Re: [FairfieldLife] I've finally figured out why I post and lurk on FFL...

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
Kinda comforting is the way it often translates to me.  I mean le chat, Henri, almost had me laughing and crying at the same time.   From: sparaig lengli...@cox.net To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 1, 2012 9:24 PM Subject:

Re: [FairfieldLife] I've finally figured out why I post and lurk on FFL...

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Thanks to Robin for posting that video - I have become a crazy fan of Henri, can't stop smiling :-). I have even liked Henri's Facebook page - On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Emily Reyn emilymae.r...@yahoo.com wrote: ** Kinda comforting is the way it often translates to me. I mean le chat,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is being a drama queen the opposite of being enlightened?

2012-09-02 Thread salyavin808
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend authfriend@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: snip The literature of enlightenment is, interestingly, *not* full of tales of drama queens. Tell ya something else it isn't full of either: tales of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is being a drama queen the opposite of being enlightened?

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, salyavin808 fintlewoodlewix@... wrote: Our uncle George thinks he's a chicken Why don't you take him to a psychiatrist? We would but we need the eggs As predicted, it was quite a flood of drama queenery and Eastwooding yesterday, n'est-ce pas? One

[FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
My day started with young Maya doing her Sunday morning routine, and asking me to show her moovees on my competer. We chose a couple of episodes of a British kids' show Charlie and Lola. It's pretty good, seemingly based on a series of very popular books written and illustrated by Lauren Child. I

[FairfieldLife] Thinking Hierarchically vs. Relationally

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
Segueing from my rap about cliques and why -- in my opinion, of course -- people form them, I find my self proposing another answer to that koan: They're stuck in hierarchical thinking. One of Rama - Fred Lenz's crackpot theories that I still think might have been a bit less crackpotosity than

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread Share Long
dearest Nephewji, I am indeed SO proud of your restraint language wise as well as all your efforts to make the world safe for not bots, if we may call them that.  Have I followed the thread closely enough, do you think?  Is Auntie making sense here?  Your dear old Auntie can get so

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is being a drama queen the opposite of being enlightened?

2012-09-02 Thread Share Long
Chuckling at perfection and conciseness... From: salyavin808 fintlewoodle...@mail.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2012 2:27 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is being a drama queen the opposite of being enlightened?   ---

[FairfieldLife] Going on a course

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
Segueing again from the idea of DIY to what in my mind is a related subject, have you ever noticed how many (not all, but many) TMers have been conditioned to think of the events that enabled them to make (in their minds, at least) tremendous leaps in their spiritual progress is synonymous with

[FairfieldLife] Maharishi Vedic Science in Agriculture / u p d a t e

2012-09-02 Thread merlin
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Is being a drama queen the opposite of being enlightened?

2012-09-02 Thread awoelflebater
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: Chuckling at perfection and conciseness... From: salyavin808 fintlewoodlewix@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2012 2:27 AM Subject:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thinking Hierarchically vs. Relationally

2012-09-02 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Segueing from my rap about cliques and why -- in my opinion, of course -- people form them, I find my self proposing another answer to that koan: They're stuck in hierarchical thinking. One of Rama - Fred Lenz's crackpot

[FairfieldLife] 13,000 tragic ends

2012-09-02 Thread awoelflebater
http://www.thestar.com/sports/horseracing/article/1250221--13-000-horses-could-be-destroyed-in-2013-if-ontario-horse-racing-industry-collapses

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thinking Hierarchically vs. Relationally

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@... wrote: Some of the same dynamics happened in Christianity when Protestants broke off from Catholicism and said people did not need to pay for penances, use Popes or have a whole hierarchy of rituals to reach God. Ah, but they still

[FairfieldLife] Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
Crowds of people are like schools of fish. They swim by an outside performer with the mentality of a single entity. The trick for a busker is to break them out of the trance so they will pay attention to me. Pay is the key word here. I need them to stop their internal dialog long enough to

