tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75932042024-03-06T21:07:14.255-08:002012A Fire Dragon living in The Year of the Dragon.Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.comBlogger1528125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-90820052224315033612012-02-22T19:47:00.002-08:002012-02-22T19:47:52.140-08:00The Descent"I took the lamp and, leaving the zone of everyday occupations and
relationships where everything seems clear, I went down into my
innermost self, to the deep abyss whence I feel dimly that my power of
action emanates. But as I moved further and further away from the
conventional certainties by which social life is superficially
illuminated, I became aware that I was losing contact with myself. At
each step of the descent a new person was disclosed within me of whose
name I was no longer sure, and who no longer obeyed me. And when I had
to stop my exploration because the path had faded from beneath my steps,
I found a bottomless abyss at my feet, and out of it came--arising I
know not from where--the current which I dare to call my life."<br />
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<span class="italic">— Teilhard de Chardin</span>Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-72219549478644025502012-01-23T07:57:00.000-08:002012-01-23T07:57:24.037-08:00Living (in fear) in the Year of the DragonHere we go. First day of the Chinese New Year. Let the Year of the Dragon commence!Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-22152291673604687422012-01-12T14:19:00.000-08:002012-01-12T14:20:44.464-08:00I, Fire DragonWhat with me resurrecting and renaming this blog and all, I figured it'd be useful to post a little about the sign of the Dragon and Fire Dragons. Enjoy.<br />
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Chinese Zodiac - Dragon</h3>
Occupying the 5th position in the Chinese Zodiac, the Dragon is the
mightiest of the signs. Dragons symbolize such character traits as
dominance and ambition. Dragons prefer to live by their own rules and if
left on their own, are usually successful. They’re driven, unafraid of
challenges, and willing to take risks. They’re passionate in all they do
and they do things in grand fashion. Unfortunately, this passion and
enthusiasm can leave Dragons feeling exhausted and interestingly,
unfulfilled.<br />
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While Dragons frequently help others, rarely will
they ask for help. Others are attracted to Dragons, especially their
colorful personalities, but deep down, Dragons prefer to be alone.
Perhaps that is because they’re most successful when working alone.
Their preference to be alone can come across as arrogance or
conceitedness, but these qualities aren’t applicable. Dragons have
tempers that can flare fast!<br />
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Dragons prefer leading to being led. Jobs that allow them to express
their creativity are good choices. Some good careers include: inventor,
manager, computer analyst, lawyer, engineer, architect, broker, and
sales person. <br />
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Fire Dragons – Dragons born in 1916-17 and 1976-77</h3>
A Fire Dragon’s emotions can
flare instantly. Fire Dragons put themselves on pedestals, and because
they react quickly and recklessly, they sometimes make wrong decisions.
Fire Dragons need to slow down and keep their tempers in check as that’s
when they’re best.Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-24475858853228997082012-01-10T16:48:00.000-08:002012-01-10T16:48:31.703-08:00Life that is Death that is LifeMuch reflection the last several months on death. Not so much the final death, but more the small deaths along the way. Putting things to rest. Allowing the leaves to wither. Putting dreams away. Letting go.<br />
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It seems to me that life is a series of small deaths. And with each one, we must choose whether we'll accept the death or try to best it.<br />
<br />There are those deaths I have chosen to accept along the way. And there are those that I'll fight to outrun until I am finally gone. Or until I choose to give in. From fear. Or exhaustion. Or because it seems the right thing at some point along the way.<br />
