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[FairfieldLife] Dutch landscape
A couple of kilometers from where I live, you can go for a brisk winter walk and see a classic steam train roll by. It's actually pretty damned charming.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine Virtues
Emptybill, don't know why this comes to mind, but I wonder how the Chinese will figure in the Euro Muslim apocalypse. In fact, I wonder in general about these two extreme cultures and how they *dance* with one another these days. On Saturday, December 28, 2013 9:30 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: It is all preparation for the Euro-Muslim apocalypse. Look down and smell the sulfur -- you kafir!
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine Virtues
Seraph, I like her too because she thinks way outside any box and she seems able to hold the extremes of any polarity in her thinking. Like you, I don't always agree with her, but she always leads my thinking in directions it has not gone before, boldly or otherwise! On Saturday, December 28, 2013 8:42 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: I've always respected and liked Camille Paglia. She talks so fast that you really get value for money when she makes an appearance! What's more she always *argues* her case rather than relying on anecdotal stories or knee-jerk PC responses. Even when I don't agree with her (which is a lot of the time) I can see the precise point where we part company. If I was talking to her face-to-face I know we'd have an intelligent conversation. Also, she has no time for those 1970s anti-sex feminists - the latest incarnation of the Puritan mindset. She loves classic literature and beauty in art. And she is genuinely concerned about the destination western culture is sleeping walking towards.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Five, six, and seven for Feste
ah, emptybill, I think that's what they call a damned if you do and damned if you don't! I know a woman artist, partially Russian, and she learned how to mix her own paints so that she could create more authentic contemporary icons. If I remember correctly, the base ingredient was egg whites! On Saturday, December 28, 2013 6:34 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: Share P.S. ... the original artists are either mind-painting up a storm in the Christian heaven or have been reborn here to dance with the devils.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Dutch landscape
Really good photo, turq, perfect subject, I think, for black and white: the steam, the light coming through the train's windows. Thanks for posting. On Sunday, December 29, 2013 6:36 AM, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote: A couple of kilometers from where I live, you can go for a brisk winter walk and see a classic steam train roll by. It's actually pretty damned charming.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Dutch landscape
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: Really good photo, turq, perfect subject, I think, for black and white: the steam, the light coming through the train's windows. Thanks for posting. The photo is in color. That's part of what makes it so striking; this is what the light looks like around here in December. I didn't take the photo, BTW. I found it on the website of the narrow gauge railway museum that runs the train, after having caught sight of it chugging by on my walk/bike ride today. On Sunday, December 29, 2013 6:36 AM, TurquoiseB turquoiseb@... wrote: A couple of kilometers from where I live, you can go for a brisk winter walk and see a classic steam train roll by. It's actually pretty damned charming.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: MMY's Buddha
Om, have either of you earned a real PhD from a real university or are you just pretty well read in spiritual things? Most of what I know I learned from my teachers: MMY, Suzuki Roshi, Lama Govinda, and Chogyam Trungpa. After learning how to meditate I was interested in learning exactly what it was that I was doing. So, I started to read some books and take some courses. I took several courses with Dr. Patrick Olivelle, who was the Chair of the Department of Asian Studies, and Director of the Center for Asian Studies, at the University of Texas at Austin. Later I took some courses with Professor Brougham at a community college. All this reading and taking courses would probably have been almost worthless without a grounding in how to meditate. No degree could ever provide the practical knowledge of exactly how to contact the transcendent. It's not complicated, but it is interesting to read about spiritual paths. On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 8:52 PM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: Om, have either of you earned a real PhD from a real university or are you just pretty well read in spiritual things? Just wondering. Das after your name can work pretty good too. Das is a different credential than just being a Phd. -Buck Das on the lone prairie
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: MMY's Buddha
[image: Inline image 2] When Shakya the Muni attained the buddha state, he is reported to have said: Profound, simple, transparent! What did he mean by this? The 'Buddha', Shakya the Muni, was born in 563 BCE - in the sixth century in what is now Nepal, at Kapilavastu. He was the founder of the 'Enlightenment Tradition' in South Asia, that is, 'original Buddhism' before the rise of the eighteen sects. Shakya was a householder who became a recluse at the age of twenty-three, by renouncing the world in pursuit of finding the answer to the cause of suffering and how to eradicate it. Shakya was the first historical yogin in India. According to Shakya, he became 'enlightend' while sitting under a tree and practicing meditation. That's why in the Mahayana Shakya is depicted in a sitting meditative pose. Buddha in Sanskrit means 'the awakened one', that is he 'woke up' to the Reality that all events and conditions are the result of causes, and that everything happen for a reason. Shakya Buddha taught *Causation*, the central philosophy of Buddhism. Shakya practiced a form of yogic meditation, according to the Shakya himself in numerous talks and conversations. The question is: 'Did the Shakya use a specific yoga meditation technique in order to become enlightened, and if so what was it? According to the Soto Zen Tradition, Shakya passed down a special meditation that is very similar to TM practice. It involves a sitting type of meditative repose in which the mind becomes empty of thoughts allowing one's own Buddha nature to be realized. According to R. A. F. Thurman, What can be said with some certainty is that what the Shakya taught was not a religion. A young seeker who would later become one of the Buddha's most famous disciples met an old monk on the streets of the Indian city of Varanasi whose composure and contented glow were notable. The youth asked the old mendicant about his teacher and the teaching he followed. The monk avowed an inability to explain and invited the seeker to visit his teacher, the Buddha. The seeker insisted on some explanation, and the monk said, The Buddha has said that all things arise from causes, what are their causes, and what their cessation. Such being his philosophy! This mantralike statement contains the core insight of Shakya the Muni. In Sanskrit 'dhyana', Chinese 'chan', and in Japan, 'zen', which translated into English means 'meditation'. So, Bodhidharma took the Shakya's teaching to China, hence it was taken to Japan by Dogen who founded the Soto Zen sect. Thus a direct link back to Buddha Shakya himself. According to Dogen, the practice of sitting zazen IS the experience of enlightenment - they are one and the same. Shakya the Muni formulated the Twelve Fold Chain of Causation in order to explain cause and effect to our understanding. The Shakya taught Causation and he offered the Eight Fold Path to liberation. He said that each of us must work out our own salvation with diligence. Naga Arjuna said that all things and events are devoid of own-being; He also said that any statement when taken to extremes will be found to be self-contradictory, thus teaching the Middle Way. However, Naga Arjuna said that it's important to understand the law of the excluded middle: you are not going to get any more enlightenment than you are going to get. It's also important to remember that wanting to change that which cannot be changed will only result in despair and frustration. These calm and rational words of the Shakya are like a cool, refreshing breeze. It's probably a fact that there are no Buddha's in heaven and none of the Gods are enlightened. So, lets sum up what we know: Shakya realized that everything happens for a reason - things don't just happen at random. So, there is causation - all things owe their existence to other things; and all things change due to the change in other things - in short, for each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. It's the law of physics: co-existent determination. Shakya realized that all things are relational and momentary. There's not a single thing in this world that is really absolutely, permanent and non-changing. Shakya saw all his previous existences; he saw all his future existences; he saw all the suffering he had endured and would endure for myriads of lifetimes. He saw that he would suffer in being reborn, going through old age, and dying, over and over again. Work cited: 'Inner Revolution' by Robert Thurman, Ph.D. Riverhead Books, 1998 p. 322 On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Om, have either of you earned a real PhD from a real university or are you just pretty well read in spiritual things? Most of what I know I learned from my teachers: MMY, Suzuki Roshi, Lama Govinda, and Chogyam Trungpa. After learning how to meditate I was interested in learning exactly what it was that I was doing. So, I started to read some books and take some courses. I took
Re: [FairfieldLife] Get Your Ducks in a Row
Two groups of smug, urban sophisticates got outsmarted by a backwoodsman who carves duck calls with a pocket knife for a living and shoots ducks for entertainment. Go figure. 'Who are the losers in the ‘Duck Dynasty’ flap?' http://washingtonexaminer.com/duck-dynasty-flap/ http://washingtonexaminer.com/who-are-the-losers-in-the-duck-dynasty-flap/article/2541269
[FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams wrote: Two groups of smug, urban sophisticates got outsmarted by a backwoodsman who carves duck calls with a pocket knife for a living and shoots ducks for entertainment. Go figure. 'Who are the losers in the Duck Dynasty flap?' http://washingtonexaminer.com/duck-dynasty-flap/ http://washingtonexaminer.com/duck-dynasty-flap/ Here's Everything We Learned From the Duck Dynasty Controversy Summed Up in Just One Sentence You can say whatever you want, including that gay people are sinful http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/duck-dynasty-phil-robertson-ga\ y_n_4465564.html and full of murder, envy, strife, hatred http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/19/phil-robertson-homophobic-2010\ -sermon_n_4475546.html and are in the same league as those who enjoy being penetrated by barnyard animals http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/duck-dynasty-phil-robertson-ga\ y_n_4465564.html and that black people were happy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/19/phil-robertson-black-people_n_\ 4473474.html and were not singing the blues http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/19/phil-robertson-black-people_n_\ 4473474.html when Jim Crow laws ruled America, and as long as you later tack on I love all of humanity http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/duck-dynasty-phil-robertson-ga\ y_n_4465564.html and I would never incite or encourage hate http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/27/phil-robertson-back-duck-dynas\ ty_n_4509697.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voicesir=Gay%20Voices and throw around the word tolerance http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/a-e-welcomes-phil-robertson-\ 667647 , and as long as there's enough money and publicity swirling and more ready to be made, you will face absolutely no consequences http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/27/phil-robertson-back-duck-dynas\ ty_n_4509697.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voicesir=Gay%20Voices and if anything you'll be celebrated as a hero and lauded as an icon of freedom -- some will even go so far as to call you the Rosa Parks http://www.ianbayne.com/congress11/duck-dynasty-star-is-rosa-parks-of-o\ ur-generation/ of our generation -- while the people you were talking about will still be vilified and will have to fight even harder against society's belief that they are -- even in the 21st century, even in a country that is not supposed to be ruled by religion or heartless, hateful zealots -- at their very core all of those vile and (let it be said once and for all) patently untrue things that you said about them. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noah-michelson/heres-everything-we-learn_b\ _4509998.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noah-michelson/heres-everything-we-learn_\ b_4509998.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] The Rent is Too Damn High!
Two guys got together in San Antonio to sell some trucks and some TVs - Ernesto Ancira at Ancira-Winton Chevrolet and Bjorn's Audio Video. You can buy a new regular cab 2-wheel drive Chevrolet Silverado for $23,948 and Bjorn will throw in a free JVC 32 flat screen TV. WOW! I'm really impressed! I think we should rush over to get a new work truck before they sell out, except: The rent is is too damn high! http://www.kbb.com/ http://www.bjorns.com/ http://www.ancirachev.com/ On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Increasingly, experts in health insurance are becoming concerned that many of these first-time buyers will be in for a shock when they get medical care next year and discover they're on the hook for most of the initial cost. 'Health plan sticker shock ahead for some buyers' http://news.yahoo.com/health-plan-sticker-shock-ahead-buyers-160838205.html On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Taking care of all these cars can really keep a guy busy. There are maintenance costs; keeping them garaged; make sure they are clean inside and out and shiny; paying the State inspections and payments to the tax assessor; and there's oil and gas to buy. Just keeping the right amount of air in the tires is a chore. You used to able to go to your local gas station and they would fill up your car with gas, check the oil and water, make sure the battery was good to go, put air in the tires if needed, and wipe the windows clean. These days, you have to go to a convenience store like an Exxon Tiger Mart to get air for your tires. If you purchase gas and then walk inside and have them turn on the air compressor you can get free air for your tires, and then half of the time, the air unit is out of order. Otherwise, you have to pay.50 cents for air and be real quick about it. Go figure. The rent is too damn high! So, I bought me this handy item tool at Harbor Tool: [image: Inline image 1] On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 7:14 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: We've been drinking coffee for years. We know a couple that drive all the way to the north side to get their beans. They claim that the beans they get are fresher, roasted on the spot. And, it's true, the beans they get are great, but they cost nearly $10.00. Whenever we're on that side of town we get a bag of their beans. We're also pretty fond of Starbucks French Roast beans, available at Starbucks and Target, which are both close by - $9.00. Most of the Starbucks have a coupon and we get a free cup of joe when we return the bag to Starbucks - a $2.00 value - sweet! And we love the free Wi-Fi and reading the New York Times they provide. We also like the 360 beans at Whole Foods - $8.00. We love to drink coffee, but at those prices, we could go broke before we even get awake. Go figure. So, I bought a large can of Folgers ground coffee for backup at the local grocery store, so we could drink as much coffee as we wanted, all day and night, for cheap. The rent is too damn high! On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 7:38 PM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Today we went to the grocery store to get a few things and return about a hundred plastic bags. In the parking lot I turned left to find a parking slot and there was this yahoo in a big truck heading toward me, GOING THE WRONG WAY, driving a Ford F-350 with dual wheels on back. At first I said You **fukin **#@*^^!!!#@*%$#%@ SOB! Then, I realized the poor guy was not only real dumb and half blind and confused, but he was probably driving the only vehicle he owned and paying $600 a month in payments, just to go get a six-pack of beer and a carton of cigarettes at the store. Go figure. So then, in the Christmas spirit, I said: you **fukin **#@*^^!!!#@*%$#%@ poor bastard! and backed up, causing a traffic jam in front of the store. Then, on the way home at a stop light, a guy dressed in overalls with a styrofoam cup in his hand tried to hit us up for some spare change. So, still in the Christmas spirit, I rolled down the window and said real nice: We don't have any cash - we're living on credit cards. Sorry we can't donate anything - I know it looks like I'm rich because I'm driving a shiny new car, but this where all our money is going, just so we can get to the store to buy some beer and a few canned goods! LoL! When we got home, the Salvation Army called on the telephone to ask if we could donate anything and to leave it on the front porch FRIDAY THE 13th. You can't make this stuff up! The rent is too damn high! On 12/6/2013 3:10 PM, Bhairitu wrote: I used to change the oil myself on my '77 Subaru wagon. But it is a messy job and required a custom oil filter. Current oil changes at the local shop up the street who now do my Subaru maintenance is $40. How much time depends on how busy they are but the longest wait would be
Re: [FairfieldLife] TM -- like falling in love!?
