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Happy Blog-a-versary

By jelewis8 ⋅ February 8, 2006 ⋅ 5 comments

Happy Blog-a-versary to Fringe, may it continue to be a flaming Asherah pole for years to come. I’m not sure what that would signify, except in the purest Biblical sense, so I’m not quite sure where Fringe stands. I’m pretty sure it’s not a cleansing of the palate, whatever anyone says. Despite my masthead’s assertion, [...]

Children of His Majesty

By jelewis8 ⋅ January 24, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Yamaoka Tesshu was a tutor of the emperor. He was also a master of fencing and a profound student of Zen. His home was the abode of vagabonds. He had but one suit of clothes, for they kept him always poor. The emperor, observing how worn his garments were, gave Yamaoka some money to buy [...]

The Thief Who Became a Disciple

By jelewis8 ⋅ January 7, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

One evening as Shichiri Kojun was reciting sutras a thief with a sharp sword entered, demanding wither his money or his life. Shichiri told him: “Do not disturb me. You can find the money in that drawer.” Then he resumed his recitation. A little while afterwards he stopped and called: “Don’t take it all. I [...]

WMD Links

By jelewis8 ⋅ October 2, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

I’m short on post time today, so instead I’m going to link to a couple of articles relating to WMD in the news which may be helpful to those who haven’t been suckered in by the seriously skewed melee surrounding the No-See-Ums. First, Clifford May reflects on where the WMDs may have gotten to, and [...]

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