Be Ordinary 15 Apr 2013 | 11:51 pm

We must be willing to be completely ordinary people, which means accepting ourselves as we are without trying to become greater, purer, more spiritual, more insightful. If we can accept our imperfecti...

What Men Could Learn From an Aspie Woman 21 Jul 2012 | 04:17 pm

AKA What men should have been taught in Dating 101 AKA If I have any shortcomings as a person, please blame me; not my vagina Chapter 11: Even if you think of her as a woman, she might not She might t...

What is Karma? 10 Jul 2012 | 06:40 pm

Karma is one of the words that you hear often; but, if you know what karma means, you rarely hear it used correctly. (Unless you use Reddit.com then karma has a whole different meaning.) When you hear...

Music Monday — Somebody I Used to Know, Gotye 14 Feb 2012 | 06:09 pm

What’s the Big Deal About Gossip? 22 Jan 2012 | 11:29 pm

Eh. Gossip is *such* a double-edged sword. When it comes to gossip you usually have two camps. The first being “gossip is horrible and never to be done.” The second being “ooooo guuurl tell me what sh...

5 Tips On Buddha’s Way of Forgiveness and Reconciliation 12 Jan 2012 | 09:18 pm

It’s so great to know that this website can help some people, whether it be helping someone discover Buddhism or helping someone with anger or even helping someone feel emotionally validated. One of t...

Autism and Buddhism (It’s Not What You Think) 4 Jan 2012 | 10:44 pm

There is a form of concern for self which is compatible with and even essential to altruism. The care for oneself which enables one to feel empathy with others can be termed “autism.” Autism is necess...

Music Monday: California Dreamin’ 22 Nov 2011 | 01:13 pm

The California weather makes me think of this Californian song. Jose Feliciano does a great cover.

OWS: It’s Really Not Their Fault 12 Nov 2011 | 05:10 pm

Read more on Cracked.com’s feature article, “5 Ways We Ruined the Occupy Wall Street Generation”

KQED’s Forum Talks With Sex At Dawn Author 11 Nov 2011 | 11:43 am

In societies where women are not shamed about sex, they have just as many lovers as men and fight over their rights just as vehemently as men. This is what I heard on the radio as I pulled into the pa...