Mindful Clock

Don't expect your practice to be clear of obstacles. Without hindrances the mind that seeks enlightenment may be burnt out. So an ancient once said, "Attain deliverance in disturbances".  ~Zen Master Kyong Ho [ 1849-1912], in Thousand Peaks

About three weeks ago, I got a new office computer.  I was one of the last ones to be upgraded, but I let that go because I've been gone so much I can't say that I blame them.  It was a disaster.  Many of my programs weren't transferred over.  He transferred the shortcut.  Well, anyone who's owned a computer more than six weeks knows that the shortcut won't work unless the actual program is there. 

One of the programs that didn't get moved is called "Mindful Clock."  It's supposed to  chime every fifteen minutes, at which time I should stop everything, take a breath and just be.  (It's a Buddhist thing.)  Something has gone horribly wrong with the clock.  It's been chiming every five minutes.  Okay.  I can't just stop and be every five minutes.  I guess I just need to uninstall and start over.  Not today, though.  

 America held hostage day 1632

Bushism of the day:

"It seemed like to me they based some of their decisions on the word of—and the allegations—by people who were held in detention, people who hate America, people that had been trained in some instances to disassemble—that means not tell the truth."
—Bush answers a question about Amnesty International's report on abuse in U.S. war prisons. (President's Press Conference, May 31, 2005, White House transcript)