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I have little of any significance to say. No Buddhisty<\/span> brilliance. No Montana moments. No philosophical fu<\/span>\u2013fuing<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

I did buy myself a fancy new computer though (pictures to follow no doubt). A fancy (I\u2019ll use that word a lot when describing it) HP Tablet PC<\/span>. It has a fancy pen that you can use to write directly on the screen, the fancy screen. Oh, and you can just use your fingers too. It does other fancy things too, but that\u2019s the big one. I can turn the screen 180 degrees and hold it like a notebook so as to read those hundreds of articles I downloaded in London\u2019s fancy Senate House library. (So happy)<\/p>\n

Speaking of computers. Much to my delight, Julie spilled coffee all over her computer yesterday morning.<\/span> The computer, having learned from its experience with me, jumped a bit and all was ok<\/span>. And Oliver \u2013 the cat \u2013 was snoozing in the bedroom the whole time. \ud83d\ude42 I think her Dell is definitely combat ready now.<\/p>\n

My job has me buried in budgeting and planning. Not my forte, but I do get to be creative with such things as my salary\u2026 hmmm<\/span>\u2026 how much should I make next year? I\u2019m thinking I\u2019m in for a 20% raise, maybe 40%. We\u2019ll see. <\/span> Apparently such things have to be \u201cjustified\u201d and \u201creviewed\u201d so I may just get a $450 check from our governor and a pat on the head.<\/p>\n

Speaking of jobs, I caught wind of a potential position for me in Bristol while I was there. It immediately sent my mind swirling back to the great times I had then<\/span>. But after some thought I probably won\u2019t pursue it (or maybe just a little)\u2026 It would be more admin work, and only 6 months worth, so it would leave a lot to chance as to \u2018what next\u2019 in the end. Plus I\u2019m happy here in Montana. We\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve recently read excerpts from the book \u201cBobos<\/span> in Paradise,\u201d (<\/span>guardian article<\/a>) featured on D\u2019s blog (see right).<\/span> A friend and former student of mine who had been gallivanting in Morocco, Portugal, and Spain for much of the winter brought it up at meditation last week. I rarely if ever read anything for pleasure, so I\u2019m holding back on giving it a full go, but what I\u2019ve seen was fun and clever.<\/p>\n

Apparently I most definitely <\/span>AM<\/span> a BoBo<\/span> (Bohemian Bourgeois). <\/span> More on that to come too (no doubt thanks to my new computer, which is<\/span> energy-star approved, thus good for the environment\u2026?)<\/p>\n

OK \u2013 enough randomness.<\/p>\n

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