On 12/28/2013 9:04 PM, Michael Jackson wrote: Obviously written by someone before they went batty from unstressing. Well, I sort of figured you were batty but I didn't know why. So, why would anyone go batty from unstressing? Usually, people go batty from getting stressed out. Go figure.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Brave New World
On 12/28/2013 9:16 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: That's certainly what he wants you to think. It's not always borne out by his behavior, though. He's actually extremely uptight but takes great pains to conceal it. Not sure how Judy would know how he is extremely uptight - is that a parody or a fib? Or, just Judy's opinion? LoL!
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine Virtues
On 12/28/2013 9:30 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: It is all preparation for the Euro-Muslim apocalypse. VOLGOGRAD, Russia - A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the entrance hall of a Russian train station on Sunday, killing at least 14 people in the second deadly attack within three days as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics... 'Woman suicide bomber kills at least 14 at Russian station' Reuters: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-russia-blast-20131227,0,5678616.story
[FairfieldLife] RE: Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine Virtues
Me, I think she's wildly overrated as an intellect. I think she picks her positions (perhaps unconsciously) based on their outrageousness quotient and then figures out how to support them. She impresses more because of her skill with words and her contrariness than the quality of her thinking. Seraphita, if you were to have a face-to-face with her over an issue you disagreed on, I'd bet you would make a much better case. I've always respected and liked Camille Paglia. She talks so fast that you really get value for money when she makes an appearance! What's more she always *argues* her case rather than relying on anecdotal stories or knee-jerk PC responses. Even when I don't agree with her (which is a lot of the time) I can see the precise point where we part company. If I was talking to her face-to-face I know we'd have an intelligent conversation. Also, she has no time for those 1970s anti-sex feminists - the latest incarnation of the Puritan mindset. She loves classic literature and beauty in art. And she is genuinely concerned about the destination western culture is sleeping walking towards.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What I Did Today
Yesterday I washed one of my cars, with a little help from this dog, Spot. At our place, we have a garage with two doors with independent electro-mechanical door openers. That way, when we drive up to the house we can open the doors and drive in and the dorr will shut behind us with the touch of a button. [image: Inline image 1] We like this arrangement because it is convenient and safe. Convenient because there is a door in the garage so we can carry our bags of stuff from Whole Foods Market right into the kitchen. Safe, because once we get inside and the door is down, nobody can rob us and take our groceries if they were to follow us home from the store. The next door neighbor has installed bars on all his windows and doors and set up remote cameras all around his house. He built a wrought-iron fence around his entire yard and has a pit bull in the yard. Inside his house he has a little yapping terrier; a Browning over-under shotgun and several pistols including a Colt six-shooter and a Glock automatic, all loaded. He has probably spent over $10,000 on his home defenses. But, he has to stop at his gate and get out of the car to unlock it, in order to drive in to his driveway. So, I told him that the robbers were probably going to get him when he stepped out of the truck to unlock the gate, not when he was already inside the house. He didn't like that. Go figure. On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 6:13 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: We went by this wind farm up by Abilene last Saturday - it's one of the largest wind farms on the planet. [image: Inline image 1] On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Last Saturday we to see this place up by Dad's place. This is one of his oil wells up in North Texas where he has a place with six lots on the water at Lake Possum Kingdom near Graham. I use only Texaco oil in all my cars - most of it comes from either Spindletop, the Permian Basin, or from the Eagle Ford Shale. [image: Inline image 1] On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 7:04 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: We saw this place today, out by George Strait's ranch. The house in the photo belongs to a wealthy land owner in Pleasanton. The owner of the houses daughter's spouse's daughter is married to George Michael. If you look real close you might see George in the window looking out at me across the field, probably taking a snapshot of me peering over the fence. Go figure. [image: Inline image 1] Billboard magazine ranked Michael the 40th most successful artist on the Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists list. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Strait On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 9:39 PM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: We saw this house on a trip yesterday to see Dad up in North Texas. I've been passing this place since 1962 and watched it go down over the years - it was already in pretty bad shape the first time I saw it. We are speculating that it probably took 75 years or more for it to reach this state. I missed taking the best shot last year when I passed by - there was a mule standing in the fog next to it, but I was in a hurry so I didn't stop. On 12/22/2013 8:59 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Is that in Sonoma? On 12/22/2013 06:48 PM, Richard Williams wrote: We looked at this place today, but it will need a little fixing up: [image: Inline image 1] On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: We live in the country, out by Hot Wells. SAKS Fifth Avenue isn't in a strip mall, it's located at one of the largest inside malls in the U.S. Today the mall was packed with shoppers: [image: Inline image 1] On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 8:33 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: I think you need to get out into the country more. These strip mall chain stores are bad for the soul. I liked seeing those ramshackle houses you were posting, they have so much more character. Michael's would have all those garlands and wreaths and hobby-making stuff you need at this time of year though.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine Virtues
On 12/29/2013 8:44 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: I think she's wildly overrated as an intellect. I think she picks her positions (perhaps unconsciously) based on their outrageousness quotient and then figures out how to support them. She impresses more because of her skill with words and her contrariness than the quality of her thinking. So, I wonder how Camille Paglia compares to Kevin Drum, commenting on the ethanol subsidies? A few years ago I called subsidies for corn ethanol catastrophically idiotic. And why not? Corn ethanol, it turns out, is actively worse for the environment than even gasoline, farmers responded to the subsidies by reducing the amount of farmland used for food production, and this drove up the price of staple food worldwide. 'Ethanol Subsidies: Not Gone, Just Hidden a Little Better' by Kevin Drum http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/ethanol-subsidies/ Having mandated huge volumes of a fuel that has little willing market, the ethanol lobby is bullying auto makers to warranty cars that use damaging E15, pushing legislation to require more flex-fuel vehicles, and now using the threat of investigation to force the oil industry into selling a rival product. All this for a fuel that raises gas and food prices and has no anti-pollution benefits. 'The Ethanol Enforcers' by Camille Paglia: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/ethanol_enforcers http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324665604579079422906545590
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
I think both of these comments are correct.Phil Robertson *bayoubilly*,and those supporting him, managed to sway public opinion in his favor by convincing everyone that this was about freedom of religion and freedom of speech. I never read any comments that GLAAD made concerning the issue. I simply read a number of the quotes from the GQ article and realized this was one man's views expressed in a rude and crude manner, then justified as being Biblical. Perhaps his views are Biblical but not how he expressed it and then saying he loves everybody and doesn't hate anybody just doesn't wash. That would be like Christ referring to the adulteress as a slutty, little dirty whore, spreading disease but I'll forgive you this time if you don't sin anymore. Just didn't happen that way. By NOT attacking a life style doesn't mean that you agree with or condone it. Too many people are wrapped up in either loving something or hating it, loving someone or hating them. There is a middle path and that is indifference. We hear love the sinner but hate the sin. Why not love the sinner and be indifferent to their sin, just don't get involved in it and let them work it out. The Robertson family dodged a bullet and if they are smart, they'll learn from this ordeal. I'll bet they all spent a lot of sleepless nights and while they won-out, I don't think they want to go through something like that again. From: TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2013 5:49 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams wrote: Two groups of smug, urban sophisticates got outsmarted by a backwoodsman who carves duck calls with a pocket knife for a living and shoots ducks for entertainment. Go figure. 'Who are the losers in the Duck Dynasty flap?' http://washingtonexaminer.com/duck-dynasty-flap/ Here's Everything We Learned From the Duck Dynasty Controversy Summed Up in Just One Sentence You can say whatever you want, including that gay people are sinful and full of murder, envy, strife, hatred and are in the same league as those who enjoy beingpenetrated by barnyard animals and that black people were happy and were not singing the blues when Jim Crow laws ruled America, and as long as you later tack on I love all of humanity and I would never incite or encourage hate and throw around the word tolerance, and as long as there's enough money and publicity swirling and more ready to be made, you will face absolutely no consequences and if anything you'll be celebrated as a hero and lauded as an icon of freedom -- some will even go so far as to call you the Rosa Parks of our generation -- while the people you were talking about will still be vilified and will have to fight even harder against society's belief that they are -- even in the 21st century, even in a country that is not supposed to be ruled by religion or heartless, hateful zealots -- at their very core all of those vile and (let it be said once and for all) patently untrue things that you said about them.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noah-michelson/heres-everything-we-learn_b_4509998.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: What I Did Today
Uh oh. I think I've achieved one of those milestones along the path to You know you're in danger of becoming Dutch when... consciousness. I read through this post, bemused by it, but I didn't notice until I'd gotten almost all the way to the end of it that part of my mind was still saying, What's a car? :-) [QQæªå¾20130409015952] http://whowhatwhy.com/2013/04/09/learning-from-the-netherlands-about-bik\ es/ http://whowhatwhy.com/2013/04/09/learning-from-the-netherlands-about-bi\ kes/ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard Williams wrote: Yesterday I washed one of my cars, with a little help from this dog, Spot. At our place, we have a garage with two doors with independent electro-mechanical door openers. That way, when we drive up to the house we can open the doors and drive in and the dorr will shut behind us with the touch of a button. We like this arrangement because it is convenient and safe. Convenient because there is a door in the garage so we can carry our bags of stuff from Whole Foods Market right into the kitchen. Safe, because once we get inside and the door is down, nobody can rob us and take our groceries if they were to follow us home from the store. The next door neighbor has installed bars on all his windows and doors and set up remote cameras all around his house. He built a wrought-iron fence around his entire yard and has a pit bull in the yard. Inside his house he has a little yapping terrier; a Browning over-under shotgun and several pistols including a Colt six-shooter and a Glock automatic, all loaded. He has probably spent over $10,000 on his home defenses. But, he has to stop at his gate and get out of the car to unlock it, in order to drive in to his driveway. So, I told him that the robbers were probably going to get him when he stepped out of the truck to unlock the gate, not when he was already inside the house. He didn't like that. Go figure. On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 6:13 PM, Richard Williams punditster@...wrote: We went by this wind farm up by Abilene last Saturday - it's one of the largest wind farms on the planet. [image: Inline image 1] On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Richard Williams punditster@...wrote: Last Saturday we to see this place up by Dad's place. This is one of his oil wells up in North Texas where he has a place with six lots on the water at Lake Possum Kingdom near Graham. I use only Texaco oil in all my cars - most of it comes from either Spindletop, the Permian Basin, or from the Eagle Ford Shale. [image: Inline image 1] On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 7:04 PM, Richard Williams punditster@...wrote: We saw this place today, out by George Strait's ranch. The house in the photo belongs to a wealthy land owner in Pleasanton. The owner of the houses daughter's spouse's daughter is married to George Michael. If you look real close you might see George in the window looking out at me across the field, probably taking a snapshot of me peering over the fence. Go figure. [image: Inline image 1] Billboard magazine ranked Michael the 40th most successful artist on the Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists list. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Strait On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 9:39 PM, Richard J. Williams punditster@... wrote: We saw this house on a trip yesterday to see Dad up in North Texas. I've been passing this place since 1962 and watched it go down over the years - it was already in pretty bad shape the first time I saw it. We are speculating that it probably took 75 years or more for it to reach this state. I missed taking the best shot last year when I passed by - there was a mule standing in the fog next to it, but I was in a hurry so I didn't stop. On 12/22/2013 8:59 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Is that in Sonoma? On 12/22/2013 06:48 PM, Richard Williams wrote: We looked at this place today, but it will need a little fixing up: [image: Inline image 1] On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Richard Williams punditster@... wrote: We live in the country, out by Hot Wells. SAKS Fifth Avenue isn't in a strip mall, it's located at one of the largest inside malls in the U.S. Today the mall was packed with shoppers: [image: Inline image 1] On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 8:33 PM, awoelflebater@... wrote: I think you need to get out into the country more. These strip mall chain stores are bad for the soul. I liked seeing those ramshackle houses you were posting, they have so much more character. Michael's would have all those garlands and wreaths and hobby-making stuff you need at this time of year though.
