[FairfieldLife] Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
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[FairfieldLife] Software 'upgrades' as spiritual practice
All of this furor over Neo has reminded me that the world of mobile apps is just SO much more spiritual than the world of Web apps. Those who are bitching are missing out on this. Direct Update (We're going to 'upgrade' your app without your permission the instant you log in) is SO much more Zen than Voluntary Upgrade (We have a new version of our app...do you want to try it?). The latter invites people to dig their heels in, stick with the Old Familiar, and resist change. The latter enforces change. After all, if you can remember that there was a previous version of the app, you're just not Here And Now enough, are you? :-) [https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/s720x720/1236024\ _427027337417983_75897896_n.png]
[FairfieldLife] Realizing that the same old same old never is
Every morning here in Paris I watch the florist across the street bring out flowers and arrange them in front of her shop. And every morning it's a different arrangement, never the same. There is a certain Zen magic in this. [https://scontent-a-cdg.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/q71/s720x720/67708_670\ 89607469_580143832_n.jpg]
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[FairfieldLife] Hey, North-Carolina people u were weally lucky!
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Realizing that the same old same old never is
--- turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Every morning here in Paris I watch the florist across the street bring out flowers and arrange them in front of her shop. And every morning it's a different arrangement, never the same. There is a certain Zen magic in this. [https://scontent-a-cdg.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/q71/s720x720/67708_670 89607469_580143832_n.jpg] There is an old French saying, plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. The more things change, the more they remain the same. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Alphonse_Karr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Alphonse_Karr
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Ann, there is definitely flat silence and lively silence. TM is about the former and TMSP is about the latter. I think the big trick about silence is to not try to have it. Awareness might be a better word than silence. Does one really have to try and be aware?! Nope, awareness is always happening. Attention may move from point to point. But awareness is constant, a field of lively potentiality. Hope this helps. From: awoelfleba...@yahoo.com awoelfleba...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:09 PM Subject: RE: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Spirit Guided Lucid Dreaming --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: What you are describing is a defense mechanism, whereas the witnessing of CC is an actual and permanent change in how the mind operates.Silence is ever-present during the witnessing of CC. Although there is a detachment that comes with an out of body experience, the identity of the person, having such an experience, remains unchanged. What does that mean? If you are in CC then how come there is witnessing? Isn't CC a sort of witnessing already? The silence [of CC] is naturally occurring, so there is nothing to do about it, either to make it go away, or to keep it around. After the mind is conditioned to maintain Silence at all times, it cannot be reversed. If it can be grasped onto, or destroyed in the mind, it is not yet permanent. It can only exist effortlessly in the mind, if it is permanent. What do you mean by silence exactly? To me this is just a word that is sort of overused and stereotypical, like a cliche. Can you make this concept real for me? Then activity, including thoughts themselves, can be witnessed, from a deep platform of silence. With CC, the identity shifts inwardly, towards the silence. Then, after some time, it comes out to play again, but the silence remains, always, continuing to grow and deepen, even in the midst of very dynamic activities. Would you equate silence with stillness or immovability (in its positive sense)? Otherwise the concept of silence seems sort of flat or, at best, without interesting fluctuation. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Why do people want out of the body experiences?! Which I think can happen naturally but during extreme trauma. Would you equate out of body experiences the same as witnessing? Because I know that when something particularly freaky or extreme happens I have noticed I have some witnessing which is a kind of out of body experience. I remember Barry saying he witnessed for about two weeks after having been threatened at knifepoint by some Dutch mugger. Otherwise for example, the point of the TMSP is to increase integration between mind and body. From: s3raphita@... s3raphita@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 10:54 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Spirit Guided Lucid Dreaming Re Those experiences are available during everyday life, too, not just during a lucid dream, and they don't have to be unsettling. It is like being aware of another frequency, and tuning in : Nick Barrett, the speaker, said exactly what you're saying. He could tune in right there and then. Do we think that astral projection and out-of-the-body experiences are basically lucid dreams only entered from the waking state under one's own volition? --- In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: Those experiences are available during everyday life, too, not just during a lucid dream, and they don't have to be unsettling. It is like being aware of another frequency, and tuning in for the same reason any other sense is used. Exactly the same experience. Though, in viewing the astral worlds, for example, it takes a little longer to become proficient, vs. say our sense of smell, since it isn't, along with lucid dreaming, introduced to us in any sort of systematic way. We sort of stumble across it, and begin to discover the great depth and breadth of the worlds and knowledge and experience now easily available to us, during our everyday lives. After a few years of, gee whiz, it settles down, though the experiences continue to deepen, naturally. Personally, for sleep time, I vastly prefer plain old, deep, restful sleep. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Went to a talk at Watkins tonight - London's premier esoteric bookshop which is celebrating 120 years service this year - to hear Nick Barrett talk about Spirit Guided Lucid Dreaming. You know about lucid dreaming - when you become lucid during a dream and realise that what you are experiencing is a dream. I've had that happen to me a few times but each
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
Interesting POV. I think people communicate to connect with others. Sometimes the connection doesn't happen and that can feel sad. But what would really be sad IMHO is to stop trying to connect. From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 1:23 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Louis C.K. explains why people post this much http://gawker.com/louis-c-k-s-explanation-of-why-he-hates-smartphones-is-1354954625 Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 09/14/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 09/21/13 00:00:00 777 messages as of (UTC) 09/20/13 16:14:54 106 authfriend 93 Share Long 55 s3raphita
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Monsanto crap
Buck, thanks for writing about this. I can feel what you're saying in my hands. Nice change of pace post for FFL and it's so good for us all to know about this stuff. From: dhamiltony...@yahoo.com dhamiltony...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 6:10 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Monsanto crap Then there is the feel of the soil. Dirt in two fields around Alton where biotech corn was being grown was hard and compact. Prying corn stalks from the soil with a shovel was difficult, and when the plants finally came up, their roots were trapped in a chunk of dirt. Once freed, the roots spread out flat like a fan and were studded with only a few nodules, which are critical to the exchange of nutrients. In comparison, conventional corn in adjacent fields could be tugged from the ground by hand, and dirt with the consistency of wet coffee grounds fell off the corn plants’ knobby roots. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: very surprised the NY Times would print this - they have generally been pro Monsanto in their writing of late. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/business/misgivings-about-how-a-weed-killer-affects-the-soil.html
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Software 'upgrades' as spiritual practice
turq, another spiritual practice for you might be to stop trying to change, by various subtle methods, posters who post more than you'd like them to post. What happened to just ignoring them?! Whoops! I can see that my spiritual practice is to stop trying to change you ha ha. From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 1:47 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Software 'upgrades' as spiritual practice All of this furor over Neo has reminded me that the world of mobile apps is just SO much more spiritual than the world of Web apps. Those who are bitching are missing out on this. Direct Update (We're going to 'upgrade' your app without your permission the instant you log in) is SO much more Zen than Voluntary Upgrade (We have a new version of our app...do you want to try it?). The latter invites people to dig their heels in, stick with the Old Familiar, and resist change. The latter enforces change. After all, if you can remember that there was a previous version of the app, you're just not Here And Now enough, are you? :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] David Frost/John Lennon quote
insightful... From: s3raph...@yahoo.com s3raph...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 6:30 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] David Frost/John Lennon quote DAVID FROST: When Hitler marched into Czechoslovakia, if people had said ‘peace and love’ to him, it wouldn’t have done much good. LENNON: No, but what if they had been saying it to him from the moment he was born? Cute.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Mitchell Kapor
