Knitting behind bars

Knitting might be the strongest manifestation of Zen. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-knitting-behind-bars-20111125,0,5454434.story “I thought I could give a calming influence to people who really need this,” she said. “I’m...

Simply Complex

I write posts on my new 11-inch Macbook Air while listening to Joni Mitchell. The machine and the singer have two characteristics in common: they’re the best in the world in the genre they represent, and they look—or sound—simple. Thousands of wannabes set out to...

Things to do now when you’re dead

Here is a glimpse of “that” day, coming from a person who worked in a palliative care: “Every single patient found their peace before they departed though, every one of them.” Reassuring, isn’t it?...