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“Chooses to listen to music which suits his current emotional state, be it aggression, warmth, excitement, relaxation or whatever.”
Oh, so true. How people can use music to modify their moods was almost incomprehensible to me until a few years ago.
The key to happiness–at the moment–is my well-stocked 20 GB iPod. At any given moment, […]

Boss shouts at man. Man shouts at wife. Wife shouts at kid. Kid shouts at dog. Dog whimpers and hopes for a bone. Is the dog a fool? Or does the dog know tomorrow things will be back to normal–the kid will bring a bone and throw the ball.
Context. Con-text. That which is with the […]

With ease she laid
these bricks lying
between us.
The path runs straight
from house to tree.
The string along
which she set the pavers
hummed as she brushed it,
but the course stayed true.
One end of the guide
was screwed deep to the
house’s foundation;
the other, sunk solidly
into the ground.
She’d driven
the stake through the
snarl of roots
at the foot
of the dead loblolly pine.
Her back bowed
under […]

…Abstaining from lying, from divisive speech, from abusive speech, & from idle chatter: This is called right speech.
— SN XLV.8
Speak only words that do no harm
“One should speak only that word by which one would not torment oneself nor harm others. That word is indeed well spoken.
“One should speak only pleasant words, words which are […]

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Neptron said, “Am I sensitive? Yes. My T may be strong but if anything that just makes me more emotionally vulnerable in some ways.”
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In art you work with negative space and positive space. You work with music the same way: negative space=silence, positive space=sound. You simply cannot have one without the other.
When people say they love a piece of art or music, what is it they love? The totality, the negative and the positive. Do we just love […]

Boundaries are good things.
I’m trying to see where I can let you go.
You’re very close, closer than I’d dared to dream, but I don’t think you realize how near you are.
Today, the flood broke loose, washed me out. I had to close the door against it.
Found my feet, and stood again, and leaned against the […]

Ah, curling. Yes! Go Team! (Which team? Who cares? It’s CURLING!)