Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
On 04/06/2014 04:55 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 4/6/2014 5:16 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > A progressive tax is NOT complicated. We've had it before. The > purpose is to prevent the country from having oligarchs like we have > now buying politicians through their corporations and lording > influence over us. That's the fascist state we have now. > All sales taxes are flat tax. > > What flat tax rate are you proposing? Let's say for simplicity it was > 10% which of course sounds good to a lot of people. However to > someone who only earns $50,000 a year that's quite a hit. To someone > earning $250,000 it isn't such a hit. See the problem? > Flat tax systems are in place in several states in the U.S. California income tax rate is 10.55% on income over $1 million. If there was a federal flat tax on earnings, I would be willing to pay my fair share - 1.0 % to the federal government - there is no tax on income in Texas, so it's not an issue for me in the next presidential election. California has other taxes like on capital gains. For instance I just had to pay the capital gains tax on the house I sold last year. And at that they make you pay some of that when the house is sold so I what I paid was the balance. > Are you going to exempt people under a certain income? > Just for the record, I am opposed to all taxation on general principles. How are you going to pay for things like roads, bridges, schools, police and fire departments? Go figure. Better check your math.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
On 4/6/2014 5:16 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > A progressive tax is NOT complicated. We've had it before. The > purpose is to prevent the country from having oligarchs like we have > now buying politicians through their corporations and lording > influence over us. That's the fascist state we have now. > All sales taxes are flat tax. > > What flat tax rate are you proposing? Let's say for simplicity it was > 10% which of course sounds good to a lot of people. However to > someone who only earns $50,000 a year that's quite a hit. To someone > earning $250,000 it isn't such a hit. See the problem? > Flat tax systems are in place in several states in the U.S. California income tax rate is 10.55% on income over $1 million. If there was a federal flat tax on earnings, I would be willing to pay my fair share - 1.0 % to the federal government - there is no tax on income in Texas, so it's not an issue for me in the next presidential election. > Are you going to exempt people under a certain income? > Just for the record, I am opposed to all taxation on general principles. Go figure.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
A progressive tax is NOT complicated. We've had it before. The purpose is to prevent the country from having oligarchs like we have now buying politicians through their corporations and lording influence over us. That's the fascist state we have now. What flat tax rate are you proposing? Let's say for simplicity it was 10% which of course sounds good to a lot of people. However to someone who only earns $50,000 a year that's quite a hit. To someone earning $250,000 it isn't such a hit. See the problem? Are you going to exempt people under a certain income? On 04/06/2014 01:54 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 4/6/2014 11:54 AM, Bhairitu wrote: > There were progressive taxes during the Clinton era. > Sorry, I'm just not buying into the progressive taxation on earnings and the federal agency to collect it. It's way too complicated. Too many loopholes in the current tax system. If you're going to have an income tax then everyone should just pay their fair share of a flat tax - everyone be equal under the law. That way, people will have more money to spend and pay the consumer tax on purchases, or not. It's not complicated. Flat taxes offer simplicity in the tax code, which has been reported to increase compliance and decrease administration costs. A true flat rate tax is a system of taxation where one tax rate is applied to all income with no exceptions. The flat rate would be applied to all taxable income and profits without exception or exemption. It could be argued that under such an arrangement, no one is subject to a preferential or "unfair" tax treatment. No industry receives special treatment, large households are not advantaged at the expense of small ones, etc. Moreover, the cost of tax filing for citizens and the cost of tax administration for the government would be further reduced, as under a true flat tax only businesses and the self-employed would need to interact with the tax authorities. In general, the question of how to eliminate deductions is fundamental to the flat tax design. That's what I think.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
