Steve, not right away, but later I wondered if Xeno was playing off the whole jargon topic. I love his dry delivery but often don't get it immediately. Probably MY senior moment (-:
On Monday, January 27, 2014 7:24 AM, "steve.sun...@yahoo.com" <steve.sun...@yahoo.com> wrote: Sure Share, I guess we're all at the point where we might have a senior moment now and then. Maybe that was what was going on with ol Xeno. A little crotchety maybe. (-: For the record, I am very fond of Twinkies. And although I don't care for clams, I do think they are cute. (-: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote: thanks, Steve. The thing is, I am rarely offended by anything Xeno says, even when he likened me to a Hostess Twinkie and a clam. It has to do with that mysterious element of writing called tone. I am almost always soothed by Xeno's tone. And I thought it was fun that he provided the chemical signature of the medicine he's using. I wish my posts were more to his liking but there we are! On Monday, January 27, 2014 6:55 AM, "steve.sundur@..." <steve.sundur@...> wrote: Good point Anne. And not only that, he was able to make his point in one short paragraph! PTL! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <awoelflebater@...> wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> wrote: >> >> >>WTF? Xeno, do you have a burr up your butt? Chill out a little. You asked >>if someone had an "alternative" for treating your skin condition. Share made >>friendly suggestion. What's next, you gonna try to get her cited for >>practicing medicine without a license? Lighten up dude! >> >> >>"It's just a chat room"! >> >> >>Who needs the lightening up, little Stevie? Let grandpa Xeno get a little >>riled, it's the most excited I've ever seen him. >> >> >> >>---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <anartaxius@...> wrote: >>> >>> >>>Share, making a medical recommendation on the basis of what I said is rather >>>risky don't you think? I did not mention the condition, just the chemical >>>used to treat it, and it is used for a number of purposes. From a medical >>>point of view, aloe vera has not been researched enough or well enough to >>>come to any medically useful conclusions, though the cosmetic industry seems >>>to have made it one of its poster child products. >>> >>> >>>---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>Xeno, aloe vera gel... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>On Sunday, January 26, 2014 11:19 AM, "anartaxius@..." <anartaxius@...> >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>Buck, I agree with Turq. Card's posts are in their own little world. Most >>>>of them are incomprehensible to me, including the request this thread is >>>>about. Card actually reduced the jargon a bit by putting a portion of his >>>>request in a slightly less technical form parenthetically, but it still did >>>>not help. Who else here transliterates Sanskrit or has such a grasp of >>>>language? Usually I have no way to even begin to respond to one of his >>>>posts. Some additional explanation plain words would be a big help as to >>>>what he is getting at. >>>> >>>> >>>>And Buck, your posts are pretty jargon laden as well, besides being almost >>>>completely spam. Tell us what you think in your own words. Farmers are not >>>>noted for being abstract philosophers, they speak plain and simple. Do you >>>>post all that stuff so you look good to the thought police over there at >>>>MUM? On occasion you have posted some really interesting things that seem >>>>to represent what you think and feel that come across as natural, but most >>>>of the time, you do not do this, you sound more like a Jehovah's Witness >>>>proffering pre-canned quotes from Watchtower Magazine, so instead of making >>>>a worthwhile contribution, you are largely ignored. It's OK to quote >>>>things, but then tell us what you think about that, free of jargon, what it >>>>means to you, and perhaps how you would explain it to someone who never >>>>ever heard of TM or meditation in general. You do not learn what you are >>>>saying until you can spontaneously say it in your own words, and understand >>>>it on your own terms. Then, you have to learn how to say it to someone who has not gone through that process. It is really easy to fail at this. >>>> >>>> >>>>I have a slight skin condition, so right now I think I will go an apply a >>>>layer of (CH2)7(CO2H)2 to the affected area so that the proximal and distal >>>>surfaces of the application are minimised. Can anyone here recommend an >>>>alternative to this? >>>> >>>> >>>>---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <turquoiseb@...> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>My point, "Buck," since you seem to have missed it, is that a number of >>>>people -- especially Fairfielders -- have been living in a Jargon Bubble >>>>for so long that they no longer realize when they are speaking jargon. They >>>>have lost the art -- and, I would suggest, even the desire -- to give >>>>"intro lectures" and communicate with anyone who *doesn't* speak the same >>>>jargon they do. >>>> >>>>That's fine, if all you want to do in life is the thing you've adopted as >>>>your schtick here -- "preach to the already converted." That's fine if >>>>you're comfortable with being an elitist and don't really want to ever >>>>speak to anyone who *isn't* already an elitist, and "your kind of elitist." >>>> >>>>It's not so fine if you were ever trying to actually communicate to the occasional lurker who might appear here, wanting to learn a little something about TM, or even spiritual practice in general. >>>> >>>>But I guess that's not what you're trying to do, right? You'd prefer to >>>>keep writing jargon-filled stuff that gets zero replies. Anyone who wants >>>>to reply has to "come up to your level" and stop being so "ignorant." Did I >>>>get your position on all of this correctly? >>>> >>>>How long has it been since you ever *gave* an "intro lecture," "Buck," or >>>>even wanted to? I know it's difficult to imagine, interacting with the >>>>unwashed masses of the ignorant and all, all those who just aren't as good >>>>as you are. I'm just pointing out that pretty much NO ONE responds to your >>>>rants as they are. Do you think that maybe...just perhaps...the way you're >>>>writing them might have something to do with that? >>>> >>>> >>>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "TurquoiseB" wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Om Dear Turq, I am concerned about you. It seems evident you are >>>>>>> becoming somewhat obsessed and and even hung-up on this particular >>>>>>> thought form around jargon that you would seek to suppress people's >>>>>>> writing use of jargon around here on a list that is so manifestly >>>>>>> technical about spirituality. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Don't be an ass. I am not trying to "suppress" the use of jargon. I'm >>>>>>> trying to get through to people who *no longer realizing they're using >>>>>>> it*, and that doing so is *excluding* people from what they're trying to >>>>>>> say. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > Card was looking for an answer and anyone who knows what NSR and biija >>>>>>> mantras are and could possibly answer the question will do so. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> And anyone who doesn't (I have no idea what NSR means) are excluded. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > People who are ignorant of NSR and biija mantras are always free to >>>>>>> improve themselves with Google searches further. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A "Google search" for NSR returns -- in order -- "National Skills >>>>>>> Registry," "National Scouting Report," and "National Swine Report." >>>>>>> Which do you think Card was referring to? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>>
