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What's got done...

2010-07-01T22:14:00.001-06:00

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You can't tell a book by its cover

2010-06-22T00:31:00.003-06:00

Time for prayers and practice...

I read the news today, oh boy...

2010-06-19T22:23:00.000-06:00

The Austounding Eyes of Rita

2010-04-04T22:43:00.002-06:00

gentes marginal

2010-03-23T20:27:00.003-06:00

c'est moiet toi...lookie here now...people on the edgegentes marginalif you have blue dreamor gray gooseor nothing...maybe zen, maybe ice creamlumpy gravy...momall of us,sommes gentes marginal.even if your french is bad,if your pits stinkyour teeth are funk...even if...the gentes marginal, just like the resthave barking dogshave a dad that took his lifehave siblings or nothave something have life

RIP Kate McGarrigle! You changed my life...

2010-01-28T21:55:00.000-07:00

Donate to Partners in Health Now!

2010-01-17T19:46:00.001-07:00

Here is a photo taken in Haiti years ago...it was and is one of the poorest nation in the world. Imagine Haiti now...Give what you can:http://act.pih.org/page/outreach/view/haitiearthquake/RebHintze

This one is for you, Tex.

2010-01-11T21:24:00.001-07:00

Rising

2010-01-05T02:10:00.000-07:00

I have seen the enemy...

2009-12-31T06:47:00.000-07:00

About me...

2009-12-17T20:38:00.004-07:00

"Because she is so compassionate and such a good listener, Rebecca can run behind in clinic - I feel that she needs to say “no” at times to allow more time/space for herself and to better stay on top of patient care, e.g. PAQ, tasks, etc. With the adoption of EMR, she needs to make sure that all of her chronic pain patients have contracts – a minor point as she has been instrumental in improving

Material Girl

2009-12-14T20:36:00.004-07:00

Yes, it IS hard

2009-12-12T21:25:00.004-07:00

Here is a video of young monks practicing with bell and dhamaru...not really so easy for them, so why do we think we should get this after ONE lesson?Patience and practice...then letting go so that what we once knew in a past life can manifest in this life...n'est pas?

Blue Moon Cabin's Blog

2009-12-12T03:51:00.002-07:00

Check out the new blog for Blue Moon Cabin. New photos and posts will be updated soon.And yes! It is 29 degrees here now. Yahoo!

"Saving My Hymen for Jesus" Broad Comedy part 2

2009-11-22T00:55:00.001-07:00

Broad Comedy...hillarious!

2009-11-22T00:52:00.000-07:00

Moose!

2009-11-18T20:29:00.004-07:00

I need a Yogi!

2009-11-11T23:14:00.001-07:00

HappyDent

2009-11-05T00:57:00.003-07:00

Featuring Monica, Carol and Joan...you will wonder where your karma went...Still not over the jet lag...in a weird way. Awake at 1:00 AM...hope I can function tomorrow at work, my first day back. Just so glad I didn't have to do prostate surgery earlier in the week, like Dr. T-Bolte...Anyway, my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard...

Jet Lag Eating

2009-11-04T00:57:00.005-07:00

OK, absolutely NO good comes from eating freshly made tortillas with butter and cheese at 1 AM...except that it reminds me of the naan in Bhutan...and it satisfies that weird pit in my stomach telling me it is lunchtime. (Not that I always eat lunch when here in the States.)This flu, this jet lag...now this hunger...forget each time how hard it is to put our bodies in a big metal case and then

There may be a reason that this was not posted in the local news?

