pandemic update¶
huge nitrate explosion in beirut
still alive, this stay home is giving me time to focus on my big 3
adventures¶
planning / hoping to hike some pct sections with fernando & david & max soon once the snow melts
buddhism¶
almost done reading mingyur's book
working on alan wallace / dudjom lingpa's vajra essence, got all 5 books, the set of 3 and stilling & fathoming the mind
finally getting to where it is starting to make sense
two goals
- shamatha - having a continually calm mind independant of circumstances which allows you to practice single pointedly so the next step is possible
- vipassana - recognizing the inherent emptiness in physical phenomon - empty of inherent identity
- achieving a new level of pure awareness called rigpa
music¶
finished the 2020 music "album"
almost done updating the studio
- mic stand
- machinedrum
- subharmonicon
- mother 32
- bitwig
My friend said to me: "What rhymes with orange" I said: "no it doesn't"
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 | Aug 04 Axe murder of Andrew and Abbey Borden, 1892 Aug 04 Bombing of N. Vietnam begins, 1964 Aug 04 Britain declares war on Germany starting World War I, 1914 Aug 04 Freedom Day in Guyana Aug 04 John Lennon points out that "the Beatles are more popular than Jesus", 1966 Aug 04 Loch mo Naire Aug 04 Germany violates the neutrality of Belgium, 1914 Aug 04 Bonne fête aux Jean-Marie ! Aug 04 Aujourd'hui, c'est la St(e) Dominique. Aug 04 Août donne goût. Aug 04 Kriegserklärung Großbritanniens an Deutschland, 1914 Aug 04 Bewilligung der Kriegskredite im Reichstag, 1914 Aug 04 Domonkos, Dominika |