Bowdawg On The Mend

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2012-02-05T06:54:00.000-05:00

When I go apart to be alone in prayer I bring a book of memories bindings burst and worn from countless readings Your chapters remain an epic and untold anecdote lacking significant dialogue tastes not torn from croissants in cafes of uninspired cliches Mornings with stimulants galvanize a disorganized mind billowing and gossamer whispers refrain the echo of regret... distances untraveled

Give 2 The Max Day - November 9th

2011-11-09T12:38:00.001-05:00

Donate to KUNZANG ODSAL PALYUL CHANGCHUB at Razoo Here is why I chose to give to the max today! var r_protocol=(("https:"==document.location.protocol)?"https://":"http://");var r_path='give2max.razoo.com/javascripts/widget_loader.js';var r_identifier='Kpc';document.write(unescape("%3Cscript id='razoo_widget_loader_script' src='"+r_protocol+r_path+"' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C

2011-11-09T12:37:00.000-05:00

While of course I hope that people will go directly to Razoo and give at a level of $10 or more... if anybody just has some "chump change" to toss in... here is a link that allows you to offer $1 via Paypal! Thanks and GIVE TO THE MAX!

Embracing my 99%-ness

2011-11-03T07:35:00.000-04:00

Sooooo, where to even start documenting what it is like to be alive in this movement that will no doubt be the history studied by future looker-backers. Students in some distant 2050 classroom may be living in the effects of what this "Occupy __FILL IN THE BLANK" movement brings about. The question as we witness the protests is will those future citizens have MORE or LESS civil rights and

Inconvenienced? They are banking on it.

2011-10-01T16:45:00.000-04:00

None of us can stand a mosquito, buzzing around with that high pitched whine and sucking our blood. Sure the sanguine sip is too small of an amount to cause harm... but definitely we are left uncomfortable enough to scratch at that point of irritation until it fades. I am not going to advocate that you begin (or continue) killing mosquitos... you know my Buddhist "no kill" position... but I

Pepco Prepares for Irene

2011-08-27T20:43:00.002-04:00

The National Weather Service has stated that the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area could experience damaging conditions, including high winds, heavy rains, and potential for flooding. Montgomery County, working with its utility companies (Pepco, BGE, Allegheny Power) urges customers to prepare for potential power outages, with the possibility of multi-day outages in some areas.

In the Aftermath

2011-06-16T21:49:00.002-04:00

When the Trevor Project first came to my attention - I was very inspired by other people in the world that were giving young lgbts hope and sharing the message that "it gets better". It does peeps. WAY better. And therefore I downloaded a song that Adam Lambert used to raise funds for the Trevor Project. Next I popped the media card out of my Blackberry and into my laptop deciding that whatever

Artistic Endeavors

2011-06-15T23:30:00.001-04:00

Now it does not take the eye of a critic to see that my "art" is childish and not technically advanced... but it is a great way I am finding to reduce stress. Thanks to a friend and co-worker I have taken to the canvas again with acrylic silliness. My friend Anne who hosted a workshop for amateur painting gave us some fun tips for creating visually festive paintings and unleashing our inner

Inspired Living

2011-06-06T07:55:00.000-04:00

I love to mix my metaphors. So today I say: "Get out of bed on the right side of your brain!" We could certainly say start the day on the right foot... but this is going to need a lot of creative process if we are going to change the world. And make no mistake... you are here to change the world. From all I know in life, the quickest way to effect global change is to manage your internal

The more things change...

2011-04-20T17:27:00.003-04:00

There, there reader(s), I have NOT abandoned you. Indeed I was with you all along... just too freaking tired to maintain my personal blog!I hope you have been visiting our work site which we try to post to daily (www.itsBetter4you.com) and granted it is more "fast and factual" type blogging... but you might sense a little Bowdawg shining through!I have picked up my paint brushes again and even

Under the Wire but Over the Rainbow

2011-02-28T13:24:00.005-05:00

So in my desperate attempt to maintain at LEAST once monthly posting... I am getting this post up and online on the last possible day we could all agree is counted as February. ~Whew~K, thanks! Bye! (signoff)Just joshin'. I wouldn't be THAT lame. But then again, having to struggle so much to keep a monthly post up is showing signs of early onset lameness.Blogging has become a love/hate thing with

Gamechangers

2011-01-08T16:25:00.007-05:00

I was watching a great program on Bloomberg this afternoon on "game changers" and found it amazing to see the potential ripple effect of one person's life. There were three back to back episodes that I enjoyed. Steve Jobs (Apple CEO), John Stewart (The Daily Show) and Mark Zuckerberg (Founder and CEO of Facebook.)It is fascinating to see how these people shaped their fields, faced their setbacks

Lifetime: Television for Women and Homosexuals

2010-12-24T11:55:00.003-05:00

It is there on the TV in front of me and I have a remote control within reach... but I continue to watch. Willingly.Ergh - how do I get sucked into the silly cultural absurdity that Lifetime presents as a woman's fantasy view of the world. Oh - because it matches a lot of the gay sensibilities I have adopted. I will watch 5 more minutes and then flip to... what???? Soap operas? Cable News? Oy...

