Tuesday's Open ~ Reflections

"Even a tarnished mirror will shine like a jewel if it is polished. A mind which presently is closed by illusions originating from the innate darkness of life is like a tarnished mirror, but once it is polished it will become clear, reflecting the enlightenment of immutable truth" ~ Nichiren

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Thoreau ... and, do no harm

All mountains, for that matter.  And water, too.  FSMdamn, gimme a lake with some mountains in the background and I'll stare at that shit forever.  Helps me think.

Reminds me of a great morning, waking up on an Amtrak Empire Builder train just before dawn a few years back, over Lake Pend Oreille heading into Sandpoint, Idaho.

I'm trying to give the world the best I have these days.  I'm really trying, man...

Pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones...

i love your poem.
i've never been much into poetry but lately it is being put in my path at every turn :-)

thank you newp!

(& how's our Thor? & all the other furred ones?)

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett

in about a half an hour, I've got to wake Aziza up, play with her, and then go buy myself a new regular land phone, since I dropped it in some soapy water as I was doing some dishes in the sink, and now it's not working!  Ugh!

Oh well.  Shit happens, as some people say.

I'm a defiant lady who sticks up for what she believes in--even though it is to a fault, at times.  Well, I guess that's me.   Some people obviously think I'm a wierd, overpampered, spoiled brat,  because I refuse to tough out the summers without an A/C, but I have my reasons for choosing not to go the "tough it out" route in this situation, as I've pointed out.

I don't trust politicians at large, which is why I ultimately went from being a Democrat to being an Independent (or Unenrolled, as it's called in my city of residence).  Some changes that've come about I've liked and welcomed.  The city that I presently reside in and have resided in for 22 years, used to be run by real gangsters.  Now that's changed, and I believe that our community helped bring about a better situation.  Not sure about the public school system here in this city, but, then again, I didn't have kids that I had to worry about educating.  Yet, I'd still like to see the local kids from around this city get a better education and a chance to have a more rewarding life, as well as furthur education after high school.   Frankly, I'd rather see my tax dollars go into improving the school system here in the city where I presently reside than to see my tax dollars helping school systems in the all-white bedroom communities that're far-removed from the city and can improve their school systems without my help, although Brookline is an exception to that for me, if one gets the drift.

Our city, which was once a predominantly blue-collar white Ethnic city, has now become more of a mish-mash of all different types of people, as well as many artists and craftspeople.  It still has a muscular, earthy, ethnic flavor to it that I like, also, although there are still some areas where one must be careful while walking at night, especially  women.  I guess that's the way it goes, at times.  It has a nice theatre, which shows movies, and has all kinds of concerts, which I've gone to on a number of occasions.  Sometimes, they'll show even a classic movie or two.  They even have outdoor movies every Thursday night during the summer, in at least two or three different parks.  That, too, is rather cool.

In 3 more weeks, my next debut with the film West Side Story comes up!  I'm excited about going to that, also.  I have so much to do, and sometimes, I feel that there aren't enough hours in the day to do them!  wow!  I've got lots of work to do, Aziza to take care of, and a trip to Iowa to plan out, which won't be until the fall.  Bike riding, on decent days is done, but I've got to ride out this heatwave, which is supposed to last through tomorrow.  Who knows what'll happen next??  Eh.

Anyway...later..

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

this is someone who i met at dd when it first opened... & who has been MIA for awhile....
he just turned up at dd again today & gave me his site link.

he has TONS of info there on living sustainably....

please check it out!

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett

Sorry, pf8.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  

prolly in orange also.

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett

J'ai vus le video, merci! Quel bebe bouc si adore -- il a vraiment la volonte de la vie!

C'est tellement triste!

J'espers avec tout mon coeur qu'il vat etre bien finalement! J'ai le sais que tu faire le maximum pour lui soigner!

Courage!