[FairfieldLife] RE: MMY#39;s Buddha
You can just call me Phool Das if that works better. If we were PhD.s we wouldn't be here. Academics don't inhabit forums like this but take their insights and judgements to professional conferences and to academic journals. Primary teacher was Alfonso Verdu, originally an academic Jesuit who spoke and wrote in Spanish, Latin, English,German and Japanese. While I knew him, he was primarily a teacher and researcher in Buddhism - Hwa Yen and Zen. He also taught Husserl and Heidegger along with Thomas Aquinas and John Stotus Eriugena. Because of his linguistic abilities, he would clarify (sometime dispute) English translations of significant works ... from early Pali and Sanskrit works to the Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana and up to the Chinese Zen of Guifeng Zong Mi. The first day of class he brought in the necessary collection of books required by the university. He stacked them on the desk, looked around at everyone and then threw them all in a chair. He said They make me list these books as course reading materials. But don't believe it for a moment. I am a European scholar. I am the Book and I will show you what no book can ever demonstrate. Such was the beginning of an extraordinary teaching method by a very warm and compassionate teacher who demonstrated (in colored chalk diagrams) the essential likeness and differences in the fundamental viewpoints of the major world contemplative traditions in both East and West. Compared to such a teacher-scholar, we are just ants scurrying around on the sidewalk. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: Om, have either of you earned a real PhD from a real university or are you just pretty well read in spiritual things? Just wondering. Das after your name can work pretty good too. Das is a different credential than just being a Phd. -Buck Das on the lone prairie
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What I Did Today
Small country, flat land. On 12/29/2013 07:43 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: */Uh oh. I think I've achieved one of those milestones along the path to You know you're in danger of becoming Dutch when... consciousness. I read through this post, bemused by it, but I didn't notice until I'd gotten almost all the way to the end of it that part of my mind was still saying, What's a car? :-)/* QQæ^ªå¾20130409015952 http://whowhatwhy.com/2013/04/09/learning-from-the-netherlands-about-bikes/ -
[FairfieldLife] RE: Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine Virtues
I've never read any of her writing but on taking a cursory look at some stuff she wrote, here are two links: http://ideas.time.com/2013/08/27/pops-drop-from-madonna-to-miley/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/magazine/article389697.ece http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/magazine/article389697.ece http://ideas.time.com/2013/08/27/pops-drop-from-madonna-to-miley/ http://ideas.time.com/2013/08/27/pops-drop-from-madonna-to-miley/ ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote: On 12/29/2013 8:44 AM, authfriend@... mailto:authfriend@... wrote: I think she's wildly overrated as an intellect. I think she picks her positions (perhaps unconsciously) based on their outrageousness quotient and then figures out how to support them. She impresses more because of her skill with words and her contrariness than the quality of her thinking. So, I wonder how Camille Paglia compares to Kevin Drum, commenting on the ethanol subsidies? A few years ago I called subsidies for corn ethanol catastrophically idiotic. And why not? Corn ethanol, it turns out, is actively worse for the environment than even gasoline, farmers responded to the subsidies by reducing the amount of farmland used for food production, and this drove up the price of staple food worldwide. 'Ethanol Subsidies: Not Gone, Just Hidden a Little Better' by Kevin Drum http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/ethanol-subsidies/ http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/ethanol-subsidies/ Having mandated huge volumes of a fuel that has little willing market, the ethanol lobby is bullying auto makers to warranty cars that use damaging E15, pushing legislation to require more flex-fuel vehicles, and now using the threat of investigation to force the oil industry into selling a rival product. All this for a fuel that raises gas and food prices and has no anti-pollution benefits. 'The Ethanol Enforcers' by Camille Paglia: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/ethanol_enforcers http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324665604579079422906545590
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What I Did Today
noozguru et al, small country, flat land. And no snow or ice on the roads and bike paths! On Sunday, December 29, 2013 11:11 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Small country, flat land. On 12/29/2013 07:43 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Uh oh. I think I've achieved one of those milestones along the path to You know you're in danger of becoming Dutch when... consciousness. I read through this post, bemused by it, but I didn't notice until I'd gotten almost all the way to the end of it that part of my mind was still saying, What's a car? :-) http://whowhatwhy.com/2013/04/09/learning-from-the-netherlands-about-bikes/ -
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Dutch landscape
yep, turq, it's time for me to have an eye exam! Actually, I can detect a bit of a undertone, almost pale maroon or something. It adds to the loveliness of the photo. On Sunday, December 29, 2013 7:19 AM, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: Really good photo, turq, perfect subject, I think, for black and white: the steam, the light coming through the train's windows. Thanks for posting. The photo is in color. That's part of what makes it so striking; this is what the light looks like around here in December. I didn't take the photo, BTW. I found it on the website of the narrow gauge railway museum that runs the train, after having caught sight of it chugging by on my walk/bike ride today. On Sunday, December 29, 2013 6:36 AM, TurquoiseB turquoiseb@... wrote: A couple of kilometers from where I live, you can go for a brisk winter walk and see a classic steam train roll by. It's actually pretty damned charming.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, steve.sundur@... wrote:
Thanks Bob, I feel fortunate to be able spend time with family in a special
place doing fun activities.
First, I do enjoy Richard's writing style. Now, I know that has nothing to do
with content, but style points do count for me.
Second, it has been my observation that some edge has been taken off his
comments*, and because of this, it has made him more readable.
Third, I find Judy to have an overbearing style, lacking tact and the
inability, (purposely or unaware) ignoring nuance. And so, when Richard
attacks her on these fronts, I find it humorous.
As for his content, I enjoy some of the pictures and situations he describes.
I also find some of his links interesting, but I typically don't have the time
to click on them.
That's the best I can do.
I hope your daughter is doing well. I am immensely enjoying skiing with mine.
* Certainly Richards comments to Judy have edge. Please see item three.
Steve,
Thanks for responding. Your gratitude for the family you're been graced with
comes through in your FFL contributions; IMO, it speaks highly of you as a
human being.
Thank you for asking about my daughter, she's doing great and just turned
sixteen.
I understand you find Richard entertaining, but I think we can agree that
being entertained is not the same thing as learning something. I thought when
you mentioned Richard's original content there might be something in his
posts that you found edifying - that I had missed; from what you say here, it
appears that's not the case.
As entertainment, I personally find the voice Richard employs on FFL more than
a little bit grating - not unlike one of those automated customer service bots
you get when you call Future Shop. On the edumacation front, he reads like he
thinks his readership know English as a second language - which could explain
why Judy has opted for macros, and Uriah Heep thinks she's discovered The
Rosetta Stone.
I'm not sure how much original content I've been able to harvest from
Richards offerings, but lets take a look: 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock -
I'm guessing you've heard of ROLLING STONE, if not, I could send you a link;
What People Wear - I'm still recovering from red tie with a maroon shirt;
What People Eat - I mean really, who cares about shopping at WFM when you
have Dean and DeLuca and Eataly (personally, I agree with PJ O'Rourke: Eat
The Rich); and, of course, lets not forget his reports from the front of his
yoga mat (which he does not seem to be visiting enough) - on the history of
consciousness; at best they read like badly written book reviews, and, most
definitely - ALL ABOUT RICHARD. IMO, 90% of his wikipuff output are cut and
paste jobs from the threatened opus he claims he's been working on the last 50
years. Please direct me to anything original in any of this output.
The thread I thought had potential was the one with his snaps of run down
houses, but so far he's failed to close the deal by not somehow pointing out
the irony of these images coming from a tea bagger who's never gone beyond warm
water.
I do admit to the guilty pleasure of watching Uriah Heep cobble together this
unholy alliance between these two old farts in a wind storm - who hated each
other a few weeks ago; not unlike watching the last days of the
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, just before Operation Barbarossa; old Uriah is nothing
if not obvious.
I disagree with you about Judy; IMO, she's the most effective contributor on
FFL and writes the best sentences on the forum: she' s funny, well informed and
curious; please point to anywhere you've spotted these qualities in Barry's or
Richard's contributions. Judy is obviously strong, smart and independent: be
honest Steve, if Judy was man there wouldn't any of this hostility toward her
passion for accuracy. She does not start these exchanges, but she'll be damned
before she'd let someone pretend accuracy and fairness are not important - just
because it's the Internet.
And since its the award season, and she decided to jump into our conversation
- before I could respond to you; how bout an award for Uriah for The Years Most
Obvious?
Happy New Year to you and your family; and to Richard and Barry: more cowbell
please.
[FairfieldLife] Re: What I Did Today
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: noozguru et al, small country, flat land. And no snow or ice on the roads and bike paths! Ahem. Only pussies leave their bikes at home when it snows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMv3OB6XHvQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMv3OB6XHvQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMv3OB6XHvQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMv3OB6XHvQ On Sunday, December 29, 2013 11:11 AM, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: Small country, flat land. On 12/29/2013 07:43 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Uh oh. I think I've achieved one of those milestones along the path to You know you're in danger of becoming Dutch when... consciousness. I read through this post, bemused by it, but I didn't notice until I'd gotten almost all the way to the end of it that part of my mind was still saying, What's a car? :-) http://whowhatwhy.com/2013/04/09/learning-from-the-netherlands-about-bi\ kes/ http://whowhatwhy.com/2013/04/09/learning-from-the-netherlands-about-bi\ kes/
[FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, bobpriced@... wrote:
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, steve.sundur@... wrote:
Thanks Bob, I feel fortunate to be able spend time with family in a special
place doing fun activities.
First, I do enjoy Richard's writing style. Now, I know that has nothing to do
with content, but style points do count for me.
Second, it has been my observation that some edge has been taken off his
comments*, and because of this, it has made him more readable.
Third, I find Judy to have an overbearing style, lacking tact and the
inability, (purposely or unaware) ignoring nuance. And so, when Richard
attacks her on these fronts, I find it humorous.
As for his content, I enjoy some of the pictures and situations he describes.
I also find some of his links interesting, but I typically don't have the time
to click on them.
That's the best I can do.
I hope your daughter is doing well. I am immensely enjoying skiing with mine.
* Certainly Richards comments to Judy have edge. Please see item three.
Steve,
Thanks for responding. Your gratitude for the family you're been graced with
comes through in your FFL contributions; IMO, it speaks highly of you as a
human being.
Thank you for asking about my daughter, she's doing great and just turned
sixteen.
I understand you find Richard entertaining, but I think we can agree that
being entertained is not the same thing as learning something. I thought when
you mentioned Richard's original content there might be something in his
posts that you found edifying - that I had missed; from what you say here, it
appears that's not the case.
As entertainment, I personally find the voice Richard employs on FFL more than
a little bit grating - not unlike one of those automated customer service bots
you get when you call Future Shop. On the edumacation front, he reads like he
thinks his readership know English as a second language - which could explain
why Judy has opted for macros, and Uriah Heep thinks she's discovered The
Rosetta Stone.
I'm not sure how much original content I've been able to harvest from
Richards offerings, but lets take a look: 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock -
I'm guessing you've heard of ROLLING STONE, if not, I could send you a link;
What People Wear - I'm still recovering from red tie with a maroon shirt;
What People Eat - I mean really, who cares about shopping at WFM when you
have Dean and DeLuca and Eataly (personally, I agree with PJ O'Rourke: Eat
The Rich); and, of course, lets not forget his reports from the front of his
yoga mat (which he does not seem to be visiting enough) - on the history of
consciousness; at best they read like badly written book reviews, and, most
definitely - ALL ABOUT RICHARD. IMO, 90% of his wikipuff output are cut and
paste jobs from the threatened opus he claims he's been working on the last 50
years. Please direct me to anything original in any of this output.
The thread I thought had potential was the one with his snaps of run down
houses, but so far he's failed to close the deal by not somehow pointing out
the irony of these images coming from a tea bagger who's never gone beyond warm
water.
I do admit to the guilty pleasure of watching Uriah Heep cobble together this
unholy alliance between these two old farts in a wind storm - who hated each
other a few weeks ago; not unlike watching the last days of the
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, just before Operation Barbarossa; old Uriah is nothing
if not obvious.
I disagree with you about Judy; IMO, she's the most effective contributor on
FFL and writes the best sentences on the forum: she' s funny, well informed and
curious; please point to anywhere you've spotted these qualities in Barry's or
Richard's contributions. Judy is obviously strong, smart and independent: be
honest Steve, if Judy was man there wouldn't any of this hostility toward her
passion for accuracy. She does not start these exchanges, but she'll be damned
before she'd let someone pretend accuracy and fairness are not important - just
because it's the Internet.
And since its the award season, and she decided to jump into our conversation
- before I could respond to you; how bout an award for Uriah for The Years Most
Obvious?
Happy New Year to you and your family; and to Richard and Barry: more cowbell
please.
**Just in case Share is unsure of who Uriah Heep actually is:
Uriah Heep is a fictional character
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_character created by Charles Dickens
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens in his novel David Copperfield
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Copperfield.
The character is notable for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and
insincerity, making frequent references to his own 'humbleness. His name has
become synonymous with being a yes man.