I am going to re-send this post of yours back to you the next time you post an indignant message calling for the Gate Keepers of the Domes to begin allowing people who visit Ammaji et al into the Domes. From: dhamiltony...@yahoo.com dhamiltony...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 6:51 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Mitchell Kapor My sense here is that you guys need to work on forgiveness a whole lot more. The movement is a whole lot less authoritarian except for possibly the Prime Minister and some his people around him. They are a very small number anymore. In this new era of boards of trustees the movement is going in to a different more collective space. You should come visit [meditating] Fairfield and heal your wounds. Kindly, -Buck --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Buck schticks (at least I hope it's schtick): Kapor evidently gets angry and leaves everything. Story of his life evidently. And, you are using him as a witness against something? You are cherry picking. Did you actually read the Kapor interview through? Rick Archer on his interview show about spirituality, Batgap.com just interviewed a psychiatrist about this kind of thing. This guy Kapor sounds predisposed in life to have problems where ever he goes. 20 minutes twice a day of meditation with liberal pranayama should proly be good enough for him. Buck, you (or your altered-state ego) would have been perfect as course leaders of long residence courses back then. What- ever course participants complain of -- *whatever* it is -- it can be cured by pranayama and more (or less) TM. And I understand. Back when I worked at the Regional Office, I was such a TB that the implications of how we were running those courses never occurred to me. We never -- NEVER -- gave any thought to what we'd do if something serious came up on one of our courses. We had no liability insurance, no doctors on call, and no list of what the course leaders should actually *do* if someone started heavily unstressing, other than the aforementioned more (or less) TM and pranayma. Maybe more asanas. And definitely a checking. Everyone knows that a TM checking can cure anything. In retrospect we were incredibly naive, and dangerously so. But we had all bought into that core dogma thang -- TM is 100% life-supporting. We didn't have to plan for negative situations because by definition on a course on which every- one was practicing TM nothing negative could ever happen. I suspect that some here will dispute this. I further suspect that those doing so didn't spend much time on long rounding courses, and by long I mean in excess of six weeks. Those long courses in Europe didn't have any liability or medical insurance, either, and they certainly didn't have a team of reliable doctors on call. But of course there was no *need* for those things, because by definition on a TM course nothing bad could happen. The Laws Of Nature just wouldn't allow it. And if anything bad *did* happen, no problemo. Whatever it is, it can be cured with pranayama and more (or less) TM. Maybe a checking. --- In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote: that is an excellent description, Barry - I never thought of TM as a drug with side effects but I reckon that is what it is. Like a soma pill, with side efects! From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 3:30 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mitchell Kapor --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson mjackson74@ wrote: So during the course nothing substantive was done for these folks? I mean beyond telling them to do more asanas or something? Depends on the course. On small ATR courses, no nothing in particular was really done. On larger courses, they might have been referred to one of the resident quacks...uh...I mean doctors. But it was clear that no real effort was made to help any of these people who were twitching uncontrollably or having symptoms that looked for all the world like Tourette syndrome or worse, because the prevailing myth was always TM is 100% life supporting. No one was willing to go up against that and add, ...for many people, but for others, it may cause problems. Anyone I ever spoke to who was going through this commented on the Blame the victim mentality they were exposed to. It was always, What are YOU doing wrong that this is happening to you? We all 'know' that it 'shouldn't' be happening. Just to follow up, Michael, here's the essential conundrum posed by all of this. I worked for some time in the West Coast Regional Office of the TMO, arranging all the weekend and longer residence courses. On the
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Monsanto crap
are you saying there are no TM'ers amongst the nation's corporate farmers? From: dhamiltony...@yahoo.com dhamiltony...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 7:44 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Monsanto crap Would long-term meditators be this greedy to just use soil this way like dirt? I bet there could be a scientific chart showing that long-term meditators are more empathetic to nature and therefore less likely to use Monsanto traited corn or beans or spray with Round-up. I would bet that corporate farmers and their surf renters are more likely to use soil this way: https://sites.google.com/site/commodityagsoilerosion/ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Almost immediately, he said problems emerged. He noticed that his soil was becoming harder and more compact, requiring a bigger tractor — and more gas — to pull the same equipment across it. The yield on his oats also dropped over time by about half. “It took me that long to figure out what was going on,” Mr. Verhoef said. “What I was using to treat the traited corn and soy was doing something to my soil that was killing off my oats.” --- In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: Buck, thanks for writing about this. I can feel what you're saying in my hands. Nice change of pace post for FFL and it's so good for us all to know about this stuff. From: dhamiltony2k5@... dhamiltony2k5@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 6:10 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Monsanto crap Then there is the feel of the soil. Dirt in two fields around Alton where biotech corn was being grown was hard and compact. Prying corn stalks from the soil with a shovel was difficult, and when the plants finally came up, their roots were trapped in a chunk of dirt. Once freed, the roots spread out flat like a fan and were studded with only a few nodules, which are critical to the exchange of nutrients. In comparison, conventional corn in adjacent fields could be tugged from the ground by hand, and dirt with the consistency of wet coffee grounds fell off the corn plants’ knobby roots. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: very surprised the NY Times would print this - they have generally been pro Monsanto in their writing of late. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/business/misgivings-about-how-a-weed-killer-affects-the-soil.html
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Chromecast, was Apple TV, was Roku
So, what is Chromecast? Broadcast to your TV with the Chrome browser on your laptop computer. Anything you see on your computer screen, you can cast it to your big screen TV. That way you can see your YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. And you can subscribe to Google Channels. Get rid of cable! Did I tell you that the Chromcast is $35.00? You plug in the Chromecast dongle using HDMI, Then you install the Mozilla Chrome browser on your laptop. After you complete a short setup on the internet you can connect and cast via your home Wi-Fi network. Casting from my Ultra Book: Chromecast dongle on HDMI2:
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[FairfieldLife] RE: Software #39;upgrades#39; as spiritual practice
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Realizing that the same old same old never is
Every morning here in the Northern Hemisphere I see the light of the sunrise and wake with a smile and climb out of bed. And every morning I walk to the kitchen and drink some water and proceed to make espresso in a familiar coffee pot. Then I proceed to the toilet and take a dump. The feces lands in a different arrangement, never the same. There is a certain Zen magic in this. I feel lighter and clearer and relieved to know, when I am in the same location I can function normally. The birds chirp from the limbs of the surrounding trees. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Every morning here in Paris I watch the florist across the street bring out flowers and arrange them in front of her shop. And every morning it's a different arrangement, never the same. There is a certain Zen magic in this. [https://scontent-a-cdg.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/q71/s720x720/67708_670\ 89607469_580143832_n.jpg]
[FairfieldLife] RE: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: Interesting POV. I think people communicate to connect with others. Sometimes the connection doesn't happen and that can feel sad. But what would really be sad IMHO is to stop trying to connect. I'm commenting on those who seem to have a *need* to connect, which in my experience often reveals an inability to just be themselves, sitting with them- selves. They're constantly either trying to connect, via phone, or text, or the Internet, or trying to distract themselves from their lives with some form of electronic entertainment. I guess I'm saying that the FFL posters I have the most respect for are people like salyavin and meru, who only contribute when they have something *to* contribute. They don't post looking for attention, as if they're terrified that their egos/selves will dry up and blow away if they aren't constantly responded to. As a general rule on the Internet, those who post the most have the least to say. I see no reason to exempt FFL from that general rule. From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 1:23 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Louis C.K. explains why people post this much http://gawker.com/louis-c-k-s-explanation-of-why-he-hates-smartphones-is-1354954625Â Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 09/14/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 09/21/13 00:00:00 777 messages as of (UTC) 09/20/13 16:14:54 106 authfriend 93 Share Long 55 s3raphita
[FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
Perhaps the Turq is reminiscing the days women followed the attractive men as he witnessed the feminine flow of grace and flowery scent towards a real man and as they, the female form, wish to only respond to that one man ie; kind of like we all do to Mr. Bob Price and Ravi Chivukula. Turqs posts are like that of sitting in the back of the class just behind Elenor McCabe, the girl who wore the tight form fitting skirt and the Turq's pencil always being held under the desk with two hands between his legs pointing at her derriere, as the teacher lectures of amobea reproduction and trying to listen as he contemplates his penceil sharpening as to what point to get out of his seat and walk past Elenor McCabe knowing he had his pencil protruding towards her for the past 15 minutes, what will his face be able to hide, upon his return?
