The Chinese philosopher, Chuangtse, hearkens us back to that time, just after we slipped the bonds of the natural landscape, but before the human landscape enslaved us. “After the Tao (the Way) was lost, then arose the landmarks and pathways of humanity, justice, character, and manners.” Jesus, too, expected usContinue Reading

All beings ritual, and typically, if rituals “work,” they turn into routines, routines turn into traditions, and our traditions, of course, become familiar and comfortable. So it comes to pass that we forget about the qualia and pay attention to the matter. Matter is measurable, and alas, it has becomeContinue Reading

I’ve noticed something very interesting about our four(!) cats. As they have grown older, the killer instinct, the anticipatory twitching, crouching, claw-flexing, and teeth chattering bloodthirstiness is subsiding.  They seem to have become more interested in pestering each other than in killing innocent little yard creatures. It is as ifContinue Reading