2/30 – Santa Ynez in the Good Land

So, some friars walk into a Starbucks — “Does this have caffeine in it?” One brother asks with a smile. “Have you seen the light of Christ?” Another asks. “..one of us is from California, and then we have New York, Florida, New Jersey…” “I think the practices of the Buddhist monk are beautiful.” NodsContinue reading “2/30 – Santa Ynez in the Good Land”

1/30 – Missed Connections

p4p You were the surfer in shorts concerned that the water was cold and I was the woman going to watch the sunset at Campus Point. You had a nice smile and thought I went to UCSB. I hope you caught at least one wave before bailing. The sunset was perfect. Usually I don’t participateContinue reading “1/30 – Missed Connections”

Currently – 2/17

So proud of my goodgood podcast-turned-streaming media platform boys. listening :: On Being and the new era of The Splendid Table (soon) ; reading :: Mockingbird: I Can Explain and A Bee in Her Bonnet; eating :: iced coffee and a leftover bagel; making :: empty boxes be not-so empty and marinated chicken (yay, freezerContinue reading “Currently – 2/17”

Questions of eternal significance: do you re-read books you’ve already finished?

Questions of eternal significance: do you re-read books you’ve already finished? There are very few books that I am inclined to read more than once. Every July, I have get the itch to read Harry Potter, as I read the first four (and back then, only) books while I was at summer camp. But thenContinue reading “Questions of eternal significance: do you re-read books you’ve already finished?”

What I Read Last Week – 1/16

Inside Ivanka and Tiffany Trump’s Complicated Sister Act | Vanity Fair Epitaph’s Brett Gurewitz On Building – And Shifting – a Punk Empire | Pitchfork Nearing Burnout? Here are 4 Tips from WNYC’s Manoush Zomorodi on Staying Sane | Poynter No, I’m From New York | The New Yorker Lynn Hill | Wikipedia    

Currently – 1/13

listening :: Too Beautiful to Love and Chumped; reading :: Love Warrior; eating :: a turtle brownie with my mom and a California BLT; writing :: letters and spreadsheets; loving :: Feedly – it’s the best way to keep in the loop on everything from news to fun running blogs to library updates; looking ahead ::Continue reading “Currently – 1/13”