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@... wrote: Perhaps the Turq is reminiscing the days women followed the attractive men as he witnessed the feminine flow of grace and flowery scent towards a real man and as they, the female form, wish to only respond to that one man ie; kind of like we all do to Mr. Bob Price and Ravi Chivukula. Turqs posts are like that of sitting in the back of the class just behind Elenor McCabe, the girl who wore the tight form fitting skirt and the Turq's pencil always being held under the desk with two hands between his legs pointing at her derriere, as the teacher lectures of amobea reproduction and trying to listen as he contemplates his penceil sharpening as to what point to get out of his seat and walk past Elenor McCabe knowing he had his pencil protruding towards her for the past 15 minutes, what will his face be able to hide, upon his return? Then someone like Robin enters the room. The sitting Elenor McCabe with her bright and curious grin sets the curtain for the turq, as he sees himself pan out of view at the pencil sharpener. Then someone like Robin takes a seat up two, and 3 rows over from Elenor McCabe. Her shiny flowing strawberry blond long hair drapes her back with a noticeable twist towards this young man who is like an aura of Robin's presence. This Robin, turns lightly to smile at Elenor and she and the other girls in the class all enjoy that newly seated being. A stir is in the air. The Turq slows his pencil sharpening down and views this phenomenon. Walks back to his seat unnoticed, quietly except the shuffling of his feet to try the last trick the teacher will not take notice of, his call for attention.
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Haiku by John Cooper Clarke
s3raphita passes along: Seventeen syllables? OK, seventeen syllables... h... aw, fuck it --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Doc wrote: To convey one's moods in seventeen syllables is very diffic Very funny, both of them. I still like my brother's Email Blues haiku: Oh no Yet another spam about penis length I mean How do they know? The only haiku that came to me was this one, and I had to cheat a little with the Elizabethan pronunciation of the last word to even get to seventeen syllables. :-) My epitaph In six words Better than I could have imaginéd
[FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
--- Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: Interesting POV. I think people communicate to connect with others. Sometimes the connection doesn't happen and that can feel sad. But what would really be sad IMHO is to stop trying to connect. --- turquoiseb turquoiseb@.. wrote: I'm commenting on those who seem to have a *need* to connect, which in my experience often reveals an inability to just be themselves, sitting with them- selves. They're constantly either trying to connect, via phone, or text, or the Internet, or trying to distract themselves from their lives with some form of electronic entertainment. I guess I'm saying that the FFL posters I have the most respect for are people like salyavin and meru, who only contribute when they have something *to* contribute. They don't post looking for attention, as if they're terrified that their egos/selves will dry up and blow away if they aren't constantly responded to. As a general rule on the Internet, those who post the most have the least to say. I see no reason to exempt FFL from that general rule. This is fascinating. For a guy who often boasts about what an interesting life he had, and what dull, drab lives others in the forum had, this is a new revelation. I used to believe in that shit for a while, before I realised that it's just a schtick. From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com http://gawker.com/louis-c-k-s-explanation-of-why-he-hates-sm artphones-is-1354954\625 Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 09/14/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 09/21/13 00:00:00 777 messages as of (UTC) 09/20/13 16:14:54 106 authfriend 93 Share Long 55 s3raphita
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
He is such a terrible advertisement for just about anything he preaches to us. Author, he could try toilet paper?
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[FairfieldLife] RE: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
[FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
He is such a terrible advertisement for just about anything he preaches to us. Author, he could try toilet paper? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpOmmmWMnCM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpOmmmWMnCM
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Whoops! Thanks for heads up, Judy. Anyway, Buck thanks for POSTING this, good to know, nice change of pace topic, etc. love and peace (-: From: authfri...@yahoo.com authfri...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 7:41 AM Subject: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Monsanto crap Did you think Buck wrote this? He's quoting--without attribution, and without even quite marks to show he's quoting--from a New York Times article. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Buck, thanks for writing about this. I can feel what you're saying in my hands. Nice change of pace post for FFL and it's so good for us all to know about this stuff. From: dhamiltony2k5@... dhamiltony2k5@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 6:10 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Monsanto crap Then there is the feel of the soil. Dirt in two fields around Alton where biotech corn was being grown was hard and compact. Prying corn stalks from the soil with a shovel was difficult, and when the plants finally came up, their roots were trapped in a chunk of dirt. Once freed, the roots spread out flat like a fan and were studded with only a few nodules, which are critical to the exchange of nutrients. In comparison, conventional corn in adjacent fields could be tugged from the ground by hand, and dirt with the consistency of wet coffee grounds fell off the corn plants’ knobby roots. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: very surprised the NY Times would print this - they have generally been pro Monsanto in their writing of late. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/business/misgivings-about-how-a-weed-killer-affects-the-soil.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
I think you nailed it Jimmy. Click below to see what the most notorious attention troll in FFL had written. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/224700 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/224700 --- doctordumbass doctordumbass@.. wrote: Is this meant to be ironic? C'mon Barry, there have been many, many times when you have posted, with the only intention to assuage your loneliness. Fuck dude, it is OK to admit it. Otherwise, it makes you look like a doofus, pointing fingers at others, for your own behavior. Not a pretty sight. --- Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: Interesting POV. I think people communicate to connect with others. Sometimes the connection doesn't happen and that can feel sad. But what would really be sad IMHO is to stop trying to connect. --- turquoiseb turquoiseb@.. wrote: I'm commenting on those who seem to have a *need* to connect, which in my experience often reveals an inability to just be themselves, sitting with them- selves. They're constantly either trying to connect, via phone, or text, or the Internet, or trying to distract themselves from their lives with some form of electronic entertainment. I guess I'm saying that the FFL posters I have the most respect for are people like salyavin and meru, who only contribute when they have something *to* contribute. They don't post looking for attention, as if they're terrified that their egos/selves will dry up and blow away if they aren't constantly responded to. As a general rule on the Internet, those who post the most have the least to say. I see no reason to exempt FFL from that general rule. From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com Louis C.K. explains why people post this much http://gawker.com/louis-c-k-s-explanation-of-why-he-hates-sm artphones-is-1354954625Ã Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 09/14/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 09/21/13 00:00:00 777 messages as of (UTC) 09/20/13 16:14:54 106 authfriend 93 Share Long 55 s3raphita
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
turq, I think everyone aims to contribute what they think is valuable. It's human nature. And there's a learning curve. Plus everyone wants to connect. I don't think there's anything wrong with having needs. Though I also think it's healthier to vibe those needs up to preferences. It's a maturing process and criticism probably slows down the process. Anyway, thanks for posting a thought provoking article. From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 8:12 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: Interesting POV. I think people communicate to connect with others. Sometimes the connection doesn't happen and that can feel sad. But what would really be sad IMHO is to stop trying to connect. I'm commenting on those who seem to have a *need* to connect, which in my experience often reveals an inability to just be themselves, sitting with them- selves. They're constantly either trying to connect, via phone, or text, or the Internet, or trying to distract themselves from their lives with some form of electronic entertainment. I guess I'm saying that the FFL posters I have the most respect for are people like salyavin and meru, who only contribute when they have something *to* contribute. They don't post looking for attention, as if they're terrified that their egos/selves will dry up and blow away if they aren't constantly responded to. As a general rule on the Internet, those who post the most have the least to say. I see no reason to exempt FFL from that general rule. From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 1:23 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Louis C.K. explains why people post this much http://gawker.com/louis-c-k-s-explanation-of-why-he-hates-smartphones-is-1354954625Â Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 09/14/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 09/21/13 00:00:00 777 messages as of (UTC) 09/20/13 16:14:54 106 authfriend 93 Share Long 55 s3raphita
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Haiku by John Cooper Clarke
Judy, I got turq's image. From: authfri...@yahoo.com authfri...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 9:02 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Haiku by John Cooper Clarke Barry, do you realize none of your images are coming through? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: s3raphita passes along: Seventeen syllables? OK, seventeen syllables... h... aw, fuck it --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Doc wrote: To convey one's moods in seventeen syllables is very diffic Very funny, both of them. I still like my brother's Email Blues haiku: Oh no Yet another spam about penis length I mean How do they know? The only haiku that came to me was this one, and I had to cheat a little with the Elizabethan pronunciation of the last word to even get to seventeen syllables. :-) My epitaph In six words Better than I could have imaginéd
