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Burns Auto Parts is the oddly-named brainchild of Leslie Burns…that is, me. Since the 20th century, I’ve been an internationally known creative marketing consultant who specializes in working with commercial photographers. The name came from my grandfather’s old business–he did sell auto parts.

That said, I hardly do that work now. In 2011, I became a California-licensed attorney, representing creatives primarily in copyright matters, small business issues, and contracts. If you want to learn more, please go to my professional site: burnstheattorney.com.

Here, however, I will be much more personal. I’ve recently decided that I want to write more about life, generally. I’ve kind of lived one and would like to share what I’ve learned and what I may learn in the future. While I am on Mastodon for social media, this blog will be longer format stuff.

I suspect some of it will get very personal. I plan on discussing trauma, patriarchy, relationships of all kinds, as well as less fraught stuff like home repairs and riding my Triumph. I’m a “bad” Buddhist, so anything I offer us here is done with good intention but remember that I’m not a therapist or anything, so these are just my thoughts, my perspectives, my experience.

Still there? Then let’s go…

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Better

Sunday, at sangha, we were discussing the word “present” in the Heart Sutra. The discussion evolved into people talking about how for them being present meant having gratitude for their past suffering or how hard it was to be present when there are so many demands on our time. Present was an oddly complex word. …

Pizza

After months of eating keto to drop some fat, I am back to eating carbs. I’m trying not to go crazy and to keep my intake of calories something reasonable, but, yeah, carbs baby. I don’t eat a lot of sweet stuff, so I’m lucky there. No cokes/sodas or big desserts. Dark chocolate–like a square …

The Sofa

One of the leftovers from the breakup is The Sofa. I use caps because it is a thing. A particular thing. A thorn-in-my-side thing. This is The Sofa, in situ. I have never liked The Sofa. From the first time I went to the Ex’ condo, I didn’t like it. He had good taste in …