I refused to watch the movie when it splashed onto silver screens in 2018. My disdain was met with dismissal by friends and family, who thought I took too seriously a movie that was nothing more than...
No Work, No Food Hyakujo, the Chinese Zen master, used to labor with his pupils even at the age of eighty, trimming the gardens, cleaning the grounds, and pruning the trees. The pupils felt sorry to...
I turn 44 on Friday. I have enough years behind me to see the wheeling seasons, and those turns have forged an emerging perspective on aging. It’s no small matter to be able to look behind and locate...
When I am irked by the excesses of mainstream culture and the pernicious beliefs that corrupt shared life, my wife likes to say in jest: why don’t you get back on your mountain so you can look down on...
Disclaimer: This entry contains graphic descriptions of a physical Injury. Reader discretion is advised On 27 April, 2021, I lost part of my right index finger inside my dog’s clenching jaws. It was...
I went out today for groceries. Already I’ve noticed more cars on the road. Construction projects clog the streets. There is a small pile up just a few blocks from my apartment. It seems that the...
It’s been more than six months since my last entry. The hiatus came as a result of some personal difficulties I experienced at the end of May and throughout the summer. Then, a busy Fall semester...
Anti-Asian racism and hate-crime is on the rise. Across North America and Europe, there are reports of racially-motivated assault. These reports make for grievous reading, and those who scans this...