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Philosophy Tuesday There is this common trope bandied about that Buddhism’s foundation point can be summed up as: “Life is suffering.” This is, at best, an incomplete simplification and a gross mistranslation. Better…

#Mindfulness Moment: While it's always out there in the backgrounds, somehow I heard this a number of times this year alone (including onstage at a convention!). So, let's explore.

What's really the thing about Buddhism and suffering? :)

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Architecture Monday What first strikes my eye here are the walls.  Made of large, connecting, concrete squares, they are not either a typical concrete block like unit nor is it the smooth beauty that is an Ando-like c…

#Architecture Monday: There's just a lot of elements in this house that I really like: courtyards; light, texture, and shadowplay; big and intimate spaces; and a green roof. But it all starts with the big blocks. :)

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Love the version that's the MW2 callback! Nice work. :)

Philosophy Tuesday Grooving off of last week’s post, there is another concept that perhaps has an even bigger hold in popular contemporary myth.  And that is the idea of the Alpha Wolf.  (Or expanded to the notion of…

#Mindfulness Moment: Riffing further on last week's post, let's talk about wolves! Because boy do they have quite the hold in our contemporary myth (and who they truly are is even cooler):

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Architecture Monday Lovely little cozy and intimate teahouse tonight, built for a client now living outside of Japan.   With a black charred wood exterior, a little vestibule, and a curved sliding screen, all cap…

#Architecture Moment: A pause. A moment. A sip. A lovely space.

A little tea lounge to drift off into for us all tonight. :)

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Then let me say a mighty fine (if humble) translation it is. :)

That is hilarious and awesome! Tip of the AC5 hat to you. :)

Philosophy Tuesday You may have heard that thing about crabs in a hole or in a bucket, about how if one begins to make their way out the others will pull it back down.  And if you have heard this thing, it’s likely (…

#Mindfulness Moment: Musing about crabs, pots, reality TV/game shows, and the truths they certainly do _not_ reveal.

Bonus: A link to a lovely moment from the Olympics. :)

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Architecture Monday Crematorium Baumschulenweg by Schultes Frank Architekten

#Architecture Moment: Columns reaching towards portals of light.

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Art piece of an indoor wall, with some random grey rolled paint on the lower right hand side, and on the upper left hand side is a rough hole carved out of the wall revealing brick and a statue of the Buddha.

Philosophy Tuesday “Forgiveness is primarily for our own sake, so that we no longer carry the burden of resentment. ~~~~~~~~ But to forgive does not mean we will allow injustice again.” — Jack Kornfield Just be…

#Mindfulness Moment: I've long carried this quote with me, and it came up again in a post I wrote on a tabletop games forum:

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(It was relevant to the thread at hand, I assure you! :)

Architecture Monday Seeing this great combination of both high precision finery coupled with the rugged old-school brick and so much exposed wood, it was unsurprising to learn that this is a school dedicated to the va…

#Architecture Moment: This is a crafty one! In that it is a school for crafts work. Landscape oriented, a cool mix of precise design and rugged old brick, lots of great light and space, has both work spaces and dorms, and is all wrapped around a courtyard. Love it.

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Modplayer online in javascript You can play online your good old modules with this javascript player. Work only on Safari and Chrome. Not sure it works on mobile.

Something fun & a super blast from the past (early 90’s), a .mod file that mixes both smooth & poppy synth w/ old school telephony (rings/modems/operators). I’ve loved this track since I first heard it. :)

Online player:
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Or download:
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#Mindfulness Moment:

We only get one chance to sell our integrity. Maybe a few, if we’re sneaky about it.

But unless we work to repair it, once we’ve sold it, it’s known that it’s been sold.

And then no one will freely or fully give us anything, be it their time, respect, help, or attention.

