Eclectic Muddlehood

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Archive for June, 2008

Thanks PBS, Thanks A Lot…

Posted: Monday, June 16th, 2008 @ 7:14 pm in Life in the Gifted Lane | 4 Comments »

Athena has a bit of an addiction to nature programs and nature documentary films.  She adores watching them and is facinated in general with life science.  Today, while I wrestled Apollo and Artemis down for a reluctant nap, Athena parked herself in front of the television to watch the latest episode of the PBS series Nature, […]

Had A Little Time On Our Hands….

Posted: Sunday, June 15th, 2008 @ 9:15 am in General Mayhem | 2 Comments »

….this weekend, so we decided to go out and buy a house!
 Actually it’s not quite as random as it sounds, believe it or not.  Our lease on our beyond lame luxury apartment is up at the end of August.  At first we were not sure what to do, seeing as there is a small chance […]

Musings of a Podcast Junkie

Posted: Friday, June 6th, 2008 @ 4:09 pm in General Mayhem | 2 Comments »

An iPod was a dangerous purchase for me.  In one short week, I have transformed into an avid podcast junkie, hungrily devouring a gluttonous feast of free knowledge.  Independent news media brodcasts, quirky history lectures, public domain classic literature, Zen master teachings, and much, much more are making their way onto my new toy and […]

Life is Labor

Posted: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 @ 6:58 am in Spiritual Growth, Childbirth | No Comments »

Everybody knows the Buddha said Life is suffering.  These days he is practically a pop culture icon.  But as I was listening to a Zencast podcast titled “What Is Buddhism?” yesterday evening, awareness entered my being. I already perfectly understand what it is like to be fully awakened. My thoughts were blown over by this clear and simple, yet […]