Its funny that we--or should I, if not for honesty at least for precision, say I--continually invest value and reality in objects, experiences and situations. I mean, really where did that tendency come from? Things, people, states of mind and circumstances are like the wind running through my fingers. I would close my hands to grasp it but I only find myself with empty fists clenched against space.

"You know that saying: you always hurt the one you love most. Well, it works both ways.... read more

It's been a long time since I wrote anything here. Since my last post, I've moved into and out of Bremerton, gotten engaged, moved into Seattle proper (Magnolia), taken and left employment at Super Supplements of three locations, started going to regular sweats and NAC meetings, found a Dharma center that I love, and enrolled in the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine. Finances are tight and time irregular, but it is really quite astonishing to reflect on it all.

I'm starting to work ... read more

Well, I've been out here in the fine state of Washington for a little over a week now. Mountains, waters, rainforests, and a very progressively-minded metropolis that seems to coexist relatively well (for a post-industrial cityscape) with its natural surroundings.

I'm about ten or fifteen miles out of Seattle, at the foot of the mountains and surrounded by what I can only describe as "evergreen jungle." It is really beautiful out here, but the commute into Seattle isn't great, with or ... read more