Category Archives: Random

Listening To My Mental Tapes

The concept that we all carry habitual, conceptual though loops that play over and over in our heads like 8-track tapes on steroids is pretty ubiquitous in self-help circles. (Tony Robbins leaps to mind here…) It’s such a common idea that I had, frankly, mostly forgotten about it.
Until last Friday.
On Friday mornings I teach Aikido [...]

Book Review: Hardcore Zen

I recently came to terms with two facts in my life:

I read a lot and really, really, really have been wanting to write book reviews for my blog for YEARS now.
I HATE writing book reviews.

What you see above is my solution.  I have officially joined the world of video bloggers thanks to my 3Gs iPhone [...]

Tips For Dealing With Customer Service From A Customer Service Guru

Okay, so I am far from a customer service guru.  However, I do have 17 years experience in the industry at all levels of customer service from clerk behind counter, to ice cream shop supervisor, to customer rep/tech support grunt, to customer service & billing department manager, to lead support rep.  I’ve been through the [...]

When Same-Sex Marriage Was A Christian Rite

I am posting this article to preserve it’s existence in the blogosphere.  You can find the post I am copying from on jinxiboo.com.
When Same-Sex Marriage Was A Christian Rite
(Posted on May, 3rd 2009)
Note: This is a reprint of an article that originally ran in the Colfax Record last year. I thought it would be an [...]

You Can’t Become What You Already Are, But You Can Get To Know It Better

I just recently finished reading Daniel Ingram’s, Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha. (It’s also available for PDF download on his site here.) I quite enjoyed it, and for me at least Daniel’s occasionally caustic style suited me just fine.  He pulls no punches.
Part 1: The Fundamentals, is well worth the price of admission.  [...]