That makes two of us.

There is a coherent plan in the universe, though I don't know what it's a plan for.
-- Fred Hoyle

Classic

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11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month

Already there...

A wonderful painting is the result of the feeling in your fingers. If you have the feeling of the thickness of the ink in your brush, the painting is already there before you paint. When you dip your brush into the ink you already know the result of your drawing, or else you cannot paint. So before you do something, "being" is there, the result is there. Even though you look as if you were sitting quietly, all your activity, past and present, is included, and the result of your sitting is also already there.
-- D.T. Suzuki

The Land of Dragons

The Komodo Dragons are here! Today I became a member of the Phoenix Zoo so I could check out these amazing animals. They will be officially be open to the public on Wednesday. The zoo has done a great job with their enclosures and educational information. This past summer one of my nephew Joe, mom and I went to the zZoo and saw that they would be coming in November. Looks like I came at the right time.

When you are in Phoenix, check out the zoo. It is a great place to walk and enjoy the desert. The zoo has done an amazing job to help bring some species on the brink of extinction back again.

Phantom of the Opera

Tonight I went to see Phantom of the Opera with my friends Marianne and Larry at Gammage Auditorium at ASU. It is always amazing to see. Unfortunately the sound system and the acoustics in Gammage were not that great. Many parts it was very difficult to hear to distorted. The actor who portrayed the Phantom was amazing. I have now seen this four times and of them, he was the best. Just.....wow.