Tag Archives: Buddhism
No, Virginia, there is no Ted Lasso.
Cut to my wife and I happily watching Ted Lasso one more time. And after the episode, my wife remarked how nice it was to see something that was a positive take on men, that the show was a relief from male toxicity. On those words, three clicks of realizations came together, and I will never be able to watch Ted Lasso again. Continue reading
Can you show me your license, registration and Intentions please?
Intentions have been at the core of my Camino de Santiago experience lately. And because that experience was online, mostly on Facebook, one’s intentions must be called into consideration. Hell, one’s existence must be called into consideration after I found out about 30% of the Participants who were commenting and running Camino de Santiago group pages didn’t exist. Continue reading
I learn about the word ‘Hot’. Not my Camino, Chp 16
For people who hate to be noticed when they don’t want to be noticed, bunk beds on the Camino can be a nightmare. Because I am a gentleman, I usually took the top bunk. Or because Stacy told me to, I took the top bunk. These things get hazy in a marriage. Continue reading
Pamplona and Alto de Perdon. Chp 15 Not my Camino
One of the biggest fears in travel is “I’m going to miss it”. The awful anxiety that eats away at your Fun Time which Insists that for one reason or another you are going to not see the one thing everyone else saw and that it was the best thing ever! Continue reading
Nothing tastes better than the Hand that Feeds You! Not My Camino Chp 14.
here’s a movie about the Camino de Santiago called ‘The Way’ starring Martin Sheen. I hate it. It’s a plodding and predictable piece of propaganda which celebrates the obvious and considers subtlety a sin.
Music on the road! Chp 13, Not My Camino.
I am an aficionado of silence. As much as I like music, I respect silence more. It was a rare commodity when I was a kid and it’s even rarer now. And it’s not fair that we all share playlists of Music, but never lists of Silences. So…..
A Bad Walk. Not My Camino Chp. 12.
But cheap laughs are often cruel laughs. It’s a shame how often being funny is the same as being mean. A life in comedy is the opposite of a life in diplomacy. Also while listening to Klaus, I can remember others shirking my Mother’s company because she was difficult to be around, and I sure didn’t want to make anyone else feel that way, especially an amiable guy like Klaus. Continue reading
“So, lemme ‘esplain, no, there is too much, lemme sum up.” or, Why Buddhists are Annoyingly Quiet.
“So, lemme ‘esplain, no, there is too much, lemme sum up.”—that’s one of my favorite quotes from ‘The Princess Bride”, a film I might unfriend you for not liking. It’s near the end of the film when a thick accented … Continue reading
buddha meets jesus 