[FairfieldLife] Re: more for those who enjoy jyotish

2012-09-02 Thread salyavin808
For example, look how you wrote about eggman and then sparaig wrote about Uncle George and the eggs.  Thanking Ann for reference.  I've never seen Annie Hall actually, I got it from 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' by Douglas Adams. Plagiarism is the sincerest form of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
All of this writing just *has* to be a book, Curtis. The world really needs it. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: Crowds of people are like schools of fish. They swim by an outside performer with the mentality of a single entity. The trick for

[FairfieldLife] Re: more for those who enjoy jyotish

2012-09-02 Thread salyavin808
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, salyavin808 fintlewoodlewix@... wrote: For example, look how you wrote about eggman and then sparaig wrote about Uncle George and the eggs.  Thanking Ann for reference.  I've never seen Annie Hall actually, I got it from 'Dirk Gently's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is being a drama queen the opposite of being enlightened?

2012-09-02 Thread sparaig
What is it like spending years anticipating your triumphant 35 year anniversary reunion where you're going to show all those idiots from high school that you are better than then are and then realize that they don't remember you at all, even though you have been obsessing about them for 35

[FairfieldLife] Re: Going on a course

2012-09-02 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Segueing again from the idea of DIY to what in my mind is a related subject, have you ever noticed how many (not all, but many) TMers have been conditioned to think of the events that enabled them to make (in their minds, at

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread doctordumbass
The Good Doctor observes: Another great piece of writing, Curtis! The world really needs it. -- one slight, but significant, correction here by Doctor Dumbass: Your world, Barry, needs it. Not mine. My world is not populated by the groups and cliques and false teachers of the blind and dumb,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
Share: Is there something wrong with mood making?  For example, music, art, meditation, incense, candles, poetry, movies, only thinking happy, happy thoughts, all function to mood make.   From: Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

[FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread sparaig
Mood-making in TM-speak refers to trying to pretend to yourself (and/or others) that you are enlightened by attempting to behave in the way you think someone who is enlightened behaves. There's nothing wrong with mood-making per se, only with the TM-related version, which is

[FairfieldLife] Sri Aurobindo intervenes

2012-09-02 Thread martin.quickman
How Sri Aurobindo helped in WWII : http://sathyasaimemories.wordpress.com/

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
H. Alright then, in that context, mood making speaks to lack of authenticity in how we conduct ourselves.  That applies to us all I guess - and I note that Ravi has refuted his Yogi status.  He is a bhogi now :) I also don't understand this focus on thinking only happy, happy thoughts.  Why

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: All of this writing just *has* to be a book, Curtis. The world really needs it. Thanks for the encouragement Barry. I don't think I have found my market focus for a book yet, but it is fun to send these out and I really

[FairfieldLife] Re: Going on a course

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: Almost all the 'big' experiences I had were spontaneous and not on courses of any kind. Me, too. Of my Top Ten List, only one is associated with TM, and occurred on a course. And even then it happened while

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@ wrote: Dear Xeno First I want to clarify a few things. I never took your initial statement of a few days ago (that I seemed to enter FFL on the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: All of this writing just *has* to be a book, Curtis. The world really needs it. Thanks for the encouragement Barry. I don't think I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread awoelflebater
The dear doctor seems to be operating a little closer to the bone this morning. Next, it will be open heart or brain surgery. May I watch? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... no_reply@... wrote: The Good Doctor observes: Another great piece of writing, Curtis! The world

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: When Buck suggests removing people from the forum or reducing the number of posts, I tend to think rather than reducing the number of posts, that if software could be developed to not accept posts that were

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
Thanks Barry, I appreciate the advice about not trying to be too clever for a specific market. Actually that was excellent advice to just find my own voice and let her rip, some will dig it and some will hate it and most wont give a shit. Thanks for the useful advice. --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Going on a course

2012-09-02 Thread Robin Carlsen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QK9g02-dQ0 http://tinyurl.com/7fjgg6h --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Segueing again from the idea of DIY to what in my mind is a related subject, have you ever noticed how many (not all, but many) TMers have been

