A Sign of the Times...

By my count, there have been over 200 gazillion words written since last November about the iPod. But the media coverage that stopped me in my tracks came in a 1/31/05 issue of USA Today (sorry for the delay in posting!..) Paul Saffo, research director for the The Institute for the Future, a think tank in Palo Alto, California (wouldn't that look so cool on your business card!..) begins his take on the iPod predictably enough, saying, "This is all part of the shift from mass media to personalized media," BUT THEN...

"With the iPod, the Buddha is in the details. The finish and feel are such that you want to caress it. And when you do, wonderful things happen."

The Buddha is in the details??!! I have absolutely NO IDEA what this literally means, but how weirdly wonderful to see it, and in USA Today of all places. I'm now on the look out for more headlines from them..

More of Us on Sesshin in USA...

Buddhists Making More Use of Free Time and Hobbies...

Travel Tips for Getting Out of Samsara....

Watch this space...