My pup Rosie's nosie in her pink diamond collar, Seattle, Washington, USA

My pup Rosie's nosie in her pink diamond collar, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Trees, street light, U District, rainy night, Seattle, Washington, USA

Trees, street light, U District, rainy night, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Nectar intiation, monks, nun, laypeople, His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya on throne, katag under the tent, murals, students, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Nectar intiation, monks, nun, laypeople, His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya on throne, katag under the tent, murals, students, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Tadpole playing, bass of stick and metal tub, keyboards, Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, USA

Tadpole playing, bass of stick and metal tub, keyboards, Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Happy Tibetan monks welcome initates to view the Hevajra mandala, and offer the flower seed pod, in the collector bowls, decorations, murals, altar, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Happy Tibetan monks welcome initates to view the Hevajra mandala, and offer the flower seed pod, in the collector bowls, decorations, murals, altar, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

last look before I go

last look before I go, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Singing White Stripes, Seven Nation Army: A feeling coming through my bones, til we find a home, I'm going to Wichita, if I catch it coming back my way, I'm going to serve it to you, Max's band, friend, brother, Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, USA

Singing White Stripes, Seven Nation Army: A feeling coming through my bones, til we find a home, I'm going to Wichita, if I catch it coming back my way, I'm going to serve it to you, Max's band, friend, brother, Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

war in the face of endless beauty

war in the face of endless beauty, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

A feeling coming through my bones, til we find a home, I'm going to Wichitah, A Seven Nation Army couldn't hold me back, if I catch it coming back my way, I'm going to serve it to you, Max, Lucas, Casey, music man cave, Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, USA

A feeling coming through my bones, til we find a home, I'm going to Wichitah, A Seven Nation Army couldn't hold me back, if I catch it coming back my way, I'm going to serve it to you, Max, Lucas, Casey, music man cave, Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Vajra empowerment wearing 5 Dhyani Buddha Crowns, lay people, monk, nun, Sakya Lamdre, Highest Yoga Tantra, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Vajra empowerment wearing 5 Dhyani Buddha Crowns, lay people, monk, nun, Sakya Lamdre, Highest Yoga Tantra, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now you're just somebody that I used to know, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Tibetan letter Ah next to whirling Tibetan prayer wheels

Tibetan letter Ah next to whirling Tibetan prayer wheels, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Transportation of a Buddha statue for Lama G's Garden Deck, wrapped in blankets, red Toyota Corolla (of course!) trunk, Fremont, Seattle, Washington, USA

Transportation of a Buddha statue for Lama G's Garden Deck, wrapped in blankets, red Toyota Corolla (of course!) trunk, Fremont, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

A Rolling Stone, Seattle Space Needle, Capitol Hill chat, Washington, USA

A Rolling Stone, Seattle Space Needle, Capitol Hill chat, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Green field under a cloudy sky, yellow flowers, old houses looking very American, two goats munching down, USA

Green field under a cloudy sky, yellow flowers, old houses looking very American, two goats munching down, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Obama for President 2008 sign in snow, fence, clear day, Christmas Eve, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Obama for President 2008 sign in snow, fence, clear day, Christmas Eve, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Under the snow, an old green Anchorage apartment house with birch tree, in fresh snow, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, on Christmas Eve

Under the snow, an old green Anchorage apartment house with birch tree, in fresh snow, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, on Christmas Eve, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Old Green Anchorage apartment house with birch tree swing, in fresh snow, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, on Christmas Eve

Old Green Anchorage apartment house with birch tree swing, in fresh snow, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, on Christmas Eve, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Dharma Wheel, sewn fabric on Monastery awning, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Dharma Wheel, sewn fabric on Monastery awning, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

The film "The Golden Child" gently predicts that the USA will be instrumental in helping to overcome the warlord state of Red China and ending the violence against and murder of Tibetans and end the distruction of Tibet, in part through investigation.

The brutal subjugation of Tibet has been going on my entire life. Fear of this brutality generated one of my first memories before I could even walk. I am sick of it and it must stop - it's like a wall of bloody pain always in the background of my life and I am not even Tibetan, but I am Buddhist.

This is the year that the wheel will turn, and peace will come into being soon. What ever we can do to achieve it we must personally dedicate ourselves to doing. I will.

Deer mask, Tibetan style, ritual masquerade, wood, sun, business hallway, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Deer mask, Tibetan style, ritual masquerade, wood, sun, business hallway, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.