Bardo Pond

new toy

dinking around with my new toy, small, simple, and easy to use.

The Flaming Lips

Bhagavad-gita

This book was given to me from someone I thought highly of, A very old story, the Bhagavad-gita can change ones life, This was my introduction to Hindu scripture. I have since read many books on the subject, but this book is the one that I hold onto, and have reread many times

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

This was the first book that I read from Tom Wolfe, This book has aged into a history book for the underground hippy culture of the 60's. Covering many important scenes that would probably have been forgotten if this book was not written. Covers the Grateful dead , The Merry Pranksters, Neal Cassidy, and many more, as LSD ran free through the culture, and how the government made the flower power drug illegal. Tom Wolfe is wonderful at capturing the essence of a time with his books, Since reading The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, I have gone on to read many of his books, and at times when I want to get some reading done, his books are first to be taken off the shelves.

The Good Earth

Another book that Ive read a few times, This is one of those books, that gives you a window into another culture. another time. Ive seen the movie made from The Good Earth, in all its black and white glory(released in 1937). It would be nice to see this one remade. Written By Pearl S. Buck , and First published in 1931, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1932. It is the first book in a trilogy that includes Sons (1932) and A House Divided (1935). If you ever have felt connected to the land under your feet give this a read.

War is Over

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Happy Mother's Day

A special Thanks to all the Mothers that made me possible .

The Lords and the New Creatures

A collection of Poems From the lead singer of The Doors. I picked this copy up from a used bookstore, just before climbing onto a greyhound bus . As the bus hugged the coastal curves of highway 101, I put these poems into my mind and found some of the work quite good. Since then I have read this many times. This was his first publication of such. As a poet Jim Morrison found his own path, some of it found its way into the music some of it stayed within his journals. Part of me can't stand Jim and think his art lacks something, but part of me agrees that he was able to capture that L.A. muse like no other, and give it to us with a dark mysterious reptilian view.

The Secret Life of Plants

This book opened up a lot of doors for me, The words on the pages spoke magic to my spirit. If you have ever cared about a houseplant or spent time growing something in the garden, I recommend giving this a read. I understand there is also a movie that spins off the book, with Stevie Wonder
covering the soundtrack. I am looking into finding a copy and checking it out.

Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand's Novel "Atlas Shrugged", was one of those books that sat on my bookshelf a long time before I got down to business and read through all the pages. A book that was published back in 1957 and started its own controversial movement known as Objectivism. Back in high school they forced us to read "Anthem", which is a wonderful book in itself. I recently saw a commercial on tv that basically copied words right out of "Atlas" up until the product plug. I am waiting for the movie version to come out, I have heard that it will hit the screens around 2008. Lots of luck to them, this is not going to be a easy book to turn into cinema.

The Dharma Bums

Back before Nirvana hit the charts I took refuge with this little book. through the years I have reread this several times, and went on to enjoy the works of one of the characters in this book(Gary Snyder)
When Nirvana finally did hit the charts, I remember loaning this book out. and turning others on to it. My original copy disappeared and the copy I own now is falling apart. This is the first book that I ever read from Jack Kerouac, A decade later I finally read his more famous "On the road".

Some of the dharma

This collection of words sums ups Jack Kerouac's Buddhist study. There is some heavy stuff within these pages, I enjoyed every damn word.

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Here is an old paper back that I have had for a few years
Some of the finest stuff Ive ever read. I have a couple of copies of this. The one I have pictured is very old, it has no publication date, all the pages have turned to yellow parchment. A library is not complete without a copy of these poems upon the shelves.

Vroom

Today I got my car to pass our local emissions test, I think its odd that a car that is older than 30 years has to go through the test. I passed and got my tags for another 2 years. Ive owned this car close to a decade, it just keeps on going.Damn good car.