Paul2eD: How did I wind up with Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill on my iPod & her Walking the Witch on my laptop; both playing at the same time? WTF?

BobDobbs_: @Paul2eD My friend made this video: The Black and White Stripes 2 0 http://bit.ly/4Avvbz

R_A_W: Greg Archer: ‘The Vampire’s Assistant’ and 10 other reasons why we really dig vampires in 2009 http://bit.ly/G3nsq

Paul2eD: @BobDobbs_ @R_A_W  The two of you aren’t helping.

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.: @R_A_W What is the Purpose of Life? To be the eyes and ears of the Creator of the Universe, you fool.”

LaoTzu: Something cloudy and unclear / Before existence and non-existence, / Before heaven and earth / I do not know its name / So I call it TAO

BobDobbs: Hello Kitty “Anatomy” series http://bit.ly/HorMK

DrLeary: @Paul2eD Be cool. Don’t Panic. Chaos is good. Chaos creates infinite possibilities.

Bill Maher: Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Because It Will Make Rush Limbaugh “Explode” (VIDEO) http://bit.ly/w3moO

Henry Miller: I am a man who pisses largely and frequently. This, they say, is a sign of great mental activity.

Steve Antczak: Moses parted the Red Sea, Oppenheimer split the atom, but “Bob” cut the crap.

True words aren’t eloquent;
eloquent words aren’t true.
Wise men don’t need to prove their point;
men who need to prove their point aren’t wise.

The Master has no possessions.
The more he does for others,
the happier he is.
The more he gives to others,
the wealthier he is.

- Tao Te Ching 81

Thanks to Marc Brown for his Song of the Day!

She who is in harmony with the Tao
is like a newborn child.
Its bones are soft, its muscles are weak,
but its grip is powerful.

It can scream its head off all day,
yet it never becomes hoarse,
so complete is its harmony.

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The Master’s power is like this.
She lets all things come and go
effortlessly, without desire.
She never expects results;
thus she is never disappointed.
She is never disappointed;
thus her spirit never grows old.
- Tao Te Ching 55

The kind man does something,
yet something remains undone.
The just man does something,
and leaves many things to be done.
The moral man does something,
and when no one responds
he rolls up his sleeves and uses force.

When the Tao is lost, there is goodness.
When goodness is lost, there is morality.
When morality is lost, there is ritual.
Ritual is the husk of true faith,
the beginning of chaos.

- Tao Te Ching 38

In harmony with the Tao,
the sky is clear and spacious,
the earth is solid and full,
all creatures flourish together,
content with the way they are,
endlessly repeating themselves,
endlessly renewed.

When man interferes with the Tao,
the sky becomes filthy,
the earth becomes depleted,
the equilibrium crumbles,
creatures become extinct.

The Master views the parts with compassion,
because he understands the whole.
His constant practice is humility.
He doesn’t glitter like a jewel
but lets himself be shaped by the Tao,
as rugged and common as stone.

The Tao can’t be perceived.

Smaller than an electron,

it contains uncountable galaxies.

If powerful men and women

could remain centered in the Tao,

all things would be in harmony.

The world would become a paradise.

All people would be at peace,

and the law would be written in their hearts.

When you have names and forms,

know that they are provisional.

When you have institutions,

know where their functions should end.

Knowing when to stop,

you can avoid any danger.

All things end in the Tao

as rivers flow into the sea.