the Dalai Lama encounters skiing

Here is a gorgeous story for you, my friends - beautifully written, moving, and hilarious.
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2014/02/dalai_lama_at_a_santa_fe_ski_resort_tells_waitress_the_meaning_of_life.html

And Carrie Snyder has written a particularly beautiful post today, at left, called "I'm thinking about being". Keep up with these blogs, people! What do you mean, you have work and you're busy? There's reading to be done!

Speaking of the meaning of life - my daughter had an ultrasound today. Her baby is a boy, due July 15. She'd wanted a girl and perhaps was briefly disappointed, but I was thrilled. Not only will Eli have a little brother to play with and a mother who has all the equipment a little boy needs, but, I wrote to her, "There are lots of wonderful women in the world but too few men. It's your calling to raise two good, loving men for the planet."

I hope that helped. Welcome to life, little man. It's a difficult and marvellous world out here. I can't wait to meet you. Well, no, I take that back. I can wait. Take all the time you need.