Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: snip Perhaps Judy and Sparig should get a room? :) Er, that's the line you reserve for people who are fighting, or REALLY getting intense in public. I'm pretty sure that Judy and I haven't been fighting, so are you suggesting that we've been doing a flirt-flirt thing, letalone an intense one? You should note that room is in quotes. What does room in quotes mean as opposed to room not in quotes? Clue #2: some groups have them but FFL doesn't. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak geezerfreak@ wrote: This day for Judy Stein was no different from most. Up at 7am...time for the first condescending I'm smarter than you post of the day. Now it's close to 9PM and there are what40 or 50 posts fromauthfriend (hard to imagine her being a true friend to anyone) scaterred at 10-15 minute intervals throughout the day and night. Judy, are you one of these sad folks who sit all day and night plastered in front of your monitor, trying to create an on line life for yourself? One of these days they'll have to call the fire department to help seperate you from your chair. You should get out more. Today was beautiful. Played a round of golf, had a bar-b-que with the family, walked the dog, and just now, logged back on to see what's been happening at good old FFL. There you are, still on there slinging. FFL as Addiction On Saturday, August 12th scienceofabundance asked a provocative question: Do you experience your partici- pation in FFL as being an addiction? Searching for posts made that same day, I get results that say Sparaig started posting that day at 1:16 a.m. Paris time, 5:16 p.m. his time Friday night. He continued posting every few hours until 2:01 a.m. his time Saturday, for a total of 78 posts. Judy Stein made her first post that Saturday at 2:04 a.m. Paris time (still 10:04 p.m. Friday night her time). She stayed up posting Friday night until 12:18 p.m. her time, and then started posting Saturday morning again at 8:20 a.m. her time. She continued posting pretty much all day, until 3:00 a.m. her time, for a total of 70 posts. All in all, an eloquent if unintentional answer to the question. To quote further from scienceofabundance's post: Common Characteristics Among Addictive Behaviors 1. The person becomes obsessed (constantly thinks of) the object, activity, or substance. 2. They will seek it out, or engage in the behavior even though it is causing harm (physical problems, poor work or study performance, problems with friends, family, fellow workers). 3. The person will compulsively engage in the activity, that is, do the activity over and over even if he/she does not want to and find it difficult to stop. 4. Upon cessation of the activity, withdrawal symptoms often occur. These can include irritability, craving, restlessness or depression. 5. The person does not appear to have control as to when, how long, or how much he or she will continue the behavior (loss of control). Perhaps Judy and Sparig should get a room? :) Er, that's the line you reserve for people who are fighting, or REALLY getting intense in public. I'm pretty sure that Judy and I haven't been fighting, so are you suggesting that we've been doing a flirt-flirt thing, letalone an intense one? You should note that room is in quotes. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: snip Perhaps Judy and Sparig should get a room? :) Er, that's the line you reserve for people who are fighting, or REALLY getting intense in public. I'm pretty sure that Judy and I haven't been fighting, so are you suggesting that we've been doing a flirt-flirt thing, letalone an intense one? You should note that room is in quotes. What does room in quotes mean as opposed to room not in quotes? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gerbal88 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . Maybe the Rig Veda said Knowledge is structured in consciousness. If someone can find the exact Sanskrit RV.164.39 richo akshare richo are the riks, the verses of the veda, Veda means lit. knowledge. akshare is the immutable, here translated as consciousness it would be useful to look at real translations. ROFLOL To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gerbal88 no_reply@ wrote: . Maybe the Rig Veda said Knowledge is structured in consciousness. If someone can find the exact Sanskrit RV.164.39 richo akshare richo are the riks, the verses of the veda, Veda means lit. knowledge. akshare is the immutable, here translated as consciousness it would be useful to look at real translations. ROFLOL Hmmm... The MUM site says this: http://is1.mum.edu/vedicreserve/tm.htm The verses of the Veda exist in the collapse of fullness (the kshara of 'A') in the transcendental field in which reside all the Devas, the impulses of Creative Intelligence, the laws of nature responsible for the whole manifest universe. He whose awareness is not open to this field, what can the verses accomplish for him? Those who know this level of reality are established in eveness, wholeness of life. Knowledge is structured in consciousness seems a very shorthand way of saying the same thing. If MMY came up with this short-foirm, kudos to him. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gerbal88 no_reply@ wrote: . Maybe the Rig Veda said Knowledge is structured in consciousness. If someone can find the exact Sanskrit RV.164.39 richo akshare richo are the riks, the verses of the veda, Veda means lit. knowledge. akshare is the immutable, here translated as consciousness it would be useful to look at real translations. ROFLOL Did you see this brilliant analysis of the King hymn (verses 4-5 of hymn 173) of the 10th Mandala of the Rig Veda from Barry? In the translation provided by cardemeister, the verse says, 'Firm is the sky and firm the earth, and steadfast also are these hills. Steadfast is all this living world, and steadfast is this King of men. Steadfast, may Varuna the King, steadfast, the God Brhaspati, Steadfast, may Indra, steadfast too, may Agni keep thy steadfast reign.' I find this verse -- and the choice of it, presumably by Maharishi -- fascinating because as a Buddhist it strikes me as 100% *opposite* to the way the universe actually works. 'Steadfast' means firmly fixed in place, not subject to change. Well, as I understanding things (and as I remember Maharishi himself saying in the past) *nothing* in the relative world is steadfast. Not the sky, not the earth, not the 'gods,' and *certainly* not the kings of men. To believe -- and celebrate -- the notion that they *are* fixed and not subject to change seems to me tantamount to having Missed The Whole Point, big-time. It's like having one's students meditate on 'My name is Ozymandius, King of Kings, Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' and ignore the fact that all that's left of Ozzy's Empire and the statue he built to mark his greatness are two trunkless legs of stone in the desert. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gerbal88 no_reply@ wrote: . Maybe the Rig Veda said Knowledge is structured in consciousness. If someone can find the exact Sanskrit RV.164.39 richo akshare richo are the riks, the verses of the veda, Veda means lit. knowledge. akshare is the immutable, here translated as consciousness it would be useful to look at real translations. ROFLOL Hmmm... The MUM site says this: http://is1.mum.edu/vedicreserve/tm.htm The verses of the Veda exist in the collapse of fullness (the kshara of 'A') in the transcendental field in which reside all the Devas, the impulses of Creative Intelligence, the laws of nature responsible for the whole manifest universe. He whose awareness is not open to this field, what can the verses accomplish for him? Those who know this level of reality are established in eveness, wholeness of life. Knowledge is structured in consciousness seems a very shorthand way of saying the same thing. If MMY came up with this short-foirm, kudos to him. the 'collapse of fullness' kshara of A, is a later interpretation of MMY, which came *after* he had phrased that famous 'knowledge is structured in consciousness', and it rest on his special apaurusheya bhashya, were the idea that everything comes out of the first syllable is crucial, and the collapse is crucial too. Before the translation was somewhat different, not in essence though. This is Sri Aurobindos translation of the same verse, not different in essence: ' The Rishi Dirghatamas speaks of the Riks, the Mantras of the Veda, as existing in a supreme ether, imperishable and immutable in which all the gods are seated, and he adds one who knows not That what shall he do with the Rik? (I.164.39)' To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, I had seen it.
Did you see this brilliant analysis of the
King hymn (verses 4-5 of hymn 173) of the
10th Mandala of the Rig Veda from Barry?
In the translation provided by cardemeister, the verse
says,
The translation is *provided* by cardemeister, but its of course
neither *by* him nor by MMY. Its an ancient hymn used to install kings.
'Firm is the sky and firm the earth, and steadfast
also are these hills. Steadfast is all this living world,
and steadfast is this King of men. Steadfast, may Varuna
the King, steadfast, the God Brhaspati, Steadfast, may
Indra, steadfast too, may Agni keep thy steadfast reign.'
I find this verse -- and the choice of it, presumably
by Maharishi -- fascinating because as a Buddhist it
strikes me as 100% *opposite* to the way the universe
actually works.
As I said its an ancient hymn used to install Kings. MMY's choice here
was simply referring to the situation. It probably was used to install
Nader Ram. When I read the second part of the last sentence my stomach
turns 180°. To comment on a vedic verse, and the say, 'as a Buddhist
it strikes me as 100% opposite the the way the universe actually works.'
First of all it assumes, that you can use a Buddhist axiom of
'reality' and apply it on a different religion. The validity of the
Vedas was actually rejected by the Buddha. As a practising Buddhist,
one could know this.
Second, it implies that as a Buddhist you know, how the universe
actually works, and that this is an *absolute* truth. ('how the
universe *actually* works)
Third, it assumes that the translation is actually correct and
exhaustive. It is very well known that many Hindus, and that includes
MMY, but not just him, think that the Vedas are virtually not
translatable, and indeed many even think until today that they should
have never been translated. Partly the reason is in RV I. 164
Fourth, it interprets MMY, that nothing in the relative is unchanging
wrongly. Where the Vedas speak of the immutable, they speak of the
absolute, not the relative. The notion of an absolute, unchanging is
rejected by the Buddhists as is very well known. It strikes me
somewhat as odd, that a student of Buddhism wouldn't be aware of this
major difference between Buddhism and Vedanta, which assumes the
Brahman as an Absolute.All this is of a certain philosophic or
religious naivity, if it is not straight Hindubashing.
