Category Archives: Our Primate Nature

Bonobos & Apatheists

Posted on May 27, 2013 by liveoaklinda

I just finished Frans de Waal’s book “The Bonobo & the Atheist”.  The premise is that we derive our ‘community concern’, empathetic, altruistic & cooperative nature from our mammal & primate heritage, not from human-imagined religion.  Uh, duh. An enthusiastic storyteller … Continue reading →

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Believing in Gravity

Posted on April 15, 2013 by liveoaklinda

My latest meditation image is of the Sun viewed from about the location of Jupiter.  In my imagination-meditation, I see our home star as a bright speck, brighter than the other stars but clearly one of them, not owned or … Continue reading →

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Poppy’s Playlist

Posted on March 19, 2013 by liveoaklinda

I took a piano class last Friday night – R was out of town & I actually got myself out of the house & over to our beloved local community college for Todd Walker‘s famous workshop Piano Your Teachers Never … Continue reading →

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Skyfall Happens

Posted on March 7, 2013 by liveoaklinda

I happened to glance skyward during dinner on the outside deck @ Paradise Grill a few weeks ago & noticed a brilliant dropping blue flare in the western sky, thinking it was some kind of failed fireworks.  Turns out it was our … Continue reading →

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Lemon & Salt

Posted on February 15, 2013 by liveoaklinda

My new favorite condiment for nearly everything:  preserved lemon.  Lemon & salt, salt & lemon, that’s it, & who could ask for more?  And happily, it’s very easy to make* – gotta use your hands though! The veneration of salt peppers human … Continue reading →

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5 Million Years on Kauai

Posted on January 18, 2013 by liveoaklinda

I’m sure this will come as no news to all you Kauaiophiles: it feels nearly impossible to enthusiastically plunge back into daily life – whatever & wherever & however satisfying it may be – after a few days on the Garden Isle. … Continue reading →

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Turning a Corner on Time

Posted on January 2, 2013 by liveoaklinda

It’s Day 2 of the New Year.  2013 is already strengthening its foothold, but I still chirp “happy new year” at the beginning of each sentence.  You’ll hear me say this for at least another week…as long as I can … Continue reading →

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Arranging Your Face

Posted on December 21, 2012 by liveoaklinda

He looks down at them and arranges his face.  Erasmus says that you must do this each morning before you leave your house: ‘put on a mask, as it were.’ – from Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel I find this face arranging especially … Continue reading →

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Longer Than You Think

Posted on November 26, 2012 by liveoaklinda

Have you noticed that whatever the project, it takes longer than you think?  Uh, like, much longer.  Never, ever shorter.  Definitely not your usual bell curve of averages. Especially at this time of year, it seems.  I (thankfully) didn’t host … Continue reading →

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Maybe It Was The Sashimi…

Posted on November 16, 2012 by liveoaklinda

…as in fish, not fauna, that nudged our ancestors of 2 million years ago (already striding on their highly-functional feet) along the path toward larger & more complex brains. Granted, they probably didn’t enjoy succulent hamachi like we do today (no … Continue reading →

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