mindfulness and climate change training

on-line programs here  h/t to Sandy

attention and multi-tasking

Matt Richter on BookTV

reinforces the importance of Getting Things Done

Near death, explained

Near death, explained  h/t to Charley for this...

Teaching 'The New Jim Crow' | Teaching Tolerance

Teaching 'The New Jim Crow' | Teaching Tolerance

David Bowie exhibit in the States

coverage by Wired

Paul Krugman’s Errors and Omissions

Paul Krugman’s Errors and Omissions by the Post Carbon Institute.

Good food for thought!  h/t to Steve Adams

I enrolled in Compassion Cultivation Training in San Rafael

Compassion Training

I was born the same year as the Telecaster...

surf was my first love musically

should you combine cardio and weights? ( I do )

a NY Times story on research results

Woodie Guthrie and John Cage

Woody Guthrie comes up, given that Bill played a tribute to him at the Lincoln Center. Frisell mentions a letter written by Guthrie in which the latter mentions his admiration for John Cage. “Musical possibilities should be wide open,” 

Bill Frisell's Space Age guitar music

Boulder visit in mid-October

Buddhist Geeks Conference + class with Ringu Rinpoche

Radical Responsibility training with Fleet Maul

Los Angeles Oct 24-26

Lodro Rinzler in San Francisco

October 7th, 7:30 pm – Books Inc

Lanai under Larry's ownership

NY Times Magazine

RIP Celia

Sadly she died of a massive heart attack.  A memorial service will be held Wednesday night at the Center.

LJE as leader and copywriter

http://recode.net/2014/09/20/larry-ellison-genius-leader-terrible-copywriter/

Blatently corrupt practices at DEA promoted scare stories about ecstacy and prevented research

The colossal DEA failure that prevented a potentially major medical breakthrough



If you are a racial minority or poor or a drug user ( even a psychiatric drug researcher) our justice system will not serve you well.  Lucky for me I am none of those, but I know the story.

real mindfullness practice is neither a cure-all nor a narrow method to improve efficiency and calm

cautionary thoughts from Derek Beres

dig up the source

the roots of todays shameful intransigence

folked up

recommended: Another Day, Another Time

The real deal

The authentic Meredith Graves

massive time dilation + trip flavored by current spiritual flavor

pineal gland dumps DMT at death

Dub FX 'NO REST FOR THE WICKED' feat. CAde & Mahesh Vinayakram

Dub FX 'Flow' feat. Mr Woodnote

Want One: Toyota concept vehicle

http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/9/6122295/toyotas-latest-concept-vehicle-is-an-ode-to-tinkerers

Fik Shun | World of Dance Live | FRONTROW | Citywalk 2014 #WODLIVE '14

Richard Powers interviewed + new novel: Orfeo

musicandliterature.org: a conversation with Richard Powers

Asia West Coast Swing Open 2014 - Champion "Jack & Jill"