Fifth, it twists the argument from a general difference between
Hinduism and Buddhism and applies it to MMY having missed the whole
point (the Buddhist point here). While this may be said about the
Rishi of the verse, or maybe the translator, Barry applies it to MMY.
What shall I say.
And then of course its a wrong english interpretation of steadfast.
Steadfast can be relative. It just means going to last for a long
time, not eternal. Even the Rishis knew that the king would die, but
they wanted him to live long. So the whole thing is hyperbole. Hot air.
'Steadfast' means firmly fixed in place,
not subject to change. Well, as I understanding things
(and as I remember Maharishi himself saying in the past)
*nothing* in the relative world is steadfast. Not the
sky, not the earth, not the 'gods,' and *certainly* not
the kings of men. To believe -- and celebrate -- the
notion that they *are* fixed and not subject to change
seems to me tantamount to having Missed The Whole Point,
big-time. It's like having one's students meditate on
'My name is Ozymandius, King of Kings, Look on my works,
ye Mighty, and despair!' and ignore the fact that all
that's left of Ozzy's Empire and the statue he built to
mark his greatness are two trunkless legs of stone in
the desert.
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
Troll for a supporter desperately enough, and long
enough, and on FFL you will probably find one. :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
Yes, I had seen it.
Did you see this brilliant analysis of the
King hymn (verses 4-5 of hymn 173) of the
10th Mandala of the Rig Veda from Barry?
In the translation provided by cardemeister, the verse
says,
The translation is *provided* by cardemeister, but its of course
neither *by* him nor by MMY. Its an ancient hymn used to install kings.
'Firm is the sky and firm the earth, and steadfast
also are these hills. Steadfast is all this living world,
and steadfast is this King of men. Steadfast, may Varuna
the King, steadfast, the God Brhaspati, Steadfast, may
Indra, steadfast too, may Agni keep thy steadfast reign.'
I find this verse -- and the choice of it, presumably
by Maharishi -- fascinating because as a Buddhist it
strikes me as 100% *opposite* to the way the universe
actually works.
As I said its an ancient hymn used to install Kings. MMY's choice here
was simply referring to the situation. It probably was used to install
Nader Ram. When I read the second part of the last sentence my stomach
turns 180°. To comment on a vedic verse, and the say, 'as a Buddhist
it strikes me as 100% opposite the the way the universe actually works.'
First of all it assumes, that you can use a Buddhist axiom of
'reality' and apply it on a different religion. The validity of the
Vedas was actually rejected by the Buddha. As a practising Buddhist,
one could know this.
Second, it implies that as a Buddhist you know, how the universe
actually works, and that this is an *absolute* truth. ('how the
universe *actually* works)
Third, it assumes that the translation is actually correct and
exhaustive. It is very well known that many Hindus, and that includes
MMY, but not just him, think that the Vedas are virtually not
translatable, and indeed many even think until today that they should
have never been translated. Partly the reason is in RV I. 164
Fourth, it interprets MMY, that nothing in the relative is unchanging
wrongly. Where the Vedas speak of the immutable, they speak of the
absolute, not the relative. The notion of an absolute, unchanging is
rejected by the Buddhists as is very well known. It strikes me
somewhat as odd, that a student of Buddhism wouldn't be aware of this
major difference between Buddhism and Vedanta, which assumes the
Brahman as an Absolute.All this is of a certain philosophic or
religious naivity, if it is not straight Hindubashing.
Fifth, it twists the argument from a general difference between
Hinduism and Buddhism and applies it to MMY having missed the whole
point (the Buddhist point here). While this may be said about the
Rishi of the verse, or maybe the translator, Barry applies it to MMY.
What shall I say.
And then of course its a wrong english interpretation of steadfast.
Steadfast can be relative. It just means going to last for a long
time, not eternal. Even the Rishis knew that the king would die, but
they wanted him to live long. So the whole thing is hyperbole. Hot air.
'Steadfast' means firmly fixed in place,
not subject to change. Well, as I understanding things
(and as I remember Maharishi himself saying in the past)
*nothing* in the relative world is steadfast. Not the
sky, not the earth, not the 'gods,' and *certainly* not
the kings of men. To believe -- and celebrate -- the
notion that they *are* fixed and not subject to change
seems to me tantamount to having Missed The Whole Point,
big-time. It's like having one's students meditate on
'My name is Ozymandius, King of Kings, Look on my works,
ye Mighty, and despair!' and ignore the fact that all
that's left of Ozzy's Empire and the statue he built to
mark his greatness are two trunkless legs of stone in
the desert.
