Some people can drink wine with every meal. Other people are alcoholics. Me, I can’t do facebook. There are FB-haters out there with many sound reasons to criticize the giant social media octopus – the best one, to me, being that it is a closed-source corporate entity whose sole reason for existing is to collect …
Snowbuddha here but us chickens
Easier to make than a snowman – you only need 2 snowballs (plus a tiny topknot). I like to leave a trail of tiny snowbuddhas…plant them on people’s porches and car sideview mirrors. Spread the meme.
Privilege and power
When I write about Karmic Economics, I am always confronted with the fact that I write from a place of great privilege. People say, “well that is all fine for YOU, who have social safety nets – but not everyone has the opportunities you have.” Of course, this is true. I speak from my own …
How I got rich
I am a rich person. I own almost nothing – never have, and probably never will. My income is so tiny that when I file my dutiful tax return I always worry that they won’t believe my numbers. And yet, I have everything I could possibly want. I have access to spaces and opportunities all …
A perfect day for gratitude and goodbye
This morning I was knocked ass-over-teakettle, by a giant wave of gratitude for all the marvels of this highly imperfect life. I rode down to Dorje Ling to bring Kenny a newly knitted pair of fingerless mitts – marked by holes and bumpy stitches, highly imperfect, Dorje Ling style. He was glad to see me …