Butterfish Misoyaki. My favorite meal for pretty much my entire life. Butterfish Misoyaki has always been my favorite dish, as well as Mrs. Hanamoku's. It's a Hawaii favorite. But not living in Hawaii anymore, having this dish isn't as easy as picking up a bento from Times Supermarket or the neighborhood okazuya. A variation of … Continue reading Mrs. Hanamoku’s Special Salmon Misoyaki for Bodhi Day Dinner
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Kuzushi – A Pre-Bodhi Season 2021 Message
Their Holinesses, The Eternal Fishnu and The Rubber Ducky Buddha of Joliet enjoying what is a sign of the coming of Bodhi Day - at least where I live. Bodhi Day is less than two weeks away (December 8, 2021). I'm sure many readers who found this blog this close to Bodhi Day are new … Continue reading Kuzushi – A Pre-Bodhi Season 2021 Message
Physical Space in a Virtual World
My Taylor GS-Mini. Last January (2021), it dawned on me that I haven't practiced a sophisticated physical skill for a long time. I exercise a lot, but I mean something beyond "exercise for the sake of exercise" physical activities over the past couple of decades; walking/hiking, lifting weights, hitting the heavy bag. Something where I … Continue reading Physical Space in a Virtual World
Is This All There Is?
A sunflower is a sunflower and it isn't just a sunflower. My Periodic Wakey Wakey On a recent morning walk, deep in thought, after taking a left turn I faced the morning sun peeking out over a thunder cloud. Silvery and bold like I imagine the "light" that people with near-death experiences describe. The sight … Continue reading Is This All There Is?
It’s About 3 Months Until Bodhi Day 2021
The "vacation" place where my early and unexpected Bodhi Season for 2021 began. The somewhat reddish sunrise is an effect of smoke from forest fires cleaning out the accumulated debris. When the smoke clears, those forests will continue on with a new trajectory. Bodhi Day 2021 is a little over three months from now - … Continue reading It’s About 3 Months Until Bodhi Day 2021
Sapience and Creativity
You can't take a bad picture at Bryce Canyon. Every grain of sand in this snapshot is the result of an unimaginable number of state changes over an unimaginably long period of time. The hiker towards the right provides scale. My Uncle Willy's TLDR: No boddah wid dat! As breathtaking as the scene in the … Continue reading Sapience and Creativity
Today is (Lunar) Bodhi Day – Collect the Dots then Connect the Dots
Today, January 20, 2021, is the Lunar Bodhi Day! Happy Bodhi Day! Here is a short Bodhi Day story for you to think about. A hill behind our apartment when we lived in the Phoenix area. A number of years ago, Mrs. Hanamoku and I lived in Phoenix for about a year. She found what … Continue reading Today is (Lunar) Bodhi Day – Collect the Dots then Connect the Dots
Kintsugi – 10 Days Until the Lunar Bodhi Day
This chunk of rhyolite cracked and patched with green jasper. How many would have picked up this chunk of rhyolite if not for that contrasting green band? Life cracks us in many ways, but when we heal, the scar leaves us more interesting than before. When we inconveniently discover a gap in our skillset, the … Continue reading Kintsugi – 10 Days Until the Lunar Bodhi Day
Raku Cookies – Merry Christmas 2020
The Buddha raku cookie for Christmas 2020, flanked by the Rubber Ducky Buddha of Joliet and The Eternal Fishnu. Buddha wanted a green/red Christmas theme, so he let out his breath until he turned green. Merry Christmas!! Here are this year's Christmas raku cookies!! Raku Christmas Cookies Raku Cookies are a tradition of the Order … Continue reading Raku Cookies – Merry Christmas 2020
Bodhi Day 2020 – Iesu Me Ke Kanaka Wai Wai
Mrs. Hanamoku's Bodhi Day 2020 rice pudding. Happy Bodhi Day 2020!!! Today is Tuesday, December 8, 2020. It's Bodhi Day! Did you make Mrs. Hanamoku's Bodhi Day rice pudding? This Bodhi Season is about the Heart Sutra - the Heart of Buddhism. It's the subject of all of the recent posts on this site from … Continue reading Bodhi Day 2020 – Iesu Me Ke Kanaka Wai Wai
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