[FairfieldLife] The Happy Harpy (for Yifu)

2012-03-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey no_reply@... wrote: New Oxford American Dictionary harpy |#712;härp#275;| noun ( pl. -pies) Greek and Roman Mythology a rapacious monster described as having a woman's head and body and a bird's wings and claws or depicted as a bird of prey with

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Happy Harpy (for Yifu)

2012-03-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Although harpies are known to be notoriously unphotogenic :-), here's a famous painting of one by Rebekah Naomi Cox, who provided some remarkable illustrations for Peter S. Beagle's The Last Unicorn. More of her artwork

[FairfieldLife] Banned from the domes -video

2012-03-02 Thread mahavid3h
My satirical video 'Banned from the domes', which I had deleted earlier this year, is online again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiKZjq0vTWg I just met a friend to whom this has happened just a year ago. He had heard about the video, but I had deleted it. He is one of those friends I still

[FairfieldLife] Re: Point of PureView?

2012-03-02 Thread Richard J. Williams
cardemaister: Point of PureView? The Lumia 900 is rumoured to launch on March 18th exclusively on ATT... 'Nokia Lumia 900 coming to other US carriers?' TechRadar: http://tinyurl.com/6ve2lvj

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Dome Numbers

2012-03-02 Thread Richard J. Williams
azgrey: ...a grasping, unscrupulous woman. You sound really scared, you bottom-poster! hmmm, rapacious monstera grasping and unscrupulous woman...

[FairfieldLife] Elle Collier Re: New Interview on Buddha at the Gas Pump - 03/02/2012

2012-03-02 Thread Rick Archer
blog updates from Buddha at the Gas Pump http://gallery.mailchimp.com/e709a491029b04e745834d34d/images/star.gif published 03/02/2012 112. Elle Collier Re http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5id=9e49e2932ae=16e07f16fe Mar 01, 2012 09:37 pm |

[FairfieldLife] California is Obama's Dream.

2012-03-02 Thread wgm4u
Written by Roger Hedgecock, former Mayor of San Diego I live in California. If you were wondering what living in Obama's second term would be like, wonder no longer. We in California are living there now. California is a one-party state dominated by a virulent Democrat Left enabled by a

Re: [FairfieldLife] TV series review: Awake

2012-03-02 Thread Bhairitu
On 03/01/2012 06:22 AM, turquoiseb wrote: I had this one on my personal watch list long before it started showing up in the trades. The reason is an actor named Jason Issacs. Most Americans know him only as Lucius Malfoy from the Harry Potter films, but I had seen him in a tremendous short

[FairfieldLife] Obama Says He's not Bluffing Iran

2012-03-02 Thread John
This could be a precursor to another war in the Middle East if the oil prices go up any higher. http://news.yahoo.com/interview-obama-says-hes-not-bluffing-iran-130532562.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Happy Harpy (for Yifu)

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
brilliant!...I love those Harpies. Vincent would definitely approve, I'm sure http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/1/45.jpg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: Although harpies are

Re: [FairfieldLife] California is Obama's Dream.

2012-03-02 Thread Bhairitu
The former lord mayor must be smokin' a bit of the stuff coming up from down south. Not to worry Sandy Eggo and the rest of SoCal will soon be part of Mexico. Comprende? The problem isn't Jerry it was Ahnuld and idiots from both sides the aisle who didn't have the sense to realize that what

[FairfieldLife] Re: TV series review: Awake

2012-03-02 Thread jpgillam
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: On 03/01/2012 10:32 AM, jpgillam wrote: I would argue that the most compelling storytelling these days is coming from television series. That format better allows for character development. People watch TV series because viewers

[FairfieldLife] Re: California is Obama's Dream.

2012-03-02 Thread jpgillam
Michael Lewis, of Moneyball and The Big Short fame, wrote a good piece about the California Crisis in a recent Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/business/features/2011/11/michael-lewis-20 'What all the polls show,' says ]mark] Paul, 'is that people want services and not to pay for

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: California is Obama's Dream.

2012-03-02 Thread Bhairitu
I've always thought that BART was a boondoggle. Back in the 1960s when it was proposed and started building it was more cost effective but has become a more costly solution over time. OTOH, research has shown that light rail is far less costly and more effective. Many communities used to

[FairfieldLife] 5000 Years

2012-03-02 Thread Mark
What has China produced in 5000 years of historical evolution---Yuja Wang.

