There was something formless and perfect before the universe was born. It is serene. Empty. Solitary. Unchanging. Infinite. Eternally present. It is the mother of the universe. For lack of a better name, I call it the Tao.
It flows through all things, inside and outside, and returns to the origin of all things.
The Tao is great. The universe is great. Earth is great. Man is great. These are the four great powers.
Man follows the earth. Earth follows the universe. The universe follows the Tao. The Tao follows only itself.
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 25 Translation by Stephen Mitchell
The perils of wokeness
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The latest Stephanie Stirling video dropped a tantalizing mention. There
exists something called a “woke content detector“, which is basically a
small grou...
Top 5 solid geocaches to rock your next outing!
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Check out these incredibly creative rock-inspired geocaches. You won’t want
to take these five geocaches for ‘granite.’ These videos on the Geocaching
YouT...
Shoghi Effendi at school in Egypt
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Scanty as my information is, it looks as if Shoghi Effendi spent two school
years at a French Catholic school in Ramleh, a suburb of Alexandria in
Egypt.
Rocky, Again.
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In 1976, on the recommendation of a friend, I went to see a film against my
better judgement, since I have no interest in the sport of boxing. At that
time...
End of the Road for Google Drive in Transmit
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We never like removing functionality from our apps. We especially don’t
like doing it when it’s due to circumstances beyond our control. But,
sometimes — r...
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Mad as hell
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So there I was, arm hooked up to the machine, watching my plasma swirl away
into a bag while the morning news dribbled across the screen like a bad
feve...
Long Tail … Now available
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My Bandcamp-only 90 minute meditative piece “Long Tail of the Quiet Gong”
is now available for download on Bandcamp, “name
The post Long Tail … Now avail...
The Superpower Of Kamala's Positive Energy
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Now that little eyes aren’t here reading over my shoulder, I want to share
a Granddaughter #3 story that will join an essay I wrote about a similar
speci...
Judith’s Brooch?
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One of the joys of writing a long-lived series is the community that grows
up around it. Which means I get letters like this one—a particularly
appropriate...
Story Time: Overkill
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* This story was written for a SF contest with a really stupid title
prescribed (which I discarded), and premise that was, though I didn't
really appreci...
2/24/23 Rest of Life Newsletter
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Emerging from a place of deep peace, expansiveness and renewal, Rest of
Life is Steve Roach’s new 134-minute opus to quietude. With a graceful,
nurturing q...
NEW BLOG SITE
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Hello, This is to announce that as of today, this is no longer the site of
the active Tom the Dancing Bug Blog. The Blog has moved to
https://tomdbug.wpcom...
MASTERPIECE #2872
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Jean Carolus, Belgian
*"The One Thing I Don't Want, Dear, Is a Big, Gaudy Engagement Ring. That's
Soooo Tacky. Plus I'm Afraid It Might Clash With the La...
Visit the Internet Monk Archives
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20 Years of Internet Monk For twenty years, Michael Spencer, Chaplain Mike
and a number of other writers described and discussed the post-evangelical
life,...
The Wisdom Tree
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I love old trees, I love knowing they have lived longer than me and that
their majestic beauty and strength is available for all who stop to behold
them...
quick Google Search box
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The Web only Blogspot
* hopefully this old code works :-)
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More Birds in the World
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Every year in June and July, I love to remark to customers that their bird
feeder activity is crazy busy because “there’s more birds in the world!”
Just ab...
A Magnolia Warbler drops in for a visit...
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I caught sight of this fella yesterday morning while I was eating breakfast
outside. He was scouring the branches of the tall Rose of Sharon bushes
right n...
Lobster For One - Part Two
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*PART TWO*
*In the last segment, we watched as "The Soused Chef" scored a date with a
neighbor lady's breasts. He also drank a lot and babbled on about maki...
Prostate Diary: The Docs Weigh In
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One of out every seven men will get prostate cancer, and it's thought that
all of us would if we didn't die of something else first. Prostate cancer
kill...
Newsletter - Podcast Finder Tool Thing
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Here's what I'm up to these days . . .
While food still plays a huge role in my life, I've moved on to focusing on
a new project.
It's primarily designed ...
La La La La Land
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You know, it's almost Academy Award time again and yes, VE watches every
minute of the self-congratulatory mayhem with popcorn in hand!
It also means I'm i...
West Wing Week 1/19, or "Obama, Farewell"
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On our last, full day here at the White House, here is the Obama
Administration's 388th -- and final -- episode of our weekly round-up
video, West Wing W...
Theme Thursday for September 29, 2016 - ANTS
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*ANTS *
*This weeks new theme is ANTS!*
*Tis the season for the ants!*
*Ants, ants, ants, everywhere!*
*Where did all these ants come from?*
*Invasion of...
Pillbugs and Politics
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Most of the time this feels finished — this space. I arrived here tonight
in search of a particular piece of writing, and stayed a while. Revisited a
forme...
without the words
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"“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all - ..."
Emily Dickinson
*...
Music outside the box
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Living in Boston puts me in the middle of a vibrant stew of music. The
greater Boston area has more music venues, more musicians, more music
schools than a...
