Saturday, June 19, 2010

Pema Chodron to save the day.

I have been reading "When Things Fall Apart", and I enjoy posting occasional paragraphs that inspire and change my perspective.

My favorite for today:

"We proceed as if we were separate from everything else, as if we were a fixed identity, when our true situation is ego less. We insist on being Someone, with a capital S. We get security from defining ourselves as worthless or worthy, superior or inferior. We waste precious time exaggerating or romanticizing or belittling ourselves with a complacent surety that yes, that's who we are. We mistake the openness of our being - the inherent wonder and surprise of each moment - for a solid, irrefutable self. Because of this misunderstanding, we suffer.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Verified loser status

I apparently wrote this to myself back in 3rd grade.

Eggs and relaxation. Both provided by Cosmo.


Wheelies!


Biking thru Hermosa, Manhattan, and Redondo.

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Adventures with butternut squash

My first time cooking butternut squash wasn't too bad. I peeled, chopped and marinated the pieces in a olive oil, soy sauce, and crushed coriander. The coriander needed to be crushed a bit more, but after allowing it carmelize, the taste was similar to sweet potatoes on thanksgiving. Yum. Thanks to Veganomicon.