October 24, 201510 yr Are there a lot of other people there with you, or have you all fasted for days? Mike's BBQ does look fantastic.
October 24, 201510 yr short version: went on a buddhist retreat last weekend. Haven't had meat since. I'm sure I will again, just not right now?
October 25, 201510 yr Sorry, Dan, my post was about the gluttonous carnivores in SoFla, not your monastic meal. I thought you have the inside scoop on why they cooked a pig, a cow and a salmon. Namaste.
October 25, 201510 yr short version: went on a buddhist retreat last weekend. Haven't had meat since. I'm sure I will again, just not right now?That sounds interesting. I just signed up for a study on Trascendental Meditation with our academic affiliate next door. They plan on teaching doctors TM to see if it can reduce burnout and improve quality of life. Funny thing is, I may not qualify for the study, because I don't have the required 1 1/2 hours free time in each of the four days needed to get the orientation to the TM class. Oh well.
October 25, 201510 yr Check this place out if you're interested:http://www.lakesidebuddha.org I'm having some steel cut oatmeal with craisins for breakfast. Woo, exciting
October 26, 201510 yr Cool! I like Thich Nhat Hanh. Read a bunch of his books, saw him give a lecture once. Though I couldn't hear a word he said, since he was so soft spoken, and the large hall wasn't properly amplified. Were you up here, though? We should've given you a proper HC Chicago visit! Though admittedly, our usual HC visits are not very meditative. Well, I guess they are, but not in that way. Eh, I probably couldn't have gotten away from kid activities and work this weekend, any way, so I shouldn't even talk. But I hope you had a great visit! That was my old 'hood from my college days! Edit: Looks like it was in WI. That looks like something Anne would have liked! Thanks, I'll have to tell her about that. Maybe if they do that some time again in the future. Did you have a good experience?Edit2: Dodgeville looks very close to where we spent a late anniversary weekend a few weekends ago. Nice area! I hope you were able to drive through New Glarus for some sausage and beer!
October 26, 201510 yr No I wasn't there, I was suggesting it as something close to you where you could do mindfulness on your own schedule TNH's sanghas are way less stringent than most other variants, from what I can tell.
October 27, 201510 yr When I die, I want to be reincarnated as Colin's metabolism.It's just not right.
October 27, 201510 yr He doesn't have a high metabolism, he spends 6 hours a day in Jazzercise class...
October 27, 201510 yr I had a refried bean and tempeh burrito. With enough spice, it's not bad. I found myself temped by the ground turkey my family was eating tho.
October 28, 201510 yr I'd think ground turkey is about as bland as tempeh. Down about 8lbs from MOA. Clean living and all.
October 28, 201510 yr Had beef ribs, creamed corn, and mac & cheese, at Killen's Barbeque for lunch. It was delicious but I ate it all before I could take a picture.
October 28, 201510 yr I had a refried bean and tempeh burrito. With enough spice, it's not bad. I found myself temped by the ground turkey my family was eating tho.Smother that in a good tomatillo sauce, and it's pretty good!
October 29, 201510 yr Had beef ribs, creamed corn, and mac & cheese, at Killen's Barbeque for lunch. It was delicious but I ate it all before I could take a picture. Found a place down here almost as good, but not quite.
October 30, 201510 yr When I die, I want to be reincarnated as Colin's metabolism.It's just not right....and constitution. I've been trying different tomatillos ever since that burrito in San Fran, and all of the ones I've tried so far have been upsetting mah stomach, although that one didn't at all. Need to figure out which ingredient is doing this to me.Geezin' fucking sucks, man. Edited October 30, 201510 yr by Dusty Chalk
October 30, 201510 yr Damn, is this a food trip? What a great trip you're having!The general plan is walk around and see as much as possible, and same for food. The food is easier to get photographs of which show what I'm feeling, rather than a snapshot of the city. I envy people like Peter and Jeff who have the skill to take amazing photos that convey the emotion of a location. Edited October 30, 201510 yr by cetoole
October 30, 201510 yr Fish sandwich and clam chowder at Fado. They have a pretty nice whiskey selection, and a few gins I haven't tried, will have to go back when I can drink and aren't driving right away. #firstworldproblems Edited October 30, 201510 yr by Dusty Chalk
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