hokay, since this is the uh college daze post, this is my contribution as a karmic things are all connected kinda post...I have been a practicing Buddhist for years now, though i will be the last to admit my practice has not been as strong as it could be...how else could ya think this is a cult offshoot pat...but i gress, boys....for this part of the year we are in the winter training, austerity practices with services every day for bout 3 weeks, we do chanting, try the water ablution cold over our heads, purify ourselves....so with every service, 5 days of opening, 4 days of reflection and 5 days of going forward, we have testimonies from the followers,,,and guess hoo was doing the proof from hawaii....b matsu, (name edited for blog purposes...) who i left the phototron to...yowsa, a bro to the bud has followed the same path and is now inda teaching. for as much doubt as i get as a realist and skeptic, this teaching continues to amaze me and i cannot fake the serenity i get from learning to live life in a buddha centered way...for all of the turbulence in the job, the shinnyo has me on a diet of kenny loggins "i'm allright, nobody worry bout me..." for without the attachments to physical things we are just floating and learning not trying to keep our "stuff" (carlin) together....

anyways, hearing and seeing the testimony of my fellow co worker from the old waikiki hotels brought back fond memories and serves as a backdrop to how much we are now hopefully going forward....phototron or not...


- posted by brent @ 1:33 AM

 
wassup, guys got da blog steve thanks for keeping the faith and writing updates of our gangies. called ed in queens after his op. funny thing, got to talking a lot, since i guess he doesn't have the grind and all to weigh him down. here's hoping the next op goes better and he has a full recovery. went golfing the other day, totally hacked it up, the ground was wet from days of rain, but i hadn't golfed for one month and the turf jones was building more than a set of a virgins's blue balls....played with bud ricky, long hitter and a good partner to play with as we usually are about the same handicap. but he totally rocked and i totally didn't. still, it was a fun time to go out and hit the ball.
work is more busy and all, flying more in country domestic stuff two day trips as Yasuko is in NRT japan flying half of the month and no one is here to take care of the cats...
geez guys are we all turning farty this year, a milestone to be sure. i say we drink shots till the sun comes up maybe at the robs good time grill, or the sexual nexxus of kauai, as evidenced by iwa steve and i. the wifal units will have to understand, its a passage thing...
or will we have to go to vegas for this meeting of the minds? remember what goes on in vegas, stays in vegas...unlike lihue, where what goes on in lihue, gets repeated to every resident until you hear your dirty deed from your mom....
szit for now, blog on gents

- posted by brent @ 10:57 PM