Last evening I participated in a Native American sweat lodge ceremony. It was quite intense.

When we got there, there was a strong fire going and a dome shaped tent. We had a briefing and got in the tent.

The tent was to represent the Earth’s womb, the opening of the tent represents the birth canal. Inside the tent is a pit it represents the Earth’s belly button. Of ceremony is about being born again and connecting with your ancestry.

We all got into tent, and then they started bringing red hot stones from the fire. They were growing red hot. The stones were put in the center of the tent in the pit. We started with 15 stones, all bigger than a grapefruit.

The doors were closed on the tent and in the total darkness, water was poured on the stones using a water dipper made from a gourd.

There were three rounds, first with 15 stones, then two rounds with 10 stones each. If you wanted to get out you had to say”In Memory Of My Ancestors”. Several people got out after the first round but none after the second. It was extremely hot and very steamy. The steam burned the nose. The breath coming out of the nose was cooler in the air being inhaled. It was a very meditative experience.

I would do it again.

Today is the last day of the retreat. This afternoon I’m off to visit some friends.

have a happy monday!

Im in Charlotte North Carolina, USA. Headed to Asheville early this afternoon. Met some old.friemds.for the first time yesterday.

Getting ready to go buy some warmer clothes! It was cold last night, it will be colder in the mountains!

Im headed to North Carolina in a faraway country called The United States for a weekend yoga/meditation retreat followed by some visiting of friends.

Here’s some pictures I just took within the last 5 minutes. My vehicle and me and Goldie.

I can’t tell the difference between nervous and excited.

See you tomorrow!

Yesterday it rained at my house finally. I usually make it to the post office on Tuesdays, and when I got there, I encountered a bunch of chickens who apparently didn’t want to get their feet wet. They were all sitting on a bench.. I thought it was worthy of a couple photos.

has the sun comes up earlier, it gets lighter and lighter as I walk the dog. Below are some pre sunrise pictures from this morning.

Today is my last working day for a while, as I’m taking some vacation time. I have a new tenant moving into the apartment, and I have someone staying over to take care of the plants and animals. I have too much to do today!

…and turned on the air conditioner. Yesterday afternoon and evening was breeze less.

It’s really nice having it on. Glad I did it. Although it was never hot with the doors open, as long as there was a breeze, which there usually is.

Ask me how I feel next time I get the electric bill…

Tomorrow is my last day of work before I go on vacation!

New Rising Star, by Wishbone Ash on their abum: Just Testing.

.Just Testing is the tenth studio album by the British rock band Wishbone Ash, released on 18 January 1980. I can’t remember exactly when I discovered this band, but all their material is excellent. Very few bands have this consistent quality

Lyrics

The ugly mess you thought you were is fading fast.
Now something’s spoken through its virtues.
The night of black is rolling back at long last.
The wheel of fate turns to your fortune.

New rising star, sinister symphony.
New rising sun shines on in sympathy.

Skin deep-so cheap, this thing called beauty.
Beholder, railroader, cold shoulder.
Identity is more than you find in the mirror.
I watched you grow your own in the dust of the bones from your older days.

New rising star, sinister symphony.
New rising sun shines on in sympathy

You were a stranger in your homeland.
Reborn on a spage-age street, transformation complete.
The fags and bitches, rags and riches.
Leave them to the rest.
Your soul has found its pride inside its own breast

New rising star, sinister symphony.
New rising sun shines on in sympathy.

Great Song, Great Album, Great Band.

Have a Great Week!

Read the article HERE.

You all probably know, I’m a big tree hugger. These guys took the prize for greatest fuckups.

There’s nothing that can be said.. I’m glad I’m not either one of those two.

Creatures of this planet consume other creatives and resources of this planet for survival. That’s the food chain, and how everything survives.

That’s different than taking life through senseless vandalism.

i don’t think that God thinks a human life is more important than a tree’s life, I think God thinks both are equal.. I imagine these poor stupid boys are going to find out either before or after they die.

Better carry an umbrella this weekend so you don’t get bonked on the head!

A 53 year old Soviet Spacecraft is supposed to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere this weekend. It never made it to Venus, as intended. But don’t worry, the only danger zone is along where the yellow and green lines are on the map above. Just in the teeny weeny area of the Earth’s surface depicted by the yellow and or green lines above. Just in that little area.live the people who have to worry!

Designed to land on Venus, the spacecraft should definitely survive the trip through Earth’s atmosphere. Read the article HERE.

I wonder how big of a crater 500 kilogram spacecraft would make?

Happy Friday! Have a wonderful weekend! And don’t you worry ’bout a thing!

the above statement has pretty much always been my plan. Ever since I got the Pearl Harbor Hawaii in the Navy. My motto has always been, “When I’m not at work, I’m on vacation!” And it is pretty close to being true. I have a wonderful life, and I am grateful everyday to be here in the Cayman Islands. Grateful everyday for the weather for the water and for the beaches for the swimming for the people and for the government for my job for my car and for my dog – everything.

the only thing I would change, is that I’ve always been very careful not to get anyone pregnant. If I could start my life over again, knowing what I know now, I would get everyone pregnant that I could. At least a time or two.

Of course, I realize that having children would change my entire timeline, and makes me wonder…..

65% of the way done..These 10 percents go slow. First I was stuck in the 40s, and then I was stuck in the 50s, and now I’m stuck in the 60s!

it’s taking for-ever!

But I’m loving it! I’m already planning my next class!