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Rilke said that death is the one truth. I say that life is a series of deaths that we get to experience and interact with. What we do with those deaths determines what kind of life we'll live.<br />
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We are immortal. Until we die.Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-72185278575838114072012-01-06T08:34:00.001-08:002012-01-06T08:47:38.073-08:00Compartmentalization versus Integration<a href="http://www.abubakarjamil.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/compartmentalization.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 375px;" src="http://www.abubakarjamil.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/compartmentalization.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Something has been plaguing me these last few months. Not in a really obnoxious way, but there all the same. A binary that is asking for judgement.<br /><br />Of course, this happens to me all the time. I do really want to live well, to live (dare I say) right in the world. And this requires constant re-assessment of the values I choose to live by.<br /><br />On NPR a few months back, a fella was being interviewed about the development of our human species. Things that make us unique, above the other animals. And one of those features was our ability to compartmentalize.<br /><br />Now I've spent most of my life trying to understand integration. And that path led me in some frustrating (albeit enlightening) directions. For many years, I really wanted all to be centralized in my life. I sought for my values to be enacted at work, in play, with friends AND family. This meant some interesting things like choosing to work with clients we aligned with (and turning down others from time to time), choosing to live in particular areas (and not others), shop certain places, you get the idea.<br /><br />But I realized a few things along the way:<br /><br /><ul><li>Not all values are right for all situations. And most of life is nuanced.</li><li>Living by MY values all the time is very isolating and perhaps even very egocentric. It assumes that my values (no matter where they came from) are inherently RIGHT all the time.</li><li>It pumped my ego and made me feel as though I was living right.<br /></li><li>It's just an impossibility. And I felt like a failure an awful lot.</li></ul><br />But to say that compartmentalization is a higher virtue, well, that feels awkward to me. Yet it also feels right. I wonder if the cognitive dissonance is actually good for the soul. It complicates things. I guess it's what you do with these complexities that answers whether compartmentalization or integration are more virtuous.<br /><br />And of course, they probably both are. But if they both are, then we essentially must nest compartmentalization into a greater integration, no?Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-19308521415894397412012-01-05T14:47:00.000-08:002012-01-05T14:50:11.991-08:002012It's been a long time. And truthfully, I've not had much that I've wanted to say here. There is a season that is right and that season had waned into another. One marked by greater internalization.<br /><br />But I am still here. And there.<br /><br />I feel that I might pick this old public journal back up from time to time. Jot a few thoughts. Try to connect some of the dots inside that feel disconnected, yet related.<br /><br />And this simple declaration is a first step for me. So let's see where this goes...Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-30976819412120608642010-11-18T12:04:00.000-08:002010-11-18T12:13:35.076-08:00Reflecting on RilkeSo grateful for Krista Tippet's <span style="font-style: italic;">On Being</span>. Especially <a href="http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2010/wild-love-for-world/">this recent episode.</a><br /><br />It brought me back to a Rilke poem I read years ago...<br /><pre>I live my life in widening circles<br />that reach out across the world.<br />I may not complete this last one<br />but I give myself to it.<br /><br />I circle around God, around the primordial tower.<br />I've been circling for thousands of years<br />and I still don't know: am I a falcon,<br />a storm, or a great song?</pre>It causes me to pause, breathe deep, and let out a long sigh. How I have been circling for thousands of years. Yes. I have.