Collie(“The Warrior Women”) by Monique Wittig translated by David Le Vay (first reviewed April 2005) Wittig’s book, quite frankly, puzzles me — or perhaps it’s…
Continue ReadingTruthseeker (part 2)
I also understand the human psyche or spirit is sometimes baffling in its complexity. I have both read about, and experienced situations, where what seems…
Continue ReadingTruthseeker (part 1)
This will be a quick review, I think. I’ve just finished reading a book by C. E. Murphy titled Truthseeker. On the whole, I enjoyed…
Continue ReadingSway: the Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior (pt. 2)
There’s a fascinating chapter on the pleasure center and altruism center of the brain. The pleasure center fires up when we’re, say, gambling — greed…
Continue ReadingSway: the Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior (pt. 1)
I have a new book club! I’m very pleased; I hope it works out well. The club is reading Sway: the Irresistible Pull of Irrational…
Continue ReadingDiploma *squeeeeeeee*!! ;-)
So my master’s diploma finally arrived in the mail today, and it looks absolutely gorgimous! Fantabulous! Tongue-twisting-excitimus!I m seriously squeeeeeing over this one! :) Add…
Continue ReadingThe Birthday & Labyrinth Weekend
Saturday’s wonderful events weren’t over yet, although I initially thought they were since we’d finished the planned ones. As an aside: I love celebrations! I…
Continue ReadingThe Sweat Lodge Weekend (pt. 2)
I’ve never been in such a super-heated, sensuously rich feeling, thick- and heavy-aired place before; nor have I ever literally poured off sweat like this…
Continue ReadingThe Sweat Lodge Weekend (pt. 1)
[Fair warning: many parts of the sweat lodge ceremony are a sensory blur of memory to me; I’m writing the mental images I recall, but…
Continue ReadingThe Drumming Weekend (pt. 2)
In the Mountain’s Shadow Drum-making & sweat lodge were simply amazing! A side note: this is mostly about me because I’m trying to be very…
Continue Reading