(Or in this case, yes woman.)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What I Did Today
turq, I stand corrected! and dare I say: no pussies in the Netherlands (-: On Sunday, December 29, 2013 11:36 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com wrote: noozguru et al, small country, flat land. And no snow or ice on the roads and bike paths! On Sunday, December 29, 2013 11:11 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Small country, flat land. On 12/29/2013 07:43 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Uh oh. I think I've achieved one of those milestones along the path to You know you're in danger of becoming Dutch when... consciousness. I read through this post, bemused by it, but I didn't notice until I'd gotten almost all the way to the end of it that part of my mind was still saying, What's a car? :-) http://whowhatwhy.com/2013/04/09/learning-from-the-netherlands-about-bikes/ -
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What I Did Today
* I read through this post, bemused by it, but I didn't notice until I'd gotten almost all the way to the end of it that part of my mind was still saying, What's a car? :-)*You probably don't even need a car over there - in fact, it would be a problem. Over, here a car is just another tool for most people. Without one, I'd be dead in the water. Some people who are rich probably drive cars just for fun and pleasure, like my neighbor, who doesn't drive these cars much - there just for shows. I inherited the Eldorado from Mom. She bought it new off the show room floor and it's been garaged it's whole life. She still had a driver's license at age 86, but hadn't driven in about ten years. So, one day I just took it - I'm using it for highway driving. I put some new tires on it and a new disc brakes. You can't get anything these days for a car like that - maybe $1500. The AC still works and it has cruise control. Also, it has a kick-ass Delco Bose sound system with CD player inside. Sweet! [image: Inline image 1] On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 11:54 AM, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: noozguru et al, small country, flat land. And no snow or ice on the roads and bike paths! *Ahem. Only pussies leave their bikes at home when it snows. * * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMv3OB6XHvQ*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMv3OB6XHvQ*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMv3OB6XHvQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMv3OB6XHvQ* On Sunday, December 29, 2013 11:11 AM, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: Small country, flat land. On 12/29/2013 07:43 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Uh oh. I think I've achieved one of those milestones along the path to You know you're in danger of becoming Dutch when... consciousness. I read through this post, bemused by it, but I didn't notice until I'd gotten almost all the way to the end of it that part of my mind was still saying, What's a car? :-) http://whowhatwhy.com/2013/04/09/learning-from-the-netherlands-about-bikes/
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpri...@yahoo.com wrote: The thread I thought had potential was the one with his snaps of run down houses, but so far he's failed to close the deal by not somehow pointing out the irony of these images coming from a tea bagger who's never gone beyond warm water. I already told you, Bob, I'm not gay. You do what you want, so just forget the soliciting.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
Thanks for your thoughts on this, Mike. A couple of spiritual teachers that have been to FF talk about, not indifference but rather what they call loving neutrality. I think it's a bit like what Maharishi calls restful alertness. On Sunday, December 29, 2013 9:25 AM, Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com wrote: I think both of these comments are correct.Phil Robertson *bayoubilly*,and those supporting him, managed to sway public opinion in his favor by convincing everyone that this was about freedom of religion and freedom of speech. I never read any comments that GLAAD made concerning the issue. I simply read a number of the quotes from the GQ article and realized this was one man's views expressed in a rude and crude manner, then justified as being Biblical. Perhaps his views are Biblical but not how he expressed it and then saying he loves everybody and doesn't hate anybody just doesn't wash. That would be like Christ referring to the adulteress as a slutty, little dirty whore, spreading disease but I'll forgive you this time if you don't sin anymore. Just didn't happen that way. By NOT attacking a life style doesn't mean that you agree with or condone it. Too many people are wrapped up in either loving something or hating it, loving someone or hating them. There is a middle path and that is indifference. We hear love the sinner but hate the sin. Why not love the sinner and be indifferent to their sin, just don't get involved in it and let them work it out. The Robertson family dodged a bullet and if they are smart, they'll learn from this ordeal. I'll bet they all spent a lot of sleepless nights and while they won-out, I don't think they want to go through something like that again. From: TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2013 5:49 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams wrote: Two groups of smug, urban sophisticates got outsmarted by a backwoodsman who carves duck calls with a pocket knife for a living and shoots ducks for entertainment. Go figure. 'Who are the losers in the Duck Dynasty flap?' http://washingtonexaminer.com/duck-dynasty-flap/ Here's Everything We Learned From the Duck Dynasty Controversy Summed Up in Just One Sentence You can say whatever you want, including that gay people are sinful and full of murder, envy, strife, hatred and are in the same league as those who enjoy beingpenetrated by barnyard animals and that black people were happy and were not singing the blues when Jim Crow laws ruled America, and as long as you later tack on I love all of humanity and I would never incite or encourage hate and throw around the word tolerance, and as long as there's enough money and publicity swirling and more ready to be made, you will face absolutely no consequences and if anything you'll be celebrated as a hero and lauded as an icon of freedom -- some will even go so far as to call you the Rosa Parks of our generation -- while the people you were talking about will still be vilified and will have to fight even harder against society's belief that they are -- even in the 21st century, even in a country that is not supposed to be ruled by religion or heartless, hateful zealots -- at their very core all of those vile and (let it be said once and for all) patently untrue things that you said about them.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noah-michelson/heres-everything-we-learn_b_4509998.html
[FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
Very well said, Bob - enjoyed the dickens out if it! As for Richard's stuff, it is like walking into a gourmet supermarket and finding that *everything*, from the garlic mustard, to the pastries, to the holiday ham, is all composed of well-disguised, mushy oatmeal. As Judy's possibly distant cousin, Gertrude, remarked, There's no there, there.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpri...@yahoo.com wrote: I understand you find Richard entertaining, but I think we can agree that being entertained is not the same thing as learning something. You came to the wrong place, Bob - if you came here to learn anything. To learn something you need to get out more and not hang around an internet forum. If anyone came here for entertainment, you do post some amusing comments, though.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpri...@yahoo.com wrote: I thought when you mentioned Richard's original content there might be something in his posts that you found edifying - that I had missed; from what you say here, it appears that's not the case. You're actually reading my stuff, Bob? Go figure. Of course, my comments can't compare to all the edifying comments you've posted this month. But, I'm working on it. So, who said I was posting anything for you to read? Maybe I was addressing Bill or Buck, to get some feedback; they are probably more qualified to post comments than you seem to be, judging by your posted comments lately. Judy did a good job of getting rid of Curtis, Robin, and Vaj, and Ravi got banned - so now we're left with you. When are you going to get to work and post something worth commenting on?
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpri...@yahoo.com wrote: As entertainment, I personally find the voice Richard employs on FFL more than a little bit grating - not unlike one of those automated customer service bots you get when you call Future Shop. Now this is really funny coming from a guy that just posted ten macros in a row. LoL!
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Brave New World
Ok, Seraph, here's a story for you: a tantric teacher complained to his master that he was too tired to make love with his wife. His master immediately told him to do so every night for two weeks, whether he was tired or not! I'm not sure what the intended lesson was but I think it's great if a couple can enjoy passionate love making that's also healthy for them both. On Saturday, December 28, 2013 4:25 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: Re the Wiki quote about under-age virgins being a source of longevity, I said: If you believed the following you'd be well advised to keep it as part of the secret oral traditions!. I was just being cute. I'm sure there is a lot in left-hand tantra and traditional Taoist teaching that is strictly under-the-counter these days as western mores are now so dominant no one wants to attract unwelcome publicity. Re Share's Which coital positions are most beneficial for which particular ailments. Really a blessing to have such knowledge as one ages.: Having sex because it's prescribed for you! Where's the passion? There's a British chain of shops selling toys for very young children called The Early Learning Centre. The name always annoys me when I pass one of their stores. Can't kids and adults just play? Re Bhairitu Muktananda's prediction was that humans would shrink to the size of a rat and have sex all the time.: Sounds like a projection of the little man's unconscious hang-ups. RePerhaps you want to see swinger parties in the streets?; reminds me of The Beatles Why Don't We Do It in the Road? McCartney wrote the song after seeing two monkeys mating in the street while on retreat in Rishikesh with MMY. John Lennon was pissed because he realised everyone would assume that he (John) had written it and not Paul. That's just what I did assume when I listened to it on the White Album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmcconvY02Y
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: What People Eat
Richard, congratulations for getting off the Crystal Light. Might as well inject sugar right into the veins! Thanks for the recipe too. I love both cabbage and cooked celery. Do you all ever eat baby bok choy? I think it's high in Vit A or something that's hard to get via food. Bon appetite! On Saturday, December 28, 2013 8:33 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: We've been on a special diet for several years now. I used to be on a Zen Macrobiotic organic foods diet and ate a lot of organic rice with Shoyu. Now I'm on a diabetic diet - no table sugar, low carbs, and exercise; Rita is on a weight-loss diet - no carbs, high protein, low sugar. And, we both work out at the Y almost every day and/or take long walks by the San Antonio River or go to the local Dog Park. Sometimes we go to the mall and walk past SAKS on our way to Old Navy. We used to drink Crystal Light but mostly filtered water these days and some good wine on occasion. We still eat out a few times a month. Last night we went to the local theater to see Anchorman II and then to our favorite Tex-Mex restaurant, Taco Flats. Here's Rita's recipe for organic vegetable soup. It's not complicated. Ingredients: Vegetables onion carrots celery cabbage green beans zucchini olive oil tomatoes filtered water 1. Cut up the vegetables into small cubes with a knife 2. Cook the vegies in a large wok or frying pan 3. Fill a large pot with the filtered water 4. Boil the hell out of it for a few minutes 5. Add in the chopped vegies with a scoop 6. Add salt or seasoning to taste 7. Let the mixture steep for ten minutes 8. Serve in bowls and eat with a spoon On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Better ingredients, better pizza? We used to eat pizza all the time. Up in Austin, there's a place called Conan's - they have what they call deep dish pizza - Chicago style, with whole wheat crust if you prefer and with the cheese built right into the crust. Also in Austin there is the Brick Oven where you can watch the pizza being cooked inside a big, domed brick oven fireplace and they use flat shovels on a stick to move the pie in and out. And then you've got your frozen pizza - DiGiorno's, Tombstone, Red Baron, and Tony's. And, then there's Pizza Hut, Pizza Inn, Domino's, Little Caesar's, and Papa John's. So, what exactly are the better ingredients in Papa John's pizza? They won't tell you, but it all comes in the back door on a SYSCO truck, just like all the other pizza joints in town. In Boulder, CO some guys invented a new gas-fired oven where the pizza revolves around inside the oven, instead of slow cooking over a wood-burning fire; the crust is thin, so it cooks faster too. You walk up to the counter, select your toppings, and you get your pizza while you wait at the counter in about 2-3 minutes, not fifteen minutes later like at most places. The joint is called Chipotle Pizza, by the guys that own Chipotle Mexican Restaurants. At Chipotle, they use less cheese and gourmet ingredients like olive oil and basil and stuff. They even have a whole ham with a slicer that cuts the ham off right before your eyes. It's the reverse pizza effect: Italians come to America with a recipe for tomato sauce; the Americans put it on dough bread and spread the sauce all around on it; then the Italians go back to Italy and tell all their friends about pizza they got in America. Go figure. 'Mamma mia! Chipotle plans expansion into pizza' http://www.cnbc.com/id/101283103 On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I've mentioned the pros of the Cuisinart sandwich maker the Con would be that it wanted too small a piece of bread even suggesting you might want to cut off the crusts to make it fit. It also does two sandwiches at once which I didn't need but that is actually no problem. Given these are simple inexpensive devices I might try some of the other ones too. Large manufacturers usually have different teams designing products. Some of the teams are good at and some not so. It's always interesting to know the story under the hood. On 12/12/2013 05:48 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@... wrote: My most recent experience with Cuisinart is my new coffee maker. It got a great review on Consumer Reports, and the Amazon reviews remarked on how well it brews coffee. But, also mentioned many times on Amazon is the crappy latch mechanism on the lid. I figured the problem was a mixture of poor design and ham-fisted users, and being a more graceful and careful person, I assumed the latch mechanism would hold up under my gentle touch. WRONG! That latch was busted within two weeks. Fortunately, the fix is simple: I use a red brick to keep the lid closed during brewing (the hinge is spring loaded, and with the latch broken, the lid won't stay
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpri...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm not sure how much original content I've been able to harvest from Richards offerings, but lets take a look: 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock - I'm guessing you've heard of ROLLING STONE, Probably everyone has heard of Rolling Stone Magazine, Bob, but not everyone reads it. And, some people aren't even old enough to have heard of Eric Clapton or Carlos Santana, but they're probably not on this forum. You've probably read every issue of Rolling Stone since the first issue back in 1967, so I probably couldn't tell you anything you don't already know. You could probably recite from memory everyone listed on the Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock; all their hit recordings; the dates and the venues they played at; and what instruments they play. But, can you sing or play? Or, it could be that you haven't been to a live venue since Lonnie Donegan played the Cavern Club. Who knows if you don't speak up? S3 doesn't seem to have a problem talking about music. I thought fer sure you'd post a comment about my take on Wagner, though. Go figure. P.S. You seem to be getting better at posting using NEO - your post at least has an almost readable size font face. Maybe someday, in a few dozen years, you'll be able to upload a digital photo like I do; or a link to a YouTube video that works like mine do. I already told you how to do it - what are you waiting for? Let's see what you can do.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
to bobpriced from an ancient and wise story: Is that so?
On Sunday, December 29, 2013 11:44 AM, bobpri...@yahoo.com
bobpri...@yahoo.com wrote:
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, steve.sundur@... wrote:
Thanks Bob, I feel fortunate to be able spend time with family in a special
place doing fun activities.
First, I do enjoy Richard's writing style. Now, I know that has nothing to do
with content, but style points do count for me.
Second, it has been my observation that some edge has been taken off his
comments*, and because of this, it has made him more readable.
Third, I find Judy to have an overbearing style, lacking tact and the
inability, (purposely or unaware) ignoring nuance. And so, when Richard
attacks her on these fronts, I find it humorous.
As for his content, I enjoy some of the pictures and situations he describes.
I also find some of his links interesting, but I typically don't have the time
to click on them.
That's the best I can do.
I hope your daughter is doing well. I am immensely enjoying skiing with mine.
* Certainly Richards comments to Judy have edge. Please see item three.
Steve,
Thanks for responding. Your gratitude
for the family you're been graced with comes through in your FFL contributions;
IMO, it speaks highly of you as a human being.
Thank you for asking about
my daughter, she's doing great and just turned sixteen.
I understand you find
Richard entertaining, but I think we can agree that being entertained is not
the same thing as learning something. I thought when you mentioned Richard's
original content there might be something in his posts that you
found edifying - that I had missed; from what you say here, it appears that's
not the case.
As entertainment, I
personally find the voice Richard employs on FFL more than a little bit grating
- not unlike one of those automated customer service bots you get when you call
Future Shop. On the edumacation front, he reads like he thinks his readership
know English as a second language - which could explain why Judy has opted for
macros, and Uriah Heep thinks she's discovered The Rosetta Stone.
I'm not sure how much
original content I've been able to harvest from Richards offerings,
but lets take a look: 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock - I'm
guessing you've heard of ROLLING STONE, if not, I could send you a link;
What People Wear - I'm still recovering from red tie with a maroon
shirt; What People Eat - I mean really, who cares about shopping at
WFM when you have Dean and DeLuca and Eataly (personally, I agree with PJ
O'Rourke: Eat The Rich); and, of course, lets not forget his reports from the
front of his yoga mat (which
he does not seem to be visiting enough) - on the history of consciousness; at
best they read like badly written book reviews, and, most definitely - ALL
ABOUT RICHARD. IMO, 90% of his wikipuff output are cut and paste jobs from the
threatened opus he claims he's been working on the last 50 years. Please direct
me to anything original in any of this output.
The thread I thought had
potential was the one with his snaps of run down houses, but so far he's failed
to close the deal by not somehow pointing out the irony of these images coming
from a tea bagger who's never gone beyond warm water.
I do admit to the guilty
pleasure of watching Uriah Heep cobble together this unholy alliance between
these two old farts in a wind storm - who hated each other a few weeks ago; not
unlike watching the last days of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, just before
Operation Barbarossa; old Uriah is nothing if not obvious.
I disagree with you about
Judy; IMO, she's the most effective contributor on FFL and writes the best
sentences on the forum: she' s funny, well informed and curious; please point
to anywhere you've spotted these qualities in Barry's or Richard's
contributions. Judy is
obviously strong, smart and independent: be honest Steve, if Judy was man there
wouldn't any of this hostility toward her passion for accuracy. She does not
start these exchanges, but she'll be damned before she'd let someone pretend
accuracy and fairness are not important - just because it's the Internet.
And since its the
award season, and she decided to jump into our conversation - before I could
respond to you; how bout an award for Uriah for The Years Most Obvious?
