The world is missing the good sort of heroes these days. I had a few in the past, people who who stood up for others, worked with integrity in difficult situations, or used whatever fame or talent they had to further kindness in the world. There are always a few, working quietly, but they don't... Continue Reading →
Gentle Giants
Last weekend, I went up to climb near the St. Bernard pass, where that breed of dogs came from. I could see four dogs in a kennel back behind our lodgings and got curious about the breed, so here's what I learned: They were smaller in the past. It's only been the last two hundred... Continue Reading →
It Only Takes Ten Minutes
I'm going to tell the tiny audience that reads this blog about something I don't tell everyone. I meditate nearly every morning for about ten minutes. I don't tell anyone because for "real" meditators, ten minutes is nothing and a bit ridiculous to talk about. For those who don't meditate at all, it makes me... Continue Reading →
A Happy Death (and a rabbit hole)
I'm re-reading a book that I read in translation when I was sixteen or so: Albert Camus' A Happy Death. Now I'm "reading" it as an audio book in French, La Mort Heureuse. It impressed me very much at the time and probably (now that I'm reading it again), pushed me in ways that I... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 