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Nina Gitana V: The Art of Dying

Nina practiced “the art of dying.”  She had started dying many years before I met her, even if her body didn’t manage it until 2002.  She saw it as Alan Watts did: “Dying is an art.  It’s also an adventure.” One example was that, during the time I knew...

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Bill Lederer IV: Money, Women, and Salt

This is the fourth post on my friendship with William J. Lederer, exploring different dimensions of this unusual, remarkable man. I think Bill knew my type: the artistic, mystic type who lived on the edge and was always broke. So to his long list of projects, he added helping...

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