Happy New Year to you and
your family; and to Richard and Barry: more cowbell please.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpri...@yahoo.com wrote: lets not forget his /reports from the front/ of his yoga mat (which he does not seem to be visiting enough) - on the history of consciousness; Maybe, but I don't think I've posted anything on the history of consciousness, Bob. That would be going back way before my time. But thanks for the suggestion. But, at least I have a yoga mat - can you even hold a single pose except for the corpse pose? It's not complicated. Yoga is all about placement and positioning.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
LOL but Richard I have heard that the corpse pose is actually the hardest to do. And the most beneficial. Yes, one could say go figure! On Sunday, December 29, 2013 1:50 PM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpri...@yahoo.com wrote: lets not forget his reports from the front of his yoga mat (which he does not seem to be visiting enough) - on the history of consciousness; Maybe, but I don't think I've posted anything on the history of consciousness, Bob. That would be going back way before my time. But thanks for the suggestion. But, at least I have a yoga mat - can you even hold a single pose except for the corpse pose? It's not complicated. Yoga is all about placement and positioning.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpri...@yahoo.com wrote: ALL ABOUT RICHARD. IMO, 90% of his wikipuff output are cut and paste jobs from the threatened opus he claims he's been working on the last 50 years. Please direct me to anything original in any of this output. Who did you think it was about, if not about Richard, Bob? However, I am the author of some of the Wikipedia entries and so is Lawson. But, I didn't see any comments or suggestion from a Bob Priced in any of the editing notes on Wikipedia. What subjects did you comment on or edit? The one about MMY or TM or SBS? Go figure. P.S. Nobody can cut and paste from Wikipedia - you probably meant copy and paste. That's what it's there for, Bob, as long as it falls under the fair use policy or the Wiki Commons.
[FairfieldLife] music royalties
I was just looking at a report on my music distributor's site, and was struck by the huge difference in music royalties, from two partners: MediaNet sold 1,841 of my songs, for a grand total of $20.58 :-( also thumbs down on Spotify. iTunes sold 104 of my songs, for a total of $71.98 :-) also honorable mention to Amazon.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpri...@yahoo.com wrote: And since its the award season, and she decided to jump into our conversation - before I could respond to you; how bout an award for Uriah for The Years Most Obvious? Well, Bob, I don't think the Post Count could really be YOUR conversation, since it's all about RICHARD'S post count. Maybe we should give you the award for Most Macros Posted in a Week. Anyone second that? Share? Steve?
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 12:20 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: *Uriah Heep* is a fictional character http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_character created by Charles Dickens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens in his novel David Copperfield http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Copperfield. It's really great that you've kept up on the latest fictional literature, Ann. I think I read Dickens back in Junior High School about the time I read Henry Esmond in my first or second literature class. Thanks for reminding me.. But, don't forget that Uriah Heap was also a rock band and David Copperfield is a popular stage magician. So, it's nice to find out that at least someone on this list is staying current.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
On 12/29/2013 9:24 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: That would be like Christ referring to the adulteress as a slutty, little dirty whore This is just my opinion, but I really don't think Jesus really said anything about an adulteress because that would have opened up a whole other can of worms in his day. If he did say anything about adultery, then he would have opened himself up to rumors that he was dating a prostitute named Mary Magdalene and that his mother gave birth to a bastard. Not to mention that his great, great grandfather had multiple wives and once knocked up his own part-time maid named Hagar, then kicked her out of the house and the kid too. So, I'd say that Jesus was probably smart to keep his pie hole shut about things like that. I don't know why they would even mention the episode about the woman adulterer in the Bible - what a woman does with her body is her business. Unless you think of a woman as property that can be bought and sold so you can have more than one wife. Go figure. But, in a way I'm not surprised at anything I read in the Bible since it's probably all made up anyway. But one thing is fer sure if true - robbing that kid of his coat of many colors and selling him into slavery was a bad thing to do - why didn't Jesus make a comment on that, I wonder? Go figure.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 1:13 PM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: As for Richard's stuff, it is like walking into a gourmet supermarket and finding that *everything*, from the garlic mustard, to the pastries, to the holiday ham, is all composed of well-disguised, mushy oatmeal. As Judy's possibly distant cousin, Gertrude, remarked, There's no there, there. Fer sure Richard can't hold a candle to all your profound comments, Doctor Dumbass. LoL!
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Brave New World
On 12/29/2013 1:28 PM, Share Long wrote: here's a story for you: a tantric teacher complained to his master that he was too tired to make love with his wife. It's just like a Zen koan, Share. Tantra is all about positioning and placement. It's that simple.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 1:52 PM, Share Long wrote: LOL but Richard I have heard that the corpse pose is actually the hardest to do. At Bob's age, just finding the mat is probably the hardest thing to do. It's not so much the laying down in the corpse pose that is so difficult - it's the getting back up into a standing position again that is so tricky. LoL! P.S. One trick about doing the Shavasana Asana (corpse pose) is to do it on a really high bed with four sturdy posts at each corner. That way, you can grab onto one of the posts and then you can swing your legs around off the side of the bed and you are half way to a standing position. Then, all you need is a hand and a tug from someone like Rita, and you're upright. It works for me!
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, sharelong60@... wrote:
Thanks for your thoughts on this, Mike. A couple of spiritual teachers that
have been to FF talk about, not indifference but rather what they call loving
neutrality. I think it's a bit like what Maharishi calls restful alertness.
I would have to disagree, Sharon. I don't think being restfully alert is
remotely related to loving neutrality just like I don't think a couple of
spiritual teachers talking about indifference relates to anything Mike was
posting about. I could be missing the boat here so if you want to clarify it
for me that would be welcome.
On Sunday, December 29, 2013 9:25 AM, Mike Dixon mdixon.6569@... wrote:
I think both of these comments are correct.Phil Robertson *bayoubilly*,and
those supporting him, managed to sway public opinion in his favor by convincing
everyone that this was about freedom of religion and freedom of speech. I never
read any comments that GLAAD made concerning the issue. I simply read a number
of the quotes from the GQ article and realized this was one man's views
expressed in a rude and crude manner, then justified as being Biblical.
Perhaps his views are Biblical but not how he expressed it and then saying he
loves everybody and doesn't hate anybody just doesn't wash. That would be like
Christ referring to the adulteress as a slutty, little dirty whore, spreading
disease but I'll forgive you this time if you don't sin anymore. Just didn't
happen that way. By NOT attacking a life style doesn't mean that you agree
with or condone it. Too many people are wrapped up in either loving something
or hating it, loving someone or hating them. There is a middle path and that is
indifference. We hear love the sinner but hate the sin. Why not love the
sinner and be indifferent to their sin, just don't get involved in it and let
them work it out. The Robertson family dodged a bullet and if they are smart,
they'll learn from this ordeal. I'll bet they all spent a lot of sleepless
nights and while they won-out, I don't think they want to go through something
like that again.
From: TurquoiseB turquoiseb@...
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2013 5:49 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams wrote:
Two groups of smug, urban sophisticates got outsmarted by a backwoodsman who
carves duck calls with a pocket knife for a living and shoots ducks for
entertainment. Go figure.
'Who are the losers in the Duck Dynasty flap?'
http://washingtonexaminer.com/duck-dynasty-flap/
http://washingtonexaminer.com/duck-dynasty-flap/
Here's Everything We Learned From the Duck Dynasty Controversy Summed Up in
Just One Sentence You can say whatever you want, including that gay people are
sinful
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/duck-dynasty-phil-robertson-gay_n_4465564.html
and full of murder, envy, strife, hatred
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/19/phil-robertson-homophobic-2010-sermon_n_4475546.html;
and are in the same league as those who enjoy being penetrated by barnyard
animals
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/duck-dynasty-phil-robertson-gay_n_4465564.html
and that black people were happy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/19/phil-robertson-black-people_n_4473474.html;
and were not singing the blues
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/19/phil-robertson-black-people_n_4473474.html;
when Jim Crow laws ruled America, and as long as you later tack on I love all
of humanity
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/duck-dynasty-phil-robertson-gay_n_4465564.html;
and I would never incite or encourage hate
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/27/phil-robertson-back-duck-dynasty_n_4509697.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voicesir=Gay%20Voices;
and throw around the word tolerance
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/a-e-welcomes-phil-robertson-667647,;
and as long as there's enough money and publicity swirling and more ready to be
made, you will face absolutely no consequences
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/27/phil-robertson-back-duck-dynasty_n_4509697.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voicesir=Gay%20Voices
and if anything you'll be celebrated as a hero and lauded as an icon of
freedom -- some will even go so far as to call you the Rosa Parks
http://www.ianbayne.com/congress11/duck-dynasty-star-is-rosa-parks-of-our-generation/;
of our generation -- while the people you were talking about will still be
vilified and will have to fight even harder against society's belief that they
are -- even in the 21st century, even in a country that is not supposed to be
ruled by religion or heartless, hateful zealots -- at their very core all of
those vile and (let it be said once and for all) patently untrue things that
you said about
them.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noah-michelson/heres-everything-we-learn_b_4509998.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] music royalties
On 12/29/2013 1:58 PM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: I was just looking at a report on my music distributor's site, and was struck by the huge difference in music royalties, from two partners: MediaNet sold 1,841 of my songs, for a grand total of $20.58 :-( also thumbs down on Spotify. iTunes sold 104 of my songs, for a total of $71.98 :-) also honorable mention to Amazon. Is that in a year, month, or a day? At this rate, you could probably retire on just song royalties in another fifty years!
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, punditster@... wrote:
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpriced@... mailto:bobpriced@... wrote:
I understand you find Richard entertaining, but I think we can agree that
being entertained is not the same thing as learning something. You came to the
wrong place, Bob - if you came here to learn anything. To learn something you
need to get out more and not hang around an internet forum. If anyone came here
for entertainment, you do post some amusing comments, though.
Doesn't he though? If you don't think this is a place to learn anything why
do you keep trying to teach us all stuff, Ricardo? I have come to think of you
as our resident 'school marm' always saying tsk, tsk and trying to correct
our netiquette and advise us who is worth reading and who is not worth reading
and all the time imagining yourself to be accomplishing a little bit of
internet cleansing.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, punditster@... wrote:
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpriced@... mailto:bobpriced@... wrote:
I thought when you mentioned Richard's original content there might be
something in his posts that you found edifying - that I had missed; from what
you say here, it appears that's not the case. You're actually reading my stuff,
Bob? Go figure.
Of course, my comments can't compare to all the edifying comments you've
posted this month. But, I'm working on it. So, who said I was posting anything
for you to read? Maybe I was addressing Bill or Buck, to get some feedback;
they are probably more qualified to post comments than you seem to be, judging
by your posted comments lately. Judy did a good job of getting rid of Curtis,
Robin, and Vaj, and Ravi got banned - so now we're left with you. When are you
going to get to work and post something worth commenting on?
Evidently he just did.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, punditster@... wrote:
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpriced@... mailto:bobpriced@... wrote:
As entertainment, I personally find the voice Richard employs on FFL more than
a little bit grating - not unlike one of those automated customer service bots
you get when you call Future Shop. Now this is really funny coming from a guy
that just posted ten macros in a row. LoL!
BoB really did get you going, Regardez-vous.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: What People Eat
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, sharelong60@... wrote:
Richard, congratulations for getting off the Crystal Light. Might as well
inject sugar right into the veins! Thanks for the recipe too. I love both
cabbage and cooked celery. Do you all ever eat baby bok choy? I think it's high
in Vit A or something that's hard to get via food. Bon appetite!
Wha? Here is a link to help you out if you think you can't get Vit A via
food.
http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/food-sources-of-vitamin-A.php
http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/food-sources-of-vitamin-A.php
On Saturday, December 28, 2013 8:33 AM, Richard Williams punditster@...
wrote:
We've been on a special diet for several years now. I used to be on a Zen
Macrobiotic organic foods diet and ate a lot of organic rice with Shoyu. Now
I'm on a diabetic diet - no table sugar, low carbs, and exercise; Rita is on a
weight-loss diet - no carbs, high protein, low sugar. And, we both work out at
the Y almost every day and/or take long walks by the San Antonio River or go to
the local Dog Park. Sometimes we go to the mall and walk past SAKS on our way
to Old Navy.
We used to drink Crystal Light but mostly filtered water these days and some
good wine on occasion. We still eat out a few times a month. Last night we went
to the local theater to see Anchorman II and then to our favorite Tex-Mex
restaurant, Taco Flats. Here's Rita's recipe for organic vegetable soup. It's
not complicated.
Ingredients: Vegetables
onion
carrots
celery
cabbage
green beans
zucchini
olive oil
tomatoes
filtered water
1. Cut up the vegetables into small cubes with a knife
2. Cook the vegies in a large wok or frying pan
3. Fill a large pot with the filtered water
4. Boil the hell out of it for a few minutes
5. Add in the chopped vegies with a scoop
6. Add salt or seasoning to taste
7. Let the mixture steep for ten minutes
8. Serve in bowls and eat with a spoon
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Richard Williams punditster@...
mailto:punditster@... wrote:
Better ingredients, better pizza?
We used to eat pizza all the time. Up in Austin, there's a place called
Conan's - they have what they call deep dish pizza - Chicago style, with
whole wheat crust if you prefer and with the cheese built right into the crust.
Also in Austin there is the Brick Oven where you can watch the pizza being
cooked inside a big, domed brick oven fireplace and they use flat shovels on a
stick to move the pie in and out.
And then you've got your frozen pizza - DiGiorno's, Tombstone, Red Baron, and
Tony's. And, then there's Pizza Hut, Pizza Inn, Domino's, Little Caesar's, and
Papa John's. So, what exactly are the better ingredients in Papa John's
pizza? They won't tell you, but it all comes in the back door on a SYSCO truck,
just like all the other pizza joints in town.
In Boulder, CO some guys invented a new gas-fired oven where the pizza
revolves around inside the oven, instead of slow cooking over a wood-burning
fire; the crust is thin, so it cooks faster too. You walk up to the counter,
select your toppings, and you get your pizza while you wait at the counter in
about 2-3 minutes, not fifteen minutes later like at most places.
The joint is called Chipotle Pizza, by the guys that own Chipotle Mexican
Restaurants. At Chipotle, they use less cheese and gourmet ingredients like
olive oil and basil and stuff. They even have a whole ham with a slicer that
cuts the ham off right before your eyes.
