Randall Burns Blog

anatta · (non-self) and · sunyata · (emptiness) states of mind. Again these states of mind are present when ego, intellect and reason are absent from our minds. · Obviously this topic can be discussed at great length. · (see sources-Wikipedia) · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirv ...

   Note; This article originally published here on Jan. 15, 2021 · This post has taken longer for me to write and publish than anything else I have ever written. I attribute this to 2 factors; · 1 – The explosion of information that is now coming out is overwhelming, I have been ...

Note; This article originally posted here on Nov. 13, 2020 · This article is not intended to provide all the answers; all I’m doing is asking questions in the hope that it will spark the questions in you. As I state in my previous article I don’t expect you to take my word for an ...

Note; This article originally published here on Dec. 5, 2020 · Well it has been a furious journey of studying, researching, and “cramming”, (more than I’ve ever done for any final exam while I was still going to school, seriously), since I posted my first article on SARS-CoV-2, w ...

   Note; This article originally published here on Oct. 7, 2020. It somehow got lost with the change of platform but it is just as poignant and applicable, if not more so, than it was back then. There a few of my COVID articles that have “disappeared” in the transition but I will ...

I want to assure you here, at the outset that I’m not being flippant, funny, nor disrespectful. I’m hard pressed to remember the last time that I was this serious, or passionate about a topic but I truly believe that we, as a society and individually, are suffering greatly, and I ...

(Here's an email that I just sent to a friend of mine, I hope that you enjoy it.) · Hello Graham, · I hope that you're well. · I'm at the place where I need to "lay all of my cards on the table." This will either get you thinking, (Which is my intent), or it will alienate you, fo ...

I would like to introduce Mr. Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, the pharmaceutical company that announced last Monday, Nov. 9 that it has the vaccine for COVID-19. It was also the same day that Mr. Bourla also sold over $5,000,000 worth of his stock in the company and made an incredi ...

This is the title, (Picture from same article), of an article that I read and used as a source for my last article. it has resurfaced a couple of times and I believe that it warrants more in depth reading, and exposure. It is a very informative read for anyone who has doubts, que ...

   Yes, we are in crazy times. ·    "Perspective" is a topic I'm always discussing... ·    There are those of you out there that are "rolling with the punches", (and yes you know who you are). Just another "adjustment" on the road of life. But, "what is life?". ·  I've had far to ...

   (Old English/Scottish proverb) ·     Credit to Thomas Deloney, 1545 · I heard this proverb recently and I must admit that the impact of it made me stop and think,it resonated profoundly with me. · Regardless of one's personal perception/reaction to this sentiment every Cook th ...

It was a few weeks ago when I was sitting at home relaxing on a leave of absence and my partner called me · from work · to give me some good news. Apparently she had bought a raffle ticket for a Father's Day draw a few months back and she just got notified that she had won the Gr ...

Suggested reading; "Tales from Paradise" (The Poem) · Chapter 1 · https://www.bebee.com/producer/@randall-burns/tales-from-paradise-the-poem · Well it’s been almost a year · Since I last brought you cheer · This is just a reminder · For us all to be kinder · We are all blesse ...

“The E-Sensual Cook” Chapter 2 · This post is in response to a recent article I published, “Love Mussel”, · https://www.bebee.com/producer/@randall-burns/love-mussel · And the concept that quickly followed, “The E-Sensual Cook”, a series of cooking articles. In this post I dis ...

   I get this question a LOT. Like there’s a problem with it. (?) ·    Yes I’m generally a happy person, very happy as a matter of fact so I do get this question daily. I have numerous pat answers, all true, at my disposal and issue them out depending on my mood, (I guess, I hon ...

Why I Write · I have been pondering this query/statement lately and truth be told I have to admit; · I am NOT a writer! · Having said that however I have to say that I’m NOT a lot of things; · - I’m not a Sailor · - I’m not a naturalist/biologist/environmentalist · - I’m not a ph ...

    ·    My hand plunges into the frigid ice water causing goosebumps to erupt over my arm; I grasp a handful of the precious mollusks and place them into the large bowl next to me. The glistening shells are deceptively heavy with the promise of the delecta ...

This article is revamped from the original that I posted on LinkedIn, March, 2014. I've quoted this kitchen term, "Mise en Place", in many of my posts and someone asked me the other day what the actual meaning of the term is. I will let the article speak for itself but basically ...

It was pointed out to me the other day by a friend that all, (and really ALL), of my articles/posts/buzzes, regardless of topic, content or theme, have one common thread; they all mention beer, in one reference or another. I had never noticed this before nor was it a conscious ef ...

(Kitchen @ "Viaduct Central", Auckland, New Zealand, 1999) · The “philosophy” of Mentoring can be applied to any profession, and to life in general; we all have Mentors and by the same token we are all teaching, in one way or another. How else could we progress and advance? This ...