[FairfieldLife] Re: Petreus Resigns

2012-11-10 Thread marekreavis
Obama must really hate America, Richard. It's amazing how so many voters keep falling for the pretense that he's actually an American and working to make things better when it's so obvious that he's pure evil bent on destroying the country. Or maybe he's just a stooge puppet of the malevolent

[FairfieldLife] Re: Listen to the Inner Prompts from your Guru

2012-11-09 Thread marekreavis
Emily, I don't understand your post (below). I know that Jamie is a pro surfer but I don't know what video you are referencing or what the quote re god relates to. Give me some more information. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@... wrote: Jamie Sterling.  

[FairfieldLife] Re: Listen to the Inner Prompts from your Guru

2012-11-09 Thread marekreavis
/2012/11/video-t-mobile-life-without-limits-jamie-sterling-professional-surfer/ From: marekreavis reavismarek@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 9, 2012 9:48 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Listen to the Inner Prompts from your

[FairfieldLife] Re: WE ARE THE GODS NOW - Jason Silva at Sydney Opera House

2012-11-08 Thread marekreavis
Thanks, Edg. A worthwhile thirty-seven minutes. I particularly appreciated the last of his three short videos, the one on awe. That really resonated with me. Several years back,I returned to the Midwest from California for a couple of years to live with and assist my then-elderly parents. One

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama Won–So I Fired 22 Employees

2012-11-08 Thread marekreavis
Mike, so what? So you start or run a business and some measure of what you make is taken from you and redistributed to others. And you don't like that so much that you won't do it? No one makes that type of decision. If you don't have the desire to run a business making a product or providing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Congrats, Mitt!?

2012-11-05 Thread marekreavis
Richard, in your opinion of the people who regularly post on FFL, who among them is not entirely predictable in what they write, both in content and tone? *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams richard@... wrote: Share Long: Something you're quick to criticize the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The compassionate majesty of crazy people's suitcases

2012-11-05 Thread marekreavis
What a different mindset, to put away a family member and then hide the fact from her children. Wow. Mental illness can really destroy families, too, of course. The photos of the suitcases and their contents are really affecting and reminded me of a similar keepsake. I keep the files of a

[FairfieldLife] Whatever Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread marekreavis
For what it's worth, the original suggestion was, for just one day of the week, to post something/anything that wasn't a comment *about* another poster, whether positive or negative. This happened yesterday around noon at one of our regular and favorite breaks. I surfed there Saturday, both

[FairfieldLife] Re: Whatever Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread marekreavis
attacks. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@... wrote: The possibility of a shark attack adds a hefty element of risk in my view.  Surfing must provide a heck-of-a-payoff.   From: marekreavis reavismarek

[FairfieldLife] Re: Whatever Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread marekreavis
. And please be careful Marek. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: For what it's worth, the original suggestion was, for just one day of the week, to post something/anything that wasn't a comment *about* another poster, whether positive or negative

[FairfieldLife] Re: Whatever Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread marekreavis
Oh, and here's an update on the guy: http://www.times-standard.com/breakingnews/ci_21896914/humboldt-shark-attack-victim-punched-shark-rode-wave *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@... wrote: Thank you, Laughinggull108, I try to be prudent and careful

[FairfieldLife] Re: A new theory about how astronomy was used by the ancients.

2012-10-29 Thread marekreavis
Love you, Edg. Since you're in Retirementville now, why not come back to the 'Boldt for a visit now and then? I've got a spare bedroom for you and the Missus and I'll remove all the damp neoprene hanging in the guest bathroom to boot. Got some big waves this weekend (big in my books, at

[FairfieldLife] Helvetia (Switzerland) By Night

2012-10-28 Thread marekreavis
A three-minute-plus time lapse video by Alessandro Della Bella (what a beautiful name). Well worth the time. http://vimeo.com/52123602

[FairfieldLife] Re: Helvetia (Switzerland) By Night

2012-10-28 Thread marekreavis
@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: A three-minute-plus time lapse video by Alessandro Della Bella (what a beautiful name). Well worth the time. http://vimeo.com/52123602 Thanks. That provided a nice break

