Meditations in Portland
I was in Portland, Or, recently to visit my best friend and new baby. Portland was so wonderful this trip. The atmosphere here feels, and pulls at me, much stronger than it has before.I’ve been saying it for years, that I knew I was going to move back here…you know, “someday”—“someday” (what is it about that word that we love so much?)... [Read more...]
Soul Family
I was standing just now, on my balcony. Thinking, and waiting. The quarter moon is very silver and misty. just now. It’s very quiet where I live. It’s late too. I am considering the nature of Faith and Luck~and the bridge between the two. I was reminded of when you plant a bulb or a seed, and cover it in soil, give it water and a stone... [Read more...]
Let’s talk plastic bags-and something for free
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Garbage_Patch Have you ever heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?Yeah, I hadn’t either until last year. And loathe though I am, to bring more craptastic news from the Mother Earth front, you kids NEED to hear this news. So when you go to the grocery store, and you are hungry, tired, or just spaced... [Read more...]
Sarasbande on Violin
Sarasbande by Karl Bohm is one of my favorite haunting melodies. I found this, luckily, by a student who is playing on a violin from 1841. I think she does a wonderful job! Take a listen~ Photo credit on thumbnail to: http://www.orato.com/files/imagecache/storyimage/files/olorato/story/2875/Musical_notes_tattoo_arm.jpg Photo credit for main photo... [Read more...]
I don’t want to talk about it.
My favorite restaurant, Cafe De La Paz, in Berkeley, CA, has shut down after 15 years of thriving business.The f.uc.k.ing.e.con.om.y. When I first encountered this place, I was baffled as to how/why it was oriented the way it was. It looked exactly like someone had cobbled together three different restaurants. The dining area, or most of it, was... [Read more...]
