"Barbara O’Brien’s wide-ranging account of Zen history is conveyed with a master storyteller’s ability to keep the forest from getting lost in a myriad of trees. Wearing her scholarship lightly, she blends just the right amount of skepticism about her hagiographic sources with a deep appreciation for the Dharma." — Barry Magid, author of
Nothing Is Hidden and
Ending the Pursuit of Happiness Order here!
I still remember taping his famous words on a little Radio Shack reel-to-reel, as they were broadcast live over the teevee.
Sad. I feel a bit older today than usual! Farewell to a man of courage and dignity.
This really marks the passing of an era for me.
Who?
Oh yeah, the faked moon-landing guy
On a serious note, another little part of my childhood died today, in a never-ending series of mini-deaths…
Ah, that was a time when we could all dream!
A time when we were still, the “CAN DO!!!” nation.
And not the, ”Well, we can’t afford to do that… or this… or, anything for that matter…,” nation.
When you get there, Neil, say “HI!” to ‘Gidney and Cloyd’:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gidney_%26_Cloyd
If it was up to Conservatives, I doubt that we’d be able to put a ‘man’ in Passaic, NJ – even if that person lived there.
Trains are “verboten!”
Wow, Gidney and Cloyd. It’s been a long time.
Farewell to a man of courage and dignity.
Amen!
RIP, Neil Armstrong. He showed the world what we could do with science, it’s a pity we are hastening to abandon scientific knowledge and dumb down everything.
Mr. Armstrong was a hero to me and I’m sure many other people. Sad to see him go. He’s in a better place now.