<br /><br />Joanna Macy talks about her spiritual journey in the link above...and I found so much resonance with her ideas and feelings. I am so thankful that a show like <span style="font-style: italic;">On Being</span> (previously <span style="font-style: italic;">Speaking of Faith</span>) exists. This is a program that I doubt would have had much listenership in the decades prior. But I believe that our world is shifting. And I feel like <span style="font-style: italic;">On Being</span> is a sort of artifact of that shift.<br /><br />Yesterday, as I listened to this episode (again, linked above), I was brought down to earth, back to my self, my Self. And reminded who I am and what I have been doing with my life. Still, in so many ways I do not know: Am I a falcon, a storm, or a great song?Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-44869572493322069222010-10-28T20:59:00.000-07:002010-10-28T21:01:02.595-07:00Harvest and Crush 2010Wow, it's been such an amazing fall...our first real harvest as ENSO Winery. It's been so much fun, such hard work, and we've been getting great props all around.<br /><br />Thought I'd share this video that Jon Irvine put together for us. It just makes me smile...<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16229911" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16229911">ENSO Harvest / Crush 2010 Video</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user5069170">Enso Winery</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-87965245251995382562010-09-01T07:46:00.001-07:002010-09-01T07:52:51.116-07:00ENSO September Tasting PartiesYo, yo. We're releasing some wine! We have bottled our '09 Washington Dry Riesling as well as our '08 Washington Malbec/Grenache blend. They're both lovely wines.<br /><br />If you're in Portland or the Bay Area this month, please swing out to one of our tasting parties, try some wine and buy a case (or at least a bottle)! We'll be offering great "start-up" discounts.<br /><br />We've launched the new ENSO website to keep you apprised of all that's going on and to give you a place to order. <a href="http://www.ensowinery.com/">Check it out...</a><br /><br />Here is the flyer for the Portland party on September 18th. Please pass it along / feel free to repost it. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100893733302014">RSVP on Facebook here.</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh996oXU869ScVbbBKkMojSgnSCmE-nalslKDpxn_mh8RX1sldvaV-5RHN3zoZ2fipnBmSVKyMVdbrIs3cwxoBF0x4HzM7Jm61MoQsGaTt5XvZznDRBLOZGCpHKuQyXKzlKoBh1Eg/s1600/pdx.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh996oXU869ScVbbBKkMojSgnSCmE-nalslKDpxn_mh8RX1sldvaV-5RHN3zoZ2fipnBmSVKyMVdbrIs3cwxoBF0x4HzM7Jm61MoQsGaTt5XvZznDRBLOZGCpHKuQyXKzlKoBh1Eg/s400/pdx.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511957419566854082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And here's the one for our Oakland party on September 11th. Same...and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=101610669897012">here's the RSVP for that one.</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1bW1WY8ofkdhyphenhyphenfBBQLWw-yCiZ8tvUSxbI9-TVZQiomn0faHouX46kOj3ce1Sr_k5Cli15FMMM3hlwZphifrI95t8nsSRNKliiLvX6oJFFPyCIVF0Zp7GuyElnsl8rie9mWYMYw/s1600/bay.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1bW1WY8ofkdhyphenhyphenfBBQLWw-yCiZ8tvUSxbI9-TVZQiomn0faHouX46kOj3ce1Sr_k5Cli15FMMM3hlwZphifrI95t8nsSRNKliiLvX6oJFFPyCIVF0Zp7GuyElnsl8rie9mWYMYw/s400/bay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511957411979691586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Really hope to see you there for this historic (at least for me) event.Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-72683727401298384592010-08-30T20:15:00.000-07:002010-08-30T20:29:47.273-07:00Some Pics from CampingWe just returned to Portland from a 10-day trip to CA. We were at Donner Lake with Holly's family, South Lake Tahoe with my family, and then we went camping on Lake Siskiyou with some good friends.<br /><br />Here's a picture of my family on the last day at Tahoe...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70U7LM363zF6eJfdam1WFRjVGSuRuDz2OjwmW1bnqsgkGSYzCYhH13-QZtjYtHFs-7fhPjyNZUftK0xQoGJeyGUNVCsqrR9IPqAUGN_93ghGsrkT-DvWqc_gZgqZdcrbRVJfoUw/s1600/DSC_2677.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70U7LM363zF6eJfdam1WFRjVGSuRuDz2OjwmW1bnqsgkGSYzCYhH13-QZtjYtHFs-7fhPjyNZUftK0xQoGJeyGUNVCsqrR9IPqAUGN_93ghGsrkT-DvWqc_gZgqZdcrbRVJfoUw/s400/DSC_2677.