Silver Zen Garden - Kyoto Japan

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Happy Annaversary Mike and Jean-Michelle

I have a friend. Actually a renewed friend, Mike Daisey. He and I have known each other for quite a few years now. At least more than 5, since he and JM were not married when we met. He's a great storyteller, and he and Jean work professionally around the country. I envy his fortune, and I'm glad that he is doing what he wants. So a dilettante should.

Synchronicity

Being in Japan, I'm completely lost...or rather the world of American Television is completely out of my reach on a week to week basis. I'm about a year behind anything new and hot in the US. It's nice.
But sometimes I'm lucky and get ahold of a show that's popular back home. Right now it's the first season of LOST. It's a good show, I love the variety of character and plot...etc. Anyway, the 18th episode has yet another super strange moment. And this is what prompted the post.
You see, all sorts of people believe in luck and serendipity, but we imagine it's as simple as what we see on TV. But it's not. These moments that lead to a certain outcome are immense. The number of variables are beyond our measurement. The wind, the way a coin sits in your pocket. They're all part of the equation. If I hadn't put my backpack in a locker last night when I was at a club dancing, maybe I would have gotten a really cool shot. Or, maybe my camera would have been damaged. I can't know now, but it's set up a new angle to the equation, to the luck, to synchronicity.
It's interesting thinking about that sometimes.
And this is why I am blogging, cuz this would have just been a thought for myself, rather than anyone who happens to read the blog. And who knows how it will change the equation.

1/200 Head

Nice Head! ne?

Head

Got a lot of heads today. I went to Arashiyama to the Buddhas of Peace statues. There's about 200 of them all displayed together. I thought about taking full body pictures, but thought just head was fine.
I lost about a quart doing it too. It was nearly 100 degrees out today, and it took me nearly an hour to get all those heads.

Thanks Neal

Let The Wild Blogging Begin

Welcome and welcome,
I'm glad you came to my blog. I'm very excited to say that I'm looking forward to making lots of new friends, via the web. I've seen some really cool stuff, and hope (since you're now at the bottom of my blog, that you've enjoyed what you've seen. If you haven't, then I guess that's okay also. But I figure, the pictures are worth the scroll.
Enjoy,
Rob V1.0