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
BTW I can only recomment the RV interpretation of Kapali Shastri who was a vedic pundit, disciple to Ganapati Muni - you remember, the guy who gave Ramana Maharshi his name. He both was a disciple of Ramana and Aurobindo. For example, the 'Ramana Gita', compiled by Ganapati Muni,one of the earliest and IMHO best works of Ramana, Ch. 12 contains Kapalis questions to Ramana on Shakti. Somebody has brought out translations of the 4 Vedas along these lines. http://www.vedah.com/org2/literature/rig_veda/toc.html (I didn't find the translations online yet, but they are there in print, maybe not full translations, but large parts.The books can be ordered from Bangalore.) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: Yes, I had seen it. Did you see this brilliant analysis of the King hymn (verses 4-5 of hymn 173) of the 10th Mandala of the Rig Veda from Barry? In the translation provided by cardemeister, the verse says, The translation is *provided* by cardemeister, but its of course neither *by* him nor by MMY. Its an ancient hymn used to install kings. 'Firm is the sky and firm the earth, and steadfast also are these hills. Steadfast is all this living world, and steadfast is this King of men. Steadfast, may Varuna the King, steadfast, the God Brhaspati, Steadfast, may Indra, steadfast too, may Agni keep thy steadfast reign.' To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Troll for a supporter desperately enough, and long enough, and on FFL you will probably find one. :-) Usually we don't need words to dismiss this empty bubble of words, but as I was politely asked.. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Troll for a supporter desperately enough, and long enough, and on FFL you will probably find one. :-) (As Barry knows, folks, Michael and I have been generally pretty friendly for a long time.) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
(snip) 'Firm is the sky and firm the earth, and steadfast also are these hills. Steadfast is all this living world, and steadfast is this King of men. Steadfast, may Varuna the King, steadfast, the God Brhaspati, Steadfast, may Indra, steadfast too, may Agni keep thy steadfast reign.' This could also be analogist to one of the Psalms of (King) David... Where he would sing these songs (Psalms means songs) to G*D; The steadfast G*D of Israel, and so on and so forth... Again, here is someone obviously feeling connected or one with the All and therefore is part of the co-creating process... To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: Yes, I had seen it. Did you see this brilliant analysis of the King hymn (verses 4-5 of hymn 173) of the 10th Mandala of the Rig Veda from Barry? In the translation provided by cardemeister, the verse says, The translation is *provided* by cardemeister, but its of course neither *by* him nor by MMY. Its an ancient hymn used to install kings. Sure, it's one of the standard poetic translations. cardemeister just quoted it. Barry *probably* understood that, but maybe not. snip rejected by the Buddhists as is very well known. It strikes me somewhat as odd, that a student of Buddhism wouldn't be aware of this major difference between Buddhism and Vedanta, which assumes the Brahman as an Absolute.All this is of a certain philosophic or religious naivity, if it is not straight Hindubashing. Well, in context of the rest of the post, it's Judy-bashing and MMY-bashing, and of course Barry-exalting, combined with ignorance, most likely, rather than Hindu-bashing per se. As always, when Barry sees an opportunity to take a shot, facts just don't matter. And then of course its a wrong english interpretation of steadfast. Steadfast can be relative. It just means going to last for a long time, not eternal. Even the Rishis knew that the king would die, but they wanted him to live long. So the whole thing is hyperbole. Hot air. Sure, like the old toast, May the king live forever. Thanks, Michael. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Troll for a supporter desperately enough, and long enough, and on FFL you will probably find one. :-) (As Barry knows, folks, Michael and I have been generally pretty friendly for a long time.) What stands out for me in that exchange is how Barry, a long-winded criticizer of others, handles being criticized. I think Michael's post deserved a thoughtful response and not just a glib one-liner. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Troll for a supporter desperately enough, and long enough, and on FFL you will probably find one. :-) (As Barry knows, folks, Michael and I have been generally pretty friendly for a long time.) What stands out for me in that exchange is how Barry, a long- winded criticizer of others, handles being criticized. I think Michael's post deserved a thoughtful response and not just a glib one-liner. Alex, if you actually do want a kinda research project to analyze on FFl, take this one. Is you honestly think that there any difference bettween the way that Barry handles criticism or him on this forum, and the way that he handles praise of him on this forum. I'd be interested in your opinon of where those differences lie. In my opinion, there should be no difference whatsoever. If you think you can make a case for there being one, go for it...I'd be interested... To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Troll for a supporter desperately enough, and long enough, and on FFL you will probably find one. :-) (As Barry knows, folks, Michael and I have been generally pretty friendly for a long time.) What stands out for me in that exchange