[FairfieldLife] Re: Helvetia (Switzerland) By Night

2012-10-28 Thread marekreavis
No, Robin, despite your invitation, I have no desire to discuss other's failings on this forum, whether real, imagined, or contrived. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robin Carlsen maskedzebra@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Helvetia (Switzerland) By Night

2012-10-28 Thread marekreavis
Robin, neither do I desire to discuss my own failings on this forum, whether real, imagined, or contrived. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robin Carlsen maskedzebra@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: No, Robin, despite your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ecce homo

2012-10-27 Thread marekreavis
It's a fine quote, Robin, and I appreciate the sentiments expressed. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robin Carlsen maskedzebra@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: MAREK: Robin, I'm pretty sure that you spend more time thinking than I

[FairfieldLife] Painting Japa

2012-10-27 Thread marekreavis
In 2005-2006, during a period of then waxing engagement with, and subscription to, different Hindu beliefs and practices, I undertook a fairly traditional vrat, or vow, which was to do japa, or repetition of a chosen mantra, to the tune of 125,000 repetitions. In my case, it had been

[FairfieldLife] Re: Painting Japa

2012-10-27 Thread marekreavis
=a.4804426272710.323561.1357737163type=1relevant_count=1ref=nf This painting is owned and displayed in a private home in Fairfield. Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: In 2005-2006, during a period of then waxing engagement with, and subscription

[FairfieldLife] Ecce homo

2012-10-26 Thread marekreavis
[IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/wmm81s.jpg[/IMG] In 1987 I received permission and my own key to the gross lab at a private medical school in Seattle where I did drawings and some paintings from the cadavers studied and dissected by first-year students. This painting, currently in my daughter's

[FairfieldLife] Re: A new theory about how astronomy was used by the ancients.

2012-10-26 Thread marekreavis
Edg, I don't remember ever seeing this before. When did you post it? *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@... wrote: Reposting -- cuz no one understood it -- ON PURPOSE. I just tripped over this post again, and fuck if I didn't get pissed yet again at the shits who

[FairfieldLife] Re: A new theory about how astronomy was used by the ancients.

2012-10-26 Thread marekreavis
By the way, Edg, it's a good post and a beautiful theory. Have you read The Creative Explosion: An Inquiry into the Origins of Art and Religion by John Pfeiffer? He has a fascinating theory re the great cave art of Lascaux, Alta Mira, and the others. And I remember reading recently about

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ecce homo

2012-10-26 Thread marekreavis
paragraph, you don't require any answers from me to keep your wheels spinning. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robin Carlsen maskedzebra@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: My last Latin class was in 1967 where I'm certain I had

[FairfieldLife] Re: Lady with an ermine

2012-10-26 Thread marekreavis
Lady With Jewels, 1983 http://crestjewel-store.crestjewel.com/product412.html *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Yifu yifuxero@... wrote: da Vinci, 1490: http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/1/9.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ecce homo

2012-10-26 Thread marekreavis
: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: My last Latin class was in 1967 where I'm certain I had the lowest final grade, and my biblical scholarship is far worse. Ezekiel may be somewhat interesting poetically, but I find little beyond a Monty

[FairfieldLife] Birds of Paradise Trailer

2012-10-24 Thread marekreavis
A five-and-a-half minute video to promote a coffee-table book published by the Cornell Lab of Orinthology. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTR21os8gTAsns=em Pretty spectacular.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Romney Lyin' Ryan Fooled by Benghazi Pseudoscandal

2012-10-22 Thread marekreavis
You have erroneously included me in the conversation on this topic, Richard, an interesting mistake to make. However, I agree that Obama was issuing a statement that, based on limited, or perhaps conflicting intelligence available at the time, used words that would allow him room to claim that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Shri Chakra, Arid Mars, Adi-Shankara and Wiki-Willy-Tex

