Language, Qualms, and Toki Pona
Sunday, March 21st, 2010So I have been considering systematically eliminating words from my daily conversations. I don’t know the way I’d do it, but something like a random number generator that selects a word from a list, perhaps starting with a list of nouns, and not using that word. Anyway, I don’t think I’m going to actually follow [...]
I know you’re out there
Sunday, September 13th, 2009I used to wake up an hour earlier than usual before elementary school and high school — perhaps once a month, sometimes every day for a week or two. I’d go running. I remember beginning the conversation, “OK. Hi, God. Let’s talk.” These were fairly simple conversations, I thought. [...]
Life: The Musical
Thursday, December 18th, 2008I’ve always known I’m not the only one of my kind, though I’ve always felt like it. The first time I really felt at home, or really noticed that I truly did, was when I went camping with JMU’s Earth Club. Someone brought delicious salsa from a local restaurant and they managed to [...]
Let Us Be Hasty: A Poem (or a prayer?)
Sunday, August 24th, 2008So I’ve been too busy living my life to sit and write about it. That’s my excuse for the week+ hiatus. No, really? The truth is that my proximity to a computer has been minimal and my computer has been without internet for a few days. I have officially moved into [...]
The Tao of Energy (or something like that)
Thursday, July 17th, 2008I am a fairly whimsical guy sometimes. Because of this, I tend to keep my intentions quiet until I’m fairly certain they are more than a spur-of-the-moment decision; such decisions of mine are rarely followed through. This proves a good practice at times—I’ve been determined at one time or another to teach myself Chinese, [...]
Buddha-nature and Finding Your Glasses
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008You just realize you have no idea where your glasses have gone.
Damn it, you think to yourself. Did I even have them getting on the train?
It’s already been a long day and this is the last thing you need to worry about. You’re half way up the escalator and you watch the train [...]