is how Barry, a long- winded criticizer of others, handles being criticized. I think Michael's post deserved a thoughtful response and not just a glib one-liner. Alex, if you actually do want a kinda research project to analyze on FFl, take this one. Is you honestly think that there any difference bettween the way that Barry handles criticism or him on this forum, and the way that he handles praise of him on this forum. I'd be interested in your opinon of where those differences lie. Non sequitur, except in that it's a perfect example of what Alex is talking about. However, taking his question on its own terms, the difference is that Barry doesn't respond to praise at all (not even with a courteous Thanks); but he responds to criticism in one of two ways: either he blows it off, as here, or he replies with one of his long ad hominem rants attacking the critic. In my opinion, there should be no difference whatsoever. If you think you can make a case for there being one, go for it...I'd be interested... See above for my take. (Actually this time Barry didn't attack the critic, Michael, but--surprise!--me.) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This day for Judy Stein was no different from most. Up at 7am...time for the first condescending I'm smarter than you post of the day. Now it's close to 9PM and there are what40 or 50 posts fromauthfriend (hard to imagine her being a true friend to anyone) scaterred at 10-15 minute intervals throughout the day and night. Judy, are you one of these sad folks who sit all day and night plastered in front of your monitor, trying to create an on line life for yourself? One of these days they'll have to call the fire department to help seperate you from your chair. You should get out more. Today was beautiful. Played a round of golf, had a bar-b-que with the family, walked the dog, and just now, logged back on to see what's been happening at good old FFL. There you are, still on there slinging. FFL as Addiction On Saturday, August 12th scienceofabundance asked a provocative question: Do you experience your partici- pation in FFL as being an addiction? Searching for posts made that same day, I get results that say Sparaig started posting that day at 1:16 a.m. Paris time, 5:16 p.m. his time Friday night. He continued posting every few hours until 2:01 a.m. his time Saturday, for a total of 78 posts. Judy Stein made her first post that Saturday at 2:04 a.m. Paris time (still 10:04 p.m. Friday night her time). She stayed up posting Friday night until 12:18 p.m. her time, and then started posting Saturday morning again at 8:20 a.m. her time. She continued posting pretty much all day, until 3:00 a.m. her time, for a total of 70 posts. All in all, an eloquent if unintentional answer to the question. To quote further from scienceofabundance's post: Common Characteristics Among Addictive Behaviors 1. The person becomes obsessed (constantly thinks of) the object, activity, or substance. 2. They will seek it out, or engage in the behavior even though it is causing harm (physical problems, poor work or study performance, problems with friends, family, fellow workers). 3. The person will compulsively engage in the activity, that is, do the activity over and over even if he/she does not want to and find it difficult to stop. 4. Upon cessation of the activity, withdrawal symptoms often occur. These can include irritability, craving, restlessness or depression. 5. The person does not appear to have control as to when, how long, or how much he or she will continue the behavior (loss of control). To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak geezerfreak@ wrote: This day for Judy Stein was no different from most. Up at 7am...time for the first condescending I'm smarter than you post of the day. Now it's close to 9PM and there are what40 or 50 posts fromauthfriend (hard to imagine her being a true friend to anyone) scaterred at 10-15 minute intervals throughout the day and night. Judy, are you one of these sad folks who sit all day and night plastered in front of your monitor, trying to create an on line life for yourself? One of these days they'll have to call the fire department to help seperate you from your chair. You should get out more. Today was beautiful. Played a round of golf, had a bar-b-que with the family, walked the dog, and just now, logged back on to see what's been happening at good old FFL. There you are, still on there slinging. FFL as Addiction On Saturday, August 12th scienceofabundance asked a provocative question: Do you experience your partici- pation in FFL as being an addiction? Searching for posts made that same day, I get results that say Sparaig started posting that day at 1:16 a.m. Paris time, 5:16 p.m. his time Friday night. He continued posting every few hours until 2:01 a.m. his time Saturday, for a total of 78 posts. Judy Stein made her first post that Saturday at 2:04 a.m. Paris time (still 10:04 p.m. Friday night her time). She stayed up posting Friday night until 12:18 p.m. her time, and then started posting Saturday morning again at 8:20 a.m. her time. She continued posting pretty much all day, until 3:00 a.m. her time, for a total of 70 posts. All in all, an eloquent if unintentional answer to the question. So, Unc, do you consider your obsession with Judy's posting habits to be an addiction? To quote further from scienceofabundance's post: Common Characteristics Among Addictive Behaviors 1. The person becomes obsessed (constantly thinks of) the object, activity, or substance. Obviouisly the case with you and Judy's posts. 