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I enjoyed your meditations on autumn - new beginnings, yes, and butterflies. La de dah, la de dum - 'tis Autumn. The praying mantis is an elegant creature, a slender old parson. I wonder who had the bright idea of starting the new year in the middle of winter. It should start with the autumnal equinox, in my opinion. The association you mentioned seems to have turned out to be a false karass - a granfaloon. They often do. But as you know I'm wary of kingdoms of any kind. Go in peace.  You wrote: "  I've come to realize that nothing has changed.   Nothing .  Halleluyah! Nothing has changed. I'm still the essence of who I was yesterday and the day before. Growing yes, learning- yes.  But my core, remains steadfast. I'm really blown away by this. I think this is true for all of us." I'm often aware that beyond my  thoughts, beyond the passions and flux of my soul, there's a still, unchanging life that sees and knows. Call it the spiri...

I was at Coconut Point mall, truckin’ along in my “chipotle” red All Stars high tops and heading to Starbucks for a double espresso. This blind girl, her guide dog, and her girlfriend are walking my way. They’re talking and laughing, pretty girls, both of them. As they approach, the blind girl looks down, looks up, and says “Fabulous sneakers!” If she wanted to blow my mind, she did. “Thank you,” I beam. “Your welcome,” she smiles back, while her girlfriend giggles. It takes me a moment to realize that they had coordinated their game. But it was still a cool effect. I felt punked and praised at the same time. A bit of a flirt. True, the sneakers have a nice vibe. But perhaps not quite  the extrasensory impact implied...