Architecture Monday While also carrying cars, the Queensboro Bridge started off with a pair of rail lines along it’s top deck.  And you all know how much I like both trains as well as tucking things into the und…

#Architecture Moment: Old infrastructure that was designed to be at least a little boon to the urban environment (rather than just an eyesore) + architecture tucked under said infrastructure + revitalized to still be a beauty today? Heck yeah! :)

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Philosophy Tuesday Let’s talk about our buts.  Alas, not our butts, though we could talk about that too… no, instead about when we use the word ‘but’ and how it differs from when we might instead use the word ‘and’. …

#Mindfulness Moment: Butt time! Oh, wait... apparently it's only 'but' time. Still, a good distinction between it and 'and' that seems so minor that it couldn't possibly be consequential yet is quite powerful indeed. :)

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As someone who practices kung fu myself, I must shout how lovely this is! :)

Architecture Monday A nice straightforward office building with straightforward materials… with a fun and playful twist for those passing along the street. With just a few movable panels, the facade comes alive …

#Architecture Moment: I love when something so "mundanely" built with "mundane" materials reveals something fun. :)

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#Mindfulness Moment:

“Sin, young man, is when you treat people as things.

Including yourself.”

- Granny Weatherwax

Architecture Monday A cool kindergarten for us all tonight!  Rich in tactile materials, built for the rainy climate, and a neat interior within its a square-to-meet-the-street-grid exterior. Himi Shinmachi Daycare Cen…

#Architecture Moment: Another cool kindergarten. :)

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#Mindfulness:

You are whole and complete

You always have been

And you always will be

You may not experience it

And you may sometimes take actions that don’t reflect it

But it doesn’t change that fact

There are just barriers to your experiencing it

Welcome to the New Year

Whole and Complete

Architecture Monday Bridging between two existing buildings to provide seamless access across a road, this marvelous bridge and gallery brings back to life an ancient building technique to create both this wild sculpt…

#Architecture Moment: Not quite hanging by a thread, but more so supported by a needle? Also turns out that's not quite it, but it's one beautiful bridge gallery with an ancient building technique holding it all up. :)

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Oh yeah! "I'm sending it back to hell from whence it came" spoken within the first mins. Help the outcasts is cutting. Hellfire is pure metal (& also cutting). Follo is one of the best Dis villains. It (IMHO) suffers from shoehorning in attempted funny/light bits, but the core still shines through.

Philosophy Tuesday “I think an apology would’ve actually done a lot. I wouldn’t have really needed, frankly, that much. But I would’ve felt that if [they] had acknowledged what had happened as…

#Mindfulness Moment: I've spoken a bunch about the power of apology, and I love how this speaks to how much we could as a society value them more. I doubly love how this also looks at its intersection with the legal system and with those who profit from it:

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Architecture Monday From that cool overhead shot, almost the whole concept of this communal living apartment can be read, with its combo of a central courtyard shaft and slices all on wild diagonals to create a shared…

#Architecture Moment: Sometimes wonky angles feels like wonky angles. Sometimes, combined with a courtyard atrium, a city block, and much walkways and stairs, it feels just fine (and neat!) :)

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Philosophy Tuesday Not all new possibilities lock in so immediately that the first time a situation arises that tests the possibility do we find ourselves fully embodying it and living a whole new experience, as well…

#Mindfulness Moment: I do love analogies. It's true. So here's one about creating possibilities and the work it sometimes takes to fully live into them. :)

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Architecture Monday This one is fun, bringing inspiration from Art Nouveau greenhouses and exhibition halls (like the Grand Palais) and adding a touch of modern forms (reminding me a bit of Ando’s Fort Worth Mus…

#Architecture Moment: Classic Art Nouveau Greenhouse + Modernism Influences = cool new botanical garden :)

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#Mindfulness Moment:

often, the difference between

a student and the master

is that the master has failed

(and worked to learn from it)

more often

than the student has yet tried

#Architecture Moment:

Philosophy Tuesday While this dovetails nicely with the mindset of “eating bitter”, here is an perspective to adopt that might both be more approachable and also be a good first step: Embrace practice. Whether in Kun…

#Mindfulness Moment: I love to talk about practicing things. But haven't talked much about practice itself. So let's do that! With a side order of "eating bitter." ;)

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