This NYT article about messy desks (and closets and basements) possibly being a symptom of a creative, lively existence is of some comfort. I still want to unload more of the clutter in our basement come 2007, and help you feel more in control of your possessions. This churning cycle of wanting, suffering, and unloading…

The folks at Beliefnet who watch over me and push the buttons to publish Chattering Mind will be off next week. This means that no matter how much I want to blog, I’ll have to enjoy my children, do some yoga, and see some holiday movies at the theaters instead. But here’s what’s really cool:…

Here’s a shot of a recent, large Santa Rampage in New York City’s Central Park. Santa Rampages (also known as Red Menaces, SantaCons or Santa Conferences) are exuberant expressions of the holiday spirit. Folks wearing rented or purchased Santa suits simply gather to spread good cheer, sing and have fun. Wikipedia calls the gatherings “bawdy”…

I have great love for a writer who calls himself Corax (after the first teacher of rhetoric in Greece, I guess). Corax was the author of the now defunct Buddhist blog “Ow, My Blog” (where did it go? I can’t find it!), and in 2004, he published “The Scrooge Sutra,” which chronicles the personal journey…

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