All things, material and spiritual, originate from one source and are related as if they were one family. The past, present, and future are all contained in the life force. The universe emerged and developed from one source, and we evolved through the optimal process of unification and harmonization. –Morihei Ueshiba
One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train. –Morihei Ueshiba
The Art of Peace begins with you. Work on yourself and your appointed task in the Art of Peace. Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. You are here for no other purpose than to realize your inner divinity and manifest your innate enlightenment. Foster peace in your own life and then apply the Art to all that you encounter. –Morihei Ueshiba
I spend a lot of time listening to music at work. It’s one of the perks working at a music discovery site. I mean, what kind of “music discovery” site would we be if there were a “no listening to music” rule? Duh. Anyway, I’ve found a new source of really sweet tunes: Anji Bee. ...
I submitted my suggestion to Jeep Customer Service and was directed to another office. From their quite sincere form letter (below), I’m certain that I will be taken seriously. We’ll be seeing a Wrangler with a V8 “real soon now.” Believe it. – 紅豹 ...
I dropped into the San Jose Auto Show on Saturday. Truth be told, I’ve been dreaming about the four door Jeep since hearing the rumors. I have a ’95 Jeep, a true war horse. Leaf springs. 258 straight six (aka 4.0 L). Carpeting removed. Rear seat removed. Cargo net. Rack. Tow hitch. Utility trailer (converted ’67 Dodge stepside box). blah blah blah. I bought it nearly new (as in, not new) and it’s been loyal these past 100,000 miles. And reliable. ...
I travel. A lot. Not as much as I used to but it’s still a bit. When I travel, I take a stack of unread books. The stack I bring is always one or two books more than I believe I’ll finish. For example, my last trip to Delhi lasted two weeks. The reading list for that trip⦠...
I want to allow people to comment on the site. I found that after I shut off comments, I simply stopped writing. Here’s a second try. ...
Peters, Tom. Talent: Develop it, Sell it, Be it. London: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2005. I picked Talent up in the Hong Kong airport last month. I thought I would read it on the flight to Delhi but found the format too annoying. The colored text on colored pages was simply too trying. ...
I raised the white flag today. I thought I had turned comments off in moveable type (v 2.6x) and deleted all the old spam. But today — just 2.5 days after cleaning up the mess — there were another 556 spam turdlettes on the site. I don’t have time for this. I haven’t gotten the entire site back up but I did upgrade to MT 3. I’ll figure out the TypeKey thing and turn comments on again. Soon. But not real soon. ...