Recent content by Paul186

My expression of "the Buk" being a quasi Zen master is not a serious, literal statement. BTW, the Buk quoted Li Po now and then. The recent visit by the Dalai Llama quoted him as saying: "Buddhism is NOT a religion-it is a philosophy of Happiness." Incidentally, I'm an Atheist, but dug the...

In the late 70's , I had a PTSD Vietnam Vet buddy with a knock out stripper girlfriend. I (being a young idiot ) didn't respect her or her intelligence. She read Bukowski I and poo pooed it. Cut to 2006. Was I an idiot or what? I think the years have beaten me up so I can appreciate "The...

That hit it for me. His "no holds barred," to his feelings and impressions frees one from our repressed horseshit. Art (movies, painting , even chickenwire performance dancing..) shows us it's okay to be human and not have to hide a past of (what we once thought) hideous indignities. What a...

I think this world is full of "cliches of the obvious." One is : "Never give up." I like "Don't try." It negates the overrated previous bull. Hey! How many fools never gave up on women and kicked that along for years? Trying too hard gave me headaches. In many cases, when I "gave up," it was all...