Rusty Ring

Reflections of an Old-Timey Hermit

Thursday, 26 February 2026

Responsiblity Kyôsaku

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Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil. Exodus 23:2 (Photo of Fudo Myō-ō statue courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and a g...
Wednesday, 25 February 2026

WW: Evening spectacle

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( Garlands of old man's beard [Usnea longissima], catching the winter sun at this specific moment of day.)
Thursday, 19 February 2026

The Most Lost

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I practice the religion that suits me. The one that says I'm right and you're wrong. That I'm the ideal, and you the ...
Thursday, 12 February 2026

Poems in Praise of Practically Nothing

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Samuel Hoffenstein was my parents' poet-laureate, which explains why several of his anthologies dwelt upon a shelf in our house, al...
Wednesday, 11 February 2026

WW: Abandoned barn

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(No stronger proof of disuse in an old barn than a rotten hay hoist. Because this tackle can easily kill people if it fails, farmers ten...
Thursday, 5 February 2026

Emptiness

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"It's the hole that makes the doughnut." The I Ching. (Probably.) (Pre-certified doughnut courtesy of Wikimedia...
Wednesday, 4 February 2026

WW: Sunset on the Columbia Plateau

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(Another shot from my trek through Eastern Washington last summer.)
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I devoted my life to Zen practice many years ago. "That which does not kill me, makes me kinder."
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