Simpson
Last night was a doubleshot. First I went out to see a play called “The Underpants” at the Darkhorse Theater. [...]

Chris sums it up well, not much more I would need to say here.
But here’s an odd litte thing I’ve noticed. As he mentions, liberals & conservatives alike are finding fault. But what is interesting to me is that of all the people I’ve encountered who feel otherwise — some liberal, some conservative, most libertarian [...]

Break The Chain And Burn In Hell, he sez. Well, I ‘ve spent my whole life thumbing my nose at Hell, I suppose I shouldn’t stop now. I’ll go ahead & answer since I feel like it, but I won’t tag anyone — y’all can take it and do, or not, as you please.
Here’s how [...]

Army Of Identical Scientists Demands Legislative Support For Cloning

Heh, cool. I finally get around to checking out last.fm, and out of curiosity I plugged in the old name, and sure enough:
Minor Procedure - Last.fm
20 Fans, woo-hoo! Rock on. Granted, it’s just the Shai Hulud remix I did, so probably not one of the 20 really knows who I am, and maybe only about [...]

FOXNews.com - Politics News - Al Franken Inching Toward Senate Run

Help to carry momentum for Tennessee medical marijuana bills
Two medical marijuana bills that failed to move through the Tennessee Legislature last year are still alive, and they need your active support to make progress this year. Last year, both the state House and Senate introduced medical marijuana bills, but seriously ill Tennesseans need you to [...]