On 4/6/2014 11:54 AM, Bhairitu wrote: > There were progressive taxes during the Clinton era. > Sorry, I'm just not buying into the progressive taxation on earnings and the federal agency to collect it. It's way too complicated. Too many loopholes in the current tax system. If you're going to have an income tax then everyone should just pay their fair share of a flat tax - everyone be equal under the law. That way, people will have more money to spend and pay the consumer tax on purchases, or not. It's not complicated. Flat taxes offer simplicity in the tax code, which has been reported to increase compliance and decrease administration costs. A true flat rate tax is a system of taxation where one tax rate is applied to all income with no exceptions. The flat rate would be applied to all taxable income and profits without exception or exemption. It could be argued that under such an arrangement, no one is subject to a preferential or "unfair" tax treatment. No industry receives special treatment, large households are not advantaged at the expense of small ones, etc. Moreover, the cost of tax filing for citizens and the cost of tax administration for the government would be further reduced, as under a true flat tax only businesses and the self-employed would need to interact with the tax authorities. In general, the question of how to eliminate deductions is fundamental to the flat tax design. That's what I think.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
On 04/06/2014 09:20 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 4/6/2014 11:07 AM, Bhairitu wrote: On 04/06/2014 05:54 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 4/5/2014 10:03 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > On 04/05/2014 07:03 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: >> >> On 4/5/2014 2:50 PM, Bhairitu wrote: >> > >> > The motherfucker needs to suffer a stroke or heart attack and real >> soon! >> > >> You sound really scared of free market enterprise. You're starting to >> sound like the people you oppose. Go figure. >> > > Too stupid to understand the irony in my statement? > Apparently there are more than on Koch brother - only two are into politics. You're not even making any sense. We discuss the dangerous ones here. > So, why is it dangerous to have a lot of money? From what I've read, Bill and Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi have lots of money. How do you think they would vote on the progressive taxation idea? Go figure. LOL! There were progressive taxes during the Clinton era. So just how do you think Bill and Hillary would stand on the idea of progressive taxes? Also you might ask Warren Buffet and Bill Gates the same question.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
On 4/6/2014 11:07 AM, Bhairitu wrote: On 04/06/2014 05:54 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 4/5/2014 10:03 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > On 04/05/2014 07:03 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: >> >> On 4/5/2014 2:50 PM, Bhairitu wrote: >> > >> > The motherfucker needs to suffer a stroke or heart attack and real >> soon! >> > >> You sound really scared of free market enterprise. You're starting to >> sound like the people you oppose. Go figure. >> > > Too stupid to understand the irony in my statement? > Apparently there are more than on Koch brother - only two are into politics. You're not even making any sense. We discuss the dangerous ones here. > So, why is it dangerous to have a lot of money? From what I've read, Bill and Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi have lots of money. How do you think they would vote on the progressive taxation idea? Go figure. _._,_.___
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
On 04/06/2014 05:54 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 4/5/2014 10:03 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > On 04/05/2014 07:03 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: >> >> On 4/5/2014 2:50 PM, Bhairitu wrote: >> > >> > The motherfucker needs to suffer a stroke or heart attack and real >> soon! >> > >> You sound really scared of free market enterprise. You're starting to >> sound like the people you oppose. Go figure. >> > > Too stupid to understand the irony in my statement? > Apparently there are more than on Koch brother - only two are into politics. You're not even making any sense. We discuss the dangerous ones here. _._,_.___
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If that was the case and not outdated propaganda few believe, why are nearly 52 million Americans short of food ? "The new documentary "Finding North" premiering here at the Sundance Film Festival exposes how one in every four American children suffers from hunger, despite living in the wealthiest nation in the world, and nearly 30 percent of American families, more than 49 million people, often go without meals" http://www.democracynow.org/2012/1/23/raj_patel_in_attacks_on_obama http://www.democracynow.org/2012/1/23/raj_patel_in_attacks_on_obama ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : On 4/5/2014 10:04 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > On 04/05/2014 07:28 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: >> >> On 4/5/2014 8:56 PM, Share Long wrote: >> > Richard, I think they have bazillions of dollars and thus way more >> > power than any 2 humans should. >> > >> We live in a free market society - you can make as much money as you >> want and you can do with it almost anything you want to. >> > > Including making life difficult for others? > In the U.S., everyone has equal opportunity to earn money - it's a free market system.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
