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Goodbye Educational Psychology class!  I would like to say I will miss you, but I'd be lying. 

The other day...

The other day, I was waiting for my daughter to finish her Korean class at the local church.  Having an hour to kill, I decided to finish my daily walking time by walking south for half an hour, and then back to the church.  Walking by a pond , I heard a large ka-plunk, like a rock being thrown into the water.  Looking in, I saw something swimming underwater, and a moment later, it surfaced: an otter!

How cool was that ?  I've never seen one in the wild before...  I waited for it to reappear, but alas, such was not to be.

Snow!

First snow of the winter -- One and half inches following yesterday's freezing rain -- had to use hot water to open my wife's car door.

Welcome back, Lady Winter. I realize we have had an adversarial relationship in the past, but let's put that behind us, let bygones be bygones, shall we?! Let's be friends!

Anger

"The one who get angry first loses..."

From: Star Trek: Vanguard: Reap the Whirlwind by David Mack. (A truly great entry in a truly great ST series, btw).

Did that quote piss you off? You lose!

Buddha Dance

Leona showed me her Buddha-Dance today. You need a partner facing you, and it goes like this (moving slowly, of course, like a meditating Buddha!):

Hands stiff at sides
Bowing in familiar namaste fashion with palms in front of chest
Step right, then left.
Left foot on right knee, then reverse.
Namaste bow again.
Hands to side.
Repeat at will.

Not a difficult or long dance by any means!

Goodbye Borders

Went to Borders bookstore .... "Closing, everything must go!" Everything was in disarray, books placed here and there haphazardly... bookshelves $100 each.

Borders was the first big bookstore I ever went to (Ann Arbor (the original location, I believe). For a bibliophile like myself, it was like walking into heaven without being dead... Visiting it today was attending a funeral (only with books!).

Got one of the latest Star Trek books, and "The New Space Opera 2". Lots of other people picking over the remains ... Me too...

Goodbye, Borders. I'll miss you.

The Buddha said everything is impermanent, but that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt.

Misc. Tuesday-ness

My daughter told me today about Buddha Dancers. I asked her what they were like, and she told me they dance very slowly. In all seriousness, she told me that be when she grows up, maybe she will be a Buddha Dancer too.

I like the concept. Not sure what being a Buddha Dancer involves, other than moving slowly, but it sounds like a good thing to want to be.

Saw two white-tailed deer fairly close today, during my walk. Also, two rabbits (but I see rabbits all the time these days, they're not unsual).

Watched episode three of Torchwood with my father, which I am enjoying (of course!). Captain Jack is still pretty cool.

Light rain today. "With a certain mad smile / walking in the rain". Wrote that on my bookcase a long time ago.

Went to a booksale today. Got a whole parcel of Tony Hillerman books. I read some back in the day, and enjoyed them.

Up late tonight. Suddenly got the urge to update my blog, Twitter, and Facebook. None of which I do very often, so I might as well do it while I'm thinking about it.