Monthly Archive for February, 2008

A Neurotic Adventure

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I have always felt that it’s good to be capable of doing something better than good enough, even if you never actually do it. For example, even though you make a simple cupcake, you are able to make a multi-layer cake with all the frills and fancy stuff, (you know, the big, white cake of cake you roll in at divorce court) even if you don’t make it. Being able to have the power without using it to the extreme. Of course, the hard part about having the “power”, is that you can get sucked into it.

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Be Where Now?

The admonition to ‘be here now’ is kind of silly in a way. Everyone is ‘always here now’. In fact, that is part of our problem is it not? Well, being ‘always here now’ is not the problem, but rather, we desire more from ‘now’ than ‘now’ has to offer. What ‘now’ has to offer is either not enough, or it’s too much.. or so our mind’s imagination tells us.

—Carl

(And now, back to your regularly-scheduled blog.)

What is Taoism? One sentence…

Hmm…well, I don’t know what it is, but I know what it isn’t.
—Luke

Not a bad description, I must say.

Costco Dining - Tricks of the Trade [video]

Going to Costco can be an overwhelming experience. Seeing people giving away free food can be quite exciting. However, it’s good to know the etiquette and tricks to “keep your cool.”

Follow these rules, and you’ll be the slickest sample grabber at any warehouse!

Going too far…

If I had my way, the Eternal Flame would only light up when somebody walked by… —Kyle, on energy-efficiency

BBQing with the Abbotts [video]

Kyle, Luke, and Carl build a fire and cook some pork on a cool January afternoon, to the music of an old traditional fiddle tune called Fire on the Mountain.