[FairfieldLife] Wacky RNC Attendees

2012-09-02 Thread Bhairitu
Some of these folks would probably like to shoot the heathens on FFL. Alexandra Pelosi's clip from Bill Maher's show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1vJobU5ZKw

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Aurobindo intervenes

2012-09-02 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, martin.quickman martin.quickman@... wrote: How Sri Aurobindo helped in WWII : http://sathyasaimemories.wordpress.com/ Beautiful, thanks for posting this ! On youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=BUlcMJjboEo

Re: [FairfieldLife] I've finally figured out why I post and lurk on FFL...

2012-09-02 Thread Bhairitu
On 09/01/2012 09:24 PM, sparaig wrote: It makes my crazy life seem sane by comparison. L. That's why we call it the Funny Farm Lounge. BTW, your life probably isn't crazy, the world is and getting crazier all the time. Remember when sane was defined as Maslow's self actualized man? They

Re: [FairfieldLife] Wacky RNC Attendees

2012-09-02 Thread Mike Dixon
Or just read a few post's for giggles and see how *evolved* TMers are. From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2012 9:33 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Wacky RNC Attendees   Some of these folks

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread Share Long
Hi Emily, I guess I need to work on my Irony skills.  Happy happy was my being verbally playful with Ravi who seems to enjoy such.  I agree with you about experiencing the full range of emotions.  As if I have some control over that anyway ha ha. From:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: As a boy on Nantucket I spent a lot of time picking out sperm whale's teeth to buy. This was before the ban and they were cheap enough for my thin wallet. My dad took up the arcane art of scrimshaw and I

[FairfieldLife] Romney Will Wage War with Syria and Iran

2012-09-02 Thread John
On the camgaign trail, Biden states this is Romney's intent if elected president. http://news.yahoo.com/biden-romney-wants-war-syria-iran-172932280--election.html

Re: [FairfieldLife] Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
Curtis: Your writing reminds me a bit of Joel Stein, who writes a commentary column for Time magazine.  That's not a negative thing, btw - he is a pretty amusing fellow.    And, of course, in your parallel life, you may be the ever-satirical Ron Judd, who writes for the Seattle Times, albeit

Re: [FairfieldLife] Wacky RNC Attendees

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
Sheeet, I'm feeling saner by the second.   From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2012 9:33 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Wacky RNC Attendees   Some of these folks would probably like to shoot the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Susan
Heart of Gold, dear Curtis. And wonderful writer. I am compelled to read and finish each piece. Enjoy the process, and save them up. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robin Carlsen maskedzebra@ wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Tom Cruise's Scientology Ties: Former Girlfriend Reveals Details...

2012-09-02 Thread Bhairitu
I think that L Ron borrowed a lot of ideas from the Mormons. BTW, a journalist who was a guest on Bill Maher's show Friday, who was at one time a Mormon, pointed out that the Mormons are rather communist (collectivist). On 09/02/2012 10:36 AM, fflmod wrote: Tom Cruise's Scientology Ties:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Romney Will Wage War with Syria and Iran

2012-09-02 Thread Mike Dixon
He also indicated Romney wouyld put *blacks* back in chains. From: John jr_...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2012 11:22 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Romney Will Wage War with Syria and Iran   On the camgaign

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
Isn't it funny as we sink deeper into our codgerhood how fascinating history becomes! Thanks for the heads up, that sounds like exactly the kind of history I would dig, especially since one quarter of me is Irish. (Not the quarter of me that I refer to as Moby because I still maintain that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
Hi Susan, Thanks for the second post full of kind words for my efforts here. It means a lot and thank you. Finnish? You have me intrigued. I would love to read them. These are all still in the shitty first draft stages so any suggestions would be welcome. Or even just to see how you would

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bush and Blair Should Go on Trial at the Hague

2012-09-02 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: This is what Desmond Tutu proclaims for their roles in the war in Iraq. Would the prosecutors have the guts to make a case? http://news.yahoo.com/tutu-bush-blair-face-trial-hague-094855285.html This issue has been raised

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
Thanks Emily. The picture looks a bit as if he ate me, but I see we both go to Satan's facial hair stylist. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@... wrote: Curtis: Your writing reminds me a bit of Joel Stein, who writes a commentary column for Time magazine.  