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511408066697730690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And here are a few from Lake Siskiyou...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfaBEUQMn1TWUUUB-GUy7sJ2OcYGIx263ZVCQet6fJL86ZQyUikcgRXQvo3Tn1WYvR-wnC-rRH5SNON7RO5C9_K8P8ENHg_eF6uTgb5yk5F4U35NCIMLQAy7ecuMohgWbU0RWRQ/s400/IMG_1313.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511408047241690258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyyX4Pp7gcn5z-g9MMHDnTUXoxD0bHGcQ13JLmx7M0DFvBZK_jBF3MqfdB82tncokr3q88-r91qVq5W5MaW2fA1Bz7hIf3NI4r_smOMA7aS_rU7OO40xMq1qL7mP8mxrgwfehlg/s1600/IMG_1344.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyyX4Pp7gcn5z-g9MMHDnTUXoxD0bHGcQ13JLmx7M0DFvBZK_jBF3MqfdB82tncokr3q88-r91qVq5W5MaW2fA1Bz7hIf3NI4r_smOMA7aS_rU7OO40xMq1qL7mP8mxrgwfehlg/s400/IMG_1344.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511408038716560226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXFBDFVl6o_JnsccQM2HFnHuFL8KAxGcsxPNgQzP141Baz4v_fEPkjMBHxTCZpH4udHfjO-qZp3GpcIXS2RjVwnAlk2rQ2ut6_FAMK0Ow6tJu6XPdWpp_BJIp-bSI3Vgkp1ZHAQ/s1600/IMG_1460.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXFBDFVl6o_JnsccQM2HFnHuFL8KAxGcsxPNgQzP141Baz4v_fEPkjMBHxTCZpH4udHfjO-qZp3GpcIXS2RjVwnAlk2rQ2ut6_FAMK0Ow6tJu6XPdWpp_BJIp-bSI3Vgkp1ZHAQ/s400/IMG_1460.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511408031826169890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And more <a href="http://remysharp.blogspot.com/">here</a> and <a href="http://paxtonsharp.blogspot.com/">here</a>.Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-85581618317416101062010-08-25T13:27:00.000-07:002010-08-25T13:28:21.869-07:00Hikes and Shakes<p class="mobile-photo"><a 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Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-82633154593499983352010-08-11T08:43:00.001-07:002010-08-11T08:43:59.505-07:00My Firstborn<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='326' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyFkldqTCZ65c4azP6HoB0qYbCelMt4PvcbE-5H1rSqvU_-H09RkUH3GR_PgLUL3ZzZkJpC_u-FGG0' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-68036997158575908222010-07-19T10:30:00.000-07:002010-07-19T10:31:21.910-07:00Mama and Baby<p class="mobile-photo"><a 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strike a match to find?<br /><br />So throw away those lamentations<br />We both know them all too well<br />If there's a book of jubilations<br />We'll have to write it for ourselves<br />So come and lie beside me darling<br />And let's write it while we still got time</span>Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-26069290611894961652010-07-08T08:53:00.000-07:002010-07-08T08:55:51.190-07:00Reflections on Timothy Lake<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7822xD_-NU1xhBJ27QccWeKUrtwJDKELKRc7N3BMBMKDSmuXDpscyTz4rq37hyphenhyphen8q-hhp6_E1h_PI7tL1uf5WtjkMbt8CE3FotfQPO21AGqiSOpl4fDL-maAcvSetpATMbkStbQ/s1600/photo-751191.JPG"><img 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Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-80768201065148367592010-07-01T09:37:00.000-07:002010-07-01T09:41:21.307-07:00A New Poem<span style="font-weight: bold;">908 SE 35th Avenue</span><br />by Ryan Lee Sharp<br /><br />I wake up early<br />But only as <span style="font-style: italic;">my</span> choice<br />Clean and measure<br />6 cups water<br />4 level scoops<br />Press the button and<br /><br />Open the backdoor<br />Creaks and bells<br />A mixture of blue, white, and green<br />Walk the vines<br />The fence that lines the perimeter<br />Hold hands with my unknowing inebriators<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">A manicure for those gone astray</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">And cord to pull them back into line</span><br />Turn my back to the cherry tree<br />And re-enter the Home<br /><br />The Children quiet and content to "be"<br />Something I can tell them about<br />But may never show them<br /><br />Beep-beep-beep<br />Two mugs clank<br /> One thick-lipped<br /> One thin-rimmed<br />Milk, cream, and coffee made singular<br /><br />A delivery to the Wife<br />Who has slept well, taken a hot shower,<br />And now greets me with a smile<br />So familiar that I don't recognize it as such<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Cheers!