I am not really tracking this but your nickname reminded me of the sour plums I had in Hong Kong, an acquired taste if there is one! Extremely salty and not at all plummy. You being a foodie, I was curious what you think of them?
--- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > Fun to watch Curtis (and Edg, but to a lesser extent > > because he isn't immediately involved) stand on his > > head to avoid seeing what's actually going on here, > > exercising his creative powers to the utmost to come > > up with an alternate story line that will allow him > > to feel less bad about himself. > > So the mission of the sour plum is to help assist me feeling badly about > myself? So noble, so kind. So you. > > > > > Two hints: (1) Not looking for a guru in Curtis; and > > (2) anger *per se* isn't the problem. It's the Hulk- > > like transformation the anger triggers that's the > > problem. Or maybe Jekyll/Hyde is a better analogy. > > Off my schtick for a moment here. Your complaint is ridiculously pointed at > me for the most human quality of reacting angrily to hostility and (what > seems to me) unfair attack. There is nothing hulk-like about this switch. > Posters get from me what they give. Sometimes the switch is between a few > different posts as with Jim who can start a rancorous debate and then in a > few posts we are complimenting each other. You more than anyone here has an > agenda to get my goat and when you succeed you claim it as a personality > defect rather than the natural reaction that you yourself share here. You > are trying to demonize me for trying to gain rapport with people here (that > is being Mr. Wonderful) and then reacting defensively when attacked. And a > typical cycle of triggers is if any poster has a run of too many positive > posts with me. It seems to unhinge you. > > > > > At any rate, Curtis might find it of benefit to do > > some reading/thinking about Jung's recommendation > > to acknowledge and ultimately accept one's Shadow > > side. If you can make friends with your Shadow, > > you're a lot more likely to get it to work with you > > rather than against you. > > First of all please don't attempt to couch your malevolent intentions toward > me as some kind of exercise in opening my eyes to greater self knowledge. > You don't have the empathy skills needed, or even the core level kindness > toward other people that would be required. You are not a people person > Judy. It reveals itself again and again in your low emotional intelligence > displayed in your posts. > > And secondly, for you to chastise me for having "anger triggers". From a > person who is the most high maintenance, fly-off-the-handle on any given > phrase, soaring on the wings of her self-righteous claim to moral > superiority, often screechingly angry posters here,I say > > (re-engage schtick) > > Sour, sour plum. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Duveyoung <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Curtis, > > > > > > > > Have you considered that Judy is like Guru Dev when he was looking for > > > > a guru? He got that one guru angry, and Guru Dev said something like: > > > > "This guy's anger proves he isn't fully enlightened, so he's not the > > > > guru I seek." > > > > > > Edg my brother, don't get me started again on the hideous story of a poor > > > boy who left home searching for a "perfect" father sold as a wonderful > > > spiritual tale of his greatness. A boy so scarred by life with a family > > > that he left his home and faced starvation rather than face another day > > > of...what? What adult bastard caused a young boy so much pain that he > > > needed to leave his home? And what family life life him so scarred that > > > he led a life of homeless camping behind the KFC in the state park? Away > > > from people, never to be with people, to hell with people... > > > > > > Sorry man, I get lost in that dark trance sometimes. The miracle story > > > manufactured from obvious neglect and probable abuse. Plus his family > > > was rich enough to find the kid. Why didn't they? > > > > > > OK back again. Let me focus. Judy like Guru Dev...through her > > > dedication to hostility busting down people for, what was her last > > > complaint about me...trying to be Mr. Wonderbread was it? No it was > > > close though, Mr. Wonderful, that's it. She was taking me down for > > > trying to present an impression that I am a wonderful human being full of > > > the light of God and optimism that I can spread my music to the world or > > > at least an improvement on those crappy sugary drinks pawned off as > > > Chaipirinias in Mall bars. I'm having a little trouble following you > > > here although the idea that some misfortune in the past my be the shared > > > cause for aniti-social tendencies might be a rich vein to explore... > > > > > > > > > > > Gotta give that which pokes ya and irks ya a deep bow just for rubbing > > > > your nose in a crippling attachment even if the messenger is all puffy > > > > egoic about it. > > > > > > Yes the "petty tyrant" of Castaneda novels fame. I always gave her credit > > > for pissing me off enough to write. But I am not a fan of the > > > "attachment as bad" thoery. I am not on any path that seeks to lessen > > > attachment, I am hungry for more of it. > > > > > > Anything I learned from interacting with Judy could have been > > > accomplished without the rancorous bullshit. That was all unnecessary > > > IMO. But she has picked out her sheets, the comforter with the Victorian > > > flower print duvet cover and the edge ruffles (which seems unwise in > > > these days of bed bug threats) and now she props herself up on no less > > > than 15 pillows each depicting a moral lesson from the classic: I Am SO > > > Much More Ethical Than You Are, penned by the inventor of the male > > > chastity belt. > > > > > > > > > > > Except of course, unless Judy criticizes me, then I'm like you. > > > > > > > > Sigh..... > > > > > > The display of honesty and self-effacing truth that makes me proud to be > > > your friend Edg. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Edg > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > > > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Busy, busy, Sour Plum. So much rancor to spread but the numbers of > > > > > posts are burning so fast. Who else needs correction, who else needs > > > > > to be put in their place...and all around her enemies in collusion, > > > > > yes enemies who plot to burn up her posts with things that need > > > > > correction, so much scolding to dole out, so many personal flaws to > > > > > expose to the innocent world which can't be trusted on its own to > > > > > come to the righteous conclusions of the Sour Plum. Oh and the need > > > > > for hostile challenges just grows on all sides between the enemies > > > > > plotting together, in collusion, and no one else can see how bad it > > > > > all is, they must be warned but that will burn up more posts... > > > > > > > > > > (I submit this for approval from my Dark Lord who is training me in > > > > > the black arts of the "wisecrack".) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