2012-10-22 Thread marekreavis
Yes, Richard, I understand that you have come to the conclusion you state below and have stated many times in the past. I don't believe, however, that you have made a case that is convincing enough for someone else to reach the same conclusion. Or, more accurately, you haven't convinced me. A

[FairfieldLife] Re: Shri Chakra, Arid Mars, Adi-Shankara and Wiki-Willy-Tex

2012-10-21 Thread marekreavis
Richard, you wrote: So, the Sri Vidya tradition is similar to the Trika of Kashmere. The Kashmiri Pandits still worship the triratna symbol. Buddhism in Kashmere: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_kashmir Kashmir Shaivism resembles Hindu tantra, and both have as their key symbol the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Shri Chakra, Arid Mars, Adi-Shankara and Wiki-Willy-Tex

2012-10-21 Thread marekreavis
That's quite a lot of assumptions, Richard, that collectively still don't add up to become what we *know* about Buddhism being the source of the Sri Vidya tradition, and TM. Human beings spending their time in meditative contemplative processes are likely to have come to similar internal

[FairfieldLife] continuing my story (Re: How Objective Is Your Subjectivity? A Quiz to Xeno)

2012-10-19 Thread marekreavis
Thank you, Khazana108. It's a simple story but satisfying to read. Something that I could easily see doing myself someday. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, khazana108 no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, khazana108 no_reply@ wrote: So places: All of it

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bhakti As A Learned Experience

2012-10-19 Thread marekreavis
Very nicely said, Susan. I can relate to what you've written. The bhakti thing isn't for everyone, but worship is powerful medicine. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: For some reason,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tubular sunrise for Marek

2012-10-17 Thread marekreavis
Thanks, Turq, I wouldn't have connected Knopfler with Dick Dale before, but once I listened to Atlantis the influence is unmistakable. And that image is spectacular! We're at the beginning of the first big storm swells to come in and the breaking waves are currently double overhead plus. Way

[FairfieldLife] Re: Saniel Bonder in Fairfield visits

2012-10-17 Thread marekreavis
I think a lot of us had this same experience with Maharishi. That's why his own recounting of his first exposure to Guru Dev had such resonance; we could relate to it in a visceral way. Not everyone did, of course, but it sure set the hook for a lot of dedicated service that followed. *** ---

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Future of Human Flight

2012-10-15 Thread marekreavis
That guy, Corliss, is definitely amped and a little hard to listen to but the gliding/flying is amazing! The second link was the same as the first; didn't get to see the Englishman land without a chute. The guy who skimmed over the snow was wearing an earlier version of the suit. The ones

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Future of Human Flight

2012-10-15 Thread marekreavis
that helicopter with nothing but a wingsuit. The boxes are a great idea. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, stevelf ysoy10li@... wrote: Here's the right link-- thanks, Marek for letting me know: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un1C9TkP7JU --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis

[FairfieldLife] Re: How Objective Is Your Subjectivity? A Quiz to Xeno

2012-10-14 Thread marekreavis
Wonderful story, Khazana108, thanks. I look forward to the next installment. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, khazana108 no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: Very possibly. But to be honest I'd prefer to hear about your recent

[FairfieldLife] Wednesday contribution

2012-10-10 Thread marekreavis
Last week and this week, up here on the Lost Coast, we've been experiencing some wonderful surf conditions - small, but powerful swells with long intervals (12-15 seconds) that translate into some exquisite head-high and overhead waves. Combine that with bright, crisp Fall sunshine and a 3-day

[FairfieldLife] Re: Wednesday contribution

2012-10-10 Thread marekreavis
You're welcome, RD, and thanks for the GIF that keeps on giving - or taking. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchydog@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Last week and this week, up here on the Lost Coast, we've been

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sacred Geometry in Cathedrals and Churches

2012-10-10 Thread marekreavis
Wow, Richard, that's a beautiful place, Odiyan Temple complex. I'd heard of it but never visited. Next time I get the chance I will, thanks. There's another, smaller, but still very beautiful Tibetan temple complex outside of Hilt, California that I've visited many times, Tashicholing.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Marek

