Patrick fretitates on his inability to attain elected office, while Gwen is the cool-headed one for once.  Our mics were on the fritz so the audio is back to the bad old days.  Working on it.

 Links mentioned :

• Gwen’s ranking among the top 50 most influential women in social media.

• And Gwen as one of the top 50 people to follow on Twitter.

• One of our favorite beverages, Brawndo.  Win at Politics!!!

• A 50 minute video about Thich Nhat Hanh’s struggle to exert influence while remaining true to his Buddhist vows.  Great stuff.

The first half of this podcast is a talk about gender issues, the second about dealing with the disappointments of life.  They connect in there somewhere, but we can’t tell you how.

Links mentioned:

• For more on Seasonal Affective Disorder click here.

• A video of The Loreleis that gives you a pretty good idea of what kind of outfit Gwen was involved in.

Books mentioned:

• Seducing the Boy’s Club, by Nina DiSesa

This show is all over the map but we’re really just talking about one thing.  How your life and the choices within it are all the result of thought patterns  that you’ve built up over the years.  The challenge of Zen is to confront and break up these habitual patterns and live spontaneously.  We’ll get back to you on our progress in 30 or 40 years…

Links mentioned:

• Here’s the Snoop Dog video with the round bed that Patrick is currently installing under his mirror ball.

• If you’d like to make Brad Warner’s weekly zazen sessions less (or more) of a sausage fest here’s the info for when and where they meet.

• Look… 4 Doubloons!  Good thing I have all these pockets!