Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.
Janis Joplin
Saturday, October 07, 2006
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About Me
- R.J. Baker
- After chasing the American dream hard for thirty-five years, I tried to chuck it all to become a mystery writer - it didn't work-now I'm back practicing law. I've been many things in this life;a dishwasher,a cook,a pizza-flipper, a wrecker driver,a men's suit salesman,an entreprenuer, a restaurateur,a soldier, an accountant, and an attorney. I will attempt to entertain, inform,and share the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of the writing life and pursuit of publication and bestsellerdom.
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A little close to Buddhism there, but then I've go so many friends working in Korea.
"Wherever you go, there you are"?
I'm studying Taoism though I'm not sure I understand it fully...the ying and yang of life and all.
Leonard Cohen used to swear by the I-Ching.
Lots of Taoism in there.
And J.D Salinger is full of it, especially in "Hapworth 1924", a long short story about Seymour Glass et al.
...Come to think of it also "Raise High the Roofbeams, Carpenters."
Franny and Zooey?
Hm. Seems to be a lot of overlap here.
One thing for sure, once I decided to put all my eggs in one basket to be a novelist, I starved for a year but became ridiculously rich the following year.
I-Ching said: Pot is very full. Ting is very happy.
Good fortune!
Effing right!
Too bad I blew it!
Ivan
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