Dimensionally Barrett

Okay. I don't normally do this; but I miss architectural renderings and in general just goofing with structure. This is actually for a friend's birthday card and now it occurs to me...hmmm, "birthday card"? Takes half an hour to knock one of these out? Just call me Johnny Hallmark, South Asian Office. Might not be a bad way to make a little on the side. This is such karma: how many times have I walked by gift shops with souvenirs and cards like this and said, "huh, maybe not a bad idea...." Oooooh, you better believe it; it might be an idea whose time has come!!! And there are so many more holidays here. Gee willikers, I best get to work! Order yours today (kidding...until I'm not! Keep your eyes posted; I might just be inspired.)

A few days ago, I had one of those fortuitous meetings or more likely, a reconnection, in one of those instances where mutual recognition is instant. Santosh Shrestha and I ducked into the Happiness Cafe to escape the downpour and sitting at the table adjacent to us was a yogi and a blonde woman listening intently to what he was saying. Since Santosh and I had spent the past couple of hours gabbing, it was a pretty quiet wait and of course, I kept overhearing snippets of conversation from the next table. For a bit, I thought I was watching one of those cases where somone dressed like a yogi is telling an attractive foreigner stuff for less-than-enlightened reasons. It happens. But then, the conversation kept returning to climate change, shamanism and a large gathering in the mountains. At that, I noticed two things, my mind opened a bit and I sensed a very deep, genuine caring from this yogi. After the rains ended, we made eye contact, and introduced ourselves and headed off ...