2. They will seek it out, or engage in the behavior even though it is causing harm (physical problems, poor work or study performance, problems with friends, family, fellow workers). First thing you do when you come back from vacation is start posting on FFL. Wasn't that a permanent withdrawal, BTW? 3. The person will compulsively engage in the activity, that is, do the activity over and over even if he/she does not want to and find it difficult to stop. See above and vacation's permanence... 4. Upon cessation of the activity, withdrawal symptoms often occur. These can include irritability, craving, restlessness or depression. Did you miss her THAT much? Seems like. 5. The person does not appear to have control as to when, how long, or how much he or she will continue the behavior (loss of control). This last speaks for itself... To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip FFL as Addiction On Saturday, August 12th scienceofabundance asked a provocative question: Do you experience your partici- pation in FFL as being an addiction? snip Judy Stein made her first post that Saturday at 2:04 a.m. Paris time (still 10:04 p.m. Friday night her time). She stayed up posting Friday night until 12:18 p.m. her time, and then started posting Saturday morning again at 8:20 a.m. her time. She continued posting pretty much all day, until 3:00 a.m. her time, for a total of 70 posts. (Actually I went to bed around 10:30, way earlier than usual, woke up four hours later and couldn't get back to sleep, so I turned on the computer again and made a few more posts in the middle of the night. It wasn't continuous posting from the morning through to 3 a.m.) Just for the record, August 12 was a rare day off for me in the middle of a truly exhausting stretch of one work deadline after another. Freelancers typically have a feast or famine problem where work is concerned, where feast brings in the money hand over fist, but at the expense of a normal amount of free time. When you get a day off in one of these feast seasons, you typically don't have the energy to do anything more demanding than frittering away the time at whatever is easiest and least stressful, and at the same time least reminiscent, content- wise, of whatever work you were doing prior to the time off. Sometimes on these occasions I'll read books all day long, or go to the beach, or putter around the house if I have the energy. This time, there was a bunch of interesting discussions going on on FFL, and I spent most of the day churning out posts. It was satisfying and energizing and left me ready to plunge into the next work project on my list when it arrived the next morning. I do post a lot, but that day was *way* above my usual. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now, I just did a little research on you. Of the 10 posts you've left since the beginning of the year (at least under the name geezerfreak), almost all in the last week, 8 were addressed to me or making nasty comments about me to somebody else. One of them was about how irrelevant I am on this forum. Makes you think, don't it? Sure does Missy. Makes me realize that you stayed up even later than I thought to keep posting and do research on me. Which confirms your irrelevance. Mea culpa though. I proposed ignoring your posts in the future and here I am responding to one. Shame on me. Won't happen again. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: Now, I just did a little research on you. Of the 10 posts you've left since the beginning of the year (at least under the name geezerfreak), almost all in the last week, 8 were addressed to me or making nasty comments about me to somebody else. One of them was about how irrelevant I am on this forum. Makes you think, don't it? Sure does Missy. Makes me realize that you stayed up even later than I thought to keep posting and do research on me. Just curious, how long did *you* spend doing research on *me*? (I often post that late, by the way, so I didn't stay up any later than usual, nor, I'm afraid, did I do so just to do research on you. Sorry if that disappoints you.) Which confirms your irrelevance. Your obsession with my irrelevance confirms my irrelevance. I see. Mea culpa though. I proposed ignoring your posts in the future and here I am responding to one. Shame on me. Won't happen again. But are you reserving the right to initiate carefully researched posts *to* me complaining about my irrelevance, as you did last night? How about posts to others complaining about my irrelevance? Inquiring minds want to know... To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This day for Judy Stein was no different from most. Up at 7am...time for the first condescending I'm smarter than you post of the day. Now it's close to 9PM and there are what40 or 50 posts fromauthfriend (hard to imagine her being a true friend to anyone) scaterred at 10-15 minute intervals throughout the day and night. Judy, are you one of these sad folks who sit all day and night plastered in front of your monitor, trying to create an on line life for yourself? One of these days they'll have to call the fire department to help seperate you from your chair. You should get out more. Today was beautiful. Played a round of golf, had a bar-b-que with the family, walked the dog, and just now, logged back on to see what's been happening at good old FFL. There you are, still on there slinging. FFL as Addiction On Saturday, August 12th scienceofabundance asked a provocative question: Do you experience your partici- pation in FFL as being an addiction? Searching for posts made that same day, I get results that say Sparaig started posting that day at 1:16 a.m. Paris time, 5:16 p.m. his time Friday night. He continued posting every few hours until 2:01 a.m. his time Saturday, for a total of 78 posts. Judy Stein made her first post that Saturday at 2:04 a.m. Paris time (still 10:04 p.m. Friday night her time). She stayed up posting Friday night until 12:18 p.m. her time, and then started posting Saturday morning again at 8:20 a.m. her time. She continued posting pretty much all day, until 3:00 a.m. her time, for a total of 70 posts. All in all, an eloquent if unintentional answer to the question. To quote further from scienceofabundance's post: Common Characteristics Among Addictive Behaviors 1. The person becomes obsessed (constantly thinks of) the object, activity, or substance. 