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Haiku by John Cooper Clarke
I would LOVE it, and also would attempt follow the haiku rules, if it turned out that there is a physiological reason for the 5/7/5 formula for haiku. For example, iambic pentameter seems to coincide with normal breathing. Am I missing something? From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 8:41 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Haiku by John Cooper Clarke s3raphita passes along: Seventeen syllables? OK, seventeen syllables... h... aw, fuck it --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Doc wrote: To convey one's moods in seventeen syllables is very diffic Very funny, both of them. I still like my brother's Email Blues haiku: Oh no Yet another spam about penis length I mean How do they know? The only haiku that came to me was this one, and I had to cheat a little with the Elizabethan pronunciation of the last word to even get to seventeen syllables. :-) My epitaph In six words Better than I could have imaginéd
[FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
Yes, turq. Thanks for posting a thought provoking article, which is actually a Conan O'Brien show piece. Elenor McCabe's cousin. :) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: turq, I think everyone aims to contribute what they think is valuable. It's human nature. And there's a learning curve. Plus everyone wants to connect. I don't think there's anything wrong with having needs. Though I also think it's healthier to vibe those needs up to preferences. It's a maturing process and criticism probably slows down the process. Anyway, thanks for posting a thought provoking article. From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 8:12 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much  --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@ wrote: Interesting POV. I think people communicate to connect with others. Sometimes the connection doesn't happen and that can feel sad. But what would really be sad IMHO is to stop trying to connect. I'm commenting on those who seem to have a *need* to connect, which in my experience often reveals an inability to just be themselves, sitting with them- selves. They're constantly either trying to connect, via phone, or text, or the Internet, or trying to distract themselves from their lives with some form of electronic entertainment. I guess I'm saying that the FFL posters I have the most respect for are people like salyavin and meru, who only contribute when they have something *to* contribute. They don't post looking for attention, as if they're terrified that their egos/selves will dry up and blow away if they aren't constantly responded to. As a general rule on the Internet, those who post the most have the least to say. I see no reason to exempt FFL from that general rule. From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 1:23 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Louis C.K. explains why people post this much http://gawker.com/louis-c-k-s-explanation-of-why-he-hates-smartphones-is-1354954625àFairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 09/14/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 09/21/13 00:00:00 777 messages as of (UTC) 09/20/13 16:14:54 106 authfriend 93 Share Long 55 s3raphita
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Ok, I have a confession which I hope doesn't offend anyone: I think Seraphita is a guy. Why? Because once he posted: goodbye, I'm going out now. It didn't sound like something a woman would say. From: authfri...@yahoo.com authfri...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 7:51 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much How many here think Barry would have made this post if the top three posters hadn't been women? (You can excuse him by claiming he has had a lot of personal hassles with Share and me and loathes us for it, but Seraphita? He's never tangled with her. However, she's a woman, and she's very smart, so she qualifies for his hatred just on that basis.) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: http://gawker.com/louis-c-k-s-explanation-of-why-he-hates-smartphones-is-1354954625 Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 09/14/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 09/21/13 00:00:00 777 messages as of (UTC) 09/20/13 16:14:54 106 authfriend 93 Share Long 55 s3raphita
Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Haiku by John Cooper Clarke
Judy, same here: image in email but not on web site. Mysterious...well, at least to me! From: authfri...@yahoo.com authfri...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 9:42 AM Subject: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Haiku by John Cooper Clarke I got it in my Yahoo Mail inbox, but not on the Web site. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Judy, I got turq's image. From: authfriend@... authfriend@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 9:02 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Haiku by John Cooper Clarke Barry, do you realize none of your images are coming through? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: s3raphita passes along: Seventeen syllables? OK, seventeen syllables... h... aw, fuck it --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Doc wrote: To convey one's moods in seventeen syllables is very diffic Very funny, both of them. I still like my brother's Email Blues haiku: Oh no Yet another spam about penis length I mean How do they know? The only haiku that came to me was this one, and I had to cheat a little with the Elizabethan pronunciation of the last word to even get to seventeen syllables. :-) My epitaph In six words Better than I could have imaginéd
[FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
I too, have a confession. I am a guy. What woman talks about poop and video games? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: Ok, I have a confession which I hope doesn't offend anyone: I think Seraphita is a guy. Why? Because once he posted: goodbye, I'm going out now. It didn't sound like something a woman would say. From: authfriend@... authfriend@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 7:51 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much  How many here think Barry would have made this post if the top three posters hadn't been women? (You can excuse him by claiming he has had a lot of personal hassles with Share and me and loathes us for it, but Seraphita? He's never tangled with her. However, she's a woman, and she's very smart, so she qualifies for his hatred just on that basis.) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: http://gawker.com/louis-c-k-s-explanation-of-why-he-hates-smartphones-is-1354954625 Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 09/14/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 09/21/13 00:00:00 777 messages as of (UTC) 09/20/13 16:14:54 106 authfriend 93 Share Long 55 s3raphita
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
Well, Obbajee, it was late at night when Seraphita made this announcement. I think a woman would have said: I'm meeting some friends or I've got a date, etc. I bet new mothers talk about poop (-: From: obbajeeba no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 10:03 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much I too, have a confession. I am a guy. What woman talks about poop and video games? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: Ok, I have a confession which I hope doesn't offend anyone: I think Seraphita is a guy. Why? Because once he posted: goodbye, I'm going out now. It didn't sound like something a woman would say. From: authfriend@... authfriend@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 7:51 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much  How many here think Barry would have made this post if the top three posters hadn't been women? (You can excuse him by claiming he has had a lot of personal hassles with Share and me and loathes us for it, but Seraphita? He's never tangled with her. However, she's a woman, and she's very smart, so she qualifies for his hatred just on that basis.) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: http://gawker.com/louis-c-k-s-explanation-of-why-he-hates-smartphones-is-1354954625 Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 09/14/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 09/21/13 00:00:00 777 messages as of (UTC) 09/20/13 16:14:54 106 authfriend 93 Share Long 55 s3raphita
[FairfieldLife] Re: On Being An Eagle
Seraphita wrote: Like you, it's been decades since I read any logical positivism - Carnap and Wittgenstein - so I know where you're coming from. Have to say though that the austerity of their approach had a kind of chilling beauty to it. --- authfriend authfriend@... wrote: It certainly simplifies things! That was what appealed to me at the time. One of my problems with their ideas was that although they scorned any metaphysical baggage and looked to mathematics as their ideal, I'm damned sure that when a logical positivist closed his books at the end of a working day and headed home he immediately (and automatically and quite unconsciously) reverted to common-sense materialism in his approach to life. How could a logical positivist do otherwise? I mean, how could one live one's life according to logical positivism? One thing that appealed to me about them is that they (surprisingly) were heavily indebted to Bishop Berkeley's idealism (to be is to be perceived) but where the bishop discarded matter and opted for mind, they discarded both matter and mind. Heh. I haven't looked into how they arrived at their conclusions. My attitude is that all philosophical theories are doomed to eventual failure as what's real can't be captured by concepts, but each school that comes along has something to recommend it (Everything possible to be believed is an image of truth. - William Blake), so take what you need and leave the rest - and then move on. Seems to me the biggest problem with philosophy is that its concepts are formulated in language, the meaning of which is to a great extent subjective. Of course philosophers also use math to express concepts, but I'm skeptical as to how precisely math can be translated into language. When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot express it in precise mathematical terms, your knowledge of it, is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind ~ Lord Kelvin I like the way the thread has evolved, though paligap hasn't responded yet. --- authfriend authfriend@... wrote: I took a required philosophy survey course in college at a time when I couldn't have been less interested in it. The prof was a reputedly brilliant and well-known philosopher, but he was also known by his students for his incomprehensible lectures. I couldn't follow a damn thing he said until he got to logical positivism, which suited me right down to the ground (I wasn't interested in metaphysics or spirituality at the time either). The grade for the course depended entirely on the final, and fortunately the final involved an essay on one's choice of philosophical school. I squeaked through with a C-minus, I think, because I had been able to make some sense of logical positivism and was able to write a semi-coherent essay on it. I promptly forgot about it, only to rediscover it to my horror decades later after I had gotten heavily into consciousness and metaphysics.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