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@... wrote: Xeno, what you say about me is true in that I *am* recovering from a pretty near-on total collapse of mind, body, and spirit.  It was in the works for awhile and I have benefited from the forum - I feel less crazy,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Dear Lawson, May I please kindly request you to stop interfering in your our family issues. Well you may say this is a public list, but you may or may not know the Long's and Ladisgate's mistrust of each other, the bitterness, the acrimony extends back to 400 years. My Auntie and I have been

[FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Dear Lawson, May I please kindly request you to stop interfering in our family issues. Well you may say this is a public list, but you may or may not know the Long's and Ladisgate's mistrust of each other, the bitterness, the acrimony extends back to 400 years. My Auntie and I have been reunited

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread Robin Carlsen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbyuFzoQGV0feature=related http://tinyurl.com/9ru4nk8 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ wrote: Xeno, what you say about me is true in that

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread Robin Carlsen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1SfzV67Bqw --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ wrote: Xeno, what you say about me is true in that I *am* recovering from a pretty near-on

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread Robin Carlsen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmv3WlKa6U8 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ wrote: Xeno, what you say about me is true in that I *am* recovering from a pretty near-on

Re: [FairfieldLife] Oh mon dieu, mon amour Henri

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
God I'm so happy for Henri !!! Some famous quotes of Henri from the article. Am I supposed to be excited that the world has made one more rotation? We are hurtling through space, yet going nowhere. Once, after an abundance of catnip, I hallucinated that I was ascending to the heavens and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread raunchydog
President Obama mentioned the Florida Convention and people started to boo. He shot back, Don't boo...Vote! Also, loved his big smart-ass grin after he delivered this line: We've seen this before, you might as well have watched in on a black and white TV. http://youtu.be/gCaqofaX-ck

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama

2012-09-02 Thread Bhairitu
On 09/02/2012 10:30 AM, raunchydog wrote: President Barack Obama gave a campaign speech at Living History Farms, Des Moines, Iowa. September 1, 2012. Iowa is first in nation for early voting. Register to vote. Early voting starts September 27. http://youtu.be/gCaqofaX-ck Just heard this

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread doctordumbass
Doc sez: Sure, but sometimes intention is enough (grin). --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater no_reply@... wrote: The dear doctor seems to be operating a little closer to the bone this morning. Next, it will be open heart or brain surgery. May I watch? --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread sparaig
Well, not exactly. An enlightened person, by definition, cannot fail to be authentic. Mood-making is more along the lines of being nice not because you think it good to be nice, or because your religion says to try to be nice, but because you think that you are going to be more enlightened by

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Dear Barry Baby, Well I hope your buddy just sticks to his writing on his way to rehabilitating himself - I don't think there is any dispute on his writing skills. I'm watching, I'm sure the old man and Judy are as well. I don't know about them but the minute your buddy tries to wade into any

[FairfieldLife] Reverend Moon Dies at 92

2012-09-02 Thread John
Since he claimed to be the messiah, is he supposed to resurrect from his death? http://news.yahoo.com/unification-church-founder-rev-moon-dies-92-185236876.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula chivukula.ravi@... wrote: Dear Barry Baby, Well I hope your buddy just sticks to his writing on his way to rehabilitating himself - I don't think there is any dispute on his writing skills. I'm watching, I'm sure the old man and Judy

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Dear Barry Baby You opined* - Immediately after after the minor clique-ist proposed his Enemies List, the clique leader responded, not only stroking the first clique-ist for dissing these eight people, but dissing them even further, suggesting that they lacked the spiritual, moral, emotional,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bush and Blair Should Go on Trial at the Hague

