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Bye Bye Bush & Cheney

  • Posted by Nacho
  • January 1, 1970

I've been thinking about Bush's farewell, and how to finally say sayonara to President Bush (and let us not forget Vice President Cheney, who leaves office, apparently, quite happy and content with the state of things in the U.S. and the world). At this point there is nothing in me that I really wa ...>

Homosexuals in the Military, all for Gay Sex!

  • Posted by Nacho
  • January 1, 1970

Oh, this is not news but it is so frustrating that I had to come out of my self-imposed semi-exile to post about it. Chris Kelly, columnist and retired supervisory DEA agent, wrote a column titled: Why Do Homosexuals Want to Serve in the Military? For Sex, Of Course (click on it for the original) ...>

Quote of the Day

  • Posted by Nacho
  • January 1, 1970

From The Cobra King of Kathmandu, in the Children of the Lamp series by P. B. Kerr: "Never make a wishbone where your backbone ought to be." Cool eh? Be well. ...>

Thought for the Day

  • Posted by Nacho
  • January 1, 1970

A quick thought for the day, from a line in a song, "Anyone Else But You," originally performed by The Moldy Peaches, and recently adapted for the Juno soundtrack (where it is performed by Michael Cera and Ellen Page):"I kiss you on the brain in the shadow of a train."If that doesn't make you stop a ...>

About Pages

  • Posted by Nacho
  • January 1, 1970

The about pages, linked from the About section in the Navigation bar above, were not working properly so I have rerouted the links to regular post entries. I'll fix them soon. Oh, and if you have a chance, visit my other blog Exposure Latitude(s), and let me know what you think:    It pi ...>

Re-Post: Walking the Holy Land, Thoreau & Sauntering

  • Posted by Nacho
  • January 1, 1970

As I sit here and contemplate my ongoing O-Soji (mental and otherwise), I thought I'd repost an entry from three years ago, one that I find always speaks deeply to me. As I was engaged in my end of year clearing of the decks (O-Soji), this piece popped into my head. Not because it is so wonderful, b ...>

Retreat!!!


Well, as some of you who read A Monk Amok at least semi-regularly know, my plans after the end of the academic year next April have been up in the air.  I simply don't have the funds to continue studying, but I do have most of the funds to do retreat.  I've wanted to do an extended retreat for th ...>


I haven't written for a while, but there's not much to say right now. I'm on break from school until January 11th, but there's a bandh (strike) organized by the Maoists, so the valley is largely closed down. No traffice on the roads, stores largely closed. I've been staying at home or doing a bit o ...>

Yet Another Change of Plans…


My retreat is...postponed.  I had planned to fund the retreat primarily with retirement money in a small, private account.  However, a combination of security measures and withdrawl limits makes it impossible for me to access the money while I'm here in Nepal. The withdrawl limits would mean I'd ...>

California Dreamin’


I just heard that I've been accepted into the Buddhist Psych program at UWest.  It will be my second master's degree and, if I pass the state liscensing exam, I'll become a professional counselor (a "Marriage and Family Counselor" as it's called in CA) when I'm done. I plan to start in the progra ...>

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