chance meetings

This blog has gained vastly increased importance to me in the past few days — a friend of mine (you know who you are!) found me again through it. I haven’t seen him in about 15 years, but judging from his pictures, he is much the same: Just as mischievous-looking as ever, and Still clearly Continue reading chance meetings

refdesk

== BlogFodder == Your last 5 bookmarks. The last one I added was for Refdesk. I found it through the Arts & Letters Daily website. I added it purely for the quote of the day on it: “The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is ‘look under foot.’ You are always nearer the divine Continue reading refdesk

the dalai lama

We were in Bloomington, Indiana this morning for the dedication of the Chamtse Long Temple by the Dalai Lama himself. No electronics here in the VIP tent where we get to be up by the stage with a table of snacks at the back. We’re in the front row too. All of the attending clergy Continue reading the dalai lama