2012-10-06 Thread marekreavis
Hey, Turq, good morning from this still dark little corner of the world. I can answer your question, No, I don't, but my data set is very limited. My suspicion, however, about the salutary effects of surfing matches your own. Here's another answer:

[FairfieldLife] A Short Video

2012-10-06 Thread marekreavis
I'll take a gamble that by next Wednesday (or, maybe it's Thursday) I'll find something else to contribute, but here's a little 4-minute sprinkle on top of FFL's otherwise chronic spontaneity: http://vimeo.com/50587549

[FairfieldLife] Re: Robert Crumb on Genesis, and the creation of it

2012-10-05 Thread marekreavis
I bought Crumb's Genesis for my son a couple of years ago, but read it myself before sending it on. It really is a remarkable and emminently readable book, and for the first time I really appreciated the story and the tribal culture from within which it was generated. One surprising (to me)

[FairfieldLife] Thursday contribution: My Knitted Boyfriend

2012-10-04 Thread marekreavis
http://vimeo.com/39497405

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thursday contribution: My Knitted Boyfriend

2012-10-04 Thread marekreavis
That's fine with me and I enjoyed today's contributions. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: http://vimeo.com/39497405 Very creative and funny! I simply enjoy the creative

[FairfieldLife] A Suggestion

2012-10-03 Thread marekreavis
Just as a suggestion, and perhaps an interesting little experiment: perhaps FFL could designate one day of the week where everyone agrees to post no comments about any other poster, whether positive or negative, but rather, about an idea, or a place, or an experience, or anything else that

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Suggestion

2012-10-03 Thread marekreavis
Beach since it's 5 hours south of home and I don't have family in the Bay Area anymore and, consequently, rarely get down to SF these days. But someday, maybe. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@... wrote: Just as a suggestion, and perhaps an interesting little

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Suggestion

2012-10-03 Thread marekreavis
) to post something such as what you have posted today. It would give us something to look forward to rather than these childish games that seem to be dominating the forum lately. Let's try it, shall we? LaughingGull --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Suggestion

2012-10-03 Thread marekreavis
reaching critical mass. Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: I'm glad that several people enjoyed the video and I appreciate the kind words, too. Certainly enforced restrictions (stinkin' rules') would be counter-productive to the premise I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cool loneliness: Six Kinds of Loneliness By Ani Pema Choedroen

2012-07-30 Thread marekreavis
Very nice. And thanks for that input this morning. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda no_reply@... wrote: For all our beloved cool FFL er and/or all who search for coolness [:D] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjesjbEQpqM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjesjbEQpqM Six

[FairfieldLife] Re: to whom it may concern

2012-07-30 Thread marekreavis
Why on earth would you gratuitously malign Sal, who no longer posts here, but who very well might continue to follow the posts on this forum? She was manifestly neither stupid nor nasty. Though she could be sharp in her comments, she was far less so than a couple of serial posters who are still

[FairfieldLife] Re: to whom it may concern

2012-07-30 Thread marekreavis
@yahoogroups.com, feste37 feste37@... wrote: I stand by my comment. Stupid Sal was the nastiest poster on this forum by a country mile, and she was a careless, incompetent reader of the posts of others. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Why on earth

[FairfieldLife] Re: to whom it may concern

2012-07-30 Thread marekreavis
, but I think you are double-dealing here and I don't like it. Robin --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Why on earth would you gratuitously malign Sal, who no longer posts here, but who very well might continue to follow the posts on this forum? She

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count

2012-07-29 Thread marekreavis
the otherwise undefined we would be surprised category? *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Buck, who do you believe it is that follows FFL so avidly and who we would be surprised

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count

2012-07-28 Thread marekreavis
Buck, who do you believe it is that follows FFL so avidly and who we would be surprised do? *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros

[FairfieldLife] Re: A movie to die for?