2012-09-02 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: This is what Desmond Tutu proclaims for their roles in the war in Iraq. Would the prosecutors have the guts to make a case?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 3:04 PM, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com wrote: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula chivukula.ravi@... wrote: Dear Barry Baby, Well I hope your buddy just sticks to his writing on his way to rehabilitating himself - I don't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Romney Will Wage War with Syria and Iran

2012-09-02 Thread John
Biden is doing a good job of campaigning for the President. His messages are easy to understand and are easy to remember. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon mdixon.6569@... wrote: He also indicated Romney wouyld put *blacks* back in chains.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Ravi Chivukula chivukula.r...@gmail.comwrote: On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 3:04 PM, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com wrote: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula chivukula.ravi@... wrote: Dear Barry Baby, Well I hope your

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread Bhairitu
On 09/02/2012 02:01 PM, raunchydog wrote: President Obama mentioned the Florida Convention and people started to boo. He shot back, Don't boo...Vote! Also, loved his big smart-ass grin after he delivered this line: We've seen this before, you might as well have watched in on a black and white

[FairfieldLife] Fwd: The Story that Could Win Mitt Romney the Presidency

2012-09-02 Thread WLeed3
From: n...@godfatherpolitics.com To: wle...@aol.com Sent: 9/2/2012 2:00:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: The Story that Could Win Mitt Romney the Presidency _forward this message to a friend_

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2012-09-02 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 2012 End Date (UTC): Sat Sep 08 00:00:00 2012 184 messages as of (UTC) Sun Sep 02 23:54:57 2012 27 Robin Carlsen maskedze...@yahoo.com 17 turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com 14 Share Long

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread raunchydog
The long shots were a bit shaky and grainy, but passable.The one thing I forgot to do was lightened up some of the photos before making the video. Youtube offered to fix the shaky and dark problems. I declined. Their fix sometimes distorts the text. Overall, I'm satisfied with the Sony

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
Don't even know that I'd agree with the coterie thingy, although I love your use of descriptive words.  You have a better command of the English language than many English speakers, no?  You are a smarty pants.  I'm just a cool cat, ya dig?   From: Ravi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread doctordumbass
Doc sez: He's in, for the second term. Not as into it as the first time, but, best, considering... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchydog@... wrote: The long shots were a bit shaky and grainy, but passable.The one thing I forgot to do was lightened up some of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@... wrote: Don't even know that I'd agree with the coterie thingy, although I love your use of descriptive words.  You have a better command of the English language than many English speakers, no?  You are a smarty pants.  

[FairfieldLife] Clint Eastwood= A Closet Obama Supporter...

2012-09-02 Thread Robert
Clint Eastwood did more to help the Obama Campaign then any other human Republican...this side of the Mississippi. When alone, all by himself, in the privacy of the voting booth, in Northern California, he will pull the lever for President Obama... Ya think?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread Robert
I feel that one of the biggest mood-making thing(s) that ever happened, this side of the Mississippi... Thinking that you are levitating, when you are actually just humping/hopping around... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: Well, not exactly. An enlightened

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... no_reply@... wrote: Doc sez: He's in, for the second term. Not as into it as the first time, but, best, considering... I'd sure like to see the same enthusiasm for Obama as I saw during 2008 primary when all the Obots got drunk on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Romney Will Wage War with Syria and Iran

2012-09-02 Thread Robert
Biden was saying that Romney would give more power to the Banksters and Wall Streeters so that we would all be slaves to their greedy and devious ways... This is what Biden was sayin'...my dear friend. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon mdixon.6569@... wrote: He also indicated

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread seventhray1
I'll confess Ravi, that while you were gone, I asked myself, do I miss his presence here? And I will also admit that the answer was no, I did not It is true that we had become quite adversarial, and yes, there was a certain enjoyment it taking on that role. But once some time had passed, after

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thinking Hierarchically vs. Relationally

