Here comes the iDream

by | Sep 4, 2009 | italy

  I am on the precipice of a major life transition. I stand ontop of a cliff and prepare to jump. Or, more aptly, to toss my laptop off into the nether! For the last two decades I have had a computer– from our family’s first Mac 512 to a constant...

Sharing the Peace

by | Sep 1, 2009 | 1Mandala

[1] Andras sends us a blast of Oneness from Budapest, Hungary: “A Beautiful Day to You!”Ok folks, I am experimenting with a new way to send the peace portrait out to the world. As I cycle each day I upload a peace portrait to the web by sending out an...

A Day of Love in the City of Love

by | Aug 28, 2009 | italy

Yesterday my lover Peggy came to visit me from far away Germany. How does one visit a homeless person however? For that matter, how does a vagabond host a guest? Surely, one would think Peggy a little crazy to come all the way from Berlin without any plan, itinerary...

Sea Shell Mandala

by | Aug 24, 2009 | - Mandalas

The other day I was treated to a magnificent meal with my new friends Rossela, Irina and Sofia here in Florence. After our supper of fresh muscles, pasta and a rich white wine and parsely sauce (magnifico!) the conversation turned to mandalas. I tried to explain what...

I have an iDream

by | Aug 23, 2009 | italy

On a mountain top in Tuscay I gathered the courage and wrote this e-mail to two friends helping with the Mandala project. Its the culmination of two month of thought and it makes a collosally scary endeavour for me: Giving up my computer! I will surely be writing more...

Camping in Tuscany: Reposting

by | Aug 22, 2009 | italy

My goodness! Its literally one adventure after another. This was my gorgeous camp site a day or two ago. And then last night I had another total adventure– I slept in a 10th century roman church! More on that in the next post.

Mandala Making Merryness in Pianora

by | Aug 19, 2009 | - Mandalas, italy

Honestly, I find teenagers a little scary. They talk so fast, they are always laughing and they are so much cooler than I.The last two days I took a little break in Pianoro Italy. Catia and Filipo heared I was coming through and spontaneously offered to host me. We...

105 Percent

by | Aug 19, 2009 | Uncategorized

I played alot of video games as a kid. I think that is where it must come from. During my life I have often run a little system check to see how healthy I am. I feel out my body and I give my health a number. Just like in Doom or other games where as you’re...