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Be here now. Be someplace else later. Is that so complicated?

Take only what is given. Own nothing but your robes and an alms bowl. Unless, of course, you have the closet space.

There is no escaping karma. In a previous life, you never called, you never wrote, you never visited. And whose fault was that?

If there is no self, whose arthritis is this?

Excerpts from Zen Judaism, posted by Beliefnet.

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For those who don't already know this: Dee and I decided Tuesday to separate, after being together 13 years.

The largest factor is a recognition that we have grown apart romantically, though we still share a very strong emotional bond.

Another factor though is the fact that she wants to be in a monogamous relationship and have a family. This is something that James also wants, and while they have no plans at present, I strongly suspect that things between them, though they have been a bit rocky of late, are going to strengthen.

I'm doing remarkably well. I was a bit sad Tuesday, but this is something that we have been moving towards inexorably for quite some time.

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Fairly soon I will have to make plans to move out. There is no timetable for this -- and certain financial considerations have to be worked out. Decisions have to be made -- which cats are coming with me; do I want a roommate or would I rather live alone for a while; close to work, back Uptown where I really enjoyed living, or maybe even in the French Quarter or Faubourg Marigny. So many decisions to make.

The decisions to make grow geometrically if I put everything on the table. Maybe this move should even involve going to a new city. There is no reason for me to close myself to any possibilities, especially if the end result is that I am more in tune with my "True Will" (whatever the heck THAT is, ::snicker::).

If I were to leave New Orleans, which I am not "officially" contemplating at this point, Austin would be at the top of the list. Austin and New Orleans are the only two places I've lived where I could realistically see myself being happy. (Maybe Asheville, North Carolina, but I can't see myself moving there at this point in time.)

Then there are a number of places I've never visited that intrigue me for a number of reasons. Seattle and San Francisco top that list. Even that frozen wasteland Boston has to be high on the list of places to explore, not just because it seems like a good place to live, but because I have many friends who live there already. (Ick, I really hate the cold, though.) Atlanta seems like a feasible option, too.

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Eric Bloom (Chris Parnell): Well, it's just that I find Gene's cowbell playing distracting! If I'm the only one, I'll shut up.

Buck Dharma (Horatio Sanz): It was pretty rough.

Gene Frenkle (Will Ferrell): You know, I could pull back a little. If you'd like.

Bruce Dickinson (Christopher Walken): Not too much, though! Fellas, I'm telling you - you're gonna want that cowbell on the track!