Right, Obbajee! I read the transcript without watching the clip. Thanks, turq for posting a thought provoking item! From: obbajeeba no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 9:42 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much Yes, turq. Thanks for posting a thought provoking article, which is actually a Conan O'Brien show piece. Elenor McCabe's cousin. :) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: turq, I think everyone aims to contribute what they think is valuable. It's human nature. And there's a learning curve. Plus everyone wants to connect. I don't think there's anything wrong with having needs. Though I also think it's healthier to vibe those needs up to preferences. It's a maturing process and criticism probably slows down the process. Anyway, thanks for posting a thought provoking article. From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 8:12 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much  --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@ wrote: Interesting POV. I think people communicate to connect with others. Sometimes the connection doesn't happen and that can feel sad. But what would really be sad IMHO is to stop trying to connect. I'm commenting on those who seem to have a *need* to connect, which in my experience often reveals an inability to just be themselves, sitting with them- selves. They're constantly either trying to connect, via phone, or text, or the Internet, or trying to distract themselves from their lives with some form of electronic entertainment. I guess I'm saying that the FFL posters I have the most respect for are people like salyavin and meru, who only contribute when they have something *to* contribute. They don't post looking for attention, as if they're terrified that their egos/selves will dry up and blow away if they aren't constantly responded to. As a general rule on the Internet, those who post the most have the least to say. I see no reason to exempt FFL from that general rule. From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 1:23 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Louis C.K. explains why people post this much http://gawker.com/louis-c-k-s-explanation-of-why-he-hates-smartphones-is-1354954625 Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 09/14/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 09/21/13 00:00:00 777 messages as of (UTC) 09/20/13 16:14:54 106 authfriend 93 Share Long 55 s3raphita
[FairfieldLife] Fw: healthy foods for women
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@... wrote: I too, have a confession. I am a guy. What woman talks about poop and video games? As long as we're doing confessions today, I empathize with your plight. I am a lesbian trapped in a man's body*. * Credit for that line should go to Bruce Cockburn
Re: Re: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Spirit Guided Lucid Dreaming
Doc, I really love all three of your recent posts about this topic of silence. Kind of illuminating for my own on going experience. Thanks. From: doctordumb...@rocketmail.com doctordumb...@rocketmail.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 8:36 AM Subject: RE: Re: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Spirit Guided Lucid Dreaming That flat silence and lively silence differentiation, was one made by Maharishi, to explain the operation of the sidhis - where they live, so to speak. In terms of experience, though, there is no difference in the silence accompanying any activity, only that it grows over time. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Ann, there is definitely flat silence and lively silence. TM is about the former and TMSP is about the latter. I think the big trick about silence is to not try to have it. Awareness might be a better word than silence. Does one really have to try and be aware?! Nope, awareness is always happening. Attention may move from point to point. But awareness is constant, a field of lively potentiality. Hope this helps. From: awoelflebater@... awoelflebater@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:09 PM Subject: RE: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Spirit Guided Lucid Dreaming --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: What you are describing is a defense mechanism, whereas the witnessing of CC is an actual and permanent change in how the mind operates.Silence is ever-present during the witnessing of CC. Although there is a detachment that comes with an out of body experience, the identity of the person, having such an experience, remains unchanged. What does that mean? If you are in CC then how come there is witnessing? Isn't CC a sort of witnessing already? The silence [of CC] is naturally occurring, so there is nothing to do about it, either to make it go away, or to keep it around. After the mind is conditioned to maintain Silence at all times, it cannot be reversed. If it can be grasped onto, or destroyed in the mind, it is not yet permanent. It can only exist effortlessly in the mind, if it is permanent. What do you mean by silence exactly? To me this is just a word that is sort of overused and stereotypical, like a cliche. Can you make this concept real for me? Then activity, including thoughts themselves, can be witnessed, from a deep platform of silence. With CC, the identity shifts inwardly, towards the silence. Then, after some time, it comes out to play again, but the silence remains, always, continuing to grow and deepen, even in the midst of very dynamic activities. Would you equate silence with stillness or immovability (in its positive sense)? Otherwise the concept of silence seems sort of flat or, at best, without interesting fluctuation. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Why do people want out of the body experiences?! Which I think can happen naturally but during extreme trauma. Would you equate out of body experiences the same as witnessing? Because I know that when something particularly freaky or extreme happens I have noticed I have some witnessing which is a kind of out of body experience. I remember Barry saying he witnessed for about two weeks after having been threatened at knifepoint by some Dutch mugger. Otherwise for example, the point of the TMSP is to increase integration between mind and body. From: s3raphita@... s3raphita@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 10:54 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Spirit Guided Lucid Dreaming Re Those experiences are available during everyday life, too, not just during a lucid dream, and they don't have to be unsettling. It is like being aware of another frequency, and tuning in : Nick Barrett, the speaker, said exactly what you're saying. He could tune in right there and then. Do we think that astral projection and out-of-the-body experiences are basically lucid dreams only entered from the waking state under one's own volition? --- In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: Those experiences are available during everyday life, too, not just during a lucid dream, and they don't have to be unsettling. It is like being aware of another frequency, and tuning in for the same reason any other sense is used. Exactly the same experience. Though, in viewing the astral worlds, for example, it takes a little longer to become proficient, vs. say our sense of smell, since it isn't, along with lucid dreaming, introduced to us in any sort of systematic way. We sort of stumble across it, and begin to
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[FairfieldLife] Re: On Being An Eagle
Judy posted an interesting question for a change: I wonder if it's possible for two philosophers to have an argument (or just a conversation) using only mathematical formulations, no words. I can cast third-hand hearsay evidence on this question. At least on the having a conversation issue. My grandfather worked with Albert Einstein on the Manhattan Project, as did most of the other high- level physicists in the US at the time. They would occasionally get together in one of the classrooms of Princeton University, alone, and just jackpot ideas. My father describes my grandfather describing hours-long conversations in which neither of them said a word. One would just scribble an unfinished equation on one of the many blackboards in the room, and then step back and wait for the other to comment on it. Sometimes the comment was another, slightly differ- ent equation. Sometimes it was a correction to a mistake in the original equation. Rarely -- and to be celebrated -- there was a solution to the equation. They celebrated by going out for ice cream. Sure sounds like a conversation to me, but not much of an argument. There's a difference.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Chromecast, was Apple TV, was Roku
The key word here is 'casting', as in broadcast. You can broadcast anything you see on your computer screen using Chrome to any Chromecast device in any room. With the Google Chromecast you don't need an HDMI cable running across the room from your lap top to the back of the TV set. You can broadcast using your home Wi-Fi. You'll need to be having Wi-Fi N network in your house and a speedy broadband connection. Then you can unplug the Comcast - get rid of cable. Now this may be impractical for some and something a rich guy living in heaven on earth wouldn't even want to bother with, because: 1. You can afford cable and all the premium channels 2. You can't get free HD reception from a local station 3. You have built-in cabling to all your devices including cable, ethernet, and HDMI, built inside the walls of your house, basement and attic and patio floor. P.S. I used to connect my Ultra Book to the TV set using a 25 foot HDMI cable, which cost me at least $100. After the grand kid tripped over the HDMI cable FOUR TIMES IN ONE DAY, and one time jerked the whole laptop out onto the floor, I decided do get rid of he cable. Also, Rita didn't like the cable running across the room. On 9/21/2013 8:24 AM, j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm completely baffled by the enthusiasm for turning TV sets into crude interfaces to content on the Internet when computers are vastly better suited to the task. If I need to see Internet content on my TV, I connect the TV to my Macbook. So, what is Chromecast? Broadcast to your TV with the Chrome browser on your laptop computer. Anything you see on your computer screen, you can cast it to your big screen TV. That way you can see your YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. And you can subscribe to Google Channels. Get rid of cable! Did I tell you that the Chromcast is $35.00? You plug in the Chromecast dongle using HDMI, Then you install the Mozilla Chrome browser on your laptop. After you complete a short setup on the internet you can connect and cast via your home Wi-Fi network. Casting from my Ultra Book: Chromecast dongle on HDMI2: .
