Miscellany

Yesterday I spent the day in St. Augustine at a Thangka Painting Workshop led by Wendy Harding. It's really good. Wendy's a good teacher, patient, faithful to the tradition, supportive. It's very detailed work and requires intense focus, but I love doing it. It's a very meditative process. The time went so fast that it was surprising. I'm attending the workshop with a friend. I know everyone in the workshop on an acquaintance basis, they are all part of the sangha here in northeast Florida. I'm looking forward to day two of the workshop.

There's an essay posted on CNN.com today, written by Anderson Cooper about the suicide of his brother Carter in 1988. It's worth reading.