tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post8706445511379227703..comments2023-10-22T01:48:29.378-07:00Comments on SlowZen... Again: FacebookSlowZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-74560077645607723982009-02-17T08:57:00.000-08:002009-02-17T08:57:00.000-08:00Molly, I normally have two types of tea in the hou...Molly, I normally have two types of tea in the house. SenCha and not SenCha. The quantity, quality, and variety of not SenCha varies from time to time.<BR/>To date none have spontaneously combusted upon crossing the threshold carrying something other than SenCha despite popular belief, nor has the host set fire too or otherwise caused harm to anyone and buried them in the back yard for bringing something other than high quality SenCha. So far...SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-48184330852754152632009-02-17T08:16:00.000-08:002009-02-17T08:16:00.000-08:00I will come over for tea next time I am in Vancouv...I will come over for tea next time I am in Vancouver, Washington. I am so totally serious. Do you have any black tea or do I need to bring my own?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-77010107565161189372009-02-13T18:59:00.000-08:002009-02-13T18:59:00.000-08:00Hi Yamakoa, That was an interesting comment. It b...Hi Yamakoa, <BR/>That was an interesting comment. It brought up thoughts of all the different roles I play for different people. I lost track. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the thought provoking comment, Glad you enjoyed the post. Now I am off to do some non-thinking...SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-39768589243091837972009-02-13T08:53:00.000-08:002009-02-13T08:53:00.000-08:00Hello Jordan,I can relate very closely to this pos...Hello Jordan,<BR/>I can relate very closely to this post. Although I really like technology (though not a techie) and I have been told I am very sociable (Ha!), I do not feel compelled to participate in this virtual "social networking" movement. No myspace, no twitter, facebook, etc... At least not for now. Though maybe as you suggested many moons ago I have considered starting a blog. We will see.<BR/><BR/>Your musings on internet persona rings loudly with what I have been thinking for a while. I wonder if anybody can ever truly know who we are. In my own case, I have a diverse group of friends. I have noticed as of recent how they all tend to pigeon hole me in one of their neat little stratums. To my MMA (mixed martial arts) friends, I tend to be regarded as the calm and "spiritual" one (barf). To my work friends I am the crazy one who enjoys getting beat up. They often times have told me how much of an idiot I am for participating in my chosen hobby (actually I feel martial arts chose me and it is by no means a hobby to me). To my childhood friends, I have always been told that I am the glue that keeps them all together while at the same time I am the rebel that does what he wants and lives this counter-culture life (whatever that means). <BR/><BR/>Of course, I have seen lately how I reinforce this persona. To the young hungry pugilists, I act in a way to maximize harmony amongst them. I relish pointing out my bruises and injuries to my workmates. Many of them live a lifestyle that I really find no pleasure in, so I seek to differentiate how we spend our time away from work (Yikes). To my childhood friends, they have seen so many different "Yamakoa's" that I am grateful that we are just still friends. <BR/><BR/>We are a different persona to everyone we come into contact with. Husband to my wife, Father to a daughter, hope to patients, a struggling zen a devotee to myself and my dharma brother/sisters, a "spiritual advocate to those who seek "spiritual' council, an asshole to the guy I just cut off, an indifferent person to the vagrant whom I do not give money to. a chump to the vagrant I give money to, on and on it goes.<BR/><BR/>I have heard that through "the practice" one gets to know oneself. I can honestly say that since embarking on the dharma (not that I was ever not on it), I have seen many components to "this self" that I was not aware of. Maybe getting to know "oneself" is just dropping off the "oneself' to know.<BR/>I could ramble of ad nauseum, but you post really jives with what I have experiencing lately.<BR/><BR/>GRACIAS<BR/>"Y"Yamakoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03457164215541063672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-82116317071003173122009-02-12T12:52:00.000-08:002009-02-12T12:52:00.000-08:00Here you go Uku<A HREF="http://twitpic.com/1gc2t/full" REL="nofollow">Here you go Uku</A>SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-65716368669256888942009-02-12T11:52:00.000-08:002009-02-12T11:52:00.000-08:00Jordan,I would like to come over for tea. I'm stil...Jordan,<BR/><BR/>I would like to come over for tea. I'm still figuring out how to bend time and space to get there from here.<BR/><BR/>MyoChi, Erin, also found you, but where's Molly in Facebook?Ukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703263700723051345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-64760421029566425132009-02-12T11:28:00.000-08:002009-02-12T11:28:00.000-08:00MyoChi, Found you too!MyoChi, Found you too!SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-28593008354031817472009-02-12T09:59:00.000-08:002009-02-12T09:59:00.000-08:00I could not find you also..too many Jordan Fountai...I could not find you also..too many Jordan Fountains..<BR/><BR/>Molly and Uku - how are you listed on FB?MyoChihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959486165726268557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-29438191197016386082009-02-12T09:50:00.000-08:002009-02-12T09:50:00.000-08:00Erin, I am pretty easy to pick out... Found you!Erin, I am pretty easy to pick out... Found you!SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-37949764426078192782009-02-12T08:43:00.000-08:002009-02-12T08:43:00.000-08:00Do you realize how many Jordan Fountains there are...Do you realize how many Jordan Fountains there are on FB?!