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The only interesting answers are those which destroy the question. - Susan Sontag Sometimes, finding an answer to a question forces you to redefine the terms of the question, or think differently about their relations to each other. These are the really interesting answers: The ones that make you change the way you see the world. - Anon comment From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 8:46 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: On Being An Eagle Judy posted an interesting question for a change: I wonder if it's possible for two philosophers to have an argument (or just a conversation) using only mathematical formulations, no words. I can cast third-hand hearsay evidence on this question. At least on the having a conversation issue. My grandfather worked with Albert Einstein on the Manhattan Project, as did most of the other high- level physicists in the US at the time. They would occasionally get together in one of the classrooms of Princeton University, alone, and just jackpot ideas. My father describes my grandfather describing hours-long conversations in which neither of them said a word. One would just scribble an unfinished equation on one of the many blackboards in the room, and then step back and wait for the other to comment on it. Sometimes the comment was another, slightly differ- ent equation. Sometimes it was a correction to a mistake in the original equation. Rarely -- and to be celebrated -- there was a solution to the equation. They celebrated by going out for ice cream. Sure sounds like a conversation to me, but not much of an argument. There's a difference.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Chromecast, was Apple TV, was Roku
Alex: crude interfaces to the Internet.,, Maybe so, but there's nothing more crude than the interface you see at Time-Warner, where you pay your cable bill! LoL! And, the on-screen menu from Time-Warner is no piece of art. I checked out the TiVo interface menu and it was pretty crude too. Go figure. However, the interface we're now using, Google Chrome, is outstanding as an interface on our big screen screen TV. I am using DIVX for the video player. For awhile, we were using the Windows Media Player. On 9/21/2013 8:39 AM, j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com wrote: I deleted my first response to this because my mind was glomming onto a recent article in the Source about using Chromecast with tablets or phones, which are, themselves, crude interfaces to the Internet. If used with a real computer, I can see how Chromecast is handy for playing Internet content on a TV, but I would still opt for sending the video and audio from my Macbook over cables, which are far more robust and reliable than WiFi. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: So, what is Chromecast? Broadcast to your TV with the Chrome browser on your laptop computer. Anything you see on your computer screen, you can cast it to your big screen TV. That way you can see your YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. And you can subscribe to Google Channels. Get rid of cable! Did I tell you that the Chromcast is $35.00? You plug in the Chromecast dongle using HDMI, Then you install the Mozilla Chrome browser on your laptop. After you complete a short setup on the internet you can connect and cast via your home Wi-Fi network. Casting from my Ultra Book: Chromecast dongle on HDMI2:
[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: On Being An Eagle
[FairfieldLife] You know it's gonna be a bad day when your Coke calls you a douche
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/206212/coca-cola-cancels-promotion-after\ -bottle-caps-call-people-douche-and-you-retard/ http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/206212/coca-cola-cancels-promotion-afte\ r-bottle-caps-call-people-douche-and-you-retard/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Roku
The reason I mentioned the 2 XD is from Roku's site it looks like they are blowing out the two 720p units. The 2 XD can also do 720p if needed. They are probably just simplifying their product line. Their top model just just adds a couple more features including games and dual band wifi. Even 1080p video can be encoded decently at around 3 mpbs. The streaming services like Netflix (which does have some 1080p support) don't do that because they want their encodes to work on older computers and devices so they use a lower profile encode which is why their 720p encode needs 3 mbps. Also as far as encoding goes there is a new kid (or old kid with new shoes) on the block and that is VP8 which is used in Google's Webm technology and open source. No royalties to pay to MPEG-LA which make MPEG-LA roaring mad. :-D On 09/20/2013 09:07 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: After I cut the cable, I'll be using the savings to get a faster internet connection, maybe 15 bps with Time-Warner and a Motorola Surfer modem with wireless N and Gigabyte Ethernet. Not in a panic about the 720p since that's just on the kitchen TV. I've got a 40 inch 1080p in the living room. I go for the cheap sets like ones you can buy at Walmart or Target in the $200-400 dollar range. One guy I know, whose wife makes $150,00 a year, got a 70 inch for his breakfast nook - he likes to sit on a bar stool at a counter in the kitchen and drink coffee, surf the net, read the papers, and he watches Fox News - all at the same time. Go figure. On 9/20/2013 3:39 PM, Bhairitu wrote: The LT? It's only 720p. Plus they are selling their 2 XD which does 1080p for about the same price online. Well maybe your TV only does 720p. I can't use one of these with my set because it is a 13 year old HD RPTV. I only does 1080i and my HTML to component converter can't convert 1080p to 1080i. My BD player has a 1080i out option on HDMI so it works with the converter. I was looking at a Roku because there have the largest number of streaming services. So that would also be a new TV (at less than 1/4 of what I paid for the old one) and a new AV receiver (because mine doesn't handle DD+). Also you forgot to mention the PPV services for those movies that won't be showing up on Netflix any time soon and also how to watch some of those cable network shows. VUDU and Amazon Instant are a couple of those. Can't do an antenna because I live in a valley so there is no OTA reception. If I go up the hill to Starbucks I get ALL the Sacramento stations and the one Spanish station on Mt. Diablo on a Hauppauge MicroTV USB stick hooked up to my laptop. Cutting the cable the savings would be enough to pay for the upgrade of gear in 8 months. On 09/20/2013 12:12 PM, punditster wrote: Have you ever wanted to cut the cable? The cable TV cable that is. I sure want to - between Time-Warner and ATT I'm getting out of that loop! So, I went to the Shack and bought some digital, powered antennas for my TV sets to pull in my local channels in HD - ABC, CBS, NBC, and CW. Then I bought a Roku box for the kitchen; a WD Live for the living room; a smart BD for the bedroom; and a Chromecast for the home office. Roku LT: That way, I can tune in to Amazon, YouTube, Netflix, Pandora, Fox News and Hulu. Outside of our internet connection (need 2MBPS or more) which we already had in place, our total internet video monthly fees are $12.95 for NetFlix and $8.95 for Hulu Plus. Soon, real soon, right after the last episod of Breaking Bad, I'm going to cut the cable and save $150 a month. Now that's better! Read more: 'Roku Rocks with NetFlix and Playon' Amazon Review: http://tinyurl.com/mg4gqvt
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On 9/21/2013 10:15 AM, turquoiseb wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@... wrote: I too, have a confession. I am a guy. What woman talks about poop and video games? As long as we're doing confessions today, I empathize with your plight. I am a lesbian trapped in a man's body*. * Credit for that line should go to Bruce Cockburn What about the cross-dressing, gay or lesbian polygamist, neo-Nazi, skinheads?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Software 'upgrades' as spiritual practice
Of course there is no such thing as a perfect program as well as no such thing as a perfect programmer ( though a lot of them think they are). Stuff needs updating to get rid of bugs or fix the bugs they shipped with to just to look good for the stock analysts who will trash them if they don't make their projected release date. Then we have that odd creature: the consumer. They always crave something new. It doesn't matter if the software does everything they need they still want something new or your competition will create something new to steal your market. So companies are always tweaking this, adding that to just satisfy that lust. Strange world we live in, Charlie Brown. On 09/20/2013 11:47 PM, turquoiseb wrote: All of this furor over Neo has reminded me that the world of mobile apps is just SO much more spiritual than the world of Web apps. Those who are bitching are missing out on this. Direct Update (We're going to 'upgrade' your app without your permission the instant you log in) is SO much more Zen than Voluntary Upgrade (We have a new version of our app...do you want to try it?). The latter invites people to dig their heels in, stick with the Old Familiar, and resist change. The latter enforces change. After all, if you can remember that there was a previous version of the app, you're just not Here And Now enough, are you? :-)
[FairfieldLife] Self-reflexive beer goggles
Here's another article about the recent Beer Goggles study that was awarded this year's Ignoble Prize. It's actually a pretty interesting study. The issue is *not* that the higher your blood alcohol content is the more attractive you think your drinking partner is; that was a given before the experiment. :-) It's that the experiment showed that the higher your blood alcohol content is, the more attractive you think YOU are. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scicurious-brain/2013/09/20/ignobels\ -2013-beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beer-holder/ http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scicurious-brain/2013/09/20/ignobel\ s-2013-beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beer-holder/ Now extrapolate that finding to *other* substances or practices that can affect the human brain. Like meditation. If budding (pre-fully-developed Narcissistic Personality Disorder) narcissists find their way to meditation practices that activate those same Hey! I'm hot! parts of the brain that alcohol does, are those mediation practices good for them in the long run?
