by Infinite Smile | Jan 26, 2009 | Blog
Finally, a vegetarian haggis recipe just like my Uncle Angus used to make: The other night I made a vegetarian version of the traditional Scottish dish, haggis, of which Wikipedia has the following to say: There are many recipes, most of which have in common the...
by Infinite Smile | Jan 22, 2009 | Blog
Over at Wildmind, Sunada talks of her interpretation of attachment in relation to love: letÂ’s clarify what the Buddha said about sexual relationships. He said that a man and a woman in a loving, supportive relationship are like a pairing of a god and a goddess. Hardly...
by Infinite Smile | Jan 21, 2009 | Blog
Earlier today, elephant journal reported that Obama was keeping a prayer shawl from the Dalai Lama in his pocked during the inauguration. I then got this email from a friend of mine: From: “Richard C. Blum” Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:40:46 -0800 To: Lodi...
by Infinite Smile | Jan 20, 2009 | Blog
Ann Althouse, offered up this analysis of the botched oath of office. The Chief Justice in fact screwed up the oath. The Constitution requires: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will...
by Infinite Smile | Jan 20, 2009 | Blog
While I often refraign from making political matters the centerpiece of a day’s blogging, today I was overcome with the enormity of historical significance. Unfortunately, my wife, child, dog, and I couldn’t be in DC as we would have liked. So we watched...
by Infinite Smile | Jan 20, 2009 | Blog
Andrew Sullivan offers some nice Zen-inspired observation of the Innauguration.
