Blumus longus

If “chin” was a sense, this post would be part of that taxon! Doesn’t the chin of this latest flower in the orchid collection (phragmipedium longifolium) remind of Lucky Luke’s Daltons? In any case, it started its first flower which then opened up yesterday, after I’ve tended to this plant for more than 4 years! It is a slow one. No wonder that it now hangs around with an extremely chilled Big-Lebowski-style dude-o-wicz attitude. I think I’ll start feeding it White Russians 😉

Averell Dalton ?
Phragmipedium longifolium. Take your time, dude.

Honorary sense-taxon: CHIN

FM2030 & Syncopath

It’s time to finally introduce and direct my esteemed readers to my friend “Syncopath” Sva’s blog. This is best done via redirecting to one of his very interesting posts, lets say the one about FM2030.

We are no longer content to simply refine the capitalist and socialist sytems. We recognize existing trends towards increasing automation, cashless economies, international economics, etc. But we will not settle for anything short of the complete elimination of money and labor.

This was written in 1970. Enjoy.

Guess by which artist … 😉

Sechs RĂ€uber

Aus der “Reise in den Westen”

Die LektĂŒre der “Reise in den Westen” hat ja neben so einigen DĂ€monen viel Aufschlussreiches zutage gefördert. Zum Beispiel die “sechs RĂ€uber”. Wikipedia erzĂ€hlt uns zu den Āyatana, den “sense bases”, die sich auf magische Weise mit den Kategorien dieses vorliegenden blogs (teilweise) decken, außerdem:

” […] the Buddha identifies that craving arises from sensations that result from contact at the six sense bases. Therefore, to overcome craving and its resultant suffering, one should develop restraint of and insight into the sense bases.”

Es ist also Vorsicht geboten! Zuviel Schwelgen in Marmelade aus Donaumarillen kann dem Erreichen eurer inneren Buddha-Natur im Wege stehen! Ich sag’s nur dazu. Nicht dass sich dann ein/e blog-AbonnentIn beschwert nach jahrzehntelangem Lesen des blog of the senses!

MAHAPRAJNAPARAMITA

Mit vollendeter Weisheit ans andere Ufer!
(ich nehm’ trotzdem ein paar Marmeladesemmerln mit 😉 )

Souvenirs from Finland

Finally a souvenir that makes sense: Tom-of-Finland-coffee from Helsinki. Note that it’s “medium roast”. We don’t want those boys to get heart problems 🙂 Lets see if they managed to roast a leathery note into it …

Leather chaps or sailors? The choice is yours ...
Leather chaps or sailors? The choice is yours …

Honi soit qui mal y pense!