2009-10-11T22:07:00.001-06:00

Man attacked by bear near Cooke CityPosted: Oct 11, 2009 10:55 AMUpdated: Oct 11, 2009 10:55 AMA man was taken to the hospital after being attacked by a bear on Saturday morning in the Coulter Pass area, near Cooke City.The Park County Sheriff's Office in Livingston reports that a grizzly bear charged and started to maul a hunter around 10:30 Saturday morning.Another hunter shot at the bear and

Banquet Speech from C.N. Yang - 1957

2009-10-09T22:25:00.001-06:00

Banquet Speech Chen Ning Yang's speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1957 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen: First of all allow me to thank the Nobel Foundation and the Swedish Academy of Sciences for the kind hospitality that Mrs. Yang and I have so much enjoyed. I also wish to thank especially Professor Karlgren for his quotation and

Quote of the Day and a Harvest Moon

2009-10-06T22:45:00.006-06:00

Quote of the day:She was flushed and felt intoxicated with the sound of her own voice and the unaccustomed taste of candor. It muddled her like wine, or like a first breath of freedom. Kate Chopin (1851-1904)Harvest Moon after 18 inches of snow:and the last bit of snow atop my truck this morning:and then, of course, someone to show the way:

OK, winter isn't just a 'comin' in...it is here

2009-10-05T17:24:00.007-06:00

Well, the weather people were correct: over a foot of snow in the mountains. Somehow I just did not believe them...but here are some photos from early in the day...there is about twice as much now! And then, some photos of a couple of bored dogs...one of whom was able to drag her entire toy box to the middle of the living room. I think they were just as surprised by this weather.Mr. Bodhi waiting

Winter is a comin' in

2009-10-04T20:12:00.004-06:00

Here is a new poem written by the renowned poet, Roberta Frosted, who is an old friend of mine.Winter is a'comin' inThe ground is almost frozenThere is nothing can be done,except to breathe upon the window.because winter is a' comin' in...by Roberta Frosted.

Two cute dogs, two cats and a nice log home

2009-10-01T22:36:00.004-06:00

Anyone need a beautiful place to stay for the last two weeks of October? I am heading to Bhutan and am suddenly feeling like someone should be here...High speed internet, DISH TV with HBO, etc...lots of firewood, plus radiant floor heat...and two cute doggies. Lots of space and wide open views.I know it is last minute...but let me know if you need a vacation!

American Dream

2009-09-30T19:42:00.001-06:00

It's called the American dream b/c you have to be asleep to believe it--Carl Sagan.

Is the Universe conspiring against ME?

2009-09-30T19:14:00.002-06:00

It has to be so...all the websites I work on are messed up big time...my cabin's brochure request form doesn't work since ValueWeb was bought out by Hostway...the Namdroling site doesn't display correctly in I.E...(Tell me again why people use Microsoft products??? monopoly?)UGH...I am not smart enough, young enough and am lacking the time enough to mess with this CRAP!UGH...maybe it is time to

Adorable House for Sale in Livingston

2009-09-23T13:43:00.007-06:00

Amelie's new found family.

2009-05-30T11:20:00.006-06:00

As you can see, Amélie looks like she fits right in. Her mom does, too.Nice doggie.

Idiot Wind

2009-05-22T22:42:00.005-06:00

Idiot wind, blowing through the buttons of our coats,Blowing through the letters that we wrote.Idiot wind, blowing through the dust upon our shelves,We're idiots, babe.It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves.

Bodhisattva

2009-05-11T18:02:00.002-06:00

Time for this again, eh?

2009-05-09T20:08:00.001-06:00

First Day o' Spring?

2009-05-09T20:05:00.000-06:00

sunshine...no wind...lots of birds.thanks.

Spacey...punch biopsies, nail avulsions and addicts

2009-04-28T22:00:00.003-06:00

Today was one of those space cadet days...2nd patient was a toe nail removal whose toe wouldn't get numb...third patient was a pap, so didn't really want to start on that until the toe was done...then 72 year old addicts...punch biopsies...40 year old lying addicts...bipolar, bipolar...the last one said, "you know, I have been lying to you for a long time."No fuckin' shit!I liked working with

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

2009-04-26T20:00:00.003-06:00

April 26, 2009The view from my house...twas better yesterday!