2012-07-23 Thread marekreavis
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@... wrote: FWIW: Best Answer - Chosen by Asker After some searching, these are the most recent statistics I've found: Number of people killed by guns in the United States in 2004: 29,569 Percentage breakdown by US gun

[FairfieldLife] Re: A movie to die for?

2012-07-23 Thread marekreavis
@... wrote: And I think we need to ban lighters and matches also, so they can't light-up those illegal ciggies. From: marekreavis reavismarek@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 4:23 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re

[FairfieldLife] Re: A movie to die for?

2012-07-22 Thread marekreavis
embarrassing. I'm an old-fashioned Peace and Love kind of guy. I'd like it if people would be more respectful of each other. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robin Carlsen maskedzebra@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Marek1: I see

[FairfieldLife] Re: A movie to die for?

2012-07-21 Thread marekreavis
We are fortunate to live in a time and place when government is still fairly responsive to the will of the governed. But the underlying premise of the 2d Amendment is that the citizenry should have the ability to use force to protect their life and liberty against government -- should that need

[FairfieldLife] Re: A movie to die for?

2012-07-21 Thread marekreavis
violence on this spiritual forum. Although the forms are different, their substance is drawn from the same well. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robin Carlsen maskedzebra@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: I see firsthand

[FairfieldLife] Re: My Beat

2012-07-20 Thread marekreavis
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Turq, perhaps I missed it if you said so before, but where are you now? Leiden. Not a lot of surf, but it does have other charms. Cool

[FairfieldLife] Re: This is very nice . . . and unusual

2012-07-20 Thread marekreavis
  Everyone survive?  (-: From: marekreavis reavismarek@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 9:08 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] This is very nice . . . and unusual   Three minutes and twenty seconds long. http

[FairfieldLife] Gorillas observed disabling snares

2012-07-20 Thread marekreavis
On Tuesday tracker John Ndayambaje spotted a trap very close to the Kuryama gorilla clan. He moved in to deactivate the snare, but a silverback named Vubu grunted, cautioning Ndayambaje to stay away, Vecellio said. Suddenly two juveniles—Rwema, a male; and Dukore, a female; both about four

[FairfieldLife] Re: My Beat

2012-07-19 Thread marekreavis
Turq, perhaps I missed it if you said so before, but where are you now? *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@ wrote: Wishing you all sorts of happiness in the new place... sounds too like

[FairfieldLife] This is very nice . . . and unusual

2012-07-19 Thread marekreavis
Three minutes and twenty seconds long. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VqTwnAuHwsfeature=youtube_gdata_player

[FairfieldLife] Re: The world through Google street view.

2012-07-15 Thread marekreavis
Some great pics and some really intriguing images. What an interesting species we are. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, salyavin808 fintlewoodlewix@... wrote: http://9-eyes.com/

[FairfieldLife] Re: Was your Yahoo email ID hacked?

2012-07-13 Thread marekreavis
Thanks, Turq, good to find out that my passwords haven't been compromised (yet). *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Although the latest Yahoo kerfuffle (having to admit that it allowed 400,000 members' email addresses and passwords to be hacked) is

[FairfieldLife] Re: gratefulness, a good day

2012-07-06 Thread marekreavis
Thanks, Share. Have a wonderful day. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: http://www.gratefulness.org/brotherdavid/a-good-day.htm Wonderful way to start the day (-:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Lethal Sounds-Destroying life with sound

2012-07-06 Thread marekreavis
Thanks. Signed. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda no_reply@... wrote: thought you might forgive me for this if the following is not appropriate for this forum and private circumstances allow me not to inquire further: Below is an email from Lyndia Storey, a MoveOn member

[FairfieldLife] Re: gratefulness, a good day

2012-07-06 Thread marekreavis
@... wrote: You too, Marek. It's going to be 101 here today, yikes! Feeling grateful for AC (-: From: marekreavis reavismarek@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 6, 2012 10:57 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: gratefulness, a good

[FairfieldLife] Re: Art

2012-07-04 Thread marekreavis
and inlook are much the same. You've got a good eye/ear. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, stevelf ysoy10li@... wrote: seems very Cline-ish... Is that so, Marek?? (as in Tricia Cline...) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: From a former

[FairfieldLife] Apropos of nothing . . .

