Category Archives: what I’m listening to

Taking the Time to Look

There’s things off in shadows and upways in light Continue reading

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Being in the World — Pico Iyer

Talking of how you are a Buddhist and therefore opposed to the Judeo-Christian teaching is like solemnly asserting that your right nostril is the source of everything good, and your left nostril a place of evil. Continue reading

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Get a ukulele!

Ukulele, thing of wonder •
Ukulele, wand of thunder •
You can play the ukulele, too •
In London and down under • Continue reading

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AFP and From the Quote Box

I’m listening to Amanda Palmer’s The Art of Asking (audiobook, author narrated) and it’s had me laughing and crying for many hours of commuting now. Today on the way home she was talking about non-successful crowdfunding projects. You can’t really … Continue reading

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Saying who am I

From up here I’ve seen the broken truth •
I have heard that old eternal lie Continue reading

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