oldzork

Strong & dominant woman? Makes me think of a Rand character. Or maybe you're just looking for an S&M partner.

Relationships make me sad. Bikes are rad.

I've been meaning to ask you...where did you go this weekend? You just left. Did you go off on a weekend minitrip of love and bunnies? Did you traipse about in the mountains with a secret nymph? Did you frollick and were there photos taken of your frollicks? Yeah, I'm nosy.

why are you feeling blue?

how was the weekend? hopefully filled with solid bunnies.

The edition I read is by Robert Henricks ("translated based on the recently discovered Ma-wang-tui texts") with his introduction and commentary. I completed it the same night I started it. Actually, it's the type of book that is finished before it even starts. Exceedingly self-righteous and full of indignation at everyone except for itself. I kinda related to it. Ha! (Anyways, so I guess I already read two of the books you recommended way before the deadline I set for myself.) But then aren't politically-inclined books inherently a little bit like power-hungry megalomaniacs striving to justify the superior status it bestows upon itself?

You mentioned the motorcycle zen book. MY DAD HAS THE SAME BOOK! I always just looked upon the book, as it idly rested on the dusty bookshelves and laughed while thinking "oh, the absurdity of comparing zen and motorcycles!" WHOOPS. I didnt know it was an interesting read, let alone a famous/popular book. There are so many things I have yet to read, it's embarrassing.

how is a carving knife different from a regular kitchen knife? it's curved more or something?... do you know how to whittle wood into animal shapes? i'm intrigued by people who can create recognizable things from a solid chunk of mass (whether it be wood, marble or soap).

until i retrieve a copy of histories, i'm reading L.T.'s tao te ching (because we have a copy of it here now). I'M SO CONFUSED. maybe you can provide clarity. the black/whiteness, the diametric oppositions, of this book is so irksome. it has a patronizing tone and it's a lot of proselytizing in such a small book. but i guess because of its smallness, it is actually large. because it is nothing, it is everything. and because it is stilted, it is actually simple and plain, and therefore virtuous. i dunno, it seems like a lot of phony baloney (bologna?). he places too much value on not desiring anything. but isn't his desire not to desire as much a desire as any other?

and this particular line "those who know, dont talk about it, those who talk about it, dont know" is a bit strange considering that if HE is talking about it (or writing rather) than according to his own admission, he actually doesnt know about it because if he does know then he wouldn't be talking (writing) about it.

ALL the scenes are really memorable. it's difficult for me to single them out. i can't thank you enough for recommending this book.

awesome! thanks!

p.s.
as i silently drift through your site, i find that you desperately need photos of yourself on it. where is zork? i know you mentioned that you destroyed all pix pre-30yrs but i know there must be some recent ones you tolerate. you can't say you dont have a camera to take pix of yourself with, 'cause i know you have one!

guess what? i've decided to read this:

i'm very excited about it. i'm only about 26 pages into it, but i like it so far. plus some kinky sexual stuff too. i didnt think a vulva could engulf an entire adult male body.

p.s.
thanks for those links, i wouldnt have known they were you because the only image i've had of you is with sunglasses and a hat! i do love the photo on mill hill because i can actually see more of your face.

Thank you for thinking about our feelings

Stay tuned, I'll post some today.

He's warmed up to me already

do you know how to put strike-through text in journal entries? i thought i should ask you because you know pretty much everything.

p.s.
i meant "rockfish" treats...not just rock treats. my teeth aren't that sharp...

i have to stop visiting your journal. or else just keep the 'block photos from SG' box clicked...

how are things?

Hmm sounds cool to me. My hubby would like it. I personally like it super hot, like Arizona, 120F in the summer. I mean hot!

grass roots...very nice.

note the slight overexposure - wrong film, and slight out-of-focusness - i think i shook.

there's more in my pics folders. thanks.

beautiful again Zork!! Dang

Where the heck are you at in canada that you are getting such beautiful spring flowers already?

And see I thought all of Canada was snow covered through at least May, shows what I know.

damn you and your wildflower season! there's still 3 feet of bloody snow here.

that's it, i'm moving.

how about 'don't anthropomorphize animals - they don't like it' ?

No worries about the rambling. I find the discussion very interesting. having to deal with invasive, foreign species in the course of my work, I have several points of view on it. In the case of the moths, how long have they been here? How much damage are they causing to the 'natural' ecosystem? The spray that they propose to use, have they looked at the impacts on species other than the moths? In the case of a well-established invasive species, there's not a lot one can do - getting rid of house sparrows is about as likely as, um, convincing the majority of people to think about other species and how we impact them. Even though the sparrows have significant impacts on resident, native species, their impacts at present are not being felt anymore, and people have moved on to other invasive species of note, like purple loosestrife. But you're very right, animals and plants should be treated with as much respect (in general) as other H. sapiens...too bad there's only a minority of us that feel that way.

Some days, it would be nice to be ignorant 'cause the good fight is killing me.