Birthday Party I

(Monday 11:55 p.m. in L.A., Tuesday 2:55 p.m. in China)

I did some final shopping today, for my Parabola magazine and some books and special socks.

I came home and did some scanning (not much, as the scanner is acting up) and then we had my "birthday dinner" (a few days early). As the "usual place" was closed, we went to another excellent Mexican place, but the usual suspects were there. Nice. Another one will happen--in China--next weekend.

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Here's today's new material:

• 365 Secrets of Happiness: Tell a Tall Tale (the art of storytelling)
• Buddhism Simplified: The Four Sights (the young prince sees suffering)
• Aphorisms of a Derelict Yogi: "Out of the mouths of *ssholes... " (truth comes from many sources)
• America: El Santuario de Chimayo, NM (a healing place in the mountains)