Nerd-dom

2009-04-19T22:04:00.006-06:00

OK, so now I am officially a nerd. Not only have I gained about 30 pounds in the last year, I also own a great pair of binoculars and a "bino bra." My face is bright red from "birding" since 4:45 am this morning, and I am thinking about getting a bird song cd so that I can be just like Bob Stewart, who hears the song, then finds the bird. I think I may not have enough time in my life to

FYLP

2009-04-16T23:51:00.000-06:00

You know what that means.

mood enhancer

2009-04-09T22:49:00.002-06:00

OK, so I am not really into this Lizard People thing...just had to post that after learning that my ex-son-in-law did NOT consider me to be one...even though he couldn't stand me...So that latest is that he got his new dimwit gal prego...let's hope they move to Lewistown to be closer to her mom...I wonder of he realizes he'll need a new vehicle schlepping four kids around?My mood got better after

Lizard People

2009-04-08T20:59:00.002-06:00

In Indian scriptures and legends, the Nāga (Devanagari: नाग) are reptilian beings said to live underground and interact with human beings on the surface. In some versions, these beings were said to have once lived on a continent in the Indian Ocean that sank beneath the waves. Indian texts also refer to a reptilian race called the "Sarpa" (Devanagari: सर्प). The Syrictæ of India (not to be

Quote for April 7

2009-04-07T22:51:00.002-06:00

When asked why he took all the percocet he was allotted for a month in a week's time, he said, "Well, I was in more pain with this cold weather..." then he thought for a few seconds and said, "Well, I think the TV repairman stole them."Then I said, "What you want, you no get."Then she called and said she was jones'n bad...F**k this shit...all of it.

The Blue House

2009-03-29T20:44:00.004-06:00

My house is very very fine house...What colors would you paint it?

Patient Quote of the Month

2009-03-23T22:59:00.001-06:00

"Oh, I had girlfriend once who took Wellbutrin. It made her smell like pepperoni."Thanks to Erin for inspiring me to write this on my blog.

And if you go chasing rabbits

2009-03-23T02:06:00.003-06:00

...and you know you are going to fall...tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar...OK...so now I cannot sleep, even after completely exhausting myself hashing over the "circle."I can't help it; I am just that way.So here are my questions:If your best friend, co-worker, kid or whatever, violates his/her probation, which he/she is on for sexually molesting or in some way harassing someone, do you

keep your head...keep your head

2009-03-21T23:38:00.002-06:00

As I head into "the circle" gonna try to keep my head...but maybe I should go loaded and not even try?

Dents de bonheur and the gap-toothed wife of Bath

2009-03-06T22:41:00.005-07:00

if (wgNotice != '') document.writeln(wgNotice); Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State, had a prominent diastema. Diastema is a gap or space between two teeth. The term is most commonly applied to be an open space between the upper incisors (front teeth). It happens when there is an unequal relationship between the size of the teeth and the jaw. Many species of mammals have

Happy Birthday Chiki Piki Doodle Baba

2009-03-05T13:37:00.004-07:00

My lovely daughter. I just couldn't be luckier than to have her in my life! Thanks for being born, Chieko! (and for putting up with me all these years.) You are the BEST.

Bozeman Blows - Jesus Maria de la Santa Virgen

2009-03-05T12:15:00.003-07:00

Despondex!

2009-02-28T14:38:00.001-07:00

Man the Lifeboat: more ranting on R.J.

2009-02-26T23:54:00.006-07:00

Just so you don't think I am a total ass:"Restorative Justice posits a paradigm shift that is best understood by asking the oft-quoted "three questions." Our present system of justice asks, "1. What laws have been broken?, 2. Who did it?, 3. What do they deserve?", whereas restorative justice asks, "1. Who has been hurt?, 2. What are their needs?, 3. Whose obligations are these?"This seems

Restorative Justice and other thoughts

2009-02-26T23:36:00.005-07:00

If you feel like puking reading the first part of this, just go to the end of this blog."Restorative justice is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused or revealed by criminal behavior. It is best accomplished through cooperative processes that include all stakeholders.

First, take an ice pick from your kitchen...then shove it just under your upper eyelid...