It's the reverse pizza effect: Italians come to America with a recipe for
tomato sauce; the Americans put it on dough bread and spread the sauce all
around on it; then the Italians go back to Italy and tell all their friends
about pizza they got in America. Go figure.
'Mamma mia! Chipotle plans expansion into pizza'
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101283103 http://www.cnbc.com/id/101283103
On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Bhairitu noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@...
wrote:
I've mentioned the pros of the Cuisinart sandwich maker the Con would be that
it wanted too small a piece of bread even suggesting you might want to cut off
the crusts to make it fit. It also does two sandwiches at once which I didn't
need but that is actually no problem. Given these are simple inexpensive
devices I might try some of the other ones too.
Large manufacturers usually have different teams designing products. Some of
the teams are good at and some not so. It's always interesting to know the
story under the hood.
On 12/12/2013 05:48 PM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote:
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
j_alexander_stanley@... mailto:j_alexander_stanley@... wrote:
My most recent experience with Cuisinart is my new coffee maker. It got a
great review on Consumer Reports, and the Amazon reviews remarked on how well
it brews
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, punditster@... wrote:
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpriced@... mailto:bobpriced@... wrote:
I'm not sure how much original content I've been able to harvest from
Richards offerings, but lets take a look: 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock -
I'm guessing you've heard of ROLLING STONE, Probably everyone has heard of
Rolling Stone Magazine, Bob, but not everyone reads it. And, some people aren't
even old enough to have heard of Eric Clapton or Carlos Santana, but they're
probably not on this forum. You've probably read every issue of Rolling Stone
since the first issue back in 1967, so I probably couldn't tell you anything
you don't already know. You could probably recite from memory everyone listed
on the Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock; all their
hit recordings; the dates and the venues they played at; and what instruments
they play. But, can you sing or play?
Or, it could be that you haven't been to a live venue since Lonnie Donegan
played the Cavern Club. Who knows if you don't speak up? S3 doesn't seem to
have a problem talking about music. I thought fer sure you'd post a comment
about my take on Wagner, though. Go figure.
P.S. You seem to be getting better at posting using NEO - your post at least
has an almost readable size font face. Maybe someday, in a few dozen years,
you'll be able to upload a digital photo like I do; or a link to a YouTube
video that works like mine do. I already told you how to do it - what are you
waiting for? Let's see what you can do.
As amusing as it is to try and watch you take down bOb, Ricky, it isn't
quite working, but carry on. It is only providing more material for whatever he
will be posting next which, needless to say, I am looking forward to.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
On 12/29/2013 2:40 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: I don't think a couple of spiritual teachers talking about indifference relates to anything Mike was posting about. Maybe not, but I think Mike's point was that Jesus was indifferent to social mores concerning adultery. From what I've read, hardly anybody back then was indifferent to having multiple wives - they were all in favor of it. So, if Jesus was forgiving about adultery, I wonder if he was also in favor of polygamy? And, I don't think any spiritual teachers back then were in favor of polyandry, except maybe over in India. But, I guess it all depends on what you mean by spiritual teachers. According to Robin, Saul had a spiritual experience on the road to Damascus when he thought he had seen the risen Christ for the first time; but everyone knows that Mary Magdalene was the first to see the Jesus rise up into the sky. Obviously the New Testament was written by men. Go figure.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
To do the corpse pose properly Share, you have to die. Most find this more than
they can handle. Also you have to use methods that allow getting into the
proper form prior to expiration.
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, sharelong60@... wrote:
LOL but Richard I have heard that the corpse pose is actually the hardest to
do. And the most beneficial. Yes, one could say go figure!
On Sunday, December 29, 2013 1:50 PM, Richard J. Williams punditster@...
wrote:
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpriced@... mailto:bobpriced@... wrote:
lets not forget his reports from the front of his yoga mat (which he does not
seem to be visiting enough) - on the history of consciousness; Maybe, but I
don't think I've posted anything on the history of consciousness, Bob. That
would be going back way before my time. But thanks for the suggestion. But, at
least I have a yoga mat - can you even hold a single pose except for the corpse
pose? It's not complicated. Yoga is all about placement and positioning.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius wrote:
To do the corpse pose properly Share, you have to die. Most find this
more than they can handle. Also you have to use methods that allow
getting into the proper form prior to expiration.
Now THAT is funny. First real LOL post in a while. :-)
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, sharelong60@ wrote:
LOL but Richard I have heard that the corpse pose is actually the
hardest to do. And the most beneficial. Yes, one could say go figure!
On Sunday, December 29, 2013 1:50 PM, Richard J. Williams punditster@
wrote:
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpriced@ mailto:bobpriced@ wrote:
lets not forget his reports from the front of his yoga mat (which he
does not seem to be visiting enough) - on the history of consciousness;
Maybe, but I don't think I've posted anything on the history of
consciousness, Bob. That would be going back way before my time. But
thanks for the suggestion. But, at least I have a yoga mat - can you
even hold a single pose except for the corpse pose? It's not
complicated. Yoga is all about placement and positioning.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 1:13 PM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: As for Richard's stuff, it is like walking into a gourmet supermarket and finding that *everything*, from the garlic mustard, to the pastries, to the holiday ham, is all composed of well-disguised, mushy oatmeal. As Judy's possibly distant cousin, Gertrude, remarked, There's no there, there. Well, I know Judy has set the bar really, really high for posting spiritual essays on this forum, but if you're a TM Teacher and you've been reading stuff uploaded by a willy from Texas, posted to an internet chat room, you probably need more spiritual help than Judy can provide. So, there.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 12/29/2013 1:13 PM, doctordumbass@... wrote: As for Richard's stuff, it is like walking into a gourmet supermarket and finding that *everything*, from the garlic mustard, to the pastries, to the holiday ham, is all composed of well-disguised, mushy oatmeal. As Judy's possibly distant cousin, Gertrude, remarked, There's no there, there. Well, I know Judy has set the bar really, really high for posting spiritual essays on this forum, but if you're a TM Teacher and you've been reading stuff uploaded by a willy from Texas, posted to an internet chat room, you probably need more spiritual help than Judy can provide. So, there. Forget Poster of the Year. I nominate Richard for the more prestigious Threw Himself on the Grenade to Save the Rest of Us award. :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Brave New World
In my tantric tradition there is that ritual of having sex in a graveyard. It is apparently a test for becoming an acharya because the idea there is to be no climax so it demonstrates control. My tantra teacher would have guys calling him because they thought tantra was sex and he could teach them how to go all night long. I even remember some guy showing up at Robert Svoboda's ayurvedic workshop asking to learn that. :-D And there is also the test where you sit on a corpse and bring it to life which is apparently a test to show how much shakti you can transfer. The corpse will flail a bit and some of the tantrics apparently think it is trying to kill you but of course the shakti dissipates anyway and corpse become lifeless. And of course that is a bit like putting electricity through a frog leg so you are just getting some kind of activity though it's shakti and not electricity and you are not really bringing the corpse back to life. One of my astrology teachers who was also a tantric referred to it as a parlor trick. For the record there are replacements for both tests because you couldn't do these in the west where we don't have cremation grounds and folks might look askance at such activities (tantrics and aghoris sometimes actually manage the ones in India). Even in the tantric initiation one can replace the wine (which was often rum) with fruit juice. On 12/29/2013 11:28 AM, Share Long wrote: Ok, Seraph, here's a story for you: a tantric teacher complained to his master that he was too tired to make love with his wife. His master immediately told him to do so every night for two weeks, whether he was tired or not! I'm not sure what the intended lesson was but I think it's great if a couple can enjoy passionate love making that's also healthy for them both. On Saturday, December 28, 2013 4:25 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: Re the Wiki quote about under-age virgins being a source of longevity, I said: If you believed the following you'd be well advised to keep it as part of the secret oral traditions!. I was just being cute. I'm sure there is a lot in left-hand tantra and traditional Taoist teaching that is strictly under-the-counter these days as western mores are now so dominant no one wants to attract unwelcome publicity. Re Share's Which coital positions are most beneficial for which particular ailments. Really a blessing to have such knowledge as one ages.: Having sex because it's prescribed for you! Where's the passion? There's a British chain of shops selling toys for very young children called The Early Learning Centre. The name always annoys me when I pass one of their stores. Can't kids and adults just play? Re Bhairitu Muktananda's prediction was that humans would shrink to the size of a rat and have sex all the time.: Sounds like a projection of the little man's unconscious hang-ups. RePerhaps you want to see swinger parties in the streets?; reminds me of The Beatles Why Don't We Do It in the Road? McCartney wrote the song after seeing two monkeys mating in the street while on retreat in Rishikesh with MMY. John Lennon was pissed because he realised everyone would assume that he (John) had written it and not Paul. That's just what I did assume when I listened to it on the White Album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmcconvY02Y
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What I Did Today
So you have a mountain bike? It also wouldn't work very well in France which I recall being very hilly. Otherwise we have bike paths on the streets but there are often Darwin Award candidates going the wrong way on the one way bike lanes where they might get offed by cars pulling out from corners that are blind to that direction. On 12/29/2013 09:54 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: noozguru et al, small country, flat land. And no snow or ice on the roads and bike paths! */Ahem. Only pussies leave their bikes at home when it snows. /**/ /* */https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMv3OB6XHvQ/* On Sunday, December 29, 2013 11:11 AM, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: Small country, flat land. On 12/29/2013 07:43 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Uh oh. I think I've achieved one of those milestones along the path to You know you're in danger of becoming Dutch when... consciousness. I read through this post, bemused by it, but I didn't notice until I'd gotten almost all the way to the end of it that part of my mind was still saying, What's a car? :-) http://whowhatwhy.com/2013/04/09/learning-from-the-netherlands-about-bikes/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Brave New World
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: In my tantric tradition there is that ritual of having sex in a graveyard. It is apparently a test for becoming an acharya because the idea there is to be no climax so it demonstrates control. My tantra teacher would have guys calling him because they thought tantra was sex and he could teach them how to go all night long. I even remember some guy showing up at Robert Svoboda's ayurvedic workshop asking to learn that. :-D And there is also the test where you sit on a corpse and bring it to life which is apparently a test to show how much shakti you can transfer. The corpse will flail a bit and some of the tantrics apparently think it is trying to kill you but of course the shakti dissipates anyway and corpse become lifeless. Big whoop. That sounds like some of my L.A. friends' descriptions of their normal sex lives. :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: What People Eat
Crystal Light is artificially sweetened. Not good to fool the body though if it is actually asking for sugar (doesn't have to be sugar though but some carbs). On 12/29/2013 11:38 AM, Share Long wrote: Richard, congratulations for getting off the Crystal Light. Might as well inject sugar right into the veins! Thanks for the recipe too. I love both cabbage and cooked celery. Do you all ever eat baby bok choy? I think it's high in Vit A or something that's hard to get via food. Bon appetite! On Saturday, December 28, 2013 8:33 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: We've been on a special diet for several years now. I used to be on a Zen Macrobiotic organic foods diet and ate a lot of organic rice with Shoyu. Now I'm on a diabetic diet - no table sugar, low carbs, and exercise; Rita is on a weight-loss diet - no carbs, high protein, low sugar. And, we both work out at the Y almost every day and/or take long walks by the San Antonio River or go to the local Dog Park. Sometimes we go to the mall and walk past SAKS on our way to Old Navy. We used to drink Crystal Light but mostly filtered water these days and some good wine on occasion. We still eat out a few times a month. Last night we went to the local theater to see Anchorman II and then to our favorite Tex-Mex restaurant, Taco Flats. Here's Rita's recipe for organic vegetable soup. It's not complicated. Ingredients: Vegetables onion carrots celery cabbage green beans zucchini olive oil tomatoes filtered water 1. Cut up the vegetables into small cubes with a knife 2. Cook the vegies in a large wok or frying pan 3. Fill a large pot with the filtered water 4. Boil the hell out of it for a few minutes 5. Add in the chopped vegies with a scoop 6. Add salt or seasoning to taste 7. Let the mixture steep for ten minutes 8. Serve in bowls and eat with a spoon On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com mailto:pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Better ingredients, better pizza? We used to eat pizza all the time. Up in Austin, there's a place called Conan's - they have what they call deep dish pizza - Chicago style, with whole wheat crust if you prefer and with the cheese built right into the crust. Also in Austin there is the Brick Oven where you can watch the pizza being cooked inside a big, domed brick oven fireplace and they use flat shovels on a stick to move the pie in and out. Inline image 1 And then you've got your frozen pizza - DiGiorno's, Tombstone, Red Baron, and Tony's. And, then there's Pizza Hut, Pizza Inn, Domino's, Little Caesar's, and Papa John's. So, what exactly are the better ingredients in Papa John's pizza? They won't tell you, but it all comes in the back door on a SYSCO truck, just like all the other pizza joints in town. In Boulder, CO some guys invented a new gas-fired oven where the pizza revolves around inside the oven, instead of slow cooking over a wood-burning fire; the crust is thin, so it cooks faster too. You walk up to the counter, select your toppings, and you get your pizza while you wait at the counter in about 2-3 minutes, not fifteen minutes later like at most places. The joint is called Chipotle Pizza, by the guys that own Chipotle Mexican Restaurants. At Chipotle, they use less cheese and gourmet ingredients like olive oil and basil and stuff. They even have a whole ham with a slicer that cuts the ham off right before your eyes. It's the reverse pizza effect: Italians come to America with a recipe for tomato sauce; the Americans put it on dough bread and spread the sauce all around on it; then the Italians go back to Italy and tell all their friends about pizza they got in America. Go figure. 'Mamma mia! Chipotle plans expansion into pizza' http://www.cnbc.com/id/101283103 On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net mailto:noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I've mentioned the pros of the Cuisinart sandwich maker the Con would be that it wanted too small a piece of bread even suggesting you might want to cut off the crusts to make it fit. It also does two sandwiches at once which I didn't need but that is actually no problem. Given these are simple inexpensive devices I might try some of the other ones too. Large manufacturers usually have different teams designing products. Some of the teams are good at and some not so. It's always interesting to know the story under the hood. On 12/12/2013 05:48 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com mailto:awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@... mailto:j_alexander_stanley@... wrote: My most recent experience with Cuisinart is my new coffee maker. It got
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpri...@yahoo.com wrote: these two old farts in a wind storm - who hated each other a few weeks ago; not unlike watching the last days of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, just before Operation Barbarossa Speaking of old farts, Bob - I don't think anyone here realized you were born before 1939 to witness the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact or before 1941 and the beginning of Operation Barbarossa. That makes you even older that Barry, who is a Baby Boomer. Go figure.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 2:42 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: If you don't think this is a place to learn anything why do you keep trying to teach us all stuff, Ricardo? I've done my best to dumb it down so you and some others can understand the mechanics of consciousness, Ann. If it's not simple enough, I'll try to make it a little easier to understand. Where should I start? First, it's not my job to answer questions - my job is to question answers. Where did you get the idea that I was trying to teach you anything?