On 4/5/2014 10:04 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > On 04/05/2014 07:28 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: >> >> On 4/5/2014 8:56 PM, Share Long wrote: >> > Richard, I think they have bazillions of dollars and thus way more >> > power than any 2 humans should. >> > >> We live in a free market society - you can make as much money as you >> want and you can do with it almost anything you want to. >> > > Including making life difficult for others? > In the U.S., everyone has equal opportunity to earn money - it's a free market system.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
On 4/5/2014 10:03 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > On 04/05/2014 07:03 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: >> >> On 4/5/2014 2:50 PM, Bhairitu wrote: >> > >> > The motherfucker needs to suffer a stroke or heart attack and real >> soon! >> > >> You sound really scared of free market enterprise. You're starting to >> sound like the people you oppose. Go figure. >> > > Too stupid to understand the irony in my statement? > Apparently there are more than on Koch brother - only two are into politics. You're not even making any sense.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
On 04/05/2014 07:28 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 4/5/2014 8:56 PM, Share Long wrote: > Richard, I think they have bazillions of dollars and thus way more > power than any 2 humans should. > We live in a free market society - you can make as much money as you want and you can do with it almost anything you want to. Including making life difficult for others?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
On 04/05/2014 07:03 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 4/5/2014 2:50 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > > The motherfucker needs to suffer a stroke or heart attack and real soon! > You sound really scared of free market enterprise. You're starting to sound like the people you oppose. Go figure. Too stupid to understand the irony in my statement?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
On 4/5/2014 8:56 PM, Share Long wrote: > Richard, I think they have bazillions of dollars and thus way more > power than any 2 humans should. > We live in a free market society - you can make as much money as you want and you can do with it almost anything you want to.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
On 4/5/2014 2:50 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > > The motherfucker needs to suffer a stroke or heart attack and real soon! > You sound really scared of free market enterprise. You're starting to sound like the people you oppose. Go figure.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
Richard, I think they have bazillions of dollars and thus way more power than any 2 humans should. OTOH, maybe I read too many political thrillers! On Saturday, April 5, 2014 8:48 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 4/5/2014 1:14 PM, Share Long wrote: > Hey noozguru at this point I'm more worried about the K brothers! > Which ones and what do you know about the Koch brothers that you should be worried?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
On 4/5/2014 1:14 PM, Share Long wrote: > Hey noozguru at this point I'm more worried about the K brothers! > Which ones and what do you know about the Koch brothers that you should be worried?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
Ah, far better than mine! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : turq, of course I'm still relieved that you let me off the hook so lightly. This time! Anyway, if I may humbly make an additon: to Sri Ann, a book of baby names, but with pronunciation guidelines which is mainly for my sake since I still have no idea how to pronounce Bawwy. Go figure! On Saturday, April 5, 2014 6:43 AM, salyavin808 wrote: Hilarious. Hope you have a super day! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : It occurs to me, sipping my coffee on the outdoor patio of Bad Habits, enjoying the almost-sunshine of a Dutch Saturday morning in April, that a lot of people seem to only focus on the flashy siddhis, and the equally flashy saints and teachers who manifested them. This strikes me as patently unfair, because there are any number of less flashy but equally praiseworthy siddhis out there, and Fairfield Life -- composed as it is of long-term seekers who have at the very least a black belt in seeking -- contains any number of masters of these lesser siddhis. Thus I propose to...uh...extend the TM puja and its offerings to the more well-known masters of the Holy Tradition, and include offerings to more modern masters of that lineage. So here, off the top of my head, are my proposed puja extensions. You tack them on at the end of the current set of offerings. [ If I left you out, its either because I