Outside Pandora’s Box – Hula Seventy

So, I’m participating in an online class and one of the great benefits is getting to peruse all the websites of my classmates.  In addition to their own sites, they have great links to still more sites!  I feel like a dog rolling in the grass (or worse) and have wasted a lot of time [...]

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Outside Pandora’s Box – Moving Pictures: Haiku Film Reviews

Yes you read that right!  Moving Pictures is a blog specializing in haiku film reviews.  I have to thank JJ for sending me the link for this site because it’s a gem!  Ryan reviews many, many films on this sight – both current theatrical releases and ones that have been available for home viewing for [...]

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Outside Pandora’s Box – Zen Habits

Okay, as someone with a regular sitting practice at a Zen center, I tend to approach things with the word “Zen” in the title with a certain amount of trepidation.  The word has become so overused in pop-culture that I hesitate to even use it myself in describing my meditation practice.  Such was my reaction [...]

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Outside Pandora’s Box – Poetry Daily

Whew!  Hope you made it through Christmas folks and that it was a happy one!  Now that you’re done clearing up all the boxes, I suppose you’ll be turning towards the new year and possibly some resolutions.  Personally, I hate resolutions and generally make it a point not to make them. However, here is a [...]

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Outside Pandora’s Box – Cake Wrecks

It’s the holidays folks.  I know most people love Christmas time, but I have to admit, it makes me crazy.  So for this week, I’m sending you a little holiday comic relief.  Head on over to Cake Wrecks: When Professional Cakes Go Horribly Hilariously Wrong!  This site is dedicated to the most awesomely messed up [...]

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Outside Pandora’s Box – Granny Geek!

Granny Geek’s blog is awesome!  Even the tag-line cracks me up:  ”A geezer’s view of the world from the Old Oak Cliff neighborhood in Dallas, Texas.”   A friend introduced me to this blog quite some time ago, I lost the link during a computer upgrade and now I have rediscovered it!   The thing that [...]

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Outside Pandora’s Box – Collision 3 – When the Arts Collide

Today Pandora’s Box really goes outside the box…not just to the internet but to the city.  Need something to do tonight?  Well, it should be this:  the Collision 3 art show benefiting Arts Fighting Cancer!  A meager $5 donation gets you in the door where there will be live music, snacks and of course great art to [...]

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Outside Pandora’s Box – Neko Case

Last Monday we went to a concert at the Granada Theater.  I’ve been to the Granada before and I’m rather fond of it for being one of Dallas’s smaller venues.  I had been anticipating getting to see Neko Case for quite a while.  A friend of mine introduced me to this very fine musician and haunting song [...]

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Outside Pandora’s Box – The Swell Season

Last weekend my sweet JJ took me to see some live music down at the Palladium Ballroom which is a really nice venue…not too big, but just big enough in my opinion.  The band was The Swell Season.  The show was nothing short of fantastic…the energy of the performers, the enthusiasm of the crowd.  I’m [...]

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Outside Pandora’s Box – This and That

Folks it’s a busy weekend here at the house across from the park.  Lots of ducks to chase (the widgeons are wintering over), walls to paint, furniture to rearrange and bathroom fixtures to pick out!  So without further ado, I leave you with a couple of fun links to check out…nothing deep…but some places where I’ve [...]

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