Sometimes I Forget to Remember

2010-12-14T23:35:00.005-05:00

Last year at this time was quite challenging. I was in a darker space internally, and things were filtered through that lens. But just as Buddha taught that impermanence is a guaranteed experience here in Samsara... things CHANGED!It is hard to believe that 2010 is drawing to a close. And it is funny how often I find myself swearing I cannot believe another year (or month, or week, or day... heck

Gladitude

2010-11-25T12:35:00.002-05:00

Okay, so I sorta made that word up... or heard it somewhere and it just surfaced in my mind. Lots to be Thankful for... and random Thanksgiving thoughts:First of all shoutout to Pops and Mooches for their anniversary which falls on the day of Tryptophan induced comas. Twas a chilly November in that lovely little Jersey restaurant... and ironically the next day was my first blog post. There were

Lord Them Buddhists Get The Boogie Fever Too!

2010-11-09T01:06:00.002-05:00

A funny thing happened on the way back from the farm...I have a love for music. Cannot sing a lick without a strong note in my ear, and even then it is hit or miss... but the cellular translation that seems to occur when I hear a magical piece of composition... well it makes me go to my happy place.There is no coincidence, if I may assume, that I have therefore come to study at the feet of a

Love These Lyrics

2010-10-31T16:22:00.002-04:00

I thought you would be interested in the lyrics to "How To Save A Life" by "The Fray". It has been around for years but I just love when some days a song hits your sentiment spot on...hear the song over on PandoraEnjoy!----------------All credit for these lyrics belong to "The Fray"Step one you say we need to talkHe walks you say sit down it's just a talkHe smiles politely back at youYou stare

Candles and Scandals

2010-10-17T19:57:00.003-04:00

Ha ha okay the "scandals" portion of the title was for rhyming and also MAYBE hooked your attention.Blogging to you fresh off my 1 day engagement as the Birthday Boy - it was a fun day yesterday - especially connecting with so many via phone and social media. My super awesome family blew up my phone early in the day and I heard from 4 parents, 1 brother, my sole living grandparent (that's 1 Nana)

Surviving the "Tipping Point"

2010-10-15T12:42:00.002-04:00

It is sometimes when you take a moment to wallow in a silly self indulgent complaint... that a big reality shoe comes out of the sky and kicks you in the digestive or reproductive parts. And you smile through a stream of near tears and say "Thank You!"I was pretty glum this morning. And not for any reason other than I wanted a big spectacular "pull out all the stops" 40th birthday event tomorrow.

Rally to Restore Sanity

2010-10-11T13:35:00.001-04:00

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This Space of Limitless Possibility

2010-09-13T23:51:00.003-04:00

You should dreamAnd it should be tonightSince tomorrow remains assumed and not promised.You should loveDeep and hard until you gasp for sanityKnowing that you are ultimately unableto hold that love beyond grave or decisionYou should prayThat She sits down and seesWhat you think of as youAnd allows you to reflect on that misunderstanding.You should blogBecause I needed to read your wordsTonight,

Fw: Khenpo Norgay to Visit KPC

2010-08-26T21:10:00.001-04:00

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VLOG # 2 - Kaliyuga and Greyson Chance

2010-06-11T17:57:00.007-04:00

This is not an edited vlog - I just did a stream of consciousness that landed me on this topic so I scrapped the edited video (with titles, etc.) to discuss something I thought was a cool metaphor.So here is the raw footage as it came out - I am likely to post more like this than the edited down videos because it is much quicker to upload raw video than to edit and sequence my ramblings. : )

Invasion of the Dog head..

2010-06-09T22:05:00.000-04:00

Joy Beagle relaxing all up in my grill!Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Urgently need 2 foster homes for dogs.

2010-06-08T22:52:00.002-04:00

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOMES URGENTLY NEEDED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Chris, Two beautiful dogs in Maryland need YOUR URGENT HELP so they can live long and happy lives...... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baby Azalea was