Leaving the apartment, I saw a dead armadillo, the icon of Texas. Some may argue that Willie Nelson or bluebonnets or the Alamo or the Cowboys are more iconic of the Lone Star State and they may be right, but the armadillo is the Tasmanian Devil of Texas. We know he’s there and he represents hard for Texas, the same way the Tasmanian Devil represents the lonesome island south of Australia. We don’t see either of them all the time, but we know they’re there. Continue reading
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When I Turned 30
The week I turned 30 years old, I had my identity stolen. Continue reading
Hating Buddhism
In a recent Newsweek article, the author found that Buddhism is the second least popular religion behind Islam. The zen monks of Tibet and Bhutan, the green tea drinking Cambodians, the chanting, incense burning peaceniks around the world practicing right thought and right action are almost as hated (or at least disliked) as the US flag burning, Bush effigy smashing, Qu’ran reading masses throughout the globe. Continue reading
William Sabia 