2012-07-04 Thread marekreavis
. . . except how perfectly this short video captures quite a lot of the surf experience up here in Humboldt. It's been a grand summer so far. We're out every morning for a couple of hours before work and some days, when it stays good in the afternoon, we catch waves again in the evening after

[FairfieldLife] Art

2012-06-30 Thread marekreavis
From a former Fairfieldian and a superb artist, a page from one of his comics: http://www.tocfetch.com/V2.1.17-18.htm

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fascinating NYTimes article, Kurzweil article

2012-06-27 Thread marekreavis
up: http://www.kurzweilai.net/robot-hand-beats-you-at-rock-paper-scissors-100-of-the-time From: marekreavis reavismarek@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 10:01 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Fascinating NYTimes article

[FairfieldLife] Extraordinary instrument

2012-06-26 Thread marekreavis
Made in Iowa, primarily from John Deere machine parts, and currently at the University of Iowa before going to its permanent home at the Smithsonian. extraordinaire_instrument_de_musique.wmv (all the balls are recycled)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Extraordinary instrument

2012-06-26 Thread marekreavis
: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of marekreavis Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:44 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Extraordinary instrument Made in Iowa, primarily from John Deere machine parts

[FairfieldLife] Fascinating NYTimes article

2012-06-25 Thread marekreavis
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/technology/in-a-big-network-of-computers-evidence-of-machine-learning.html? A 16,000-unit computer system teaches itself the concept of cat after watching a lot of YouTube.

[FairfieldLife] Re: If I'm butter then he's a hot knife

2012-06-23 Thread marekreavis
challenges to my balance. I recommend it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pWku1GDFEEfeature=player_embedded Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Nice to hear

[FairfieldLife] Ascent

2012-06-23 Thread marekreavis
An intriguing and fun art/science project detailed in today's New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/fashion/the-ascent-levitating-in-brooklyn.html?

[FairfieldLife] Re: where the hell is Matt 2012, fun and moving

2012-06-23 Thread marekreavis
Thanks, Share. It seems that the best things that humans do is play and have fun. It's good to share in the fun. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwe-pA6TaZk

[FairfieldLife] Re: Acts of kindness run amuk (-:

2012-06-23 Thread marekreavis
Such nice images and good feelings generated thereby, this should be a freebie post for you. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: PS  I'm limiting myself to 7 posts/day and this is #6.  Sigh...anyway, that's the plan... 21 Pictures That Will

[FairfieldLife] Re: What's Next for Jerry Sandusky?

2012-06-23 Thread marekreavis
If Pennsylvania runs its prisons like California does then any inmate convicted of child molestation is segregated from the general prison population. Also, Mr. Sandusky is a pretty big guy and I would imagine would be a formidable person, not likely to be a target for any type of assault. ***

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Modest Proposal For The Coming FFL Posting Week

2012-06-22 Thread marekreavis
Buck, Elias Hicks seems like a cool dude; what lessons do you draw from his life and teachings? Do you feel that his Quietist doctrine is compatible with your (apparently sincere) proposal to round people up for forced rounding in the domes and arresting TMO leaders for not administering the

[FairfieldLife] Pleasures of the table

2012-06-22 Thread marekreavis
A two-minute animation that shows the delight of dining no matter where you might be. http://vimeo.com/41235461 ***

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pleasures of the table

2012-06-22 Thread marekreavis
. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: A two-minute animation that shows the delight of dining no matter where you might be. http://vimeo.com/41235461 Sweet. And so French

[FairfieldLife] Re: If I'm butter then he's a hot knife

2012-06-22 Thread marekreavis
Nice to hear your voice again on FFL, Curtis. I just read a similarly positive review of Ms. Apple in this week's New Yorker. It was actually a double review of both her and Norah Jones. Kudos on getting into slackline, too. I've been thinking of doing that for years after I first saw some

