https://richgriese.net/Recent content on Rich GrieseHugoenThu, 01 Oct 2026 22:42:27 -0400https://richgriese.net/posts/the-wnba/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:42:27 -0400https://richgriese.net/posts/the-wnba/I think people overlook that what the WNBA appears to want is a traveling black lesbian orgy with a woke social activist veneer. The basketball games themselves are just the smoke-screen for the super-structure of the traveling orgy and are immaterial. Plus… it’s subsidized by the NBA. The organizational structure and cultural positioning of the Women’s National Basketball Association have long been subjects of intense discussion among sports analysts, media critics, and fans, particularly regarding the relationship between its athletic competition, political activism, and financial backing from the National Basketball Association.https://richgriese.net/christianity/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://richgriese.net/christianity/Historians know stuff about Christianity that most of us don’t. Below are some easy options to learn from the comfort of your computer or mobile device. Online Resources – Introduction To The New Testament History And Literature, by Professor Dale Martin of Yale University (YouTube playlist) – Introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible), by Professor Christine Hayes of Yale University (YouTube playlist) – From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians (1998) PBS Frontline TV showhttps://richgriese.net/dhamma-songs/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://richgriese.net/dhamma-songs/For years I’ve wished that Buddhists would do their chanting in English. I mean, if you’re chanting to remind yourself of the dhamma, it’s gotta be in a language you understand, to be effective, right? I thought if I put sutta texts to music (the heartbeat of not just music, but of life itself), I might help folks learn and remember the dhamma. I’ve built a radio station that broadcasts 24/7 that allows you listen whenever you need the magic of music, with a dhamma twist.https://richgriese.net/ecf/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://richgriese.net/ecf/Part of our understanding Christianity effort. After the New Testament: The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers. You can download the entire lecture series at (archive.org source, download as zip). – 1/24 Introduction to the Apostolic Fathers – 2/24 The Letter of 1 Clement – 3/24 Church Structures In Early Christianity – 4/24 The Letters of Ignatius – 5/24 Doctrinal Problems in the Early Church – 6/24 Still Other Doctrinal Disputeshttps://richgriese.net/eating-together/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://richgriese.net/eating-together/Everyone loves eating out. Invite your friends and even minor acquaintances to share a meal from time to time. You’ll develop better relationships with others, and feel part of the community. Nutley has great restaurants. The actual words of the page title come from a west coast restaurant supply company called S. E. Rykoff, and the phrase appeared on the side of their trucks as “ENJOY LIFE! EAT OUT MORE OFTEN!https://richgriese.net/using-dhamma-talks/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://richgriese.net/using-dhamma-talks/Thanissaro Bhikkhu has a website with audio dhamma talks, that is simple and easy to use. His talks were completely different than the books I had read about meditation in my 20s. Those books were written to understand meditation intellectually. The problem with that is that the practice of meditation is not primarily an intellectual thing, like learning chemistry or the law, but a skill, like learning to drum or play football.https://richgriese.net/meditation/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://richgriese.net/meditation/Meditation is training / exercise for the mind, the ultimate goal of which is to help you retrain how your mind thinks so that you can become free from suffering. Training your mind to reduce and let go of the thoughts that make you suffer. As you become increasingly free of the suffering, caused by your mind, you will find yourself becoming more happy, joyful, peaceful, kind, and generous… both to those around you, and to yourself.https://richgriese.net/music/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://richgriese.net/music/Music is a powerful tool composed of melody, harmony & rhythm. I believe rhythm is the “heartbeat” of not just music, but of life itself, and has great power. I recommend listening to music every day, especially music with a beat that will make you get up and dance. You can learn more about rhythm by drumming. Everyone knows how to clap along to a song. That’s drumming. If you can clap your hands you’re already a drummer.https://richgriese.net/the-gym/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://richgriese.net/the-gym/Improve physical, mental & heart health, strength, flexibility, mood, and sleep quality. Reduce obesity, heart disease, stress, and anxiety. A gym, like PureGym in Nutley, also serves as a social hub where you can be part of a community, and interact on a daily basis with existing friends and friends you have not yet met. It’s like a secret club, and even has an unofficial song. While the machines, employees and members at PureGym are all a pleasure, you will not find any worse music in the town of Nutley, and you are assaulted with television screens everywhere showing dancing prostitutes, gang bangers, and other degenerates that you cannot avoid.