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Reflections and Resolutions
I was not the healthiest or happiest baby. I smoked too much, I drank too much, I cussed like a sailor, most of the foods I ate were from bags and wrappers, and the other toddlers thought I was a...
January 12, 2011 | Comments: 1 -
Fixed stuff and Taxes
Our local mobile mechanic—Dave Vasilis
There is always a lot to do at the beginning of the new year. In the office we have to fill out what seems like an endless amount of...
January 08, 2011 | Comments: 1 -
Happy New Year from Rakusan!
I started out this year as a resident of Yokoji. I lived in the Jisha cabin because I had special needs due to my health condition. I was diagnosed with cancer in April of 2006. It’s been a...
January 04, 2011 | Comments: 4 -
Happy New Year!
First and foremost, a happy new year to everyone in the sangha! It has been real hectic up on the mountain for the past few weeks. Last Wednesday we had a morning of snow, which then suddenly...
January 03, 2011 | Comments: 0 -
Yokoji river and waterfall
This Temple of sunlight has not seen any sun for many days in a row. The weather was totally doing it’s own thing: pouring rain, more rain and even snow in the end. For me this kind of weather is...
December 24, 2010 | Comments: 1 -
Sketchy Internet and Bad Weather
Apologies for the lack of recent updates in the past 10 days or so. We have, as has most of Southern California, been experiencing an unprecedented (according to who you ask) amount of rain, which...
December 24, 2010 | Comments: 0 -
Rain. New Carpet. More Rain.
The dogs definitely prefer the snow to the rain
Having basked in the warm, blue-skied Californian month of December for the past couple of weeks, it was clear that at some...
December 17, 2010 | Comments: 5 -
My name is Jishin and right now my practice is...
writing a first post on this blog. I'm a strong believer in connecting and sharing. I think it's one of most important ways of learning. So it's an honor. Thank you!
For those of you who...
December 12, 2010 | Comments: 7 -
New Bloggers On the Horizon
The egg trailer—former accommodation and current eyesore. A farm in Long Beach wants to take it to use for a chicken coop!
There will be two new bloggers appearing on this...
December 10, 2010 | Comments: 4 -
The Long and Rut-Filled Road
No spreadsheet too large or data entry task too complicated for Graham, the new office trainee.
Roshi and I went down to visit our neighbors today, the Tylers, who own most of...
December 04, 2010 | Comments: 0