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I may have mentioned that actually blogging hasn't been happening lately. I was reminded at some point though, that I have a Tumblr blog which I think is pretty neat. It requires neither the conciseness and short-cleverness of Twitter, nor the actual thought behind making a real blog post. So point your feed readers here for links, videos, random thoughts, quotes, etc...

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One hand clapping

Merciless deadlines at the hands of a famous wizard (you know what I'm talking about) have really had me busy and a bit high strung lately, so here's some Japanese Zen wisdom for you.
Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling.

Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection.

"Come on, girl" said Tanzan at once. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over the mud.

Ekido did not speak again until that night when they reached a lodging temple. Then he no longer could restrain himself. "We monks don't go near females," he told Tanzan, "especially not young and lovely ones. It is dangerous. Why did you do that?"

"I left the girl there," said Tanzan. "Are you still carrying her?"
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