Friday, February 5, 2010
2-5
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Having majored in philosophy and studied religious philosophy, I must say I find it heartening that Obama is a fan (for want of a better word) of Reinhold Niebuhr, author of the so-called Serenity Prayer, at least according to this CNN article.

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Monday, February 1, 2010
2-1
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One gripe, one observation; gripe: wheeling bags are absolutely a boon to the health of the people wheeling them along who no longer need to lug pounds and pounds of stuff and hurt their backs and joints . . . but they are a true menace to people trying to walk anywhere nearby; observation: on account of the place that the earth is in its yearly traverse around the sun, the full moon yesterday and today is at its lowest in the sky and therefore is surprisingly and extraordinarily huge, mesmerizing and lovely.

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Sunday, January 31, 2010
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I started doing yoga about four months ago and I love it - it feels fantastic both from a a calming point of view as well as major stretching and a mild workout points of view (my hands and upper body become truly hot during practice, which amazes me because it doesn't seem as if we do anything strenuous enough to work up heat!) - but I'm getting discouraged because I have made no progress at all with a couple of poses (sun salutation - the throw-leg-back part - and tree) and, in fact, feel weaker and less steady in them than I did at the beginning so I'm not sure how to press ahead and not get so discouraged that I stop (which I very much do not want to do).

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Monday, January 4, 2010
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Sometimes a diary entry tells what happened and other times it relates thoughts that want to be aired at that moment and other times it is words deposited simply because neither of the above can be done in what seems an interesting way.

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Saturday, January 2, 2010
Positive energy
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There are those - me among them most of the time - who advocate expressing positive thoughts even in the face of difficult situations and people.  And there is the yoga admonition to focus on the present moment, to be no place but here and no time but now.  All very well and good except when the difficult situation and/or person cannot be modified by one's own positiveness and the "here" and "now" are the problem.  Just thinking out loud.

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Saturday, August 22, 2009
Random continuing thoughts
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Shopping. I just have to say publicly that I continue to find it amazing and wonderful that Target makes it so easy to shop there. I bought various things last week, some at one of their stores 300+ miles away, and when I concluded that a few of them weren't ideal, they just accepted the returns, no questions asked - as indeed they had said they would. Few merchants do do what they say, for one thing, let alone pleasantly.

Television. Some shows are great fun to watch even after perhaps hundreds of viewings. "As Time Goes By" - Jean, Lionel, Alistair, Judith, Sandy, Harry, Rocky, Madge, Mrs Bale, etc., etc. - is such a one. And although it's not as endlessly tolerable because it can be a bit annoying, "Keeping Up Appearances" - Hyacinth, Richard, Emmet, Elizabeth (by the way, are they brother and sister or husband and wife?), Daisy, the awesome Onslow (who, incongruously, has his very own fan club!), etc. - is another one.

Movies. One of those so-called zany Hollywood films is showing on PBS tonight - "My Man Godfrey" with gorgeous Carole Lombard and fantastic William Powell. It's in a class with a few other absolute gems but it's right up there. And it's quite apt, surprisingly so, for today's social issues, a mere 73 years later.

Driving. I continue to enjoy driving my 5-speed coupe and have taken to spending at least a couple of hours of every weekend day on the road. Today I went northeast and then came home quite roundabout-ly and it was all most pleasant. A stick shift makes me stay completely attentive, for one thing, but also feels that I am really driving and taking part in the experience. Love it.

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