by Max Hammonds, MD Look at the folded paper stapled to the professional white pharmacy bag which instructs you on how to use the drug you just received. Or look at one of several websites which discuss various drugs or herbals that you might be taking. In either of theseContinue Reading
by Bill Walz “The collective egoic mind is the most dangerously insane and destructive entity ever to inhabit this planet. What do you think will happen on this planet if human consciousness remains unchanged?” ~ Eckhart Tolle In 1966, Alan Watts, the great British-born American-transplant, San Francisco-beat-guru, imp-genius Orientalist philosopherContinue Reading
by Bill Walz “Forgive them; they know not what they do.” ~ Jesus There is a story about the Dalai Lama in which he is asked whether he hates the Chinese. His answer was, to paraphrase, that since the Chinese had taken his homeland and his people from him, “shouldContinue Reading
Where Do You Get Your Ideas? by Greg Vineyard Every now and then, we dip our toes into some career-path pool or other to test the waters, and perhaps dive in. Some jump eagerly, while others sort of quasi-slip on the tile and end up dog-paddling, yet still willing toContinue Reading
by James Cassara The first hints of fall and the shortening of days seems to bring with it more evening time for music listening. Thus I am back again with a wide range of discs worth paying attention to. As always, I recommend supporting your local independent music store andContinue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD Type I diabetes and Type II diabetes are not the same disease. Both are caused by an imbalance between the glucose in the blood and the insulin that facilitates glucose entering the body’s cells. The devastating effects of elevated glucose are identical in both diseases. ButContinue Reading
by Peter Loewer The weather of late had been rainy, windy, and generally unseasonable, especially for a touristy area like that which surrounded the The General Store. Days remained hot and nights cooling down, so that on the higher mountains one began to see smoke from hidden chimneys. Mr. andContinue Reading
by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Poetry Editor/Columnist Nesting Dolls Oksana, my Russian daughter-in-law gave me a set of nesting dolls last Christmas. There are five of them. They nestle inside one another, enveloped by the largest doll. I take them out and line them up. I put them backContinue Reading
by Bill Walz “The way to practice true Zen is… just open yourself and give up everything… This is what it means to surrender… Without losing yourself by sticking to a particular rule or understanding, keep finding yourself, moment after moment… to have complete experience or full feeling in eachContinue Reading
