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There is the concept of at-stakeness.  A synonym to this is to be invested in something.  To have an interest – more than just an interest in something, for an interest can be arbitrary.  At-stakeness implies a kind of inextricable integration into something. In thinking about this, and thinking about how the concept of at-stakeness…

One sees people who’ve lost hope – hope that they’ll never be sick – that their body will ever not be a prison rather than a joy to inhabit – an enemy to them instead of a good friend.  They’ve lost the will to change their lives.  They’ve given up. One sees people like this…

A few weeks ago I got cranberry beans from the farmers market.  They were out of my favorite cannelini beans and I asked the guy at the stand which ones he likes and he recommended the cranberries. One thing I notice about cranberry beans is that they cook much faster than other beans.  The cooking…

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So I was reading an interesting web page yesterday about the history of hair styles going back to ancient history up to the present because I wanted to know more information about what was going on around the baroque time when all these people had amazing, long, curly hair. It turns out that a lot…

The process of caring for my hair has changed a lot over past months. I’ve shifted to a much more natural approach with the primary emphasis upon keeping my hair well-conditioned but without heavy products which weigh down the hair. Contrary to prior beliefs about haircare products – especially for curly hair – which have…

Lentils are one of the oldest foods cultivated by humans. They are extremely good. They’re easy to prepare. They usually only require soaking for a couple hours before cooking. You can purchase them bulk and at a good, community-based store they shouldn’t be that expensive and there should be multiple varieties. Lentils are great fried.…

Because I can reuse my tea-balls multiple times I actually have several “in-progress” tea-balls on my counter of different premium teas. I keep them in different little ceramic saki cups. The other day I decided to mix a couple of them together, creating a unique combination. Since these teas have interesting names its fun to…

Take care of your vegetables, and they will take care of you. What do I mean by this? People acquire vegetables and then take them home and put them in a refrigerator. I you only have one vegetable in your refrigerator – maybe a head of lettuce or a bunch of broccoli – there isn’t…

I can think of nothing more profoundly moving in the human realm here on Earth than a Christmas procession at a festive Christmas mass. During the opening procession of mass it literally feels like Divinity coming in its effulgent glory. At the closing procession it is like a grand, holy, magical energy has come and…