1. Rita and I celebrated started celebrating her 70th birthday by going to Brails for breakfast and we had a great time talking about the days we used to teach together and about plenty of things that are alive and meaningful in the present, as well.
2. After we took a spin around Eugene so Rita could see the where the taprooms and grills are that the Deke and I haunt, we came back to my place and watched the documentary Buddha's Lost Children (2006). It's about a Thai monk who works in northern Thailand near the borders of Laos and Myanmar, giving new life to young boys orphaned or otherwise in need of family. The area's social fabric and economy have been crippled by drug trade and the monk Kruh Bah teaches these boys to box, work with horses, work with others in building projects, and other positive things in the context of Buddhist principles. Kruh Bah has a keen sense of what gives life to the human soul and kindles new life in these young boys as they travel by horse from village to village, rebuilding dilapidated temples and doing other projects, sometimes in dangerous situations.
3. I had a great timecooking myself a tasty ginger, tofu, onion, eggplant, mushroom, celery stir fry with soba noodles fried in sesame oil and relaxed with Maggie and Charly until bedtime. It brought a quiet end to a wonderful day.
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