-KE
Reports:
Professor: ‘55 is up and running, last year’s group put the wrong size bolt into the engine case, stripped the oil line. On our bike: front wheel on, rear fender and license plate on, battery box and oil reserve on frame.
Jamie: finalizing front of frame with wheel and handle bars
Caitlin: same thing working on forks
Mikhael: frame, got concussed
Mark: done with gaskets, helped with handle bars and engine
Samone/Devin: looked for missing bolts, had to take gasket off since they didn’t sprocket wasn’t staked properly
Kate: worked on fitting coil properly
Max S: handlebars, bike tipped back over and had to work on bent piece
Francesco: front forks
Mun: got spacers ready for attaching headlight
Max B: made gaskets
Phil: fasteners!
Colby: worked w/ max on gasket, helped Samone look for the missing parts
MK, Sydney, Leslie: helped out
Zen Discussion: Chapter 25
Pg. 297: Quality or its absence lies with the relationship between the people who use the technology and the technology; new way of looking at Quality, it’s not a static thing but instead a struggle of man trying to find Quality
Pg. 303: relationship between artist and art; you can get Quality out of unexpected situations, Quality of Ansel Adams photographs was more than the technology, it had to do with the composition and “making” a photograph
Pg. 304: first improve world from “heart and head and hand,” idea of not separating yourself from surrounding but instead embracing it
Peace of mind
Classic vs. romantic: problems with the overly romantic view, first time he criticizes classic view => you need both aspects for things to take on a deeper meaning
Zen Discussion: Chapter 26
Idea of “gumption”– almost like resilience, must have it when repairing motorcycle
Rest of chapter is about “gumption traps” (something that sucks away the ability to get things done): external vs. internal, different types of setbacks
Ex. value rigidity set back: you might think you know what’s wrong but you’re actually looking at it the wrong way
Ex. monkey trap: story of monkey trying to grab rice, monkey needs to realize that what he thinks is important isn’t as important as something else => ego (must be able to admit you’re wrong); Impatience, boredom
Reading for Thursday:
Soul craft chapter 7, 8, and concluding remarks