2009-02-17T00:11:00.010-07:00

In 1935, Portuguese physician and neurologist António Egas Moniz pioneered a surgery he called prefrontal leucotomy. The procedure involved drilling holes in the patient's head and destroying tissue in the frontal lobes by injecting alcohol. He later changed technique, using a surgical instrument called a leucotome that cut brain tissue by rotating a retractable wire loop (a quite different

time to hear this one again...i got my tongue, my chin, my neck and my boobies...

2009-02-13T23:27:00.000-07:00

Look at the kids...real live wire

2009-02-03T21:51:00.001-07:00

Sea Horses Forever

2009-01-30T22:45:00.001-07:00

Maybe white trash america should be a bit afraid?

2009-01-20T21:54:00.003-07:00

My last patient today told me she moved back to good ol' Montany from the south because "there were too many black people there." Maybe she saw the expression on my face, so she added in "too much crime...too many drugs." Here's a video of my childhood hero (Pete Seeger, not Bruce Springsteen)...and so watching this tonight I am thinking...oh yeah, maybe all those filled with intolerance and

As if We Needed a Study

2009-01-16T21:28:00.001-07:00

Coffee reduces Alzheimer's risk: study January 16, 2009 Middle-aged people who drink moderate amounts of coffee significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study by Finnish and Swedish

Home Made Stew

2009-01-14T22:46:00.002-07:00

I think there may be a novel here. As I was cooking meself up a batch of Montany style stew, alå Julia Child, with gallons of red wine, I suddenly realized that almost every person is brought up with this idea of how to make stew, or how to make stuffing, or apple pie. And of course, it is rare that anyone can make it as well as you might be able to do. I feel that way especially about stew...

Sixteen Things

2009-01-12T22:11:00.003-07:00

This is from my Facebook page...it is a silly Facebook thing that gets passed around. How about if you comment by writing 16 things about yourself?SIXTEEN THINGS1. When I was 15 or so (1969?), my birthday present from my sister, Sarah, was to go to the French film festival in Hollywood, and at the first film I saw Joni Mitchell.2. I was made to go outside and "hold up a pole" in 7th grade,

In my times of trouble

2009-01-11T20:57:00.002-07:00

OK, now that we have all (well, most of us anyway) been cleansed properly, I would like to introduce a dear friend of mine. She is the most awesome virgin anyone could meet, oops, I mean person.Has anyone noticed that there is some light now at 6 PM...as soon as the darkest day comes round, it starts to get light.Gawd, am I profound or what???

Full moon

2009-01-10T19:43:00.001-07:00

I hope everyone had a good flush last night! I decided to wait, since I ate some chili con carne and corn...Happy full moon, full life and everything else.

Increase Focus and Energy

2009-01-06T23:47:00.003-07:00

Lebanese

2009-01-05T20:07:00.003-07:00

Che - Did you know this?

2009-01-01T21:07:00.004-07:00

Guevara's body was then lashed to the landing skids of a helicopter and flown to nearby Vallegrande where photographs were taken, showing a figure described by some as "Christ-like" lying on a concrete slab in the laundry room of the Nuestra Señora de Malta hospital. A declassified memorandum dated October 11, 1967 to United States President Lyndon B. Johnson from his National Security Advisor,

Christmas in Belize

2008-12-24T23:39:00.003-07:00

Here I am the first day in Belize...maybe this set the tone for my delusional mind? At least we were laughing then. Stay tuned for more! And Merry Christmas...From the I Celebrate January 2nd Club Director.

sorry to the family

2008-12-20T00:05:00.003-07:00

One never knows how they affect this thing called biological family. to me it mostly means a gross mistake when the storks were delivering eggs. but then there is karma...or is there?I am leaving for a week to get away from this never ending list of things we are "supposed to do..." as lame moms, grandmoms, aunts, uncles, nieces...whatever...My United States of whatever.I am driving in a 70

Just pissed at the world, I guess

2008-11-26T00:18:00.001-07:00

Can't help it...just seems like the world is some sucky gray place set up to destroy any illusion of goodness.OK...I am really tired and saw only depressed, painful people today and then had to deal with delusion at its most extreme...and who am I to talk or think or even pretend?Tired of friends with advice...tired of me own mind, too.Maybe tomorrow will be better?

strong, urbane, and simple

2008-11-19T21:22:00.000-07:00

OK, what does the above describe?Check back later for some hints.Took my boards today and am wondering who the hell picked the questions on this year's test?Simply put, the whole experience sucked...except that I did not get a parking ticket and should have.

