Shunryu Suzuki: Study Yourself

Shunryu Suzuki: Study Yourself
The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism. It is to study ourselves.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

What A (Good) Day

I'm having a super productive day, on only 3 hours' sleep last night.  WTF?  I only hope I don't crash when I'm out on my dinner date tonight.  That would not be good.

Take a look at these two.  From what I could tell, they are father and son.  I try not to judge, really I do, but mostly I can't help myself.  So I do it anyway and then tell myself I'm not being very nice.

Really.  Can you imagine passing on this butt ugly fashion trend to your own child?  I may have harmed my child in numerous ways, but at least she knows how to dress in public.  Most of the time.

So, the sleep thing.  I just wouldn't fall asleep.  I was awake until 3:30 a.m. and had an 8:00 a.m. appointment.  I treated myself afterwards to a soy latte at Temple Coffee, and stayed there to drink it.  The coffee table had some doodle books on them so I opened one up and was delighted by what I found.  All kinds of creativity and inspiration!  I wish people's comments on inter net news sites were as positive and productive.  People get so nasty and negative.  But this book, oh whoa, it was a joy to look at!  I left feeling fully caffeinated and uplifted by the drawings and writings of strangers.

I then gathered the cans, bottles, and glass together and headed out to the recycling center.  I've found one very close to our house, which is fabulous because normally I drive out to hell and back to get the job done.  So, with $14 more in my pocket I headed to Taylor's to get a very yummy veggie sandwich on wheat (aren't I being skillful today?) and drove on to the car wash.  I was sitting there eating my oh-so-healthy sandwich when I spotted these guys. 

Where are the fashion police when you need them?