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Modest Proposal For The Coming FFL Posting Week

2012-06-22 Thread marekreavis
@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Buck, Elias Hicks seems like a cool dude; what lessons do you draw from his life and teachings? Do you feel that his Quietist doctrine is compatible with your (apparently sincere) proposal to round people up for forced rounding

[FairfieldLife] Re: If I'm butter then he's a hot knife

2012-06-22 Thread marekreavis
one might be more or less preferable than the other. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Nice to hear your voice again on FFL, Curtis. I just read a similarly positive

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Modest Proposal For The Coming FFL Posting Week

2012-06-22 Thread marekreavis
, sometimes I feel that the biggest lie propounded by the TM-org is that the group meditation is beneficial. The dynamics of such groupings is disruptive to the individual progress of the meditator. --- marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Well, here is one question, Buck: do you feel

[FairfieldLife] Re: If I'm butter then he's a hot knife

2012-06-22 Thread marekreavis
dug in to move forward. One great challenging thing is that for all my balance board work, I totally suck at this new challenge out of the gate! Don't you love that humbling feeling? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: The 360s look pretty

[FairfieldLife] Re: If I'm butter then he's a hot knife

2012-06-22 Thread marekreavis
with for my slackline. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Curtis, I agree. I've gotten pretty complacent with my Indo board and starting up a new balance challenge is something that I look forward to. I'm not sure if I can do any part

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Modest Proposal For The Coming FFL Posting Week

2012-06-22 Thread marekreavis
@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Well, here is one question, Buck: do you feel that your own experiences justify forcing others to act in accordance? Yes, and by the science too. The more strict meditator

[FairfieldLife] Against Positive Thinking - embracing uncertainty

2012-06-21 Thread marekreavis
An interesting book, perhaps, and a delightful animated trailer. http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/06/21/oliver-burkeman-the-antidote/

[FairfieldLife] Much Better Now

2012-06-21 Thread marekreavis
A 6-minute animation, wonderful in every way. http://muchbetternow.salonalpin.net/film.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: How Self-compassionate are you?

2012-06-19 Thread marekreavis
Great response, Salyavin808. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, salyavin808 fintlewoodlewix@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: From meditation research, scientists have developed a self- compassion scale: one's self-kindness vs.

[FairfieldLife] Today's Surf Report

2012-06-19 Thread marekreavis
Tide conditions promoted Camel Rock as this morning's default surfbreak. I've uploaded two photos of Camel Rock and Trinidad Head rising above the fog this morning around 5:30 when my buddy, Ric, and I were the first in the water. We had the waves to ourselves for the first 45 minutes or so

[FairfieldLife] Re: Today's Surf Report

2012-06-19 Thread marekreavis
. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: Sigh, still land locked in FF. But wonderful to get reports from beyond (-: Where are uploaded photos? From: marekreavis reavismarek@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

[FairfieldLife] Re: My TM mantra dilemna--- help requested...

2012-06-18 Thread marekreavis
Steve, as re the forgive, love, thank mantra, that was ShareLong's contribution, o'oponopono. Thank you for the kind words, regardless. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, stevelf ysoy10li@... wrote: my comments in between yours below... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yet another reddit thread started by yours truly

2012-06-18 Thread marekreavis
Excellent reply, Salyavin808. For what it's worth, I agree with you. People some time in the past (and continuing into the present) discovered that there are ways to manipulate conscious experience and some of the resultant, changed states can be beneficial and helpful in navigating the

[FairfieldLife] Re: OMG: kSut-pipaasa-nivRttiH!

2012-06-16 Thread marekreavis
Interesting speculation, Richard, and plausible. Similarly (but far more speculatively), I've often thought that the veneration and worship of Ganesh (generally depicted with a red body or red head or both) may have originated from early ape/hominid memories of the great wooly mammoths with

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