[FairfieldLife] Re: California is Obama's Dream.

2012-03-02 Thread wgm4u
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: The former lord mayor must be smokin' a bit of the stuff coming up from down south. Not to worry Sandy Eggo and the rest of SoCal will soon be part of Mexico. Comprende? The problem isn't Jerry it was Ahnuld and

[FairfieldLife] Re: 5000 Years

2012-03-02 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mark msilver1951@... wrote: What has China produced in 5000 years of historical evolution---Yuja Wang. Yes, I like her style of piano playing. Yundi Li is also very good, especially his version of Chopin's Fantasie.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama Says He's not Bluffing Iran

2012-03-02 Thread Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: This could be a precursor to another war in the Middle East if the oil prices go up any higher. http://news.yahoo.com/interview-obama-says-hes-not-bluffing-iran-130532562.html Hence, our great need is for one percent of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama Says He's not Bluffing Iran

2012-03-02 Thread Buck
Om, this world could use a few more good meditators. The world needs you to meditate now! The science says so if nothing else does. Kindly, -Buck --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: This could be a precursor to

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2012-03-02 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Feb 25 00:00:00 2012 End Date (UTC): Sat Mar 03 00:00:00 2012 529 messages as of (UTC) Fri Mar 02 23:27:48 2012 50 authfriend jst...@panix.com 50 Yifu yifux...@yahoo.com 46 wgm4u anitaoak...@att.net 41 turquoiseb

[FairfieldLife] San Francisco Police Dept. Raiding Squad

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
No doubt with warrentless searches...1890 http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/6/59843.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Ecce Homo

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
Quentin Massys, Belgium http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/6/59671.jpg

[FairfieldLife] The Ugly Duchess

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
Quentin Massys, Belgium; 1530: http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/1/841.jpg

[FairfieldLife] The Crucifixion

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
by Quentin Massys, Belgium: http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/6/59683.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Unequal Marriage

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
by Quentin Massys, Belgium http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/6/59686.jpg

[FairfieldLife] California St, SF

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
1901, San Francisco http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/5/49716.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Re: California St, SF

2012-03-02 Thread John
The hills are still here. But the houses aren't the same anymore. This picture is a classic. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Yifu yifuxero@... wrote: 1901, San Francisco http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/5/49716.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Re: San Francisco Police Dept. Raiding Squad

2012-03-02 Thread John
The cops don't look like them these days. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Yifu yifuxero@... wrote: No doubt with warrentless searches...1890 http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/6/59843.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Arcata, CA

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
1895 http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/5/49768.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Parade on Market St

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
SF, 1900 http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/5/49766.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Haight St Hippies

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
1967...Are they ripe for TM? http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/6/56262.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Warner's Theater, NY

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
1926: http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/4/36886.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Olivia de Havilland

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
1940 http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/6/54210.jpg

[FairfieldLife] President Taft at the White House

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/6/57493.jpg

[FairfieldLife] 15 inch Rodman gun

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
Virginia, Civil War: http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/4/37079.jpg

Re: [FairfieldLife] TV series review: Awake

2012-03-02 Thread Emily Reyn
I stayed up to watch the first show last night.  Closeups didn't bother me, but my TV is so old, I don't discriminate much on cinematography and I don't have real cable. IMO, the plot/storyline is initially intriguing and I don't think I fell asleep during the show :)  Do you think the

[FairfieldLife] Abraham Lincoln visiting the battlefield at Antietam

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
by Alexander Gardner, 1862 http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/4/34082.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Allan Pinkerton and his Secret Service Department

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
1862 (probably has a miniscule budget)... http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/4/34498.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Abraham casting out Hagar and Ishmael

2012-03-02 Thread Yifu
Guercino, 1657; yup - that's when it all started! http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/2/10005.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Anyone getting darshan from Mother Meera in Boone in May?

2012-03-02 Thread fflmod
http://mothermeerafoundationusa.org/ http://mothermeerafoundationusa.org/ The word from a friend who lives on Heavenly Mountain is the Mother Meera Foundation bought Earl Kaplan's house: http://www.mothermeerafoundationusa.org/property.html http://www.mothermeerafoundationusa.org/property.html