Re: [FairfieldLife] music royalties
So you sell your songs on iTunes for $1 apiece and Apple takes 30 cents? That would be fairly standard (similar to Google and Amazon). And are folks on Spotify just paying for a listen? Back in the day mechanical royalties on a 45 would be about 5 cents. On 12/29/2013 11:58 AM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: I was just looking at a report on my music distributor's site, and was struck by the huge difference in music royalties, from two partners: MediaNet sold 1,841 of my songs, for a grand total of $20.58 :-( also thumbs down on Spotify. iTunes sold 104 of my songs, for a total of $71.98 :-) also honorable mention to Amazon.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 2:43 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: When are you going to get to work and post something worth commenting on? Evidently he just did. But, what is it worth, Ann, that's the question - more than two cents?
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 2:45 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: BoB really did get you going, Regardez-vous. Well, it is kind of slow around here today. That is, until you opened your big pie hole. LoL!
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 2:50 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: P.S. You seem to be getting better at posting using NEO - your post at least has an almost readable size font face. Maybe someday, in a few dozen years, you'll be able to upload a digital photo like I do; or a link to a YouTube video that works like mine do. I already told you how to do it - what are you waiting for? Let's see what you can do. As amusing as it is to try and watch you take down bOb, Ricky, it isn't quite working, but carry on. Thanks, you and Bob seem to be my biggest fans these days. It is only providing more material for whatever he will be posting next which, needless to say, I am looking forward to. Maybe Bob wants to run with my crew - through cyber space and crunch numbers like I do. They call me the king of the spreadsheets; got 'em all printed out on my bedsheets. My new computer's got the clocks; it rocks. But it was obsolete before I opened the box. You say you've had your desktop for over a week? Throw that junk away, man, it's an antique. 'Its All About the Pentiums' by Weird Al Yankovich From the CD 'Running With Scissors' http://youtu.be/qpMvS1Q1sos
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
Hey, Xeno, that's why I practice every day. They call it dying before dying.
Very cool.
On Sunday, December 29, 2013 2:56 PM, anartax...@yahoo.com
anartax...@yahoo.com wrote:
To do the corpse pose properly Share, you have to die. Most find this more than
they can handle. Also you have to use methods that allow getting into the
proper form prior to expiration.
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, sharelong60@... wrote:
LOL but Richard I have heard that the corpse pose is actually the hardest to
do. And the most beneficial. Yes, one could say go figure!
On Sunday, December 29, 2013 1:50 PM, Richard J. Williams punditster@...
wrote:
On 12/29/2013 11:44 AM, bobpriced@... wrote:
lets not forget his reports from the front of his yoga mat (which he does not
seem to be visiting enough) - on the history of consciousness;
Maybe, but I don't think I've posted anything on the history of
consciousness, Bob. That would be going back way before my time. But thanks
for the suggestion. But, at least I have a yoga mat - can you even hold a
single pose except for the corpse pose? It's not complicated. Yoga is all about
placement and positioning.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, punditster@... wrote:
On 12/29/2013 12:20 PM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote:
Uriah Heep is a fictional character created by Charles Dickens in his novel
David Copperfield. It's really great that you've kept up on the latest
fictional literature, Ann. I think I read Dickens back in Junior High School
about the time I read Henry Esmond in my first or second literature class.
Thanks for reminding me.. But, don't forget that Uriah Heap was also a rock
band and David Copperfield is a popular stage magician. So, it's nice to find
out that at least someone on this list is staying current.
I wasn't talkin' to you. It was for Sharon's benefit. I was afraid she was too
busy practicing the 'corpse pose' to maybe have figured out how Uriah Heep
relates to her. But it is edifying that they teach Dickens in Texas. Maybe
there is hope for that God-forsaken place after all. Of course, you were
probably somewhere else at the time...but I'll give Texas the benefit of the
doubt anyway.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, punditster@... wrote:
On 12/29/2013 9:24 AM, Mike Dixon wrote:
That would be like Christ referring to the adulteress as a slutty,
little dirty whore
This is just my opinion, but I really don't think Jesus really said
anything about an adulteress because that would have opened up a whole
other can of worms in his day. If he did say anything about adultery,
then he would have opened himself up to rumors that he was dating a
prostitute named Mary Magdalene and that his mother gave birth to a
bastard. Not to mention that his great, great grandfather had multiple
wives and once knocked up his own part-time maid named Hagar, then
kicked her out of the house and the kid too.
So, I'd say that Jesus was probably smart to keep his pie hole shut
about things like that. I don't know why they would even mention the
episode about the woman adulterer in the Bible - what a woman does
with her body is her business. Unless you think of a woman as property
that can be bought and sold so you can have more than one wife. Go figure.
But, in a way I'm not surprised at anything I read in the Bible since
it's probably all made up anyway. But one thing is fer sure if true -
robbing that kid of his coat of many colors and selling him into
slavery was a bad thing to do - why didn't Jesus make a comment on that,
I wonder? Go figure.
Curtis does this better.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Brave New World
noozguru, it sounds like these traditions of tantra and transcending have a lot in common. The point is to be with whatever, to not be overshadowed by anything, to experience silence, beingness during all kinds of activity. In this moment, it all seems like a great gift to us all, to be alive at this time, discussing all these great traditions, having the benefit of them in a regular, old, householder life. Really amazing when I think about it. On Sunday, December 29, 2013 3:21 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: In my tantric tradition there is that ritual of having sex in a graveyard. It is apparently a test for becoming an acharya because the idea there is to be no climax so it demonstrates control. My tantra teacher would have guys calling him because they thought tantra was sex and he could teach them how to go all night long. I even remember some guy showing up at Robert Svoboda's ayurvedic workshop asking to learn that. :-D And there is also the test where you sit on a corpse and bring it to life which is apparently a test to show how much shakti you can transfer. The corpse will flail a bit and some of the tantrics apparently think it is trying to kill you but of course the shakti dissipates anyway and corpse become lifeless. And of course that is a bit like putting electricity through a frog leg so you are just getting some kind of activity though it's shakti and not electricity and you are not really bringing the corpse back to life. One of my astrology teachers who was also a tantric referred to it as a parlor trick. For the record there are replacements for both tests because you couldn't do these in the west where we don't have cremation grounds and folks might look askance at such activities (tantrics and aghoris sometimes actually manage the ones in India). Even in the tantric initiation one can replace the wine (which was often rum) with fruit juice. On 12/29/2013 11:28 AM, Share Long wrote: Ok, Seraph, here's a story for you: a tantric teacher complained to his master that he was too tired to make love with his wife. His master immediately told him to do so every night for two weeks, whether he was tired or not! I'm not sure what the intended lesson was but I think it's great if a couple can enjoy passionate love making that's also healthy for them both. On Saturday, December 28, 2013 4:25 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: Re the Wiki quote about under-age virgins being a source of longevity, I said: If you believed the following you'd be well advised to keep it as part of the secret oral traditions!. I was just being cute. I'm sure there is a lot in left-hand tantra and traditional Taoist teaching that is strictly under-the-counter these days as western mores are now so dominant no one wants to attract unwelcome publicity. Re Share's Which coital positions are most beneficial for which particular ailments. Really a blessing to have such knowledge as one ages.: Having sex because it's prescribed for you! Where's the passion? There's a British chain of shops selling toys for very young children called The Early Learning Centre. The name always annoys me when I pass one of their stores. Can't kids and adults just play? Re Bhairitu Muktananda's prediction was that humans would shrink to the size of a rat and have sex all the time.: Sounds like a projection of the little man's unconscious hang-ups. RePerhaps you want to see swinger parties in the streets?; reminds me of The Beatles Why Don't We Do It in the Road? McCartney wrote the song after seeing two monkeys mating in the street while on retreat in Rishikesh with MMY. John Lennon was pissed because he realised everyone would assume that he (John) had written it and not Paul. That's just what I did assume when I listened to it on the White Album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmcconvY02Y
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, punditster@... wrote:
On 12/29/2013 2:40 PM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote:
I don't think a couple of spiritual teachers talking about indifference
relates to anything Mike was posting about. Maybe not, but I think Mike's point
was that Jesus was indifferent to social mores concerning adultery. From what
I've read, hardly anybody back then was indifferent to having multiple wives -
they were all in favor of it. So, if Jesus was forgiving about adultery, I
wonder if he was also in favor of polygamy? And, I don't think any spiritual
teachers back then were in favor of polyandry, except maybe over in India. But,
I guess it all depends on what you mean by spiritual teachers. According to
Robin, Saul had a spiritual experience on the road to Damascus when he thought
he had seen the risen Christ for the first time; but everyone knows that Mary
Magdalene was the first to see the Jesus rise up into the sky. Obviously the
New Testament was written by men. Go figure.
I don't care what you think and I wasn't talkin' to you. Keep your pie hole
shut and give the little lady a chance to speak for herself. She's not quite a
corpse yet. Go figure.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: What People Eat
Good point, noozguru, thanks for correction. This kind of health info is important for people to know imo. On Sunday, December 29, 2013 3:27 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Crystal Light is artificially sweetened. Not good to fool the body though if it is actually asking for sugar (doesn't have to be sugar though but some carbs). On 12/29/2013 11:38 AM, Share Long wrote: Richard, congratulations for getting off the Crystal Light. Might as well inject sugar right into the veins! Thanks for the recipe too. I love both cabbage and cooked celery. Do you all ever eat baby bok choy? I think it's high in Vit A or something that's hard to get via food. Bon appetite! On Saturday, December 28, 2013 8:33 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: We've been on a special diet for several years now. I used to be on a Zen Macrobiotic organic foods diet and ate a lot of organic rice with Shoyu. Now I'm on a diabetic diet - no table sugar, low carbs, and exercise; Rita is on a weight-loss diet - no carbs, high protein, low sugar. And, we both work out at the Y almost every day and/or take long walks by the San Antonio River or go to the local Dog Park. Sometimes we go to the mall and walk past SAKS on our way to Old Navy. We used to drink Crystal Light but mostly filtered water these days and some good wine on occasion. We still eat out a few times a month. Last night we went to the local theater to see Anchorman II and then to our favorite Tex-Mex restaurant, Taco Flats. Here's Rita's recipe for organic vegetable soup. It's not complicated. Ingredients: Vegetables onion carrots celery cabbage green beans zucchini olive oil tomatoes filtered water 1. Cut up the vegetables into small cubes with a knife 2. Cook the vegies in a large wok or frying pan 3. Fill a large pot with the filtered water 4. Boil the hell out of it for a few minutes 5. Add in the chopped vegies with a scoop 6. Add salt or seasoning to taste 7. Let the mixture steep for ten minutes 8. Serve in bowls and eat with a spoon On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Better ingredients, better pizza? We used to eat pizza all the time. Up in Austin, there's a place called Conan's - they have what they call deep dish pizza - Chicago style, with whole wheat crust if you prefer and with the cheese built right into the crust. Also in Austin there is the Brick Oven where you can watch the pizza being cooked inside a big, domed brick oven fireplace and they use flat shovels on a stick to move the pie in and out. And then you've got your frozen pizza - DiGiorno's, Tombstone, Red Baron, and Tony's. And, then there's Pizza Hut, Pizza Inn, Domino's, Little Caesar's, and Papa John's. So, what exactly are the better ingredients in Papa John's pizza? They won't tell you, but it all comes in the back door on a SYSCO truck, just like all the other pizza joints in town. In Boulder, CO some guys invented a new gas-fired oven where the pizza revolves around inside the oven, instead of slow cooking over a wood-burning fire; the crust is thin, so it cooks faster too. You walk up to the counter, select your toppings, and you get your pizza while you wait at the counter in about 2-3 minutes, not fifteen minutes later like at most places. The joint is called Chipotle Pizza, by the guys that own Chipotle Mexican Restaurants. At Chipotle, they use less cheese and gourmet ingredients like olive oil and basil and stuff. They even have a whole ham with a slicer that cuts the ham off right before your eyes. It's the reverse pizza effect: Italians come to America with a recipe for tomato sauce; the Americans put it on dough bread and spread the sauce all around on it; then the Italians go back to Italy and tell all their friends about pizza they got in America. Go figure. 'Mamma mia! Chipotle plans expansion into pizza' http://www.cnbc.com/id/101283103 On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I've mentioned the pros of the Cuisinart sandwich maker the Con would be that it wanted too small a piece of bread even suggesting you might want to cut off the crusts to make it fit. It also does two sandwiches at once which I didn't need but that is actually no problem. Given these are simple inexpensive devices I might try some of the other ones too. Large manufacturers usually have different teams designing products. Some of the teams are good
[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, turquoiseb@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams wrote:
On 12/29/2013 1:13 PM, doctordumbass@... wrote:
As for Richard's stuff, it is like walking into a gourmet supermarket
and finding that *everything*, from the garlic mustard, to the
pastries, to the holiday ham, is all composed of well-disguised, mushy
oatmeal. As Judy's possibly distant cousin, Gertrude, remarked,
There's no there, there.
Well, I know Judy has set the bar really, really high for posting
spiritual essays on this forum, but if you're a TM Teacher and you've
been reading stuff uploaded by a willy from Texas, posted to an
internet chat room, you probably need more spiritual help than
Judy can provide. So, there.