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Chromecast, was Apple TV, was Roku
On 09/21/2013 08:55 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: The key word here is 'casting', as in broadcast. You can broadcast anything you see on your computer screen using Chrome to any Chromecast device in any room. With the Google Chromecast you don't need an HDMI cable running across the room from your lap top to the back of the TV set. You can broadcast using your home Wi-Fi. You'll need to be having Wi-Fi N network in your house and a speedy broadband connection. Then you can unplug the Comcast - get rid of cable. Now this may be impractical for some and something a rich guy living in heaven on earth wouldn't even want to bother with, because: 1. You can afford cable and all the premium channels 2. You can't get free HD reception from a local station 3. You have built-in cabling to all your devices including cable, ethernet, and HDMI, built inside the walls of your house, basement and attic and patio floor. P.S. I used to connect my Ultra Book to the TV set using a 25 foot HDMI cable, which cost me at least $100. What was it, a Monster cable? I think I spent $10-15 for a 25' no name brand one at Fry's. Works perfectly.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
We used to go out to bars and restaurants to socialize. But MADD put an end to that. The unintended consequences of that is people now stay home and socialize via the Internet. I actually had someone ask if they could share my table at Starbucks the other day. You don't know how unusual that is. I figured they not be from California. On 09/21/2013 06:12 AM, turquoiseb wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: Interesting POV. I think people communicate to connect with others. Sometimes the connection doesn't happen and that can feel sad. But what would really be sad IMHO is to stop trying to connect. I'm commenting on those who seem to have a *need* to connect, which in my experience often reveals an inability to just be themselves, sitting with them- selves. They're constantly either trying to connect, via phone, or text, or the Internet, or trying to distract themselves from their lives with some form of electronic entertainment. I guess I'm saying that the FFL posters I have the most respect for are people like salyavin and meru, who only contribute when they have something *to* contribute. They don't post looking for attention, as if they're terrified that their egos/selves will dry up and blow away if they aren't constantly responded to. As a general rule on the Internet, those who post the most have the least to say. I see no reason to exempt FFL from that general rule. From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 1:23 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Louis C.K. explains why people post this much http://gawker.com/louis-c-k-s-explanation-of-why-he-hates-smartphones-is-1354954625Â Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 09/14/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 09/21/13 00:00:00 777 messages as of (UTC) 09/20/13 16:14:54 106 authfriend 93 Share Long 55 s3raphita
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[FairfieldLife] Your Creationist Big Bang theory is shit
Literally, according to a new theory that suggests that your universe was formed from debris ejected when a four-dimensional star collapsed into a black hole http://www.nature.com/news/did-a-hyper-black-hole-spawn-the-universe-1.\ 13743 You're possibly black hole shit. Get over it. :-) motherboard.vice.com/blog/the-universe-was-born-from-a-four-dimensional-\ black-hole-says-big-bang-alternative http://www.nature.com/news/did-a-hyper-black-hole-spawn-the-universe-1.\ 13743
Re: [FairfieldLife] Software #39;upgrades#39; as spiritual practice
If your number one priority is security don't forget that the operating system is designed to keep track of everything you do. If the OS fails to keep track of you, your anti-virus program will. Assume that every application has built in code to track you - your phone, your PC and even your car. There are camera's everywhere these days. Go figure. On 9/21/2013 10:36 AM, anartax...@yahoo.com wrote: I have been removing apps from my Android device. There is no way you can regulate how they are tracking you and selling that info. These companies want to know as much about you as you can, and regulation of mobile apps and automatic upgrades means you do not have much control over the information that is sent. I like to know what is happening on my computer even though it is not possible to know everything that is going on. As companies mine data, and criminals ply their trade on-line, security is a number one priority for me. With Android, apps that cannot be removed can be disabled up to the point, but not over, where the device becomes inoperative. Whenever possible, I connect through a web browser that I trust rather than an app. You can flush data from apps from time to time. Automatic updates are convenient, especially for security applications. On my desktop computer, I manually update everything but I have software that tells me, for most programs, if an update is available, and where to get it. I have 110 applications on my computer, all up to date. The average computer user typically has 15% of his or her applications and operating system out of date with known security breaches. Assuming the companies whose software they use are reputable and trustworthy, I suppose auto updating would be best for those whose computer skills are marginal. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com authfriend wrote: He isn't trying to /change/ us, Share, heaven forbid. He wants us to stay just as we are so he can keep putting us down. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: turq, another spiritual practice for you might be to stop trying to change, by various subtle methods, posters who post more than you'd like them to post. What happened to just ignoring them?! Whoops! I can see that my spiritual practice is to stop trying to change you ha ha. *From:* turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Saturday, September 21, 2013 1:47 AM *Subject:* [FairfieldLife] Software 'upgrades' as spiritual practice All of this furor over Neo has reminded me that the world of mobile apps is just SO much more spiritual than the world of Web apps. Those who are bitching are missing out on this. Direct Update (We're going to 'upgrade' your app without your permission the instant you log in) is SO much more Zen than Voluntary Upgrade (We have a new version of our app...do you want to try it?). The latter invites people to dig their heels in, stick with the Old Familiar, and resist change. The latter enforces change. After all, if you can remember that there was a previous version of the app, you're just not Here And Now enough, are you? :-) https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/s720x720/1236024_427027337417983_75897896_n.png
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[FairfieldLife] RE: Your Creationist Big Bang theory is shit
[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Your Creationist Big Bang theory is shit
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Software 'upgrades' as spiritual practice
Well, noozguru, is it simply lust for something new? Or is it some drive to stimulate sleepy parts of the brain? Fire up some new neuronal pathways? In the past I would have automatically agreed. But now, I'm not so sure it's always a bad thing! From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Software 'upgrades' as spiritual practice Of course there is no such thing as a perfect program as well as no such thing as a perfect programmer ( though a lot of them think they are). Stuff needs updating to get rid of bugs or fix the bugs they shipped with to just to look good for the stock analysts who will trash them if they don't make their projected release date. Then we have that odd creature: the consumer. They always crave something new. It doesn't matter if the software does everything they need they still want something new or your competition will create something new to steal your market. So companies are always tweaking this, adding that to just satisfy that lust. Strange world we live in, Charlie Brown. On 09/20/2013 11:47 PM, turquoiseb wrote: All of this furor over Neo has reminded me that the world of mobile apps is just SO much more spiritual than the world of Web apps. Those who are bitching are missing out on this. Direct Update (We're going to 'upgrade' your app without your permission the instant you log in) is SO much more Zen than Voluntary Upgrade (We have a new version of our app...do you want to try it?). The latter invites people to dig their heels in, stick with the Old Familiar, and resist change. The latter enforces change. After all, if you can remember that there was a previous version of the app, you're just not Here And Now enough, are you? :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Symptoms of poisoning
I think this is beautiful and moving, Carde, even though there are parts I don't understand. thank you... From: cardemais...@yahoo.com cardemais...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 5:32 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Symptoms of poisoning Myrkytyksen oireet (Symptoms of poisoning) by Pauli (Paul) Matti (Matthew) Juhani (you-honey: John) Juice Leskinen (Widow-nen), a diagnoses Aspergers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQl6KjkWfEY Google translation Who hid in the shadow of a great nuclear power plant? I love you. [there is no 'you' in the refrain, or whatever] I know the night in a sleeping princess dream! I love you. A new dawn brings a deadly wind over the world! I love you. But what kind of peace build with the winner? I love you. Autumn may be the old man, he smiles, although liepeitään flames already licking. It is wise: it does nothing in vain do - to live only until the sun dies Take it, I can vierelläs blink, when the world hobble to his grave. Who hijacked the sound is a prophet? You will heal! I love you. Give me a child of Satan democracy. I love you. Here I stand now, like a bitter million young people. I love you. I am an orphan, I am a child of the deceased - a child of the world. I love you. You know, put it another apple tree. Even if your hair was already licking. Even if tomorrow pollution already lowered. Even if tomorrow the sun will die. Very comfortable vierelläs I can blink, when the world hobble to his grave. Be it, the easier it will be so. Be it the flames licking me. Be in pain, and the heavens shout until the sun dies. You can next to my flash, when the world is grave hobble [These are Intoxication Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/]
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much
Richard, I guess they're not into confessing (-: From: Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com To: Richard J. Williams FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 11:21 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Louis C.K. explains why people post this much On 9/21/2013 10:15 AM, turquoiseb wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@... wrote: I too, have a confession. I am a guy. What woman talks about poop and video games? As long as we're doing confessions today, I empathize with your plight. I am a lesbian trapped in a man's body*. * Credit for that line should go to Bruce Cockburn What about the cross-dressing, gay or lesbian polygamist, neo-Nazi, skinheads?
