10-9…Whoa, slow down, relax. You’re getting ahead of yourself.  It’s not time. It’s coming, soon enough. Meanwhile, the dealer still shuffling the deck, more hands to deal. The 2022 year’s game is still in play. We shouted it in, but it soon settled down, And got down to business and stayed. But now it’s time …

There is a pocket-sized booklet of quotes from such notable dispensers of wisdom as the Dalai Lama, Lao Tzu, Suzuki, Matzu and Jiddu Kaishnamati and others. Now these are not necessarily household names, but their quotes perpetuate the myth that wisdom only comes from the Eastern Zen masters. It sorta makes some sense that anybody …

“Lay no foundation upon which you build yourself a cell.”  Father Abbot Zeno, Zen Buddhist  * * * ‘Tis the season to be jolly, the carols sing. Christmas is near. And here I sit getting acquainted with my newest body part, a knee. Maybe the Christmas season is not the best time to replace failed body …

“Hey, children, hear that sound, everybody look what’s going down.” Buffalo Springfield * * * Listen. The music has stopped. The sound you hear is the herd stampeding to the exits. What’s going down? It disappeared faster than a lightning bolt. With just the click of a computer keyboard, billions of crypto currencies vanish without a …