--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > <snip> > > > I was thinking more along the lines of, "If you think > > > that you know enough to write a book, or to preach to > > > someone else about how they should live their lives, > > > you can't join until you get over it." > > > > Says Barry, preaching to others about how they > > should live their lives. > > At no point in his post did Barry suggest > anything about how others should live their > lives.
"You can't join until you get over it" seemed like a pretty clear preachment to me. I merely noted what I saw as trends, > and then cracked a joke. There was *zero* > suggestion that anyone act on that inform- > ation in any way. Well, Barry, not only did you make such a suggestion (quoted above), but your stock in trade here is preaching to others about how they should live their lives. <snip> > I'm thinkin' that what you might *really* be > upset about Looks like it's you who's upset, Barry. is realizing that here it is only > Tuesday, and you're panicky because you've > realized that you only have two posts left in > which to trash Barry, whereas he has 20 more > in which to ignore your very existence. :-) According to Yahoo Search, this is my 24th post, so there's no way I could be "upset" about having only two posts left. And FYI, I wouldn't be upset even if I *did* have only two posts left. I find my participation here is a lot more rewarding if I'm not constantly counting my posts and just quit for the week whenever I reach the limit. Have you noticed, by the way, that the prediction you were salivating over awhile back--about how I would gradually get further and further behind because at the start of the new week I'd have to first respond to all the posts I couldn't respond to the previous week--has flopped miserably? What's particularly amusing is that a month or so after you'd made that prediction, you claimed it had all come true--when it had not. And you're *still* obsessed with the number of my posts. Oh, and by the way, I've made only two posts this week (three counting this one) that were critical of you. This is a sickness with you, Barry. You really need to get some professional help with it. > > > > Championship Ghee Wrestling (was Re: From Margi Gunn) > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > > > I got some chuckles out of that. So what is it about FFL? > > Most of us have a TM background. Is it that there's little > > emphasis in the TMO on becoming a nicer person, as there > > is in Buddhist circles and some other spiritual groups? > > In fact, egotism is intentionally cultured, with crowns, > > titles, and a pecking order determined by net worth. > > Not to mention being "the best" and "the highest path." > > > I remember a political cartoon illustrating the "Reagan > > end run" in which thoughts would bypass that part of his > > brain which, in most of us, edits and sometimes censors > > the nonsense thoughts that might otherwise come out of > > our mouths. It seems that some here suffer from the same > > syndrome. If they're in a rage, or feeling nasty toward > > someone, they somehow feel justified in venting it, and > > there's no indication of any introspection causing them > > to pause and consider the consequences or even the > > legitimacy of their perspective. > > I can't disagree with what you say here, but what > interests me more is that there are some who seem > to *feed* on losing control in this way. It's as > if the times when they are out of control and lost > in some over-the-top emotional moment are the highest > points in their lives, so they go out of their way > looking for more things to be outraged about, so > they can feel more of them. > > > Maybe Emily Post should be required reading for FFL > > membership. > > It couldn't hurt. > > I was thinking more along the lines of, "If you think > that you know enough to write a book, or to preach to > someone else about how they should live their lives, > you can't join until you get over it." >