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Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Monsanto crap
I posted it actually. From: Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 10:17 AM Subject: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Monsanto crap Whoops! Thanks for heads up, Judy. Anyway, Buck thanks for POSTING this, good to know, nice change of pace topic, etc. love and peace (-: From: authfri...@yahoo.com authfri...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 7:41 AM Subject: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Monsanto crap Did you think Buck wrote this? He's quoting--without attribution, and without even quite marks to show he's quoting--from a New York Times article. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Buck, thanks for writing about this. I can feel what you're saying in my hands. Nice change of pace post for FFL and it's so good for us all to know about this stuff. From: dhamiltony2k5@... dhamiltony2k5@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 6:10 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Monsanto crap Then there is the feel of the soil. Dirt in two fields around Alton where biotech corn was being grown was hard and compact. Prying corn stalks from the soil with a shovel was difficult, and when the plants finally came up, their roots were trapped in a chunk of dirt. Once freed, the roots spread out flat like a fan and were studded with only a few nodules, which are critical to the exchange of nutrients. In comparison, conventional corn in adjacent fields could be tugged from the ground by hand, and dirt with the consistency of wet coffee grounds fell off the corn plants’ knobby roots. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: very surprised the NY Times would print this - they have generally been pro Monsanto in their writing of late. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/business/misgivings-about-how-a-weed-killer-affects-the-soil.html
Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Monsanto crap
thanks, MJ, yeah, good to see that NY Times is changing its mind about that. Or at least, has an open mind about it (-: From: Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 12:45 PM Subject: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Monsanto crap I posted it actually. From: Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 10:17 AM Subject: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Monsanto crap Whoops! Thanks for heads up, Judy. Anyway, Buck thanks for POSTING this, good to know, nice change of pace topic, etc. love and peace (-: From: authfri...@yahoo.com authfri...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 7:41 AM Subject: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Monsanto crap Did you think Buck wrote this? He's quoting--without attribution, and without even quite marks to show he's quoting--from a New York Times article. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Buck, thanks for writing about this. I can feel what you're saying in my hands. Nice change of pace post for FFL and it's so good for us all to know about this stuff. From: dhamiltony2k5@... dhamiltony2k5@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 6:10 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Monsanto crap Then there is the feel of the soil. Dirt in two fields around Alton where biotech corn was being grown was hard and compact. Prying corn stalks from the soil with a shovel was difficult, and when the plants finally came up, their roots were trapped in a chunk of dirt. Once freed, the roots spread out flat like a fan and were studded with only a few nodules, which are critical to the exchange of nutrients. In comparison, conventional corn in adjacent fields could be tugged from the ground by hand, and dirt with the consistency of wet coffee grounds fell off the corn plants’ knobby roots. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: very surprised the NY Times would print this - they have generally been pro Monsanto in their writing of late. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/business/misgivings-about-how-a-weed-killer-affects-the-soil.html
[FairfieldLife] #5# A Special Beauty
To Reflect... A Special Beauty A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance (Proverbs 15:13). I have experienced what it is to be in Christ. I am poor, old, and have nothing special, except to have Christ in my heart. In Him I am strong, I am beautiful and I am happy. His presence makes my whole being shine. (a member of the church, after a sermon) People, today, worry a lot about their outside appearance. They spend hours in a gym, or in a beauty salon, or in large malls in the city. They try to make their appearance stand out, so that everyone will admire them, so that they can enchant every one who sees them. Many times they are not successful, because the main ingredient of human beauty is missing ... the reflection of presence of Christ, our beloved and gracious Saviour. When we give our lives to God, He fills us with His love and this love makes us beautiful. More than the external appearance, what people most admire in us, and what mostly enchants others, are our attitudes. A generous person, who does not measure efforts to raise someone who has fallen, who reaches out without personal interests, who always has a friendly word for who is unhappy, is more beautiful than another who is not able to do the same, even thoug h she has been on the cover of a famous magazine. Beautiful is the woman who prays, who is concerned with sharing the blessings received, who at any moment and in any circumstance, never leaves off saying: Here I am, Lord. Beauty coming from a gym, or from a beauty salon, or any other artificial production does not have the same value as the one that comes from the inside, from the heart, from a life with God. It may not be applauded by men, but it is by the Lord of H eaven. Do you believe you have this special beauty? If so, your joy is more than certain! Paulo Barbosa A blind in ternet tprob...@terra.com.br
[FairfieldLife] Presentation on healthcare reform and you
Begin forwarded message: From: Dome Announcements domen...@mum.edu Subject: [FairfieldCafe] Presentation on healthcare reform and you Date: September 21, 2013 10:38:15 AM CDT To: fairfieldc...@yahoogroups.com Reply-To: fairfieldc...@yahoogroups.com IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING NEW HEALTHCARE REFORM As most everyone is aware, some very major changes are coming soon to our nation’s healthcare system. These new laws represent the most comprehensive changes to the US healthcare system in over 40 years and hundreds of Jefferson County residents will be affected. The Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare”, will take effect January 1, 2014, and will require EVERYONE to have health insurance or pay a penalty. To help members of our community prepare for these changes, the Ideal Community Group is hosting a special presentation on Thursday, Sept 26th at Argiro Center, Dalby Hall from 7:30-9pm.If you currently do not have health insurance, or you have insurance through IowaCare you definitely will not want to miss this presentation. Some of the key points covered will include: Coverage for pre-existing conditions Replacement for IowaCare (ending 12/31/2013) Assistance in enrolling in the new plans Receiving premium subsidies Requirements and options for small businesses The presentation will be given by Lynn Schreder, Vice-President of KHI Financial Solutions, an insurance General Agency specializing in health insurance for individuals and small businesses, with knowledge and expertise in the Affordable Care Act. The event is co-hosted by CoOpportunity Health and the Ideal Community Group. For questions or to RSVP, email: rsvphealthreform@gmail. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: This email was sent to fairfieldc...@yahoogroups.com from Dome Announcements. To unsubscribe from this email or change your email preferences, please click here.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: On Being An Eagle
can you give example of this? From: Emily Reyn emilymae.r...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: On Being An Eagle The only interesting answers are those which destroy the question. - Susan Sontag Sometimes, finding an answer to a question forces you to redefine the terms of the question, or think differently about their relations to each other. These are the really interesting answers: The ones that make you change the way you see the world. - Anon comment From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 8:46 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: On Being An Eagle Judy posted an interesting question for a change: I wonder if it's possible for two philosophers to have an argument (or just a conversation) using only mathematical formulations, no words. I can cast third-hand hearsay evidence on this question. At least on the having a conversation issue. My grandfather worked with Albert Einstein on the Manhattan Project, as did most of the other high- level physicists in the US at the time. They would occasionally get together in one of the classrooms of Princeton University, alone, and just jackpot ideas. My father describes my grandfather describing hours-long conversations in which neither of them said a word. One would just scribble an unfinished equation on one of the many blackboards in the room, and then step back and wait for the other to comment on it. Sometimes the comment was another, slightly differ- ent equation. Sometimes it was a correction to a mistake in the original equation. Rarely -- and to be celebrated -- there was a solution to the equation. They celebrated by going out for ice cream. Sure sounds like a conversation to me, but not much of an argument. There's a difference.
