Author: David Schwarm
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The Fallen Years by Paul Rogov
I ordered this on Amazon because I know the writer. I read Paul’s book over a two month period–mostly because Lisa lost it & then I stuck it in a back pack I was not using very often. I published a review because Paul asked me to–mostly cribbed from the back cover of books that were on…
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Tears of Stone by The Chieftains
Tears of Stone by The Chieftains is a great collaboration album with Irish Super Stars singing with Female Singers from various traditions. Mostly Folk–but some Jazz & World musicians sneaking in. A fun record with a great beat–the kids love to dance to anything Irish.
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User Authorization Cache
This week the CA Tip is on AZ Cache. The Policy Server caching framework is something that I have struggled with a lot over the years–I seem to think of ‘front end cache’ and ‘back end cache’–FEC is the stuff that is cached between policy server & web agent and BEC is the stuff cached…
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13 Assassins
I watched this on Netflix on my iPhone late at night. It was completely fantastic. The villian is horrible, the party is awesome. The final battle scene which clocks in at about an hour is non stop excitement. I could have used a bit more back story on some of the Characters–they all kind of…
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31. Joshu Investigates
A traveling monk asked an old woman the road to Taizan, a popular temple supposed to give wisdom to the one who worships there. The old woman said: “Go straight ahead.” When the monk proceeded a few steps, she said to herself: “He also is a common church-goer.” Someone told this incident to Joshu, who…
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The Chariot
The Chariot is numbered seven and usually depicts a warrior driving a chariot triumphantly home. The chariot is drawn by powerful and wild creatures. These creatures are our Will – a wayward beast to control at the best of times! The Chariot represents the principle that the human Will functions only when the whole being…
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The Fifth Sermon
The dead were full of mocking and cried: “Teach us, thou fool, about church and holy community!” —The world of the gods is manifest in spirituality and sexuality. The heavenly gods appear in spirituality, the earth gods appear in sexuality. Spirituality receives and comprehends. It is feminine and therefore we call it MATER COELESTIS, the…
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The Knight of Swords
When the Knight of Swords comes up to indicate a man, he will be intelligent, subtle and clever. His capacity for abstract thought will be well developed. He is also highly intuitive and perceptive. His nature will be elusive and ethereal, yet he has a strength and fascination that is hard to deny. He compels attention, except…
David Given Schwarm 