Oh riding the bus can be so entertaining.... One day I sat next to a quiet man. At some point, as a person boarded the bus, the quiet man, who, up until that moment, had not exchanged a single word with me, elbowed me sharply and half whispered in a [...]
A few weeks ago, I watched a moving documentary, Jane's Journey. It is a great documentary about Jane Goodall, the work she did in the past, and the work she continues to do today with wildlife conservation. Jane Goodall today The documentary begins with Jane's story back in [...]
A few months back, I mentioned that Rick and I were taking a class on Buddhism and Psychoanalysis. It was a meaninful class and we used the book No Death, No Fear, by Thich Nhat Hanh as our text. At our last session of the course, I was asked by [...]
I came across this piece that I wrote for Earth Day 2002, my pre-blogging days, and I think it is worth sharing, accompanied by various photos I have taken on backpacking trips and hikes: Anatomy of the Earth The veins and arteries of the earth are her rivers pouring into [...]
Staycation continues! It's not been easy. Being at home, I see so much that needs to be tended to: the garden at Ocean Shores needed to be weeded and trimmed last weekend, the sidewalks outside the condo in Seattle needed to be swept, the bushes and trees needed clipping (since [...]