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Posted on: Farewell, Sweet Pete
September 15, 2009 at 1:42 AM

I've spent the last 3 years mostly lurking around here, but had to duck in to say farewell, Pete.  I really enjoyed PWP, and still go back to review some of them from time to time.  You brought a great deal of feeling and depth of knowledge to the site.  Thanks!

祝你安居乐业!

Posted on: Seeking Without Finding -- 寻隐者不遇
May 6, 2009 at 1:21 AM

I just stumbled across Alan Watts' "Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown:  A mountain journal" (wasn't even looking for it, I thought it was in a box somewhere), and there's a translation of this poem on the flyleaf.  What an amazing connection, I hadn't thought about that stuff in years -- my freshman year in college I read everything I could get my hands on by Watts.  Ah, youth.

Posted on: Seeking Without Finding -- 寻隐者不遇
April 30, 2009 at 12:24 AM

Bill, when I saw the last line I also immediately thought of that book, which I read as a callow freshman at UC Santa Cruz in the mid 70s.  Which, of course, immediately brought to mind Jonathan Richman's line about the rooming house on Venice Beach, which is filled with "followers of Watts and Leary".  唐诗真博大精深!

Posted on: Farewell, Son 游子吟
January 20, 2009 at 2:42 AM

This is such a wonderful addition to Cpod that I am inspired to make my first comment, after over 2 years of lurking.  加油,Pete!