[FairfieldLife] Re: VI annual YFC!

[doctordumbass]

ooops 51 ;-) see you all in a week!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Small world! That was an amazing experience, in MO. I've always enjoyed 
> periods of hard physical work, towards a united purpose. Something very 
> fulfilling about building stuff.
> 
> Do you remember Egon(sp?), the German archaeologist, the only guy with a full 
> beard there (allowed because he was 40+)? Michael Chernov, the pleasant, 
> somewhat effete architect, also Rob, the little runt who ran the construction 
> crew, unpleasantly. His wife's name was Susie. Randy and Eric, the two really 
> nice dudes who did a lot of the plumbing, Michael Bibby, the cook, who I saw 
> once after leaving, and also the carpenter from New Zealand, (name?), who 
> mentioned a (false) heart condition to get on the Siddhis course more 
> quickly, and ended up being held back. He once painted the fingernails of his 
> left hand with pink polish. He was a nice guy, though. There was also another 
> Michael there, (as well as several others) who was a quiet guy with a great 
> sense of humor, and a young hyper kid, Wayne, I think his name was. We worked 
> on the ag crew together, strawberries and apples. 
> 
> The three of us took a Project vehicle out one night, and got pretty drunk at 
> this bar somewhere in the sticks. It began with Michael telling the crowd how 
> Wayne was in town for a martial arts match. Michael claimed to be his 
> manager, and I don't recall what my role was. Wayne looked the part, and 
> faked some moves. Before long, women were asking us to dance, and everyone 
> was buying us beers. I remember on the drive back to the Project, in the 
> early morning, smoking cigars with Wayne and Michael, making a serious case 
> that we head for the West Coast.
> 
> That's close enough to 50 for me this week. Adios for now.:-)     
> 
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > 
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I remember Waverly, MO, pop. 473, in the late 70's, about 10 miles away 
> > > from the emerging (and now defunct) Kansas City Capital of The Age of 
> > > Enlightenment, and the closest actual town. 
> > > 
> > > There was a laundromat there, where we stuffed the washers and dryers 
> > > full of our farm and construction clothes. A small grocery store across 
> > > the street was on its last legs, displaying an old box of Wheaties from 
> > > the sixties, in a very dusty window. Some guy in his nineties ran it, and 
> > > it was always really hot and musty, and still, in there, and vaguely 
> > > smelly. He didn't care if you bought anything, or not. The main street 
> > > was about two feet below the sidewalk, from the horse and buggy days.
> > > 
> > > If you went the other way, left, out of the KCC Project, and took another 
> > > left after a hundred yards, and went about another hundred yards down 
> > > that road, past cornfields, you'd see an underground missile silo site on 
> > > your right - Square, about 30 feet on a side, fenced and topped with 
> > > razor wire, a level, gravel-covered lot, with two parallel metal tracks 
> > > near the center, at ground level, ending at a large, grey metal hatch. 
> > > There were signs on the fences, that deadly force was authorized against 
> > > trespassers, courtesy USAF.  
> > > 
> > > The KCCP was in the middle of a whole nest of silos. We'd see the missile 
> > > tubes being serviced sometimes, on our way to Higginsville, both to get 
> > > our raw, organic milk from a dairy farmer there, but also to visit the 
> > > new Walmart when it opened. Walmart! Whoo-hoo! Spending our $25 a month 
> > > stipends like there was no tomorrow. 
> > > 
> > > All in all, a blast, and thankfully not a real one.
> > >
> > 
> > Doc, Actually you helped clear the air and bad blood in the land down 
> > there.  You served well the long cause of equal rights.  I knew you there 
> > in your days there.  I recognized you in your adult age interview with Rick 
> > on BATGAP but did not place you until you started writing about your days 
> > at the TM Waverly, Mo. capital.  Some formative good ole times. -Buck
> > 
> > Also
> > Waverly, bad blood and
> > 
> > the battle of the hemp bales..  
> > 
> > http://mocivilwar150.com/history/figure/191
> > 
> >  
> >  
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Which brings to mind that it still amazes me how quiet FF is, 
> > > > especially on Sunday nights.  Have we reverted to the 50s?!  And if 
> > > > this is FF on Sunday night, what is Batavia, town of approx 500, 
> > > > like?!  One shudders.  Anyway, hopefully everyone at home, getting 
> > > > mutually frisky with beloved partners whatever the hour and or 
> > > > planetary configuration.  You and GF could visit, maybe take in an Art 
> > > > Walk, and see for yourself how much we've progressed (-:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > ________________________________
> > > >  From: curtisdeltablues <curtisdeltablues@>
> > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com 
> > > > Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2013 12:03 PM
> > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: VI annual YFC!
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >   
> > > > Thank God. For the briefest second I entertained the smallest beginning 
> > > > of a shred of doubt that the Maharishi effect was no longer whisking 
> > > > everyone's nether regions away to be returned only on the nights when a 
> > > > jyotish-approved conception was to take place.(before 10:00 pm lights 
> > > > out of course)
> > > > 
> > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Huh?  Oh, I meant the women in India.  From recent news reports 
> > > > > there seems to be a lot of hyper frisky fellers there.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > ________________________________
> > > > >  From: curtisdeltablues <curtisdeltablues@>
> > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com 
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2013 11:03 AM
> > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: VI annual YFC!
