A nice article about Christopher Hitchens

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/16/my-take-an-evangelical-remembers-his-friend-hitchens/?hpt=hp_c2

Recommended Reading

Two recently read books:

1. Meditation in Action, by Chögyam Trungpa.  The edition I read was published by Shambhala Books in 1996. The following link is for an edition brought out by Shambhala in 2010:

http://www.amazon.com/Meditation-Action-Chogyam-Trungpa/dp/159030876X/

2.  I've been trying to do something about the clutter surrounding me: a zillion saved magazines, newspaper clippings, files, etc.  The book Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear The Clutter, Find Your Life, by Gail Blanke, was interesting (and enjoyable) to read, in this regard. The book was published in 2009 by Springboard Press.

http://www.amazon.com/Throw-Out-Fifty-Things-Clutter/dp/B004Y6MV76/

Recommended Reading

Rosh Hashanah Readings: Inspiration, Information and Contemplation, Edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins. 

http://www.amazon.com/Rosh-Hashanah-Readings-Inspiration-Contemplation/dp/1580234372/

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The Tenth Anniversary

(Photo, circa 1978, courtesy of artist Jenny Lynn)

Recommended Reading

1. Philadelphia Noir, edited by Carlin Romano, Akashic Books (2010).

http://www.amazon.com/Philadelphia-Noir-Akashic-Carlin-Romano/dp/1936070634/

2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death, by Jean-Dominique Bauby, Vintage Books (paperback edition), 1998.
 
http://www.amazon.com/Diving-Bell-Butterfly-Memoir-Death/dp/0375701214/
 
3.  Dharma Art, By Chögyam Trungpa, Shambhala Books, 1996.
 
http://www.amazon.com/Dharma-Art-Ocean-Chogyam-Trungpa/dp/1570621365/

Please note: a revised/expanded edition of the above title (I have not read the expanded edition) can be found at this link:

http://www.amazon.com/True-Perception-Path-Dharma-Art/dp/1590305884/

4.  Souls on Fire: Portraits and Legends of Hasidic Masters, By Elie Wiesel, Simon & Schuster (paperback edition), 1982.
 
http://www.amazon.com/Souls-Fire-Portraits-Legends-Hasidic/dp/067144171X/

From The Huffington Post: "Jon Bruning, Nebraska Senate Candidate, Compares Welfare Recipients To Raccoons"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/09/jon-bruning-nebraska-welfare-raccoons_n_922312.html

Betty Ford (1918-2011)

I always thought she was a remarkable, courageous, genuine (and wonderfully forthright) individual.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/08/betty.ford.dies/index.html