2. They will seek it out, or engage in the behavior even though it is causing harm (physical problems, poor work or study performance, problems with friends, family, fellow workers). 3. The person will compulsively engage in the activity, that is, do the activity over and over even if he/she does not want to and find it difficult to stop. 4. Upon cessation of the activity, withdrawal symptoms often occur. These can include irritability, craving, restlessness or depression. 5. The person does not appear to have control as to when, how long, or how much he or she will continue the behavior (loss of control). Perhaps Judy and Sparig should get a room? :) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps Judy and Sparig should get a room? :) I was thinking the same thing but ew! To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak geezerfreak@ wrote: This day for Judy Stein was no different from most. Up at 7am...time for the first condescending I'm smarter than you post of the day. Now it's close to 9PM and there are what40 or 50 posts fromauthfriend (hard to imagine her being a true friend to anyone) scaterred at 10-15 minute intervals throughout the day and night. Judy, are you one of these sad folks who sit all day and night plastered in front of your monitor, trying to create an on line life for yourself? One of these days they'll have to call the fire department to help seperate you from your chair. You should get out more. Today was beautiful. Played a round of golf, had a bar-b-que with the family, walked the dog, and just now, logged back on to see what's been happening at good old FFL. There you are, still on there slinging. FFL as Addiction On Saturday, August 12th scienceofabundance asked a provocative question: Do you experience your partici- pation in FFL as being an addiction? Searching for posts made that same day, I get results that say Sparaig started posting that day at 1:16 a.m. Paris time, 5:16 p.m. his time Friday night. He continued posting every few hours until 2:01 a.m. his time Saturday, for a total of 78 posts. Judy Stein made her first post that Saturday at 2:04 a.m. Paris time (still 10:04 p.m. Friday night her time). She stayed up posting Friday night until 12:18 p.m. her time, and then started posting Saturday morning again at 8:20 a.m. her time. She continued posting pretty much all day, until 3:00 a.m. her time, for a total of 70 posts. All in all, an eloquent if unintentional answer to the question. To quote further from scienceofabundance's post: Common Characteristics Among Addictive Behaviors 1. The person becomes obsessed (constantly thinks of) the object, activity, or substance. 2. They will seek it out, or engage in the behavior even though it is causing harm (physical problems, poor work or study performance, problems with friends, family, fellow workers). 3. The person will compulsively engage in the activity, that is, do the activity over and over even if he/she does not want to and find it difficult to stop. 4. Upon cessation of the activity, withdrawal symptoms often occur. These can include irritability, craving, restlessness or depression. 5. The person does not appear to have control as to when, how long, or how much he or she will continue the behavior (loss of control). I don't think FFL is the addiction. I think insecurity and reinforcing what alleviates that insecurity is the addictive behaviour. Judy and Lawson suck up to one another like Jehovah's Witnesses reminding one another how right they are and how they must guard them selves against the evil world they are trying to convert. We see this is many forms of religious fanaticism. I don't think you'd have to bee too objective to see just how Mahesh plants the seeds of this in telling his people what to wear/eat/avoid/do ... Maybe the Rig Veda said Knowledge is structured in consciousness. If someone can find the exact Sanskrit it would be useful to look at real translations. Surely, however, Mahesh has made every endeavour to structure the behaviour of his people in a consciousness he himself has dictated. Very much a do as I say, not as I do kind of creature is our giggling guru. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gerbal88 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I don't think FFL is the addiction. I think insecurity and reinforcing what alleviates that insecurity is the addictive behaviour. Judy and Lawson suck up to one another like Jehovah's Witnesses reminding one another how right they are Except, of course, when we disagree... and how they must guard them selves against the evil world they are trying to convert. Right, and participating in Fairfield Life is a particularly effective way of guarding ourselves against this evil world, and FFLers are especially ripe for conversion. snicker snip Surely, however, Mahesh has made every endeavour to structure the behaviour of his people in a consciousness he himself has dictated. Very much a do as I say, not as I do kind of creature is our giggling guru. Wait, but Barry sez we've been programmed to do *exactly* as MMY does! To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Perhaps Judy and Sparig should get a room? :) I was thinking the same thing but ew! The Judy obsessed halfwits, Barry and geezerfreak, are the ones who need to get the room. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak geezerfreak@ wrote: This day for Judy Stein was no different from most. Up at 7am...time for the first condescending I'm smarter than you post of the day. Now it's close to 9PM and there are what40 or 50 posts fromauthfriend (hard to imagine her being a true friend to anyone) scaterred at 10-15 minute intervals throughout the day and night. Judy, are you one of these sad folks who sit all day and night plastered in front of your monitor, trying to create an on line life for yourself? One of these days they'll have to call the fire department to help seperate you from your chair. You should get out more. Today was beautiful. Played a round of golf, had a bar-b-que with the family, walked the dog, and just now, logged back on to see what's been happening at good old FFL. There you are, still on there slinging. FFL as Addiction On Saturday, August 12th scienceofabundance asked a provocative question: Do you experience your partici- pation in FFL as being an addiction? Searching for posts made that same day, I get results that say Sparaig started posting that day at 1:16 a.m. Paris time, 5:16 p.m. his time Friday night. He continued posting every few hours until 2:01 a.m. his time Saturday, for a total of 78 posts. Judy Stein made her first post that Saturday at 2:04 a.m. Paris time (still 10:04 p.m. Friday night her time). She stayed up posting Friday night until 12:18 p.m. her time, and then started posting Saturday morning again at 8:20 a.m. her time. She continued posting pretty much all day, until 3:00 a.m. her time, for a total of 70 posts. All in all, an eloquent if unintentional answer to the question. To quote further from scienceofabundance's post: Common Characteristics Among Addictive Behaviors 1. The person becomes obsessed (constantly thinks of) the object, activity, or substance. 2. They will seek it out, or engage in the behavior even though it is causing harm (physical problems, poor work or study performance, problems with friends, family, fellow workers). 3. The person will compulsively engage in the activity, that is, do the activity over and over even if he/she does not want to and find it difficult to stop. 4. Upon cessation of the activity, withdrawal symptoms often occur. These can include irritability, craving, restlessness or depression. 5. The person does not appear to have control as to when, how long, or how much he or she will continue the behavior (loss of control). Perhaps Judy and Sparig should get a room? :) Er, that's the line you reserve for people who are fighting, or REALLY getting intense in public. I'm pretty sure that Judy and I haven't been fighting, so are you suggesting that we've been doing a flirt-flirt thing, letalone an intense one? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Judy Have A Life?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This day for Judy Stein was no different from most. Up at 7am...time for the first condescending I'm smarter than you post of the day. Let's see, would that be the one in which I asked if you had any *substantive* comment on the post of mine you were responding to, rather than just ad hominem? Now it's close to 9PM and there are what40 or 50 posts fromauthfriend (hard to imagine her being a true friend to anyone) scaterred at 10-15 minute intervals throughout the day and night. (50 posts at 15-minute intervals would make a pretty short day and night, actually.) So you don't read my posts, you just count them? I did post a lot today. Usually it's less than that. But you want me to add one *more* post? Judy, are you one of these sad folks who sit all day and night plastered in front of your monitor, trying to create an on line life for yourself? Actually I'm a freelance editor. I work from home, mostly on the computer. I work at intervals throughout my waking hours rather than continuously for seven hours. For the past couple of weeks I've been doing a very lucrative but very boring project, and I take lots of quick Internet breaks to keep my eyes from getting crossed. This is the only forum I post to, however. One of these days they'll have to call the fire department to help seperate you from your chair. You should get out more. Today was beautiful. Actually it was unpleasant and rainy where I am. Did you know that weather is typically different in different parts of the country? Plus which, there were a bunch of idiots picking fights with me, and another bunch of idiots who claim they never read my posts taking swipes at me (and at the pro-TMers here and in general). Now that Barry's back, it's open season again on pro-TMers, me in particular. When he starts in, all the anti-TMers start high-fiving each other and ganging up on the few of us who don't have exclusively negative things to say about TM/the TMO/MMY. Things were a whole lot more pleasant while he was away. Now, I just did a little research on you. Of the 10 posts you've left since the beginning of the year (at least under the name geezerfreak), almost all in the last week, 8 were addressed to me or making nasty comments about me to somebody else. One of them was about how irrelevant I am on this forum. Makes you think, don't it? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