really am doing this off the top of my head and didn't remember you, or because you don't really matter. Your call. ] * Offering a Finnish-Dothraki phrasebook to the lotus feet of Sri Cardemeister, who manifested the siddhi of knowing more languages than God. * Offering a stuffed Minion figure to the lotus feet of Sri Share, for manifesting the siddhi of never being afraid to...uh...share. * Offering a pair of vintage nose glasses to the lotus feet of Sri Merudanda, who manifested the siddhi of being able to have fun with pretty much everything, be it On The Program, or Off. * Offering a shiny, black Mind Police uniform to the lotus feet of Sri Buck, for manifesting the siddhi of Just Being Buck. * Offering a Netflix gift certificate to the lotus feet of Sri Bhairitu, who manifested the compassion siddhi of seeing virtue in zombies. * Offering a can of Maharishi Brand Vedic Sunshine to the lotus feet of Sri SallySunshine, for manifesting the siddhi of laughing one's tormentors into fits of apoplexy. * Offering a cup of tea and a biscuit to the lotus feet of Sri Salyavin, who manifested the siddhi of reminding people why the best masters of the barbed epigram are all English. * Offering a fake ZZ Top beard and a six-pack of Lone Star to the lotus feet of Sri Richard, for manifesting the siddhi of exemplifying being from Texas, where the men are men and the prairie dogs are nervous. * Offering an appropriate Ayurvedic gemstone to the lotus feet of Sri JR, who manifested the all-important siddhi of stating the obvious. * Offering Lady Gaga tickets to the lotus feet of Sri Robin, for manifesting the siddhi of self promotion. * Offering a new Dior gown and Luboton high heels to the lotus feet of Sri DoctorD, who so ably manifested the siddhi of remaining humble while being so much more evolved than everyone else. * Offering a holiday in the Greek Isles to the lotus feet of Sri Anartaxius, for manifesting the siddhi of being able to talk about states of consciousness as if he had actually experienced them and they weren't that big a deal. * Offering an RC Cola and a moon pie to the lotus feet of Sri Michael, who manifested the siddhi of exemplifying the principle of Illegitimi non carborundum. * Offering a set of gold lame fingerless gloves to the lotus feet of Sri Emily, for manifesting the siddhi of picking up after one's dog. * Offering a stainless steel shit shovel to the lotus feet of Sri Steve, who manifested the siddhi of never being afraid to call bullshit, wherever he saw it. * Offering a new headset to the lotus feet of Sri Rick, for manifesting the siddhi of infinite patience by sitting through interviews in which dozens of selfless beings talked about themselves. * Offering a new washing machine to the lotus feet of Sri Alex, who manifested the siddhi of retaining his sense of humor about It All despite having to be a moderator at FFL. * Offering a John Birch toilet seat to the lotus feet of Sri Mike, for manifesting the siddhi of having execrable politics but being occasionally so funny one could overlook it. * Offering a real vehicle to the lotus feet of Sri Edg, for attempting and almost mastering the siddhi of retaining one's dignity while riding a Trike. * Offering a vintage Segovia album to the lotus feet of Sri Lawson, who manifested the siddhi of being able to produce a scientific study to prove almost anything. * Offering a signed photo of Maitreya to the lotus feet of Sri Nablus, who manifested the siddhi
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Check out this op-ed about the Ryan budget: http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/04/opinion_ryan_budget_leaves_middle_class_in_the_dark_ages.html The motherfucker needs to suffer a stroke or heart attack and real soon! Ryan and the Koch brothers: https://www.flickr.com/photos/75935037@N02/7043042671/ On 04/05/2014 11:14 AM, Share Long wrote: Hey noozguru at this point I'm more worried about the K brothers! On Saturday, April 5, 2014 11:37 AM, Bhairitu wrote: Feelin' old or worry that Paul Ryan will have us all exterminated? On 04/05/2014 07:16 AM, Duveyoung wrote: Nice to be included on any list -- even Turq's. Soon enough, no one here will be on any list of anyone anywhere. Ozymandias R Us.
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Hey noozguru at this point I'm more worried about the K brothers! On Saturday, April 5, 2014 11:37 AM, Bhairitu wrote: Feelin' old or worry that Paul Ryan will have us all exterminated? On 04/05/2014 07:16 AM, Duveyoung wrote: >Nice to be included on any list -- even Turq's. > >Soon enough, no one here will be on any list of anyone anywhere. > >Ozymandias R Us.
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Edg, before you post a response, click the "Show message history" link at the bottom of the Reply window so what you're responding to will be shown in your post. Otherwise we have no idea. Old.
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Feelin' old or worry that Paul Ryan will have us all exterminated? On 04/05/2014 07:16 AM, Duveyoung wrote: Nice to be included on any list -- even Turq's. Soon enough, no one here will be on any list of anyone anywhere. Ozymandias R Us.
