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From Tony Robles: “A Monk’s Invisible Footprints”

I’ve been keeping track of the Theravada #Buddhist monks’ “Peace Walk,” their journey by foot from Texas, through the Bible Belt, to DC. It has been a hard slog (and some of the monks are barefoot), but as they walk, the crowds that welcome them are getting larger and larger. Filipino American author Tony RoblesContinue reading “From Tony Robles: “A Monk’s Invisible Footprints””

Blogging Over Mass Social Media

I’ve been blogging regularly every since I created my first blog on Geocities around 2001. Later I switched to WordPress. Blogging brought me to a community of writers and artists, some of whom I have met in person, collaborated with on books, and remain friends with to this day. I’ve also been on social mediaContinue reading “Blogging Over Mass Social Media”

Drawing Bee

Last night I attended the online social “Drawing Bee” on Zoom sponsored by artist John F. Simon, Jr., author of Drawing Your Own Path: 33 Practices at the Crossroads of Art and Meditation. I had purchased the book recently because I was interested in drawing meditation practices, and I intend to develop a a moreContinue reading “Drawing Bee”

My Third Lung

Check out my latest post “My Third Lung” in my newsletter. Also: Mom’s Letter/Zuihitsu; Eric & Martin Demaine, Joan Takayama-Ogawa, Henry Eiland, Persistent Bloom, & Ralph Pugay; Constantinople ensemble, & Reyben Kim plays nose flute. #art #writing #1950s #music #culture

Behind the Scenes

I’ve got a new post on Substack: Behind the scenes, there is research, organizing, scanning, and filing. Also: Catalina Africa, Steve Silver, Kathryn Vercillo, Kirk Gordon; Open Reel Ensemble, and Shimon Hoshino.

Small acrylic painting on wood

“Sploosh 2025.” I haven’t painted in acrylics for several years now. But I saw an old painting I had started long ago on a recycled panel I found at Good Will. I felt the previous version was “timid,” and decided to paint over it–just had fun with it.

Sketchbook Doodle 7/30/2025

Sketchbook doodle 6/2025

The Editor of Texts

As an “editor” of texts, I recently replied to a post by a friend about the issue of retaining two spaces after a period–or not, as prescribed by the Chicago Style Manual No. 17. I weighed in on that, favoring the single space because it is now considered “official.” Someone noted that “it’s all bullshit,”Continue reading “The Editor of Texts”