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So it's July again, when Internet readership drops off sharply and strange things happen on this blog while no-one's looking....

even one-penny fireworks... ooo! ahh! Issa (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and a generous photographer.)

Welcome, honoured sangha, to your annual festival of potential rock group names here on the Ring. This makes an eleventh year of this...

This is a July post – meaning it has little immediate relevance to Zen or hermit practice – but Tom has made it clear on his website th...

In keeping with our general July theme ("what the heck") here on the Ring, today I'm sharing something awesome, just...

And here we are again, with another Rock Group roll. Those joining us in progress can get filled in here ; note as well the rules , such ...

So it's July again, the month when the Internet takes a vacation and I can post stuff that's just cool and not necessarily abou...

July has ambushed us again, and you know what that means: another whack of rock groups. As I've explained in the past, July is ...

Ah, July . That glorious month when northern Zen loosens up and Rusty Ring vacates from seriousness. Seriously. I look forward to thi...

(It's difficult to see at this resolution, but this tree – overhanging an idyllic spot on a swamp – is richly decorated with fi...

God help us, here we are again. There but for the grace, &c. And if ever we needed rock groups – as many rock groups as possibl...

Zen monasteries traditionally close in midsummer, when the zendo gets too hot for comfortable (or safe) sitting and the travelling is g...

It's July, aka the Rock Moon here at the Ring, in which I share with the world my preternatural gift for naming rock groups. ...

(Swung into this back-county primary school a few days ago, looking for a place to get off my bike and rest in shade. As I coaste...

Well, it's somehow July again, which means it's time to invert the year's box of rock groups. As I explain each July , m...

Well, it's July again, and you know what that means: another random blast of speculative rock groups. As I first explained five year...

Here's a neat convergence of genius, for a little customary Rusty Ring summer fun. First off you've got Sabhyata , by Indian/...

July is happening again, and that means another rack of Rusty Ring rock groups is ready for delivery, in no particular order, with no i...

Here's a really now happening, courtesy of the Rusty Ring Experience: Type the word "psychedelic" in Google Search . Pre...

Time again for the yearly crop of Awesome Rock Groups Waiting To Happen. Same rules as ever: Anybody who wants one of these can...