Among The Jumbled Heap

Daily Tao

In the Tao, the two forces of being and not-being grapple with one another, an eternal struggle that brings about creation and un-creation. Winter is a void but Spring comes from this void. Forces interact to bring about a balance of being and not-being; order and chaos; beauty and ugliness. What emerges is not so much a battle but a natural cycle. Today I live in a stasis with a tiny dot of restlessness. Yesterday, I lived with the opposite. They cycle continues. Today, I have a Confucia...

Bill Murray Again

Bill Murray grants a rare interview with GQ, in which he responds to the rumors of Ghostbusters III, maligns Ron Howard (sort of), and ponders a return to comedic films. Read it immediately. Bill Murray is Ready to See You Now Here's a quote of Bill responding to the question of what he watches on TV and turning it in to a commentary on Obama's election: I watch sports, I watch movies, Current TV on the satellite—I kind of like that. Honestly, I'm just easily bored. C-SPAN can be reall...

Cat Power

Cat Power, whom I love, (and really who doesn't love Cat Power?) turned up in this odd picture on the Department of Education website: That's her holding a copy of the Giving Tree, and looking very much like One of These Things is Not Like the Others. There are, in fact, so many odd things in this picture that I could stare at it all day and still feel like I had not seen it. Like that guy with the yellow cowboy boots. Or the way the fella on the other side of Cat is kind of leching on her...