The Caffeine in Your Tea Cup
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As a tea importer, my daily cup is almost always a nice, soothing tea
blend, brewed nice and hot. However, here in the US a much greater
percentage of peo...
Finished Commission - and Thoughts
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I was reminded yesterday by an online friend that my blog is suffering from
neglect! Yes, it's true. As I have worked to get a presence on FB, Etsy,
Arts...
The People You Meet
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Not saying this is a come back of any type, but after farewelling my
darling friend Jeffrey today, I felt the overwhelming need to blog. Met a
weird Japan...
The Echoes blog has moved
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If you’ve stumbled on this site, the content here has been moved over to
the main Echoes website at www.echoes.org, and more recent posts can be
found th...
Operation War Diary, Pages Worth Reading
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If you like reading, I mean really like reading, and especially like
reading primary sources, I've got a project for you. Last week I shared my
favorite Wo...
Keeping Kids Involved in Pagan Practice
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As the modern Pagan movement progresses and evolves, the Pagan community
has grown to encompass people of all age levels. Those who discovered
Paganism as ...
No Unsacred Place is Closing Its Doors
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Good day, all. This is Lupa, editor for No Unsacred Place. You may have
noticed that we have not had any new posts for a few weeks, to include our
Wordless...
Psychotic Decorating on a Shoestring
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We moved into our tiny retirement home in Florida a little over a year and
a half ago. The home was much in need of love and updates, so we rolled up
our ...
Replace
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Ssrsh Kliff analyzes the long-awaited Republican alternative to the
Affordable Care Act.
Sam Baker writes that the plan is for people to pay more for th...
Three Dogs
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THREE DOGS
A long shoot and we were all exhausted. I called for a break. Everyone
collapsed, including me, on the floor. Suddenly, I saw this. "Don't ...
410 - Rod Picott
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SONG 410
WRITTEN BY Rod Picott
PERFORMED BY Rod Picott
APPEARS ON Welding Burns (2011)
About a year ago I'm sitting in Ashland Coffee & Tea in Ashla...
Pompe Stevens, Enslaved Artisan
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I have a new article up at Common-place, exploring the history of enslaved
artisans like Pompe Stevens. The main argument is that modern museums
(particu...
On my side of the sky
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I woke to the smell of spring drifting through an open window. Just that.
The crushing nausea and the pain I that I had known for days was an arms
reach aw...
all day i hear the noise of waters
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All day I hear the noise of waters
Making moan,
Sad as the sea-bird is when, going
Forth alone,
He hears the winds cry to the water's
Monotone.
The ...
An Independent Wild Hunt
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We at the Patheos Pagan channel bid The Wild Hunt much luck in its new
phase as an independent website. To catch the latest from TWH, please check
out wild...
Wine That Stands Up to Pesto
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It's officially summer. Unofficially, it's basil season. Right now, I am
overwhelmed with the stuff. Pictured to the left is one of my behemoth
basil plan...
Jewish Atlantic World Database Live on the Web!
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The Jewish Atlantic World Database is now open and free to use! In the
collection, you will find over 5,000 images related to Jewish life in early
America...
AS PROMISED: ADVICE COLUMN THE FIRST:
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Hi Ruth , Here’s my question. From reading your blog, you appear to be just
about the most self-assured person I’ve ever seen. How do you conquer fear?
I h...
Looking for Wintering Hawks in Addison county Vt
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I have been looking for wintering hawks for a few years now and it is
still
as much fun as it was that first winter. This winter was no different even
wi...
Project 29:2
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[image: Project 29:2 by kevmanking13]
Project 29:2, a photo by kevmanking13 on Flickr.
Morgan, crying cause mommy is in the bathroom. She has mommy-itis goi...
Once, long ago, there was a Monday from hell
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One Monday morning I woke up from a very light night of sleep with a
terrible headache. I hardly ever get headaches so I knew the day wasn’t
going to...
byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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.....I think the time has come to acknowledge that I'm not actually
blogging any more.....
PLUS
I'm off on Sunday for a Big Adventure Down Under, with L...
Poe, Poe, Pitiful Me... or Us... or Something...
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The party... That is, the *partnership... *is *not* over!
(Silver Fox here, fellow babies.)
Ever since Skip and I torpedoed... I mean, *retired*... the o...
A few recommendations...
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This is an article by Kathy W. that I really liked on Gather.com.... well
worth reading, and following some of the links, even.... Dad's Brain, which
tells...
Today, My Toaster Spoke To Me
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*Today My Toaster Talked To Me*
Today my toaster spoke to me,
Of all of the things that she could see --
A spoon-rest, the stove
The microwave,
the mi...
I like that Peter Schickele . . .
ReplyDeleteI have been sitting here crying with laughter at Victor Borge.
ReplyDeleteYou brought back many happy memories of my childhood.
I love Victor Borge. What a clown! What a talented clown!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this! I'm a big Peter Schickele/PDQ Bach fan--and he went to my alma mater, so I feel doubly connected!
ReplyDelete...hysterical. It's been so long since I've seen Victor Borge. Thanks for posting the comedy!!
ReplyDeleteI have an award for you on Ask Me Anything . Come and get it.
ReplyDeletemuch enjoyed!
ReplyDeleteBorge is the best!
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