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >   
> > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Plus they are practical, meaning one could still flee or er apply 
> > > > > one's knee to a feller's nether regions if he got too frisky.
> > > > > >
> > > > > 
> > > > > Jesus Share, what do you have on your Match.com profile that would 
> > > > > make you need this deterrent in Fairfield? 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > FWIW, I have never worn a sari in my life.  Friends, in 
> > > > > > misguided attempts to convert me, have GIVEN me saris!  And 
> > > > > > I did try one on because it was a beautiful shade of royal blue 
> > > > > > with gold trim, the blue making my eyes pop, as the beauticians 
> > > > > > say.  But really, it reminds one too much of one's previous 
> > > > > > life as a mummy ha ha.  And how the heck does one sit on 
> > > > > > foam in a sari?! 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Anyway, punjabis, now that's another whole matter, though I don't 
> > > > > > have one of those either.  Yet!  They are flowingly 
> > > > > > feminine and some are such beautiful colors and have beads, 
> > > > > > etc.  And they can be sexy depending on height of 
> > > > > > neckline.  Plus they are practical, meaning one could still 
> > > > > > flee or er apply one's knee to a feller's nether regions if he got 
> > > > > > too frisky.  So punjabis I'm guessing are great for setting 
> > > > > > boundaries if one is about to experience PhysR rather than PsyR or 
> > > > > > EmoR.  I'm just sayin.  
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > As for YF competition, I don't.  Why?  Because, at 
> > > > > > least back in the old days, one had to fly in lotus in order to 
> > > > > > compete.  I have never been able to fly in lotus.  
> > > > > > Faulty hip sockets according to Dr. K in Kahoka.  Born with 
> > > > > > them.  Don't even sit in lotus, he said.  So I 
> > > > > > don't.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > As for mammaries and YF, of course bounciness depends on size of 
> > > > > > the girls, as they're called in thermography circles, and strength 
> > > > > > of muscle holding up all that fat.  Though will say that 
> > > > > > that muscle does seem to have gotten stronger over the decades.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > As for impact friendly foam, I'd say the comfyness of foam depends 
> > > > > > on one's karma.  BTW, that's a little levity for the 
> > > > > > levitators as my Mom would say.  Yes, karma and skill at 
> > > > > > finding foam that doesn't feel like a stack of bricks upon impact!
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > ________________________________
> > > > > >  From: Ann <awoelflebater@>
> > > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com 
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:33 PM
> > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: VI annual YFC!
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >   
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@> 
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm sure Buck and others might have a word or two to contribute, 
> > > > > > > but from what I remember of them, the youthful always win, and it 
> > > > > > > is ironic in that you are correct, it is an athletic event, but 
> > > > > > > treated quite seriously by the TM peoples as a genuine 
> > > > > > > competition of who is most adept at enlivening the Absolute in 
> > > > > > > their consciousness.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > As to the gender of the competition, there have never been any 
> > > > > > > public demonstrations or competitions of women flyers cuz it 
> > > > > > > would be too salacious for the gals to go hopping round the Domes 
> > > > > > > with their boobs flopping about,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Well, women do a whole lot of things that can cause the boobs to 
> > > > > > cavort about, including riding a horse. However, even meditating 
> > > > > > women have heard of the 'brassiere' and if things get a little wild 
> > > > > > in the mammary department they could always don a sports bra. So, I 
> > > > > > am not sure I buy the explanation of the impetuous breasts having a 
> > > > > > mind of their own while their owner bounces along on a piece of 
> > > > > > impact-friendly foam that would be the reason to exclude women from 
> > > > > > this otherwise equal-opportunity sport.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > >I mean after all Marshy had to publicly maintain the facade that 
> > > > > > >he was a no sex kind of guy (they started the competitions long 
> > > > > > >ago when he was still alive and I think there were a few he 
> > > > > > >presided over) and it just wouldn't be in the TM style for ladies 
> > > > > > >to do such things in public.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Oh geez, sounds like the 1800's.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > So no no no! It wouldn't do to have the gals doing something that 
> > > > > > > might incite the men folks to lust - haven't you ever seen the 
> > > > > > > ridiculous so-called saris the Mother Divine women wear? They 
> > > > > > > show a heap more flesh in India with the authentic ones.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > No, I have not yet had the privilege to witness white women walking 
> > > > > > around in saris in Iowa. If ever an anachronism existed this could 
> > > > > > be a favourite.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > ________________________________
> > > > > > >  From: Ann <awoelflebater@>
> > > > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com 
> > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:28 PM
> > > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: VI annual YFC!
