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Archaeology of Trash
In TV shows in which the forensic team rifles through trash looking for clues, the trash can is always brought into a lab and dumped on the clean room table. This is not the correct way to search for clues. This may lead to some facts, but the information behind the facts will often be…
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CASE 36: Master Ba Is Ill
Great Master Ba was seriously ill. The temple steward asked him, “Master, how are you feeling these days?” Great Master said, “Sun-faced Buddha, Moon-faced Buddha.”
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49er Blend–Mother Lode Coffee Roasting Co
Country of Origin: Blend?Appellation/Region: Blend?Estate/Farm: Blend?Grower: BlendCertification: n/aRating & Roast Notes: Medium Roast I picked up a half pound ground at the Yosemite Village store. The website describes it: 49er Blend: This blend is roasted darker for a hearty taste and deep body, yet smooth and delicious. It was “Gourmet Grind” which was much to…
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Kean–Sumatra
Country of Origin: Sumatra, Indonesia, TawarAppellation/Region: Aceh, Lake TawarEstate/Farm: Small Holder FarmsGrower: Small Holder FarmersCertification: Rating & Roast Notes: Full Roast This was the first batch of beans I have ever gotten from Kean that I did not like–it was a showcase roast attempting to demonstrate the complexity and tea-like qualities of the beans; instead,…
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Chronic by D. A. Powell
> I got this book from the New Book shelf at the Newport Beach Public Library, which continues to provide amazing poetry. I read most of it in the morning with Cody laying on my chest–he was asleep, I was not. I really liked this poem. I liked the Author photo: I liked th congested…
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PHOTOart:Photography in the 21st Centry edited by Uta Grosenick
I got this book from the New Book shelf at the Newport Beach Public Library. I mostly flipped through the pages looking at pictures only reading the descriptions of the artists that caught my eye–my favorite were OHIO (an art group from Germany), Luisa Lambri, Torbjorn Rodland (Banana Black is fantastic), and Diana Scheunemann. I…
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Jaguar Skies by Michael McClure
This is a great book of kind of late period beatnik celebration. I got it from the Newport Beach Public Library (it was missing pages 13-15) and read it in one day. There were poems to Bob Dylan, Robert Duncan, and other big names in language. There were personal poems about relationships and introspection. But…
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Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz
David K recommended this book. I got it from the Newport Beach Public Library. I found the writing to be distractingly bad–short sentences with bad grammar mostly. There was a lot of bad editing, poorly paced stories, and way to much personal information. The Agreements are be impeccable with your word, do not take things…
David Given Schwarm
Married, Father, United
David Given Schwarm 