Category Archives: On the Mind

from the drafts drawer

Huh. I forgot that I had started writing this some time ago – and it’s sat languishing in my drafts folder, since June 27th…I think I’ve lost the train of thought that I was on so I’m just gonna put … Continue reading

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mining

we had our fill of bourbon and lost ourselves in the evening. she insisted on holding me, telling me that humans need touch, and we swayed on the deck steps until we stumbled. we fell and laughed as we laid … Continue reading

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unforeseen error, please return to

Taught a class on ebooks and kindles today. Never fails that before the class begins I’m gettin all crazy about what could go wrong. But it also never fails that something does go wrong. For some reason I find it … Continue reading

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Curious Cousins Conversate Crests

The k referenced here is not me, but this conversation was passed my way and I thought it amusing and weird enough for the blog. We really do need to work on a crest. I would like it framed with … Continue reading

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stuck

my steps pass softly in my returning. i feel a pulling in the chest that seems like a lifting. i begin anticipating a gliding ascent. my feet continue their pace, mindlessly i lift and rise and feel certain i will … Continue reading

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Time to write those letters

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An odd winter due to Arctic Oscillations

[via PaulReps.com] Found out about this in Stephen Levine’s Unattended Sorrow. I’d started it a couple of weeks ago and got distracted by the Dalai Lama. I never should’ve put down Levine. The Picture Poem / Haiku / Kōan is … Continue reading

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TL; DR;

Still waking up with a knot in my chest. Still carrying it around with me throughout the day. I notice it and I tell myself to breathe. Breathe in Kind thoughts. Breathe out the Sadness. I’ll spend several moments doing … Continue reading

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Have to get better at my visualization skills

Recognizing and processing some difficult things. img via: Three Word Phrase

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Pandas In Rainbows Chuckin Rocks

I believe Rob gave me this around the time In Rainbows was released. If you haven’t heard, they’re coming to the Palace. On Saturday some kid picked up a rock from the fountain rock garden inside the library and chucked … Continue reading

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