Liv'n the dream baby. Nice report New Morning! I dig the weirdness of this vortex intersection of lives, and your placing people in their environments made that more tangible. Descriptions of nature and its appreciation always works for me. However this world got here, it can be a fantastic place to be. And whatever the range of human consciousness, we all seem to be plenty aware enough to enjoy being alive. Each in our individual private worlds.
Thanks for throwing in the lunch description (food porno to me!) Organic Prawns? I guess they are farmed to restrict their diet? --- In [email protected], new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Its a constant source of wonder and whimsical pleasure to see how > various people report their perceptions of the world in such > interesting and diverse ways. > > Yesterday I did spend some modest time asking several posters to > eliminate personal attacks, and to not respond to them if made. For > the list, to help FFL regain its past sparkle. It was a happy task. I > hope I didn't, and apologize if I did, step on anyones toes. > > All the while, I staring out my window at a 40 mile swatch of the > sierra nevadas, recently snow capped -- bringing them to their full > glory -- quite Switzerland like. The quiet and quick transformation > from the "golden hills of california" as Kate Wolf sings (though this > is Nevada, though just over those peaks -- and 20 minutes away -- is > California -- manfifest in its glory as lake tahoe -- embracing nevada > midlake.) > > The fantastic (as in fantasy) of shouting fall golden and red leaves > is fading -- though still apparent, as trees go silently stark and > transparent, leaving more of the mountains in full view. Cloud > formations on the mountain are unique -- as I have never seen > elsewhere in the world. And when the sun sets behind them, it becomes > magical. Most evenings as I walk through a nearby park, I mimic Moses > in "the Ten Commandments" and say "the One with no name is outdoing > himself tonight." > > Earlier I had a nice late lunch, sitting outside, lounging, staring at > the mountains -- now with a full 180 degreee view. still warm enough > to be in shorts. The sun felt good. A simple but delicious lunch of > organic prawns, simmered in coconut mik, with seranno peppers from my > recently departed garden, some tummeric, and a few omega-3 rich > walnuts in top. Thinking thoughts of the impending winter, ski season, > and world class skiing 20 minutes away. Skiing at 9000 feet with full > and varied views of Tahoe. I thought, "This is good". > > I then was surprised, shocked really, to find that all of this must > have be a mirage. Someone, 6000 miles away, said I was (I assume I was > included in the reference) > > " part of a concerted effort by a couple of > people to *bring down* the level of the group to > their level,". > > Odd i was hoping to invite all of you UP here to see THIS view. Not > take anyone on a downer. > > And that, according to the seer, apparently I was full of "anger and > spite and fear and constant argumentation and constant attempts > to "prove" many people here "wrong" and [myself] "right." > > What a wonderful dessert, to laugh for five minutes at the "tale of > two cities" -- the manfiest world I was actually experiencing -- and > Turqs subliminal view of it through his eyes. > > I am glad Turq that you had a good day. As did Curtis and Jim by their > reports. I assume Judy did walking on the shore of the vast Atlantic. > And Sparaig in the expansive desert vistas, horizons and subtle > lights. And a great day in FF I hope -- 400+ pundits now, more coming, > 100 Purusha. I don't know if there is an ME, but I do know large > groups of YF and pundits, even small ones seperately, produce a great > "thing" / atmosphere. Large groups of each must be wonderful. > > I was thinking yesterday, mistakenly imagining Curtis living on a > horse ranch in Virginia, close to DC, able to play his music as loud > as he wants in the open spaces, as horses come and go, Turq walking to > dinner along the swollen river (35 years ago I lived in France and the > sense images of that period flooed back), Jim under his avocado tree, > Card off in Finland, (have not made it there, but I love Norway, I > imagine it is at least vaguely similar), YFs in the domes. The sense > of everyone scattered across the country and globe, provided a very > tangible sense of interconnedness. > > > " Living well really *is* the best revenge." > > I really don't GET that phrase. Revenge is such an odd concept and > non-need for me, certainly at the moment, and moments as far as i can > see. The magical thing about this list, seeing life through others > eyes. The thought someone would want "revenge" -- for what I am not > clear -- on such a nice day, is so boggling to me -- in a mirthful way. > > But may everyone have their wishes fulfilled today. And if revenge is > at the top of your list -- I say go for it. If that is what it takes > to be happy. > > I will settle for "less". Should I drive 20 minutes up that nice > twisty mountain road and take a nice hike on the Tahoe Rim trail (a > 120 mile trail around the lake -- mostly from 2000 feet above it.)? Or > should I organize the piles of stuff I pulled out of many storage > containers -- and piled in discreet dumplings on the floor? Hmm, the > life of the sanyassi -- abandoning all possessions -- sounds good > right now. Well, maybe a bit of sorting and sifting of things. Then a > nice hike. > > I hope every one has good choices today, and the chosen ones manfest > wonderfully. >
