Rusty Ring

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

Something I was struck by knowing Danielle, her husband and her late brother Andrew (and talking with George Takei) was the very sincere love those Star Trek cast members had for each other. That whole thing was thrust upon them and their obvious deep friendship was so clear. What a gift.

🖖 RIP Walter Koenig 1936 - 2026

Just Enough Filling bowls. rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/10/just... #acceptance, #DorothyParker, #dukkha, #generosity, #hermitpractice, #oryoki, #scarcitymodel, #Soto, #Zen

A fun Easter egg on the poster for this one, Bob Fingerman hid Mike and the Boys and Schnappi in areas that are either cropped out or covered on the final poster

When I was a kid, it was OK to smoke virtually everywhere, all the time. Buses, movie theatres, shopping malls, airplanes, you name it. It was impossible to get away from that crap. By the time I was a teenager the rest of us started getting traction. Would never go back to that.

Well, he’s either recruiting statisticians or that’s an unfortunate lack of proof reading from the secretary of state

Like anybody of average intelligence didn't know this already. Those centres are rape camps, just like all American detention facilities.

Just Enough Filling bowls. rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/10/just... #acceptance, #DorothyParker, #dukkha, #generosity, #hermitpractice, #oryoki, #scarcitymodel, #Soto, #Zen

Bedtime for the Venus flytrap Just waiting for the lights to go out. rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/10/bed-... #autumn, #gardening, #Venusflytrap, #photography, #WordlessWednesday

Me, too.

"three Trek appearances on three different series" is the character actor equivalent of winning a batting title

Getting On With It Watch like no-one's dancing. rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/10/gett... #Japan, #LeonardCohen, #music, #shakuhachi, #TheRustyRingArtGallery, #Zen

Should we really allow ourselves to be engulfed by a demonic holiday that invokes Hell? Alas, I’m afraid we’re stuck with Christmas, but at least we’ll have the happy memory of Halloween to help us make it through the season.

Getting On With It Watch like no-one's dancing. rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/10/gett... #Japan, #LeonardCohen, #music, #shakuhachi, #TheRustyRingArtGallery, #Zen

Mystery shelter Temporary for decades. rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/10/ww-m... #cabin, #fern, #hermitpractice, #maple, #photography, #WordlessWednesday

Had the great honor of literally standing with @repilhan.bsky.social and I stand with her today. She represents my Minneapolis district and it will be a joy to vote for her again in November.

The Nutshell Koan Estimation is unskilful. rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-... #clearseeing, #hermitpractice, #koan, #Zen

At the end of the clip, after Emmer’s ridiculous, easily challenged answer: KARL: “Let’s turn to the midterms…” Beltway reporters are more afraid of asking follow-up questions than Mister Mxyzptlk is of saying his name backwards.

The first of our MST3K episodes is now available for everyone! To celebrate, here I am holding a big hunk of Syd's Olive Loaf www.rifftrax.com/mst3k-sting-...

Autumn Haiku The yearly invasion. rustyring.blogspot.com/2014/10/autu... #autumn, #aviation, #dependentcoarising #haiku, #photography, #poem

The Nutshell Koan Estimation is unskilful. rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-... #clearseeing, #hermitpractice, #koan, #Zen

I'm one of those losing his healthcare.

Autumn resistance Get it? rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/10/ww-a... #autumn, #ginkgo, #photography, #WordlessWednesday

Somebody had to say this. We all need to say this, over and over, right out loud. And let the chips fall.

Most policy questions aren't this simple. This one is.

When I was little, Rocket Boy appeared in my nightmares. I think it was just the body horror of having jets instead of feet.

Geese Military birds. rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/10/gees... #aviation, #bird, #book, #GoldSide, #outbacking, #river, #Washington

#via Canadian cartoonist Dave Whamond #CanadaSky #USpol

Geese Military birds. rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/10/gees... #aviation, #bird, #book, #GoldSide, #outbacking, #river, #Washington

Indian summer dahlias Just the right colour for the season. rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/09/ww-i... #autumn, #flower, #photography, #WordlessWednesday

Having been a convicted Christian for 40 years, I can attest to the utter precision of this statement. As a Zen hermit monk for the past 24 years, I can also attest to its complete application to Buddhism.

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