Well, here is the latest update on my band's progress and latest photos from our band photo op. Musicians are plentiful in my area, but we do have a slight edge.  We have a Taoist in the group (moi) who will forge ahead and take the bulls by the horns, scream at the top of... Continue Reading →

Let me first apologize to everyone for my long extended disappearance from TaoBabe, as it was  supposed to have been a very short pause while I gather my strength and run, but it didn't turn out that way.  Several major things occurred in my life which I could not control. 1.  As most of you... Continue Reading →

As a bona-fide, proud card-carrying wordsmith member, I cringe every time I open up the Tao Te Ching, and the first words of Chapter 1 pops up at me: The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not the eternal name... As a wordsmith, the... Continue Reading →

Disclaimer:  This is MY interpretation of the physics of Tao.  Since I am not a physicist, I am highly unqualified to make firm statements on anything that is remotely physicsie, and despite the fact that I am a Tao Babe, the gentle reader should also take into consideration my considerable lack of knowledge on anything... Continue Reading →

Two weeks ago, I drove to LA to visit a good friend.  I drove all day to get there, spent the night, went to the conference in the morning, and then drove back to SF  immediately afterwards, so it was, round trip, about 15 hours of constant driving with no breaks for anything.  Now, I'm... Continue Reading →

I was asked by a very good friend to post this song because it was a favorite.  It almost didn't make the cut and would have never been recorded if it wasn't for his insistence, because I was having trouble with the lyrics, and agonized over it for days. This was during the time frame... Continue Reading →

Music--serious music--requires the kind of hard work and dedication that only obsessive-compulsive people are able to dedicate to it. Without being neither terribly obsessive about much of anything in this life, nor having worked up enough slather to be compulsive about much of anything, music simply does not fit into the category of 'serious' for... Continue Reading →

Welcome to my music page. Here is where I will share with you, my gentle readers, some of the music that I wrote. The current song uploaded is called Moment in the Night. Please enjoy. Moment in the Night Tao Babe

Okay. I have to admit. This post has nothing to do with Taoism. I just wanted to show off my photo with Keiko Matsui, taken only hours ago. She was live, at Yoshi's in San Francisco this weekend, and I went to see her. The woman is awesome! She will be in town for one... Continue Reading →

Butterfly Goddess Graphic Art - Dan Barrett Recently, I had a dream of a gift of butterflies, and in my attempt to share my dream with two very dear friends, I felt humbled and honored to have been given two precious gifts by them. My dream had been interpreted via a hauntingly beautiful poem titled... Continue Reading →