Venerable Master Hsing Yun passed away today. He was a wonderful human, beloved teacher and writer, and I am grateful to be a student of his. Amituofo (news) (news) (hsilai) (Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center) (University of the West) (Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple) (FGS – video) (Red Pine) ? …joining palms
November of 2022, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend Ubuntu Summit in the gorgeous city of Prague. It was my first trip to Europe, and I’ve absolutely fell in love with that city. I’ll have to come back and fill in more details later, but wanted to share some pictures from …
In December of 2020, I had knee surgery. Luckily, I recovered fairly quick and was able to pull 455 in February of 2021. Not a big number, or a PR by any means, but a decent amount of weight post-surgery. Last week, I pulled a new PR of 530 lbs. Not only am I happy …
My Amazon Photos account auto-magically produced this year in review video. I really enjoyed looking back on a year of smiles so I thought I’d post it.
Well, here we are again. Another year gone by, still essentially in quarantine, but still smiling. It’s been a good year. First off, Ian started his university days and is pursuing a BS in Cybersecurity at Oregon Tech. At this time, he has completed his first set of classes with straight A’s, and already registered …