</span> to deep breaths<br />Another power button, perhaps a shower of my own,<br />Or words from a distant friend, asking if it's all a dreamRyan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-61754024168189076012010-05-31T12:31:00.000-07:002010-05-31T12:33:31.683-07:0090 Minutes of Perfection<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidu9QMhCCig6k5SJDjPkeghyphenhyphenXk0z0w-lpI6QWciWt0wBLZZ0ROWyGFPH1yP_aQehZYwEfTQuOkE5QttygYOdMM1sdGUmyB2iwLKQ7MVXsclBJqeKvBVtxpeYzQ-u9lQ80BVNnXAw/s1600/photo-711684.jpg"><img 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Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-63657002937130402962010-05-22T08:34:00.000-07:002010-05-22T08:42:49.384-07:00Language and SymbolNothing I haven't said before, but Sam Keen says it well in his book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Absence-God-Dwelling-Presence-ebook/dp/B0036S4DUG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1274542529&sr=8-1">In The Absence of God</a>. Sorry these are so small and that they are images, but c'est la vie. The first 2 paragraphs really get at the relationship between language and symbol while the following paragraphs speak of the relationship's subversion and manipulation for power and solidarity.<br /><br />Happy Weekend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1jNelesesiUgVzrm-8KOPC5QnUPdf9HzvaLqgsUmB5g9om0ObYCmsR6cmckgY05Ps34t7Tk7L183nF4hH1huCzzCkPeGFG7auErFCZFXlFtB9xwAs8_mvtncyT8LhBTq358X6w/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1jNelesesiUgVzrm-8KOPC5QnUPdf9HzvaLqgsUmB5g9om0ObYCmsR6cmckgY05Ps34t7Tk7L183nF4hH1huCzzCkPeGFG7auErFCZFXlFtB9xwAs8_mvtncyT8LhBTq358X6w/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474119340888481986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjDsqS2K5rzL7UM44eanmpX83JKNewxBhb1pdx7tHWUMfQZ4H_aMEkftYjbjqxU5yN14U8CY-HSFirnx22dTzyhAkwZK-CelP-Y5HdHIY70Haib7hRzm0TgT0Zdg6pmcajEdOdg/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjDsqS2K5rzL7UM44eanmpX83JKNewxBhb1pdx7tHWUMfQZ4H_aMEkftYjbjqxU5yN14U8CY-HSFirnx22dTzyhAkwZK-CelP-Y5HdHIY70Haib7hRzm0TgT0Zdg6pmcajEdOdg/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474119459001880530" border="0" /></a>Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-84265249263416306802010-05-19T15:23:00.000-07:002010-05-19T15:24:07.157-07:00Taking Time (and Kia Meng) to Smell the Roses<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGN7kSyhWOzJ9kzXQAmS26HmYy8p2TqCvPeyJj7m1nvK2Phdh60KSrkFWDaoupBhAP7FT6vwqGPuBgr6IwQZFw8NG5CXDwJeG0Psnk93k3VroymFeWzW8H5LlO_zvth4_8BGIqQ/s1600/photo-747158.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGN7kSyhWOzJ9kzXQAmS26HmYy8p2TqCvPeyJj7m1nvK2Phdh60KSrkFWDaoupBhAP7FT6vwqGPuBgr6IwQZFw8NG5CXDwJeG0Psnk93k3VroymFeWzW8H5LlO_zvth4_8BGIqQ/s320/photo-747158.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473110530126003298" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHqUpNWX4Mf4bdovRXRFDHRBth8pw9oKd07ORYb2An6hzvxtOv5ROYXUpdyMv3bCrPboCeL5RX-YWbvhbyHtE3hBq2i9cg9Xl0yLbFtk72xZc6eUtf0obW76jxE5DnyMWWPnBZQ/s1600/photo+2-748828.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHqUpNWX4Mf4bdovRXRFDHRBth8pw9oKd07ORYb2An6hzvxtOv5ROYXUpdyMv3bCrPboCeL5RX-YWbvhbyHtE3hBq2i9cg9Xl0yLbFtk72xZc6eUtf0obW76jxE5DnyMWWPnBZQ/s320/photo+2-748828.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473110533325585586" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhus2YVVkvTQecw5eZDaxt6Q5EWuF6K9h2uYgY20poZHwRE6K5iMbPB_edfyyx8gFMLtRREoQ-Pqc3ktSlT7IONHK5BXZKS8m1SBFz2r0_R-7OAanlV1HVnuMY0QRtpzYeKIkBx2Q/s1600/photo+3-750229.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhus2YVVkvTQecw5eZDaxt6Q5EWuF6K9h2uYgY20poZHwRE6K5iMbPB_edfyyx8gFMLtRREoQ-Pqc3ktSlT7IONHK5BXZKS8m1SBFz2r0_R-7OAanlV1HVnuMY0QRtpzYeKIkBx2Q/s320/photo+3-750229.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473110540890968594" /></a></p>Friend in from Malaysia. Rainy day in Washington Park.Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-41630424297811958392010-05-06T08:13:00.000-07:002010-05-06T08:19:39.854-07:00Update On Our Wine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://redpilltaker.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/picture-4.png"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 435px; height: 288px;" src="http://redpilltaker.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/picture-4.