Engelgrafik said at 7:59 a.m. on Dec 1, 2006:
i stood on a bridge while somebody fished
i took pictures
if a bird came into view, i clicked the shutter

Engelgrafik said at 11:41 a.m. on Nov 3, 2006:
Optimists see a glass half full. Pessimists see a glass half empty.

Zen answer: it is obvious the glass is too big for what is needed.

Eddie said at 1:51 a.m. on Nov 1, 2006:
I don't remember it verbatim, but here is the gist of it. One of the things that many zen monks accept as a restriction is that they are not allowed to touch women.

There are two monks walking by a swiftly flowing river. They encounter a woman who is on the other side of the river, but needs to get across very badly. She is unable to make it across by herself. One of the monks immediately steps forward, makes his way across the river, sweeps the woman up in his arms, and carries her over the river. The two monks journey on.

The monk that witnessed this event is shocked, offended, upset with the other monk. He goes on and on about how touching a woman has broken the rules he has agreed to live by. How could he do this? After many minutes and many footsteps have passed, the monk who helped the woman across the river turns to his companion and says, "I left the woman back there by the river's edge. You carry her with you still."