If You Meet the Buddha on the Road…
If you meet the Buddha on the road, Kill him. Vexing. Why would you want to do that? Source: Uploaded by user via Olivia on Pinterest Probably you’re familiar with this oft-quoted Zen koan. Or maybe...
View ArticleWe All Scream….for Ice Cream!
The origin of ice cream does not, as one might expect, coincide with the modern invention of refrigeration in the early 1800’s. The Roman emperor Nero (A.D. 37-68) frequently ordered ice to be carried...
View ArticleChihuahua’s & Pit Bulls… Come & Get ‘em
My father was a chemical engineer by trade but an entrepreneur at heart. A steady stream of ideas surfaced through the synapses of his well-organized brain. I don’t imagine he expected to strike it...
View ArticleAn Eye for an Eye
“You’re not much of a conversationalist are you, bub?” The clarity of the sentence came as a shock. In spite of myself, I laughed. It was the “bub” that clinched my amusement more than Stella’s...
View ArticleMusic Soothes the Savage…
Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast, To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak. The Mourning Bride – William Congreve, 1697 When my sister was pregnant she played classical music for her unborn...
View ArticleSomeone’s Calling
Cecilia prayed. Not in a church, no she couldn’t bear to be flanked by sweaty, faith-filled bodies. She couldn’t bear to listen to an angry pastor demanding from his parishioners what...
View ArticlePlaying the Fool
For Trifecta Writing Challenge. The word is FREAK: 3: one that is markedly unusual or abnormal: asa : a person or animal having a physical oddity and appearing in a circus sideshow b slang (1) : a...
View ArticleRescuing Bumblebees
This morning, while waiting for our yoga teacher to arrive, I sat outside in the sun with two other women, and prayed that I would not be invited to join their conversation. “Have you let go?” one...
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