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>As <a href="http://redpilltaker.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/update-on-home-wine/">Dan posted on his new blog,</a> our homemade Zinfandel is coming along quite nicely. Just racked it into a neutral barrel to get the wine off the yeast sediment that was created. This is one of the natural ways to get around filtering.<br /><br />I am considering a fining option which would remove a bit of the diacetyl characteristics left by malolactic fermentation. Decisions like this are tricky as you begin to open Pandora's box. But alas, the butterscotch-y flavors are a little too pronounced.<br /><br />All in all, it's becoming a really great wine. A few more adjustments and then we should be ready to bottle. Exciting.Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-1096057787355408422010-04-26T06:49:00.000-07:002010-04-26T07:00:06.990-07:00More Campbell SnippetsWow. I am about 70% of the way through Pathways to Bliss and I have just loved it all so far. But the library tells me it's due today and I cannot renew, so I'm going to jot down some quotes I really dug.<br /><br />He uses Freud and Jung quite a bit in exploring Western understandings of id, ego, superego, social pressuring, shadow, etc.<br /><br />He points at our shadow—our deep suppressed subconscience —as something we must all come to terms with at some point. All that we have desired (id) and been told that we cannot have (superego) needs to be recognized and dealt with, he suggests. There is great potential lurking in those dark depths.<br /><br />It is, of course, a scary thing to consider...because who knows what the collateral damage could be.<br /><br />Okay, the snippets...in images...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJ3HYTA6MMo67LGGzYnSiv0CYd6Ad9PkHNV0RiaflRMqnMP8fvh4aJz73634dZ36GIhl5TKv_L_vYqu-MDmJEop-ZHLK8Q2WGVO8wa_-hOb0KAZ3cemrQ_khwdtj-kUOyZKVV7A/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJ3HYTA6MMo67LGGzYnSiv0CYd6Ad9PkHNV0RiaflRMqnMP8fvh4aJz73634dZ36GIhl5TKv_L_vYqu-MDmJEop-ZHLK8Q2WGVO8wa_-hOb0KAZ3cemrQ_khwdtj-kUOyZKVV7A/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464444560676910354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And more...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXRAE-0RCxOrLFbM-U_gMMG6nyUjbKXnv45WrHc5py_Okm2TSc2vOTUhU2h1jZbwHBFfdbCjfh2TyMHJxB70C1PLZ96k80uPIKnmR13vCbDaEjVe0YjwvOpHb-gs_qOrkwwjPag/s1600/Picture+6.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXRAE-0RCxOrLFbM-U_gMMG6nyUjbKXnv45WrHc5py_Okm2TSc2vOTUhU2h1jZbwHBFfdbCjfh2TyMHJxB70C1PLZ96k80uPIKnmR13vCbDaEjVe0YjwvOpHb-gs_qOrkwwjPag/s400/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464445354977351378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB40YaFo0YdOGouwkNDzr-n-s0VrCVEA4r4RklJROJZS93u4jxyOmvvys0Nq3k9Jei1Fv5JdloWYx9PE3ppCmHDmh02PwAz33vY6Rgg6wwS4mp2_QEvDI3HTIG0Rs2W4UUS0M17A/s1600/Picture+7.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB40YaFo0YdOGouwkNDzr-n-s0VrCVEA4r4RklJROJZS93u4jxyOmvvys0Nq3k9Jei1Fv5JdloWYx9PE3ppCmHDmh02PwAz33vY6Rgg6wwS4mp2_QEvDI3HTIG0Rs2W4UUS0M17A/s400/Picture+7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464445415332006466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Okay, time to get going on the day.Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-86897633228329968412010-04-21T15:48:00.001-07:002010-04-21T15:55:36.740-07:00Basement Livin'It's been so great to have Dan and Bethany living in our basement apartment for the last year or so. But it's soon time for them to venture back to the lovely little town named for Saint Francis. Dan's going to be pursuing a Doctorate in Nursing and they'll both be finding better jobs (fingers crossed).<br /><br />Anyway, that opens our basement as of June 1st to the highest bidder. Just kidding. But seriously, we will be looking for a person or a couple to rent our basement as of June 1st.<br /><br />It's a great little spot. Sunny for a basement. Nice size. Open floor plan. Full kitchen and laundry area. And it's in the hippest part of SE Portland!<br /><br />If you are interested (or know someone who might be), please <a href="mailto:ryanleesharp@gmail.com">email me</a>. Thanks. I can't find any pics, but I could shoot some and email them out if someone would like to see the place.Ryan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.com0