a graphic by Gene Poole
This is the truth about the pick
the toothpick is an uncouth stick.
It is in fact a disquised fork
it picked my tooth with hidden torque.
Here is your dual thrill
my dentist's sending you my bill
--Al Larus
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from several lists:
9/4/02 "The Birth -- Part 1"
~1:00am The midwife says, "Try and get more sleep." Is
she nuts? We're gonna have a baby tonight! A baby! Do
you hear that, Everybody-in-the-whole-world? We're going
to have a baby!!!
~1:30am I just took a walk down our long, gravel
driveway in order to mark our mailbox so that the little
birthing team could locate us easily. All I could find
to use was a pinwheel I nabbed _________________* from
Ananda's toybox. When I stepped outside in my
nightshirt, the cool air refreshed and devoured me and
when I looked up there were about a zillion stars
smiling down. I told them that the baby was coming
tonight and they said, "We know!"
*contraction
Hi this is Jim! This morning at 5AM....California time
Zachary made a very easy transition into the world...(a
very smooth and perfect birth for the mom [and the dad]!
;) Kheyala is resting but wanted all of her friends
on-line to know.
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from Spiritual Friends list
True Master
I always think that to be able to look into the eyes of
one true Master is worth one hundred years studying His
doctrine, His teaching. In Him you have a direct
example of enlightenment, of life, while in others you
have only a shadow, which may help you also, but not
directly. As the Buddha says, "My doctrine is only a
raft helping to bring you over to the other shore, not
ultimate reality; you shouldn't worship it."
Thich Nhat Hahn in 'The Raft is not the Shore'
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BOB ROSE
from Meditation Society of America
Zenlightenment
Upon meeting a Zen master at a social event, a
psychiatrist decided to ask him a question that had been
on his mind. "Exactly how do you help people?" he
inquired. "I get them to where they can't ask any more
questions," the Master answered.
JERRY
from From Your Driveway You Can See The Moon
The Why Method