A Mindful Life

Tish and I had a discussion last week about physical appearance and cultural attitudes. I then briefly posted about it and quoted from an article I’d read in the NY Times. Tish was able to access the article by Harriet McBryde Johnson elsewhere. Tish then contemplated the article and a movie she watched. Here’s an [...]

I am on an email list for a daily meditation text, and this morning the following arrived from the list manager. Please pardon this personal message but there is some urgency in reaching out to as many people as possible. I have a friend who is on a list for a liver transplant, but the [...]

I want a Librarian Action Figure! Really, I do. There are some quotes on the page that I like a lot: I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. –Jorge Luis Borges In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us how to swim. –Linton [...]

“Squirrel Buffet” by Kathryn Petro / ©2003

The author of WoodMoor Village Zendo wrote: I love the Fall. This is definitely my favorite season. I love the feeling of gathering the threads so that we can abide mindfully and comfortably at home, nestled with family during the Winter. The feeling of Harvest, of ripeness, of a life worthy of rest suffuses me. [...]

Ronni, the author of Time Goes By, recently posted guidelines — or to use her term, Web best practices — that would enhance the blog reading experience. In the post she covers the following issues: text styling background color posting dates blogrolls link rot read more link blogs fair use and source your quotes I [...]

Siona has such a way with words: I’m inordinately affected by the weather. It took me a long time to admit this; for years I refused to acknowledge that my moods might be linked to something as improbable and distant as the sky. I was a rational person, I thought; my emotions were linked to [...]

Pick a book, any book. Top 100 Novels Of The 20th Century According to the ALA, at least 42 of the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century have been the target of ban attempts. Here they are:

From September 25 to October 2 is Banned Books Week. Read a banned or challenged book! See the extended entry for the list.

Childhood memory– the laughter rippled, echoed; joy danced on water. “Merriment” by David Aguilar ©2003 / ephotograph.com