i’m sad, but i’m trying to remember the good times, not mourn the loss. who knows where life goes. my solace is in the cycles of nature: birth and death, summer and winter, and so is joy and suffering.
knowing others is intelligence; knowing the self is enlightenment. conquering others is power; conquering the self is strength. know what is enough, and you’ll be rich. persevere, and you’ll develop a will. remain in the center, and you’ll always be at home. die without dying, and you’ll endure forever.
June 23 is a traditional midsummer solstice celebration night in Ireland, dating back to pre-christian pagan and celtic times. Large bonfires are built and burned as the sun sets to ward off evil spirits and honor the Goddes Aine, the Irish equivalent of Venus and Aphrodite. Yesterday afternoon, as I was heading home from work, [...]
At the opening of the peak oil conference I attended over the weekend, the host asked everyone to think about all the ways that your life is influenced by oil. Try to identify the ways that you are affected by oil and ask yourself what you would be unable to do if oil was prohibitively [...]
wow, i am so not used to working ALL DAY. like from very early to dinnertime. there’s no time for anything but work and a very small bit of chilling in the evening. I’d forgotten about this. yesterday at about 3:45 i was working away and just had to stop and examine the spelling of [...]
as an update on my indecisiveness and reluctance to leave this lovely bubble that is summer holidays, i’ve decided to postpone narnia for another little while. several factors were involved in this decision: 1) practicality. it’s good to be earning a regular paycheque. 2) new developments at work. a colleague called me at home to [...]
here’s the last few photos, taken while we were at Barley Cove beach, walking around Dublin and at Newgrange. also, guess what we discovered?
today i woke up at 8:30am to find a misty sky and a hungry cat. the sun was quickly burning through the mist when i walked down to the shop to buy some milk and bananas. when i was mowing the lawn at 10:30am, the sun was hot on my arms and face. i stopped [...]
after our fantastic day at barley cove beach last weekend, i was so blissed out by the warmth and vitamin D that i didn’t think to bring sunscreen with me to Dublin. after all, this is Dublin. i didn’t forget my raincoat or umbrella. it turned out that marcie and i have incredible luck when [...]