Happiness

2008-11-12T02:28:00.002-07:00

Happiness

2008-11-12T02:28:00.000-07:00

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Bhutan - The First Couple of Days

2008-11-04T08:30:00.000-07:00

The first couple days of our trip were filled with beautiful skies. It is considered auspicious to be able to see Jomolhari, so the trip started well with many great views of one of Bhutan's most revered mountains.The nuns did a prayer ceremony for us, and will continue to do so over the next few days. We made a special butterlamp offering for Susan's health and well-being through her last

My Girls

2008-11-02T22:48:00.003-07:00

While I was away in Bhutan, Judge Swandahl ruled temporarily that Cheeks doesn't have the right to see Miss Gigi, pictured above with her sis Amélie. The above are some photos of the last time Gigs was up here...we danced to girls just wanna have f-un and where's the love y'all (you know - one world). Where is the love? Hope Keith finds some in is life, 'cause we got plenty in our neck of the

scarier

2008-10-16T23:50:00.001-06:00

Voilå

2008-10-15T22:40:00.000-06:00

About an old friend, kind of, who just died.

2008-10-14T22:38:00.000-06:00

Robert Steinberg, who helped elevate chocolate into the realm of fine wine and gourmet food as founder of Scharffen Berger chocolate company, died Wednesday in San Francisco. He was 61. Images

OK, OK - It is hard not to make fun of HER

2008-10-05T22:08:00.000-06:00

The Unknown Side Effects of Chemotherapy

2008-09-30T00:52:00.004-06:00

Since they are unknown, they are.But the known ones = fatigue, bad taste in mouth, poison exuding from your pores...fatigue...not to mention the known ones like hair loss and hair loss.Susan is such a trooper...looking a bit pasty after her second round of toxins being poured into her blood. Here is a photo of her getting shot up with pink kool-aid.Tayata Om Baykhense Baykhense Maha BayKhense

Do we really want this dude to be prez?

2008-09-26T01:01:00.002-06:00

Jon Stewart on Sarah Palin Posted by Buster Taint

2008-09-21T23:08:00.001-06:00

Blue Moon Cabin Brochure Almost Done!

2008-09-21T15:41:00.002-06:00

It has only taken four years, but I have almost, finally finished the cabin's brochure and new rate card. Wow...and instead of really finishing it right now, I am blogging! Surprise? I guess not.Here is a preview:So, now on to my website and whatever!

Buster Taint Palin

2008-09-19T22:13:00.001-06:00

That is my new name...given to me appropriately by the hickey mom...oops, I mean hockey fuck mom...oops...hockey puck in red lipstick.Love it love it love it!

Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who...

2008-09-16T21:53:00.003-06:00

Whatever...

No Woman No Cry

2008-09-14T00:28:00.006-06:00

This is a photo of the first snow of the season on September 1, 2008, taken from my bedroom window, just as the photo from June 11 or 12th.Here are MY current updates:Susan's chemo to start next Wednesday...a whole day in Billings spent being victimized (ME, not S) by the medical system. FUCK!!! I hate this shit.New/used tractor on its way to 200 Mountain Brook...a 45 horse power Kubota...looking

We Must NOT Blink, Charlie

2008-09-13T01:13:00.001-06:00

This is MY United States of....whatever

2008-09-07T14:23:00.002-06:00

For Dad, After All These Years

2008-08-30T04:31:00.020-06:00

In honor of my dad on the 26th anniversary of his death.Benjamin Hutson Hintze July 8, 1919 - August 30, 1982Dad 1938I believe he was a senior in high school in this photo.Wine, Coke-bottle-bottom glasses, and pipe.Dad was born with congenital cataracts that weren't discovered until he was five years old. He had the biggest blue eyes in the world when he wore those glasses, and actually, even

2008-08-11T00:14:00.000-06:00

'Cosmopolitan' Institute Completes Decades-Long Study On How To Please Your Man

Horses, horses, horses

2008-08-09T20:57:00.002-06:00

You got to know how to pony...

