Category Archives: Wandering Thoughts

An Uncheerful Beating, Part 2

Posted on August 11, 2015 by bobgriffith

It’s been a week since our trip from the mountains down into the Portland metropolitan nexus with Charlie the Lab. My experience in the finely-tuned machinery of the vet clinic we took him to is something I’ve thought about – … Continue reading →

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An Uncheerful Beating, Part 1

Posted on August 5, 2015 by bobgriffith

Down through the years I’ve had my share of educational moments. As I got older I got better at being the sort of person who takes his beatings cheerfully, registering the lesson, and moving on. Today I had another. I … Continue reading →

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koyaanisqatsi: we are what we are

Posted on July 16, 2015 by bobgriffith

This post is an off-the cuff unedited response to a post on my friend Louis’s blog, Ralston Creek Review. Louis is a musicologist and intelligent guy and accomplished scholar, among other things, and I recommend his blog highly. I am … Continue reading →

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Divine Humor in Cyberspace

Posted on June 13, 2015 by bobgriffith

Preface “A Course in Miracles is a self-study spiritual thought system that teaches that the way to universal love and peace — or remembering God — is by undoing guilt through forgiving others. The Course thus focuses on the healing … Continue reading →

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Tandoori Chicken Flames

Posted on June 7, 2015 by bobgriffith

The sport of cricket has avid followers in India and there has always been a lot of spirited give and take between fans about games and players. In the early 1990’s a BBS (Bulletin Board Service, for you youngsters out … Continue reading →

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God Sighted At 7-11

Posted on May 5, 2015 by bobgriffith

I’m still sorting down through old boxes and files. I found this in an archaeological layer which dates back to around the late 80’s or early 90’s. It made me smile. –**– God Sighted at 7-11 Yeah, really!  I pulled into … Continue reading →

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Personal Reflections v.2007

Posted on March 18, 2015 by bobgriffith

Winter Reflections, 2007 It has been a bleak winter and now at the end of January we have foggy mornings and days of cold sunshine. The air is faded, recondite with reminiscence and reflections upon life and death, of what … Continue reading →

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Divine Chaos, plus The Aging American Corpus v.2007

Posted on March 18, 2015 by bobgriffith

Part 1: Divine Chaos Derived from Divine Order So. More stuff from my archives. I found a stash of words from 2007, and the two pieces which follow this preamble are a part of that parcel. More to come, as … Continue reading →

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The Examined Life, Part 2

Posted on March 14, 2015 by bobgriffith

It goes on, slowly. The designated miscellaneous stuff closet is slowly being emptied of photographs and old records and things we thought too good to throw out in the moment, things that have gone far past their moment now. Out … Continue reading →

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RIP Terry Pratchett

Posted on March 13, 2015 by bobgriffith

“The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head.” “Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to.”     “Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn’t believing. It’s where belief stops, because it isn’t … Continue reading →

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