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > ÃÆ'‚  
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson 
> > > > > > > <mjackson74@> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > That was brilliant Curtis! And funny too. But who knows, maybe 
> > > > > > > > Buck will use his farm muscles to out maneuver all of them on 
> > > > > > > > the foam.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I don't really understand what the 'competition' is all about. Do 
> > > > > > > the men compete against the men and do the women have a 
> > > > > > > competition too? And do the men always outdistance the women? And 
> > > > > > > do the younger always outdistance the older? If so, then it seems 
> > > > > > > doubtful any of this is flying. It sounds like a competition of 
> > > > > > > strength - pure and simple. I don't think the mechanics of 
> > > > > > > pushing off a piece of foam with brute force and intention would 
> > > > > > > be the same as having some other physical law that governs the 
> > > > > > > ability of a human being to fly, even though they have no jet 
> > > > > > > engine or feathers or leathery wings or wings like an insect, and 
> > > > > > > therefore lift off is not governed by strength at all but by that 
> > > > > > > mysterious force of nature that would allow (although not, 
> > > > > > > seemingly, so far yet in the history of TM) a humanoid to lift 
> > > > > > > spontaneously off the floor. In other words, I don't buy it; 
> > > > > > > having this competition is sort of like a strange parody of what 
> > > > > > > the
> > > >  siddhi is
> > > > > >  all
> > > > > > >  about. I think it sort of demeans the whole thing although on 
> > > > > > > another level I kind of like the fact that this event occurs 
> > > > > > > because it is almost like a sort of self-imposed joke by the 
> > > > > > > people who organize this. It is, in the end, an athletic event, 
> > > > > > > IMVHO.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > ________________________________
> > > > > > > >  From: curtisdeltablues <curtisdeltablues@>
> > > > > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com 
> > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:40 PM
> > > > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: VI annual YFC!
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > ÃÆ'Æ'‚ÃÆ'‚  
> > > > > > > > This was always schtick, but now it is pathetic schtick with 
> > > > > > > > the younger more flexible flyers kicking the asses of the older 
> > > > > > > > flyers with decades more experience with the technique, 
> > > > > > > > exposing the emperor. 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > And the crowd will watch younger more athletic "flyers" win 
> > > > > > > > every event AGAIN, and no one will notice the ass cheeks of the 
> > > > > > > > whole theory on full display. 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" <cardemaister@> 
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Sixth Annual Yogic Flying Competition Coming May 5
> > > > > > > > > A Yogic FlyingÃÆ'Æ'‚ÃÆ'‚® 
> > > > > > > > > competition will be held at the Maharishi Patanjali Golden 
> > > > > > > > > Domes May 5 at 2:00 p.m., featuring four events and a live 
> > > > > > > > > demonstration of EEG during Yogic Flying practice.
> > > > > > > > > "Yogic Flying is a technique that demonstrates the ability of 
> > > > > > > > > individuals to enliven the total potential of natural law in 
> > > > > > > > > the simplest form of their own awareness," said Dimitrios 
> > > > > > > > > Karasis, president of the Ultimate Flying Club.
> > > > > > > > > Sponsored by the Global Student Council and the Ultimate 
> > > > > > > > > Flying Club, the competition will demonstrate the mind-body 
> > > > > > > > > coordination of the participating Sidhas, students, staff, 
> > > > > > > > > faculty, and Invincible America Assembly participants.
> > > > > > > > > The event will feature four events: 25-meter dash, 25-meter 
> > > > > > > > > hurdles, high jump, and long jump. First-, second-, and 
> > > > > > > > > third-place medals will be awarded, and cash prizes will be 
> > > > > > > > > given to the top contestants by the Super Radiance for Heaven 
> > > > > > > > > on Earth Foundation.
> > > > > > > > > There will also be a live demonstration of the EEG of Yogic 
> > > > > > > > > Flying conducted by Fred Travis, director of the University's 
> > > > > > > > > Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition. Dr. Travis 
> > > > > > > > > will explain how Yogic Flying practice brings about increased 
> > > > > > > > > orderliness and coherence of brain functioning, demonstrating 
> > > > > > > > > scientifically the value of this technology for human life. 
> > > > > > > > > Group practice of the Transcendental Meditation and 
> > > > > > > > > TM-SidhiÃÆ'Æ'‚ÃÆ'‚® programs, 
> > > > > > > > > including Yogic Flying, has been found to reduce social 
> > > > > > > > > stress and improve societal quality of life in a number of 
> > > > > > > > > ways, including reduced crime and accident rates.
> > > > > > > > > In the last 25 years, many Yogic Flying participants have 
> > > > > > > > > come together to demonstrate the peace-creating effect of 
> > > > > > > > > groups of Yogic Flyers, sometimes traveling to global hot 
> > > > > > > > > spots and war-torn areas.
> > > > > > > > > "A tiny percentage of any population can transform life for 
> > > > > > > > > the entire population, simply by diving within," said Craig 
> > > > > > > > > Pearson, MUM executive vice-president and author of The 
> > > > > > > > > Complete Book of Yogic Flying. "Entire nations can be made 
> > > > > > > > > invincible, impervious to negativity, by just a small number 
> > > > > > > > > of people. This is the Maharishi Effect."
> > > > > > > > > Everyone is invited to attend this event. Cookies will be 
> > > > > > > > > served.
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> > > > > > > > > Have an aning (~uh-ning; hunch in Swedish) we might testify 
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