Realize the fundamental point, free from the binding of nets and baskets. —Eihei Dogen Zenji, Recommending Zazen to All People Just do it! called Nike, of glory and speed. With a flash of white sneakers running into the night. Do i gotta? I plead, left to pout in the dust, do i gotta, do i …
On the radio
My home entertainment system is a little silver plastic box. It runs on two double-A’s and works best on its back with the antenna pointed south-west. I used to get 3 channels before the recent round of CBC budget cuts, but Radio 2 no longer broadcasts through the old-skool airwaves so now I get two …
Should i STAY or should i GO?
Should i stay or should i go now, should i stay or should i go now…if i go there will be trouble … if i stay there will be double…so c’mon and let me know … … … should i STAY or should i GO? – The Clash STAY! like a well trained dog, I …
Polygamy and the question of Bountiful
Bountiful is in the news today. Again. Bountiful is a ‘breakaway Mormon’ community near Creston, B.C. It has been an object of controversy and fascination for many years due to the tolerated practice of ‘polygamy’ under its leader, Winston Blackmore. The whole thing has me totally stumped. First, to get this perfectly clear: there is …
Three great reads
I don’t know how long it has been since i dove into a fiction novel like a warm sunlit sea, looking forward all day to the moment of the dive, to hang weightless in a world of words. I had wondered if the internet had killed that pleasure in me but no, it is alive …