Author Archives: mikemullooly

Vol. 6. August 6, 2020 P. G. Wodehouse once wrote, “It was a lovely day of blue skies and gentle breezes. Bees buzzed, birds tootled, and squirrels bustled to and fro, getting their suntan in the sunshine. In a word, all nature smiled.” Ah, Summer! What is it about summer that causes artists to rhapsodize?Continue reading “The Six Harmonies”

Vol. 5. July 5, 2020 Any transition is difficult. I recently got married, about a year ago. The transition from bachelorhood to married life has been not a bed of roses. Adjusting to new sights, new smells, and new messes tests the limits of patience and forgiveness. For a tidy guy to see wet towelsContinue reading “Transitions Are Difficult”

Vol. 4. June 10, 2020 Tennessee Williams once wrote: “Life is an unanswered question. But let’s still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.” The most lethal conflict in American history was the Civil War. 620,000 citizens died in four years. In the current pandemic, more than 100,000 citizens have died in aboutContinue reading “Diamond Graveyard Samadhi”

Vol. 3. May 9, 2020 Well, here we are, cooped up in Corona Town. There is no sports, little entertainment, no contact with friends. What have we gotten ourselves into? We’re boxed up in four walls, dreading our neighbors, fighting fake news, fearing for our lives. Is that any kind of life? We are …Continue reading “We are The Lonely”

Vol. 2. April 13, 2020 Thoreau (d. 1862) once wrote: “Read not The Times. Read the Eternities.” I live in the city. I’m a city mouse, not a country mouse. I prefer the hustle and bustle. But every once in a while, I like to cut out of the city and walk alone in theContinue reading “Read Not The Times. Read The Eternities.”

Vol 1. March 29, 2020 Jack Kerouac (d. 1969) once wrote, “I’ll found a BuddhistUniversity and put up this frieze in front: “HERE LEARN THAT LEARNING IS IGNORANCE.” I live across the street from a grade school. Most mornings schoolchildren line up and wait for the doors to open. Their bright faces chirp eagerly likeContinue reading “Learn Here that Learning is Ignorance”