strata

...one day at a time.

Found a remarkable book up at the Harbin library this weekend. "Street Zen: The Life and Work of Issan Dorsey" Candid, gritty, no-nonsense retelling of the beginnings of the national drag-queen scene, drug culture, the founding of the SF Zen center, and Issan's odd journey from the brink of disaster to Climbing the Mountain, becoming Issan-roshi of the Suzuki-roshi Dharma line.

I found it very inspiring.

Had a really good visit with Mike over the long weekend. He's still up there on a medical leave (workplace stress). He's doing a lot better. Climbs the mountain every day (a trail that links up to the Boggs Mt summit, 2K+ elevation change), and is feeling very centered.

Hmm, the cat needs me. Blogging, not so much.

Oh, and there was a class on "Non-Violent Communication" on Sunday that turned out to be REALLY GOOD, and very interesting. It's apparently A Thing, Now: http://www.cnvc.org/ Worth checking out.