2008-08-05T22:39:00.002-06:00

What does it take?In the time we live our lives...our confusion...what does it take to really love somebody?Gigi, Savai, Amelie...maybe the first time I really felt love was when that nurse brought little Amelie out of the surgical suite and handed her to me...or maybe that was just some kind of silly attachment? Or perhaps it was when Chieko first came out of my body...I think I was too young

When a rainbow appears in the sky

2008-07-06T22:22:00.004-06:00

Dilgo Khyentse RinpocheThoughts and the Mind Like waves, all the activities of this life have rolled endlessly on, one after the other, yet they have left us feeling empty-handed. Myriads of thoughts have run through our mind, each one giving birth to many more, but what they have done is to increase our confusion and dissatisfaction. When we closely examine the ordinary habits that underlie

After Independence day

2008-07-05T22:34:00.001-06:00

Sky thundering, dogs barking.A guy in Ukiah hangs himself, leaving three kids, a wife and a bunch of other folks to wonder "what the hey..."

Moose!

2008-07-02T14:38:00.005-06:00

Early Morning at Blue Moon CabinI had to chase mama and baby away when mama started heading for my plants. She was HUGE! The morning light was beautiful.

What I kinda understood today

2008-06-13T23:38:00.003-06:00

is that it is the plastic wrapping that surrounds us all that keeps us apart...we can get close, we can touch even, but never, ever really get skin to skin...heart to heart...boundless view to mind to mind. Always some kind of wrap that keeps us "intact" and "safe." and separate.Is that where animals come into the picture? We can love them unabashedly, treat them like shit and they still love

yak shit in heaven

2008-06-11T23:26:00.000-06:00

"Every picture has its shadow...and it has some source of light. Blindness, blindness and sight"Tonight again thinkin' it is time to leave this country...can't really figure why I am here anyway...pissed off people can eat it...when dinner matters more than prayin' for peace...when money matters more than caring about human and animal suffering...Some beach, some wave, some island...some other

Oughta Be a Woman Calls it Quits on Monday...

2008-06-07T22:00:00.000-06:00

Here is a photo of my beautiful daughter with her equally lovely daughter. (All three of us born in the year of the horse, '54, '78, '02)Here is a photo of my daughter's eardrum on Friday evening just about ready to burst:This was after she had driven to Bozeman to pick up her two high-needs step children for the weekend, after their dad mistakenly (?) told his lawyer that he had full

just watch me now...

2008-05-31T23:40:00.001-06:00

Some people, they like to go out dancingOther peoples, they have to workJust watch me nowAnd there's some evil mothersWell they're gonna tell you that everything is just dirtYou know, that women never really faintAnd that villains always blink their eyesAnd that, you know, children are the only ones who blushAnd that life is just to dieBut anyone who ever had a heartOh, they wouldn't turn around

What do I got?

2008-05-16T22:37:00.000-06:00

Feed Your Head

2008-05-15T23:30:00.001-06:00

Morning near Bum Drag, where 100,000 dakinis left their footprint in stone.Elevation about 11,000 feet. In Bhutan, my spiritual home. You can see the Himalayas in the distance looming above a bank of clouds.Remember what the doormouse said...Oh yeah, and still waiting for Pam to wake up from her nap in Hawaii to post to her blog.

Pam's new do

2008-05-08T22:22:00.000-06:00

Pretty cute, eh?

Happy Cinco de Mayo

2008-05-05T22:10:00.000-06:00

Happy Mexican Snowballs to everyone!