Friday, May 28, 2004

Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Monday, May 24, 2004


  • listened to Kaddish by Leon Wieseltier (2000)

    kä'dĭsh – A prayer recited in the daily synagogue services and by mourners (morning, afternoon, and night) after the death of a close relative.

Sunday, May 23, 2004

Saturday, May 22, 2004

Thursday, May 20, 2004


  • watched The Ring (2002) -- Not scary. Less disturbing that Equus.

  • watched Roger & Me (1989)

Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Monday, May 17, 2004


  • listened to Waiting : A Novel by Ha Jin (2000)

  • watched Our Hospitality (1923)

    A man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.

    * Buster Keaton's son plays his son on screen.

  • watched Solo (1977) by Tony Williams

Sunday, May 16, 2004

Saturday, May 15, 2004

Friday, May 14, 2004

Thursday, May 13, 2004


  • listened to The William Faulkner Audio Collection (2003)

    Stories

    • 1949 Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech read by William Faulkner

    • A Rose for Emily read by Debra Winger

    • That Evening Sun read by Arliss Howard

    • Spotted Horses read by Keith Carradine

    • Wash read by Arliss Howard

    • Barn Burning read by Debra Winger

    • As I Lay Dying, Excerpts from A Fable and Old Man read by William Faulkner


Wednesday, May 12, 2004


  • listened to The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and other stories by Mark Twain, read by Norman Dietz (1992)

    Stories

    • The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

    • The £1,000,000 Bank-Note

    • A True Story

    • Extracts from Adam and Eve's Diaries

    • Jim Baker's Blue-jay Yarn

    • The Private History of a Campaign that Failed

    • How to Tell a Story


Tuesday, May 11, 2004


  • listened to A Letter of Mary by Laurie R. King, read by Megan Follows (1996)

    Sherlock Holmes and his scholarly companion (and wife) Mary Russell are caught up in an exciting mystery when an archaeologist leaves them with a treasured find, a papyrus supposedly written by Mary Magdalene.

  • watched Carousel (1956)

Monday, May 10, 2004


  • listened to The Memoirs of William T. Sherman (1875)

Sunday, May 09, 2004

Friday, May 07, 2004

Thursday, May 06, 2004

Wednesday, May 05, 2004


  • watched Solaris (2002) -- book is much better, but movie has a redeeming ending and impressive visuals

Tuesday, May 04, 2004

Monday, May 03, 2004

Sunday, May 02, 2004


  • listened to To America : Personal Reflections of an Historian by Stephen E. Ambrose, read by Jeffrey DeMunn (2002)

  • read The Power of Intention : Learning to Co-Create Your World Your Way by Wayne W. Dyer (2004)

    6 (False) Ego Beliefs

    1. I am what I have. My possessions define me.

    2. I am what I do. My achievements define me.

    3. I am what others think of me. My reputation defines me.

    4. I am separate from everyone. My body defines me as alone.

    5. I am separate from all that is missing in my life. My life space is disconnected from my desires.

    6. I am separate from God. My life depends on God's assessment of my worthiness.


    4 Steps to Intention

    1. Discipline

    2. Wisdom

    3. Love

    4. Surrender


    7 Faces of Intention

    1. Creativity

    2. Kindness

    3. Love

    4. Beauty

    5. Expansion - seek more

    6. Unlimited abundance

    7. Receptivity - be available


    Levels of Energy

    • Material, physical

    • Sound

    • Light

    • Thought

    • Spirit


    To remember:

    • Act as if anything you desire is already here

    • Meditate - Japa

    • Become aware of the level of energy of the music you listen to and your environment

    • Enhance your energy fields with photos of nature, animals, joy and love

    • Extend acts of kindness, asking nothing in return

    • What you think of yourself is what you think of the world

    • See the world as abundant, providing, friendly

    • Remember that your natural state is joy (e.g. babies are happy for no reason)

    • Your thoughts, not the world, cause your stress

    • Be the kind of person you wish to attract

    • Illness is not a punishment

    • Know that you are adored

    • Seek out and cherish silence

    • See the genius in others


    Overcome ego

    • Stop being offended

    • Let go of your need to win, be right, feel superior, have more, identify yourself on the basis of your achievements, your reputation

    • Do not fear death


    Have a sense of:

    • Destiny

    • the Possible

    • Awe

    • Humility

    • Generosity

    • Knowing

    • Passion

    • Belonging

    • Gratitude, be in a state of...


  • relistened to Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett (1997)

Saturday, May 01, 2004