Forget Poster of the Year. I nominate Richard for the more prestigious
Threw Himself on the Grenade to Save the Rest of Us award. :-)
That would be great but is he dead yet?
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, punditster@... wrote:
On 12/29/2013 2:42 PM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote:
If you don't think this is a place to learn anything why do you keep trying
to teach us all stuff, Ricardo? I've done my best to dumb it down so you and
some others can understand the mechanics of consciousness, Ann. If it's not
simple enough, I'll try to make it a little easier to understand. Where should
I start? First, it's not my job to answer questions - my job is to question
answers. Where did you get the idea that I was trying to teach you anything?
Yes, on second thought I see you're just working through something here. Good
luck with that but could you do it in one post instead of wasting so much band
width or whatever it is you lie awake at night worrying about when people don't
snip? Oh, and don't let bOb bother you too much; guys like him just lack
empathy for the, shall we just say, challenged. He'll leave you alone
eventually so just hang in there; he's bound to get tired of playing his little
game.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, punditster@... wrote:
On 12/29/2013 2:45 PM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote:
BoB really did get you going, Regardez-vous. Well, it is kind of slow around
here today. That is, until you opened your big pie hole. LoL!
Re: [FairfieldLife] music royalties
I recognize the difference between buying a song and streaming it, but the difference is 100 to 1. 10 to 1 would be nice.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: What People Eat
I cannot stand that artificially sweetened crap! I bought a Pepsi at the 7-11 recently, took a swig, and then realized it was diet - ugh! Tastes and metabolizes like sweetened plastic.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: What People Eat
---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
I cannot stand that artificially sweetened crap! I bought a Pepsi at the 7-11
recently, took a swig, and then realized it was diet - ugh! Tastes and
metabolizes like sweetened plastic.
Ah, the dreaded Aspartame. It does taste horrible. People actually eat that
stuff in the form of 'diet' fruit juices, pop and they even use something
horrible in the skinny versions of anything at Starbucks. I made the mistake
of asking for a skinny hot chocolate there once thinking I was going to get
skim milk and couldn't drink the thing.
[FairfieldLife] RE: music royalties
Bhairitu, that reminds me: is whoever wrote the songs for Magic Fern still getting royalties? A friend of mine over here who fronted a pub covers band wrote a few original songs; they were never released commercially but he sent recordings out to all the local and national radio stations and they actually got airtime. Decades later he occasionally gets a cheque from the Performing Right Society.
[FairfieldLife] RE: This is your chance to help honor Ringo Starr with the quot;Lifetime of Peace Love Awardquot;
Hey, I would really love to go to this. If anyone here does win the chance to go but can't make the trip, I'll go in your place, Donate and win a chance to: A ticket to honor Ringo Starr at David Lynch's birthday event - Access to the exclusive afterparty at a private location with celebrities and musicians from David Lynch's birthday party (21 over only) -Buck
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: music royalties
The song Maggie is public domain (even though Jerden slapped I.M. Flowers on it as author) having been written in the 19th century. So there is no royalties on it. Accounting took care of any royalties back in the day of the release of the 45s, LPs and CDs. On 12/29/2013 03:59 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: Bhairitu, that reminds me: is whoever wrote the songs for Magic Fern still getting royalties? A friend of mine over here who fronted a pub covers band wrote a few original songs; they were never released commercially but he sent recordings out to all the local and national radio stations and they actually got airtime. Decades later he occasionally gets a cheque from the Performing Right Society.
Re: [FairfieldLife] music royalties
I don't know that much about Spotify but it looks per play and possibly even ad driven? If you got paid per play then the royalty could be higher but you might be just getting paid for ad clicks. On 12/29/2013 03:07 PM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: I recognize the difference between buying a song and streaming it, but the difference is 100 to 1. 10 to 1 would be nice.
[FairfieldLife] Post Count Mon 30-Dec-13 00:15:08 UTC
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 12/28/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 01/04/14 00:00:00 260 messages as of (UTC) 12/30/13 00:12:31 58 Richard J. Williams 31 Share Long 26 awoelflebater 20 Richard Williams 17 emptybill 16 TurquoiseB 15 authfriend 13 dhamiltony2k5 13 Bhairitu 12 bobpriced 11 s3raphita 7 steve.sundur 4 jr_esq 4 doctordumbass 3 nablusoss1008 3 cardemaister 2 Mike Dixon 1 turquoiseb 1 anartaxius 1 Michael Jackson 1 Duveyoung 1 Dick Mays Posters: 22 Saturday Morning 00:00 UTC Rollover Times = Daylight Saving Time (Summer): US Friday evening: PDT 5 PM - MDT 6 PM - CDT 7 PM - EDT 8 PM Europe Saturday: BST 1 AM CEST 2 AM EEST 3 AM Standard Time (Winter): US Friday evening: PST 4 PM - MST 5 PM - CST 6 PM - EST 7 PM Europe Saturday: GMT 12 AM CET 1 AM EET 2 AM For more information on Time Zones: www.worldtimezone.com
[FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
Wolf Baiter You are showing your vicious side. Obviously you are trying to usurp the throne so you can now declare yourself as the Ankle Bite Queen.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Information Technology Systems
It's almost breath taking in it's scope! Imagine the BIOS of your computer hacked by the feds BEFORE it even reaches the stockroom of your local computer store. The BIOS - that's where you want to be if you are a spy agency. Forget tracing your calls; forget meta data warehousing; forget call monitoring; forget putting duck tape over laptop web cam. If they already have BIOS implants in your DELL or HP or whatever brand computer, you are doomed and the game is already over. Here is a simple test: Power up your laptop and leave it on; then exit the room for a few minutes. When you come back, check to see if your weather location is local or Arlington, VA. And, you think you can trick them by simply removing the battery in your cell phone? What if you own one that doesn't have a removable battery? Why do you think they are doing away with cell phones with removable batteries? The ANT division does not just manufacture surveillance hardware. It also develops software for special tasks. The ANT developers have a clear preference for planting their malicious code in so-called BIOS, software located on a computer’s motherboard that is the first thing to load when a computer is turned on. Read more: NSA reportedly intercepting laptops purchased online to install spy malware' http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/29/5253226/nsa-cia-fbi-laptop-usb-plant-spy On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 8:02 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Arrest him and book him! You are fired for lying to the American people. Clear out your desk and leave the building! Officer, arrest this man and book him for serial lying. Bailiff, put this man in chains and take him for the perp walk,immediately! Mr. Biden, get on the phone with that Snowden fellow and get his pardon ready,NOW! Do it! It's not easy to pick the year's most transparent lie from the self-styled “most transparent administration in history.” There are so many to choose from—such a richness of embarrassment. For my money, the biggest presidential lie of the year came on June 7, the week after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden revealed the agency's secret collection of call records data on millions of Americans. “I welcome this debate,” Obama proclaimed—even as his administration was hunting down the whistleblower who started it and preparing to hit him with 30 years of Espionage Act charges. Read more: 'Obama's Epic Fib About the NSA' http://reason.com/archives/2013/12/24/obamas-epic-fibs-about-the-nsa On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 7:55 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: The ObamaCare disaster is not just a management failure, it's a firing incident. Where I used to work, a system failure this large would be a cause for instant dismissal: *Clean off your desk and get out, you're fired! Officer, escort this person off the premises. And, don't you ever come back! You'll never work in this town again. You fuckin' idiot!* [image: Inline image 1] 'In Defense of Kathleen Sebelius' http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303680404579141473117316190
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
On 12/29/2013 4:34 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: But, in a way I'm not surprised at anything I read in the Bible since it's probably all made up anyway. But one thing is fer sure if true - robbing that kid of his coat of many colors and selling him into slavery was a bad thing to do - why didn't Jesus make a comment on that, I wonder? Go figure. Curtis does this better. Well, we all know what happened to Curtis, don't we? Let's ask Judy what happened to Curtis.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
On 12/29/2013 4:38 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: I don't care what you think and I wasn't talkin' to you. Keep your pie hole shut and give the little lady a chance to speak for herself. Well, I started this thread about the Duck Dynasty, so I can butt in anytime I want to, Comrad Ann.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 4:47 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: could you do it in one post instead of wasting so much band width Well, If I did that, Ann what would you have to read?
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
On 12/29/2013 6:41 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: Wolf Baiter You are showing your vicious side. Obviously you are trying to usurp the throne so you can now declare yourself as the Ankle Bite Queen. It looks like Judy took the day off, so Ann is just taking up the slack. Give her a few years and she may improve.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Post Count Mon 30-Dec-13 00:15:08 UTC
It looks like we are the top posters again, Share. Keep up the good work! P.S. This is where it gets tricky: post something with Judy's name in it - that will set things off for at least a dozen rounds. Judy loves to see her name in messages - it's an attention thing. I've never seen Judy not reply to a parody, not once in ten years. Here's an example: Judy does NOT read or write Spanish, German, French, or Greek. She just Googles it and then copies and pastes it in the text box to make you think she knows those languages. Sort of like when she tried to fib her way out of you posting Feliz Navidad - she didn't have a clue what it meant and thought you were cursing at her. LoL! On 12/29/2013 6:15 PM, FFL PostCount wrote: Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 12/28/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 01/04/14 00:00:00 260 messages as of (UTC) 12/30/13 00:12:31 58 Richard J. Williams 31 Share Long 26 awoelflebater 20 Richard Williams 17 emptybill 16 TurquoiseB 15 authfriend 13 dhamiltony2k5 13 Bhairitu 12 bobpriced 11 s3raphita 7 steve.sundur 4 jr_esq 4 doctordumbass 3 nablusoss1008 3 cardemaister 2 Mike Dixon 1 turquoiseb 1 anartaxius 1 Michael Jackson 1 Duveyoung 1 Dick Mays Posters: 22 Saturday Morning 00:00 UTC Rollover Times = Daylight Saving Time (Summer): US Friday evening: PDT 5 PM - MDT 6 PM - CDT 7 PM - EDT 8 PM Europe Saturday: BST 1 AM CEST 2 AM EEST 3 AM Standard Time (Winter): US Friday evening: PST 4 PM - MST 5 PM - CST 6 PM - EST 7 PM Europe Saturday: GMT 12 AM CET 1 AM EET 2 AM For more information on Time Zones: www.worldtimezone.com
Re: [FairfieldLife] Post Count Mon 30-Dec-13 00:15:08 UTC
Richard, sorry you have to do all the heavy lifting here. But we girls just wanna have fun. Go figure! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIb6AZdTr-A On Sunday, December 29, 2013 7:28 PM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: It looks like we are the top posters again, Share. Keep up the good work! P.S. This is where it gets tricky: post something with Judy's name in it - that will set things off for at least a dozen rounds. Judy loves to see her name in messages - it's an attention thing. I've never seen Judy not reply to a parody, not once in ten years. Here's an example: Judy does NOT read or write Spanish, German, French, or Greek. She just Googles it and then copies and pastes it in the text box to make you think she knows those languages. Sort of like when she tried to fib her way out of you posting Feliz Navidad - she didn't have a clue what it meant and thought you were cursing at her. LoL! On 12/29/2013 6:15 PM, FFL PostCount wrote: Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 12/28/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 01/04/14 00:00:00 260 messages as of (UTC) 12/30/13 00:12:31 58 Richard J. Williams 31 Share Long 26 awoelflebater 20 Richard Williams 17 emptybill 16 TurquoiseB 15 authfriend 13 dhamiltony2k5 13 Bhairitu 12 bobpriced 11 s3raphita 7 steve.sundur 4 jr_esq 4 doctordumbass 3 nablusoss1008 3 cardemaister 2 Mike Dixon 1 turquoiseb 1 anartaxius 1 Michael Jackson 1 Duveyoung 1 Dick Mays Posters: 22 Saturday Morning 00:00 UTC Rollover Times = Daylight Saving Time (Summer): US Friday evening: PDT 5 PM - MDT 6 PM - CDT 7 PM - EDT 8 PM Europe Saturday: BST 1 AM CEST 2 AM EEST 3 AM Standard Time (Winter): US Friday evening: PST 4 PM - MST 5 PM - CST 6 PM - EST 7 PM Europe Saturday: GMT 12 AM CET 1 AM EET 2 AM For more information on Time Zones: www.worldtimezone.com
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
Richard, I think they say the corpse pose is so difficult because it's so simple and we westerners like to make things complicated and be doing, doing, doing! Anyway, I think you and Rita have mastered it. Congratulations and keep up the good work! On Sunday, December 29, 2013 2:36 PM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/29/2013 1:52 PM, Share Long wrote: LOL but Richard I have heard that the corpse pose is actually the hardest to do. At Bob's age, just finding the mat is probably the hardest thing to do. It's not so much the laying down in the corpse pose that is so difficult - it's the getting back up into a standing position again that is so tricky. LoL! P.S. One trick about doing the Shavasana Asana (corpse pose) is to do it on a really high bed with four sturdy posts at each corner. That way, you can grab onto one of the posts and then you can swing your legs around off the side of the bed and you are half way to a standing position. Then, all you need is a hand and a tug from someone like Rita, and you're upright. It works for me!
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Dec-13 00:15:02 UTC
Richard, I can empathize. I was thrilled to discover that Judy has also read the novels of Susan Howatch, a favorite author of mine. I asked her who her favorite Howatch character is. She responded with a putdown containing references to teens and Harry Potter! I still think she needs a pitta pacifying diet. On Saturday, December 28, 2013 7:52 PM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/28/2013 6:44 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: I learned long ago that interesting is in the eye of the beholder. Apparently you don't find anything interesting that is posted here, except Barry pushing some buttons; the post count; and posting some macros. I thought fer sure you'd make a reply to my comments on Wagner. Go figure.
Re: [FairfieldLife] music royalties
It is actually per streamed song - that detail is covered in my report - the partner, the song, and number of plays - I read an article on Spotify, and by the way, David Byrne says they suck and has pulled his catalog (Yes!). They reserve oodles of noodles for Britney Spears, Katie Perry et al, and then throw the rest of us peanuts. Obviously I do not want an equal share, but c'mon...
