March 2007
How to Kill a Copperhead and Have Scary Dreams
Last night while working in the backyard my mother-in-law stepped on a rather large copperhead snake. My daughters came racing in to the living room screaming…
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March 2007
Who am I? or Who is me?
My eyes were closed yesterday for a couple of hundred miles. The car was zooming along the interstate headed home. The sun was shining and the lanes were…
March 2007
Hidden Agenda
We all have a hidden agenda. Whether we want to admit it or not we are trying to make our life in our own image. Sometimes we are honest and we tell people…
March 2007
Surviving the Aftermath
Thatcher Blue sat on the dark green leather couch, sipping hot tea. Today was to be a great day, he could feel it in his bones. And the bones never lied. He…
March 2007
Ice and Needles
Something I wrote over a decade ago. > She walks to water’s edge lowers her weeping head why does she cry, for whom does she care? Does she know his name, call…
March 2007
One of Life's Questions
I keep hearing this question over and over, like a mantra that others are praying for me. Kind of starts to get laughable when you hear it in strange places…
March 2007
Sportmanship and Ego
My son played in a basketball tournament this past weekend and I was honestly disturbed by the lack of sportsmanship. Both the players and the parents of the…
February 2007
The Commercialization of The Buddha
![]( I was on the way home a few nights ago. It was a dark, cloudless night and there were a million stars in the skies above rural Oklahoma. My son and I were…
February 2007
Perspective and Context
A friend of mine prays every morning, laying in bed, holding her rosary. Her eyes are closed as she slowly recites her rosary and lets go. She lets go of the…
February 2007
St. Valentine's Day and The Buddha
I woke up this morning and wished my wife a happy Valentine's day. Rolled over, put my feet on the floor and decided to have a good day. (I do that every day,…
February 2007
A conversation between friends about God
A good friend and i had a conversation a few days ago that I think is worth sharing. We had spoke about a few things already and then he read on of my posts,…
February 2007
The Garden, the gardener and me.
I followed the path along the twisting way. Grasses and moss grew up between the loose pebbles on the path, people do not use this path anymore and slowly…
January 2007
Bardo, the Intermediate State
![]( I went to my first official Buddhist function this past weekend in Oklahoma City. A local Kagyu meditation group brought ( pictured at right, to speak on…
January 2007
For Priya
I met a girl about 5 years ago and we became friends. She is sweet and funny and so smart, we still talk some. She is from India and a practicing Jain. I won't…
January 2007
It's Just Good Karma
I have been lazy of late and not writing posts. Mainly because I have been reading more than living, there is an issue in there somewhere. Reading more about…
December 2006
Basketball with the Buddha
I took my son to his basketball practice last night. Ran a bit listening to my music, some Tool and some AC/DC to keep my feet moving. When I became bored with…
December 2006
Compassion and Aggression
I am not a quiet person. I don't sneak up behind people, they see me coming, they can hear my footfall and feel my presence in the room before I make myself…
December 2006
Make Your Life Mean Something
A few months ago I lost someone whom I always considered my uncle. He was not related to my family by blood, but rather by friendship, sometimes that is…
November 2006
Buddhist Robots
![]( Last night I watched a television program on PBS that really made me think about my own religions ideas. It was ( a great show, the ( was about ( the…
November 2006
Parapsychology, Enlightenment & the Gold Watch
Parapsychology has fascinated me since I was a little guy, and that was a long time ago. My uncle Richard is a hypnotherapist, spooky stuff to begin with…