Top to bottom: Wolf at NOHO presentation, Karen after lunch at Survival Center, Men's group at DeJa Brew.
And Dexter holding court at Rao's
And Dexter holding court at Rao's
Don Karp, born in 1943, was raised in Syracuse, NY, and lived in Boston and WMass for 20 years before moving to Mexico. He is a college dropout (after eight years in university), an ex-husband, an ex-mental patient, and an expatriate. What’s left of him after all of these X’s, is thriving in Central Mexico and writing about it.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival [Paperback]
David Kaiser
I just finished reading this book today--a truly fun read!
Significantly, on the same day I received the first 26 copies of my newly published book:
The Bumpy Road, A Memoir of Culture Clash Including Woodstock, Mental Hospitals, and Living in Mexico.
Friday, April 5, 2013
This is the beginning of my regular blog section.
My logo is a shell commonly found at Zipolite Beach in Oaxaca, Mexico, and is pictured on the right side of the page.
I've been going to Zipolite for the past four years during the Christmas holidays to play in the band: The Zipolite Beach Billies.
This shape is very important to me. The point represents to me the calm center of a cyclone. This symbolizes the still centered focus during meditation. From this point the shell swirls upwards and outwards in a Fibonaci progression, growing from within. It's like spiraling out from meditation to the whorl of life's activities. Periodically I return to the calm center to reflect and meditate.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Bumpy Road Description
Everyone lives a personal “hero’s journey”.
The Bumpy Road shows how culture clash is a muse for creative
transformation. It tells the story of childhood followed by adolescent
confusion.
A boy struggles to become a man by buying into institutions that did not
work for him: marriage to a woman whose
entire self-concept was tied to “the relationship”; academia where as a science
student success is about publish or perish; the old boy club where lies and
back-stabbing were rampant.
The 60’s culture came and personal
chaos ensued. Relying on mental hospitals to correct these institutional evils
created new problems. But the human spirit is resilient.
The Bumpy Road details how the habit of going to the hospital for help was
broken and how a new artistic identity emerged. Exposure to cultural diversity
provided opportunities. New struggles and successes were encountered in Mexico.
Reading The Bumpy Road promotes self-examination and encourages
transformation
Promos for my book
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| The Bumpy Road- A Memoir of Culture Clash Including Woodstock, Mental Hospitals & Living in Mexico |
The "Bumpy Road Phenomenon"
The "Bumpy Road Phenomenon"
Imagine you are driving along the road in Central Mexico, south of Mexico City in the formerly volcanic region known as Tepoztlan, "the Magic City". Relaxing and enjoying the scenery, you see the mountains sculpted as mushrooms and temples. Suddenly you hit a bumpy section. You jam on the brakes to avoid destroying the car. Now you need to focus on the next pothole. Everything is up close. A Mexican tells you that the bumps are "dead policemen". Speedbumps and potholes are very common.
Jamming on the brakes is one way to survive life's jagged areas of culture clash. Unlike the bumps in the road, the bumps of life offer opportunities for reflection and growth.
Imagine you are driving along the road in Central Mexico, south of Mexico City in the formerly volcanic region known as Tepoztlan, "the Magic City". Relaxing and enjoying the scenery, you see the mountains sculpted as mushrooms and temples. Suddenly you hit a bumpy section. You jam on the brakes to avoid destroying the car. Now you need to focus on the next pothole. Everything is up close. A Mexican tells you that the bumps are "dead policemen". Speedbumps and potholes are very common.
Jamming on the brakes is one way to survive life's jagged areas of culture clash. Unlike the bumps in the road, the bumps of life offer opportunities for reflection and growth.
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