Spare Change?
I hope you get a chance to read this…quite entertaining and shows the power of metaphor and imagination at work…to illuminate our current political process.
I’m a Water Baby all the way. Put me in any body of water–from a bathtub to an ocean, and you’ll see a serene smile on my face. I’m here in Northern California to visit old friends and reconnect with the land and water of Lake County and the Northern California Coast. The jewel of…
As we got closer to Grant Park, a friend from Oregon called and said she just wanted me to hold my phone up when Barack spoke so she could hear him. The lines of people snaked up Michigan Avenue; by now it was 9:45 p.m. and my daughter was sure we were too late. About…
See part 1 of “Anita’s Story” here. “Vision: Anita’s Story” by Alan Brody In the chill of an autumn morning’s sun, those late insect visitors are absent, but the flowers have now an intensity of color and texture and a longevity in this cooler, crisper time of year that allows one to linger over their…
Video Credit: Drake, on October 14, 2008, put Carl Thomas’s video Emotional with the music to K’jon. Actual title for the song is “On the Ocean.” Watch the official video of “On the Ocean” with the complete song (and more down to earth visuals). So, there I was, pulling into the parking spot inside the…
I’m in Squaw Valley, California, along with 300 other students at the annual Rigpa (my Tibetan Buddhist group) fall retreat. We’re staying in luxury at the Squaw Creek Resort. Many of us are handling details of business and family life while we’re here. Cell phones and laptops abound. It’s a ten day retreat…mostly a teaching…
Today, August 16th marks the 5th anniversary of my sister’s death in a nasty car accident. In many countries…includking Ghana and Tibet, it’s common to mark and honor the anniversaries of deaths. not that these are needed to keep memories alive. And not that they need to be solemn or sad times. My sister’s grave…
I find it quite sad that voters are being “taken in” again by Karl Rove. God help us for the next 4 years. My husband and I had hoped to retire, but skyrocketing health care costs (with no help in sight) will keep us working until we die.
And the economy? I’m sure McCain will entrust his ol’ buddy Phil Gramm to fix that.