Tag Archives: blogging
Searching for The Crow
I was going through some old posts, trying to decide which ones to copy and archive, and decided to look at some of the stats for this blog. While I don’t get very many hits at all, I do get … Continue reading
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A Slice of Life
Yesterday much to my surprise I found that this blog is a finalist for a “Best ‘Life’ Blog” Blogisattva award. I am very much in shock and extremely humbled by this. I am also really excited that I’ve been nominated along some … Continue reading
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Life!
Life has had me very busy these past few weeks. We had been planning on having a c-section scheduled for our daughter that is due to arrive in the next couple of weeks. Turns out that is no longer necessary, … Continue reading
“I never really cared for smells & bells” – an Interview with Jomon of the blog “Nothing to Attain”
One of my biggest struggles in life and in practice is with attainment. Getting somewhere. Being somebody. Improving. Meeting goals and objectives. It gets at the heart of a deep assumption that I am somebody and that there is something inherently wrong, or unworthy about that somebody. The words “nothing to attain” serve as such a great reminder that this is not at all the case. Continue reading
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My personal Internet Usage Policy
see more Epic Fails A few people posted some replies and discussions based in part on my recent post on race. I’d just like to clarify that it’s not that I don’t feel that race isn’t an important issue, or … Continue reading
Blogging about race
Racism abounds in this world, this is true. And it comes from people of all colors, and it reaches out to people of all colors. I find it disgusting that we use skin color as the basis for dividing a people. I find it equally disgusting that we use race to keep communities insular and homogenous. “If everyone looks like me, I’m safe! If someone looks different, lock your doors and kick their ass!”
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Elephant stampede! Crafting an online identity…
I have a post that’s been published on elephant journal! Check it out here. And a little teaser blurb: And that’s why we love the online world and our online identities. Because they are easy. And they allow us to … Continue reading
Welcome!
Thank you for checking out my new blog, Fly Like a Crow. First, what’s up with the name? Check out the ‘About’ page at the top for more info on that. And take a moment to explore the other pages … Continue reading
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Something brewing in the atmosphere
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. It was a terrible, gruesome act perpetrated by a home-grown terrorist. It’s been recently pointed out in the media and the blogosphere that the current political atmosphere is comparable to what it was … Continue reading
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Thoughts on blogging
Yet, I kind of enjoy the engagement of blogging. But I’m wondering what purpose it now serves. Maybe I need a change in approach. A change in subject matter. Maybe it’s just a matter of connecting my inner voice to my fingertips. I usually find that what ends up on this page isn’t what I really intended. Continue reading
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A new year, a new diet, and some thank you’s.
Am I a perfect father/husband/employee/friend? Hell no! But I’m already working on those things all the time, and I don’t feel the need to make a new resolution to just make myself feel good. The three things I listed are things I want to do, feel I can accomplish, and I feel like the time is right to make them all happen. Continue reading
