
Gluttony
I'm thinking about food. In particular I am thinking about gorging, over-eating and over-indulging. Basically I am thinking about practicing gluttony. I may be experiencing my own post-Thanksgiving syndrome. I wrote a blog about the 7 Deadly Sins and gluttony was right there along with lust, greed, pride, despair, wrath and sloth. I imagine along each of our life’s paths we’ve run into some of these and here I am on the downside of gluttony. I am not all that happy to share m

Thanksgiving - Alice's Restaurant Style
I am probably on the short list of people who love this song and listen to it from beginning to end each Thanksgiving. I didn't get to hear Arlo sing Alice's Restaurant at Woodstock, but I have my own history with it which holds a special place in my memory bank Many years ago I was living in Los Angeles and had a significant crush on a girl I had known when I lived in New York. Unfortunately I met her while she was the girlfriend of my best friend so I just admired her from

Frequent Fertilization
I go to the Farmer's Market most every week. Usually I buy fruits and vegetables, an occasional loaf of bread and plants. Along with liking to eat, I like to garden, and take a lot of pleasure in tending to my garden. I have a fair amount of space that is basically barren. While I can honor and observe the value of dirt, I prefer to look at plants and flowers. Because I would prefer to cover the dirt I have become well acquainted with the guy (Chris) who sells plants. He has

Perfection
I feel uniquely qualified to write about Perfection, because, and please withhold your applause, I am perfect. Just the way I am. I am not one to toot my own horn, but in all earnestness I have mastered the perfection of life. If you want, I am happy to say you are perfect too. But, I will leave that up to you. I'm just going to write about my own perfection. Those of you who even know me slightly may question my perfection. If you have read any of my posts you may have notic