dear laughingPerson, I've already done the gender bender rabbit hole in regards to merudanda who I labeled he. But Robin twice referred to that person as she. I even found, from the mystery person themself, conflicting posts: one to Obba wherein he called himself Purusha; another wherein she said she's a woman.
I finally figured that they are existing at that finest level where Shiva IS Shakti, where Purusha IS Prakriti etc. And I remain grateful to meruD for the tender feelings inspired in me regardless of their gender. PS You? I always knew you're a guy. And then someone, maybe Richard, joked about how you are young enough to be my grandson. So age can be yet another perplexing parameter online. ________________________________ From: laughinggull108 <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 7:14 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Is "he" a "she" or vice versa? Does it make a difference? Some good thoughts in your list Steve...how many nights did you say that you couldn't sleep? BTW, my beer should be corrected as follows: Laughinggull – Is it really beer *he* is brewing, or just a fizzy, sparkling beverage? The jury is out on that, but it always tickles the insides. LOL...I guess my feminine side is coming through here at FFL. Now it makes sense, Steve, when you highlighted a line from one of my posts, and wrote something like: "What the woman said." Kinda elevates your comment some time ago: "Someone could fall in love with you based on this comment alone" or somesuch. Now I'm curious as what others with whom I've interacted on this forum thought I was (perhaps I should rephrase that, eh?). An interesting discussion might be *how* we respond (or not) to others on an online forum because of gender, and how that might *change* if someone isn't the gender we think he/she is. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray27" <steve.sundur@...> wrote: > > > Thanks Share. I wouldn't have expected to post so much these past few > months, but just worked out that way I guess. > > Here's something I came up with the other night when I couldn't sleep. > > Don't mean to offend anyone, (on what's turned out to be a sad day) > > There's been a lot of talk about craft beers here, and the other > night, having trouble sleeping I thought about what qualities of a craft > bear could be compared to a posting style. I came up with some side by > side comparisons. And as many posts contain insults, the descriptions > should also be viewed as applying to insult styles as well. > > Ann – A relatively smooth concoction, but goes from sweet to bitter > and back again many times in a single pint, usually ending on a mildly > bitter note. > > Alex – crisp and light, with emphasis on crisp. > > Share – very smooth, but always with a strong finish. (a personal > favorite of mine) > > Raunchy – a true artisan, brewing a complex, original beer, with a > bitter, yet sweet characteristic throughout. The labels are her bottles > reflect well the flavor within. Said to be coming out with a new brew > called SOTTPS > > Judy – At some point the fermentation process got messed up. It may > be that power got cut to the cooling tanks. A result is a quite bitter > concoction. On the other hand, the ingredient list on the bottle is > impeccable, including the bottling date, and origin and date of the > harvest of the hops. The beer, in spite of its flaws, retains a strong > following. > > Jim –Loves the King of Beers, Budweiser. I think he just likes the > idea of "King" (-: Recently started brewing in a second venue. > The beer in the previous venue was getting a little stale beer it is > said. Word is that they weren't really drinking much beer, but > rather spending a lot of time talking about the attributes of different > beers. > > Laughinggull – Is it really beer she is brewing, or just a fizzy, > sparkling beverage? The jury is out on that, but it always tickles the > insides. > > Curtis – An extraordinary brewer. It seems his concoctions draw > outsize attention from beer critics. He is regularly accused of > blasphemy in regards to the higher origins of the product. And yet his > critics have a difficult time making their accusations stick, as he > seems to have thought through the origins, development, and final > disposition of the product better than most people would expect. > > Nablusoss – The beer he brews is quite bitter. Occasionally some > sweetness may creep in, even if by mistake, but it greatly enhances the > drinkability when that happens. > > Irantea – A good honest brew. Dark and rich in the true Bavarian > Tradition. > > Susan – Has what we used to refer to as 3/2 beer. Mild, and not > much buzz but an alcohol beverage nonetheless. > > Xeno - A decent, but basically non alcoholic brew. On the other hand, > the highly technical brewing process as outlined on the bottle has > generated a respectable following. > > Ravi - Waaaay too much fermentation going on with this brew. In fact his > brew requires special plastic packaging as the concoction keeps leaking > from the bottle. And the beer itself? Rather unique, but once you get > used to the pungent aroma from the leaking yeast, it is not that bad. > The brew definitely has its adherents, but it is an acquired taste. > > Barry – A strong masculine beer. So strong in fact that one often > gags on it. Men have a little better time with it, but most woman just > cannot handle those stout overtones and usually just spit it out. He is > said to be trying to come up with concoction with just a tad more > sweetness, but the beer drinking community seems skeptical on this > point. > > Robin – A complicated brew. The final note never seems to end. > Plus, he says it is beer, but much of the time it tastes like malt > liquor. The label doesn't help much in that regard. The rumor is > that he plans to get some brewing tips from monks to help him come up > with something which can positively be identified as to what type of > beverage it is. > > Emily- Not so much a beer maker as a wine connoisseur. But she has a > remarkable ability to deconstruct the different influences and notes in > a given wine. Very much an up and comer in this world. > > Edg – His beer appears to have been pulled off the market except for > brief appearances. But it is always an enjoyable potpourri whenever it > does appear. That is, with exception of a certain Texas brew. Word is > that a sample has been sent to the Center of Disease Control and > Prevention for further evaluation. > > Merudanda – The concoction is all over the place. But the label! Oh > the label is always divine. Accolades from the beer swilling community > on that one. > > Feste – What can only be described as a "mature" beer. > Respectable in every parameter. Best enjoyed in a get together of old > friends, perhaps before or after a art walk. > > Bill – A technical beer. Quite dry, but with some good notes. The > label often has footnotes on little known facts on the history of beer > making. A dictionary of Hindu and Buddhist terms is really needed to > derive maximum enjoyment from this selection. > > Sorry if I forgot anybody. > <snip>