2012-09-02 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wayback71@ wrote: Some of the same dynamics happened in Christianity when Protestants broke off from Catholicism and said people did not need to pay for penances, use Popes

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread Robert
You say you would like to see the same enthusiasm for Obama? I don't really think you would. After all, even in the time of the 1st coming, it was hard to show the same kind of enthusiasm for Jesus after he had been tortured and nailed to the cross In those days...showing enthusiasm for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bush and Blair Should Go on Trial at the Hague

2012-09-02 Thread Robert
So, let's all go down to Dallas and just make a citizens arrest... I'm sure that would work out real well... Let's face it, these people have been doing this stuff for years, with impunity... What is really sad, is that we elected this asshole...not once but twice... Well, not really elected

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread awoelflebater
Maverick, great word, I want to be a maverick, can I? Can I? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@... wrote: Don't even know that I'd agree with the coterie thingy, although I love your use of descriptive words.  You have a better command of the English language

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: snip I was never into whaling lore, but for about a year I lived out on Marblehead Neck, near Boston. It was very near Salem, MA, home of the Salem witch trials, and a museum to them. In it you could read -- on the original

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: snip Of course the other thing Robin could be doing, in the wake of the disaster of being a world teacher, is regressing to another path that he now feels more comfortable with, Regressing--nice choice of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Robert
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend authfriend@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: snip I was never into whaling lore, but for about a year I lived out on Marblehead Neck, near Boston. It was very near Salem, MA, home of the Salem

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Dear Em, I'm glad you noticed that, I myself hesitated using that word - but just went along with it anyway :-), you can consider it more as a writer's liberty or flourish. Wasn't trying to exclude anyone - FFL in itself is a coterie would be a better way to put it. The only cliques I have seen

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
snip However lacking an arts degree and being stuck in a corporate world I don't have two many chances to display and improve my English vocabulary. That is an uproariously, side-splittingly, humorous lineah ha ha ha.   I have bookmarked Maryam - could use a little help myself.  Your

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
P.S.  Dear Ravi, I didn't realize you misspelled two until after I hit send.   Sorry, but this line struck me as sooo funny and now it's even funnier.  But, I am not making fun of you.  Love ya, Emily From: Emily Reyn emilymae.r...@yahoo.com To:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Thanks Dear Em, I'm glad you liked that :-) XOXO On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Emily Reyn emilymae.r...@yahoo.com wrote: ** snip However lacking an arts degree and being stuck in a corporate world I don't have two many chances to display and improve my English vocabulary. That is an

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Yes..I noticed that two as well and your MaryamLOL P.S you can make fun of me - Ravi is a totally mockable,lovable character - I myself laugh at my stupidities, eccentricities, habits and such. On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Emily Reyn emilymae.r...@yahoo.com wrote: ** P.S. Dear

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Dear Ann - I saw your picture on FFL today, you are a tough, strong woman and trust me maverick's lying there for you to claim, I'm not stopping you..LOL.. Love, Ravi On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 8:04 PM, awoelflebater no_re...@yahoogroups.comwrote: ** Maverick, great word, I want to be a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii_99@... wrote: You say you would like to see the same enthusiasm for Obama? I don't really think you would. After all, even in the time of the 1st coming, it was hard to show the same kind of enthusiasm for Jesus after he had been

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
Rolling Stone (August 29) had a couple of good articles by Matt Taibbi on Mitt and Bain Capital that were a pretty good read.  Old news, but a good reminder.   http://www.rollingstone.com/politics From: raunchydog raunchy...@yahoo.com To:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Dear Steve, I was expecting you to wade in here but your response has left me totally amused. It's like a village bumpkin accosting a professor and telling the professor he is an adversary to him - what is the professor supposed to? He will probably just smile, change the topic and indulge in

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread Robert
I don't think that Ron Paul has much of a personality...do you? I'm not sure why you dislike Obama so much...perhaps you should see why he pushes your buttons, to make something positive out of it... I know you liked Hillary a lot and so do I... She got a good job now, so I don't see what the