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DUST
Dorianne Laux
Someone spoke to me last night,
told me the truth. Just a few words,
but I recognized it.
I knew I should make myself get up,
write it down, but it was late,
and I was exhausted from working
all day in the garden, moving rocks.
Now, I remember only the flavor--
not like food, sweet or sharp.
More like a fine powder, like dust.
And I wasn't elated or frightened,
but simply rapt, aware.
That's how it is sometimes--
God comes to your window,
all bright light and black wings,
and you're just too tired to open it.
—from What We Carry
Woman with Flower
by Naomi Long Madgett
I wouldn't coax the plant if I were you.
Such watchful nurturing would do harm.
Let the soil rest from so much digging
And wait until it's dry before you water it.
The leaf's inclined to find its own direction;
Give it a chance to seek sunlight for itself.
Much growth is stunted by careful prodding,
Too eager tenderness.
The things we love we have to learn to leave alone.
Quotes and things...
No tree has branches so foolish as to fight among themselves. - Native American saying
"I'm in the business of effing the ineffable." - Alan Watts
However, look what other people are doing with their time...
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
[1]
Barry Kerr A traditional musician (Uilleann Pipes), painter and sculptor [2][3]
Synchronized Samsung Dance
[4]
Ron Mueck is a London-based photo-realist artist.
Born in Melbourne,Australia, to parents who were toy makers -
Ron Mueck's Scultpures
Mueck to Music A Captivating You Tube Video
Other Videos to music of his work
[5] [6]
Gift from a Goat Keeper [7]
The Goat Woman Her story Goat Woman website
American Tune - Darrell Scott [8]
Phil Hansen [9]
Thank You Atuuschaaw for this wonderful introduction to an artist:
(Go to all the links and watch, well worth it, and see the different media used)
Morphine a fan dedicates a MySpace page to an old jazz/blues band out of Boston You Look Like Rain is the song to listen to, IMHO
Images, photos, pictures or whatever
 My Daughter |
 My Boys |
 My Grand daughter |
How I try and live
THE EMPTY BOAT
He who rules men lives in confusion;
He who is ruled by men lives in sorrow.
Yao therefore desired
Neither to influence others
Nor to be influenced by them.
The way to get clear of confusion
And free of sorrow
Is to live with Tao
In the land of the great Void.
If a man is crossing a river
And an empty boat collides with his own skiff,
Even though he be a bad-tempered man
He will not become very angry.
But if he sees a man in the boat,
He will shout at him to steer clear.
If the shout is not heard, he will shout again,
And yet again, and begin cursing.
And all because there is somebody in the boat.
Yet if the boat were empty.
He would not be shouting, and not angry.
If you can empty your own boat
Crossing the river of the world,
No one will oppose you,
No one will seek to harm you.
The straight tree is the first to be cut down,
The spring of clear water is the first to be drained dry.
If you wish to improve your wisdom
And shame the ignorant,
To cultivate your character
And outshine others;
A light will shine around you
As if you had swallowed the sun and the moon:
You will not avoid calamity.
A wise man has said:
"He who is content with himself
Has done a worthless work.
Achievement is the beginning of failure.
Fame is beginning of disgrace."
Who can free himself from achievement
And from fame, descend and be lost
Amid the masses of men?
He will flow like Tao, unseen,
He will go about like Life itself
With no name and no home.
Simple is he, without distinction.
To all appearances he is a fool.
His steps leave no trace. He has no power.
He achieves nothing, has no reputation.
Since he judges no one
No one judges him.
Such is the perfect man:
His boat is empty.
- Chuang Tzu -
My Boat is Sinking
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Forgetfulness A Poem by Billy Collins
Hungry Cat in the Morning [[10]]
OUT SOURCING
I was depressed last night so I called Lifeline.
I got a call center in Pakistan.
I told them I was suicidal.
They got all excited and asked if I could drive a truck.
Interesting Links (or ones that entertained me for a few minutes)
Dialect Quiz -Yankee or Dixie? Check on your dialect and see if you might have crossed over to the "other side"! Take this quiz and see. As you go, the quiz will automatically interpret each answer to show you what your answer implies about you. When you are done, press Compute My Score. Your score will be calculated as a percentage: 0% is pure Yankee and 100% is pure Dixie.
Space Toilets Col Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, was Chief of Robotics for the NASA Astronaut Office at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas from 2003-2006, and then Chief of International Space Station Operations. He was Mission Specialist on two space flights and was NASA's Chief CapCom, the voice of mission control to astronauts in orbit, for 25 space shuttle missions. This video is a talk by Col. Hadfield at the Ontario Science Centre.
Radio Lab from NPR great podcast on "Memory" from June in the archive, but many things on this program interests me...check it out if you have some time
Dr.Quantum
a cute little you tube video if you're into having a piece of quantum theory explained in simple terms
Weather
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| 1 | Late For Dinner | Darryl Purpose With Julie Beaver |  |
Live At Coalesce | 4:24 | 8 | Nov 18th, 2007 |  8 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Acoustic / Solo vocalist / Acoustic guitar / Fiddle / Singer-songwriter / Mellow | 2 | Sunday Morning St. Denis | Robb Johnson |  |
Margaret Thatcher My Part In Her Downfall | 6:29 | 25 | Mar 4th, 2008 | 10 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Singer-songwriter / Folk / Guy with guitar / Acoustic guitar / Depressed / Sad / Minor key / Solo vocalist / Acoustic | 3 | Give Love, Amen | Erik Balkey |  |
God's Poet Now | 4:13 | 41 | Apr 5th, 2008 | 10 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Singer-songwriter / Guy with guitar / Acoustic guitar / Pretty / Mellow / Dreamy / Haunting / Solo vocalist / Acoustic |
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