<BR/><BR/>I use FB just to dabble in. Its good to really know how it works for me so I can advise my students if necessary or at least understand their world a little better.<BR/><BR/>Go ahead, 'friend' me if you like; I'm at "Erin Riffel".<BR/><BR/>cheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-42148950291988477912009-02-12T07:58:00.000-08:002009-02-12T07:58:00.000-08:00Molly, I am listed under Jordan Fountain. Of cour...Molly, I am listed under Jordan Fountain. Of course that means you will have to come out for tea too!<BR/><BR/>MyoChi, Glad you are making it work for good causes!SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-85130393785062709382009-02-12T04:53:00.000-08:002009-02-12T04:53:00.000-08:00I also "broke down" a few weeks back and joined FB...I also "broke down" a few weeks back and joined FB. I did it mainly for a volunteer organization that I was working for. We all were remote volunteers and thought that FB was a good way to connect. Now I am in touch with lot of old pals. It is a nice way to keep in touch with people with whom you can not find time to talk to.MyoChihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959486165726268557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-85482322722700535932009-02-12T04:51:00.000-08:002009-02-12T04:51:00.000-08:00Um, I might be sending a friend request too if I c...Um, I might be sending a friend request too if I can find you. You too, Uku :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-75235493675091728552009-02-12T04:50:00.000-08:002009-02-12T04:50:00.000-08:00I too joined FB about 2 months ago. I was shocked ...I too joined FB about 2 months ago. I was shocked how much it occupied me for two weeks, and now I maybe check it once every couple of weeks, and I am proud of that. <BR/><BR/>It has reconnected me with a couple of folks I had been looking for, so it has definitely served me<BR/><BR/>And I read a great NYT article about how young activists in countries like Egypt and Columbia are able to actually effectively organize and protest because of FB, so it really is a cool thing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-50454817758999746422009-02-12T04:47:00.000-08:002009-02-12T04:47:00.000-08:00Hi Barry,I guess I don't mind exposing myself... ...Hi Barry,<BR/><BR/>I guess I don't mind exposing myself... <BR/>I do understand about the focus over time thing though. But I can run into that trouble anywhere on the internet, just part of my character is to dig into information cross reference stuff, get multiple views and opinions... yeah. I am an information addict. Yesterday I slipped and spent an hour reading about modern evolution theories, I sometimes just can't help myself. But with stuff like facebook unless someone has got a whole lot to say, It doesn't seem to take too much of my time.<BR/><BR/><BR/>App like Iphone app?SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-68306907366617890442009-02-11T19:27:00.000-08:002009-02-11T19:27:00.000-08:00I closed my Facebook account about a year ago. Eve...I closed my Facebook account about a year ago. Even though the site provides reasonable privacy controls, I continued to feel exposed. And, more importantly, it didn't really provide the sense of focus-over-time that I appreciate about blogs.<BR/><BR/>My daughter, on the other hand, lives within Facebook.<BR/><BR/>I've been working with a small team to develop a kind of next-generation social application that goes beyond Facebook and MySpace. It's an application that doesn't require going to a Web page. More later - toward the end of the year, I think. (Unsolicited plug!)Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412033978642026623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-8345763741969115962009-02-11T19:11:00.000-08:002009-02-11T19:11:00.000-08:00Hey Jeff,It's like the Borg. Eventually everyone ...Hey Jeff,<BR/><BR/>It's like the Borg. Eventually everyone will be assimilated!SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-50450744059027265952009-02-11T18:37:00.000-08:002009-02-11T18:37:00.000-08:00i might be drawing the line with facebook. actuall...i might be drawing the line with facebook. actually i drew the line with twitter. but it just keeps coming.. :)oxeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090991809551162388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-89406547147666914772009-02-11T16:33:00.000-08:002009-02-11T16:33:00.000-08:00Ann, yeah the web of connections is pretty vast.Th...Ann, yeah the web of connections is pretty vast.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-6964814443596379022009-02-11T16:21:00.000-08:002009-02-11T16:21:00.000-08:00Oh--Oh--me too, me too!!! I just joined FB a week...Oh--Oh--me too, me too!!! I just joined FB a week ago or so, and I'm astonished at the web of connections this little recluse has managed to be entangled in! It's working very well for me. During the mortgage meltdown folks I knew for decades dispursed to the 4 winds, and they are all coming back together on FB. Also--there's a Soto Zen 'group' you can join on FB if interested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-47702004460278998802009-02-11T15:36:00.000-08:002009-02-11T15:36:00.000-08:00Ok, but now you have to come over for tea.Ok, but now you have to come over for tea.SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-52919556597585139272009-02-11T14:58:00.000-08:002009-02-11T14:58:00.000-08:00I just sent a friend request to you. :)I just sent a friend request to you. :)Ukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703263700723051345noreply@blogger.com