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---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : turq, of course I'm still relieved that you let me off the hook so lightly. This time! Anyway, if I may humbly make an additon: to Sri Ann, a book of baby names, but with pronunciation guidelines which is mainly for my sake since I still have no idea how to pronounce Bawwy. Go figure! Here, this might help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aTv8UL6lvM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aTv8UL6lvM On Saturday, April 5, 2014 6:43 AM, salyavin808 wrote: Hilarious. Hope you have a super day! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : It occurs to me, sipping my coffee on the outdoor patio of Bad Habits, enjoying the almost-sunshine of a Dutch Saturday morning in April, that a lot of people seem to only focus on the flashy siddhis, and the equally flashy saints and teachers who manifested them. This strikes me as patently unfair, because there are any number of less flashy but equally praiseworthy siddhis out there, and Fairfield Life -- composed as it is of long-term seekers who have at the very least a black belt in seeking -- contains any number of masters of these lesser siddhis. Thus I propose to...uh...extend the TM puja and its offerings to the more well-known masters of the Holy Tradition, and include offerings to more modern masters of that lineage. So here, off the top of my head, are my proposed puja extensions. You tack them on at the end of the current set of offerings. [ If I left you out, its either because I really am doing this off the top of my head and didn't remember you, or because you don't really matter. Your call. ] * Offering a Finnish-Dothraki phrasebook to the lotus feet of Sri Cardemeister, who manifested the siddhi of knowing more languages than God. * Offering a stuffed Minion figure to the lotus feet of Sri Share, for manifesting the siddhi of never being afraid to...uh...share. * Offering a pair of vintage nose glasses to the lotus feet of Sri Merudanda, who manifested the siddhi of being able to have fun with pretty much everything, be it On The Program, or Off. * Offering a shiny, black Mind Police uniform to the lotus feet of Sri Buck, for manifesting the siddhi of Just Being Buck. * Offering a Netflix gift certificate to the lotus feet of Sri Bhairitu, who manifested the compassion siddhi of seeing virtue in zombies. * Offering a can of Maharishi Brand Vedic Sunshine to the lotus feet of Sri SallySunshine, for manifesting the siddhi of laughing one's tormentors into fits of apoplexy. * Offering a cup of tea and a biscuit to the lotus feet of Sri Salyavin, who manifested the siddhi of reminding people why the best masters of the barbed epigram are all English. * Offering a fake ZZ Top beard and a six-pack of Lone Star to the lotus feet of Sri Richard, for manifesting the siddhi of exemplifying being from Texas, where the men are men and the prairie dogs are nervous. * Offering an appropriate Ayurvedic gemstone to the lotus feet of Sri JR, who manifested the all-important siddhi of stating the obvious. * Offering Lady Gaga tickets to the lotus feet of Sri Robin, for manifesting the siddhi of self promotion. * Offering a new Dior gown and Luboton high heels to the lotus feet of Sri DoctorD, who so ably manifested the siddhi of remaining humble while being so much more evolved than everyone else. * Offering a holiday in the Greek Isles to the lotus feet of Sri Anartaxius, for manifesting the siddhi of being able to talk about states of consciousness as if he had actually experienced them and they weren't that big a deal. * Offering an RC Cola and a moon pie to the lotus feet of Sri Michael, who manifested the siddhi of exemplifying the principle of Illegitimi non carborundum. * Offering a set of gold lame fingerless gloves to the lotus feet of Sri Emily, for manifesting the siddhi of picking up after one's dog. * Offering a stainless steel shit shovel to the lotus feet of Sri Steve, who manifested the siddhi of never being afraid to call bullshit, wherever he saw it. * Offering a new headset to the lotus feet of Sri Rick, for manifesting the siddhi of infinite patience by sitting through interviews in which dozens of selfless beings talked about themselves. * Offering a new washing machine to the lotus feet of Sri Alex, who manifested the siddhi of retaining his sense of humor about It All despite having to be a moderator at FFL. * Offering a John Birch toilet seat to the lotus feet of Sri Mike, for manifesting the siddhi of having execrable politics but being occasionally so funny one could overlook it. * Offering a real vehicle to the lotus feet of Sri Edg, for attempting and almost mastering the siddhi of retaining one's dignity while riding a Trike. * Offering a vintage Segovia album to the lotus feet of Sri Lawson, who manifested the siddhi of being able to produce a scientific study to prove almost anything. * Offer
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When the old Maytag dryer that came with the house stopped working about 10 years ago (or more) I went out and bought the cheapest dryer. Why? Because it was what the apartment complex I lived in before had. It's still working strong. Go figure. Both the dishwasher and clothes washer are working well except that the bottom rack on the dishwasher is crumbling. I ordered what was supposed to be a new one from GE and it was the wrong part even though online it showed it as the right part so sent it back. I found the right part out of an east coast parts store for $155 before shipping. Figured with that I might as well just put in a new dishwasher. On 04/05/2014 05:43 AM, j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com wrote: Wish you'd done this a few weeks earlier, 'cuz we just had to buy a new washing machine. Our three remaining appliances from 1994 all failed, sequentially, over the course of a month. First we replaced the dryer, which was taking hours to dry a load. A couple weeks later, the dishwasher pump started making a loud, bearing going out kind of noise. And, a couple weeks after that, the washing machine started drawing huge amounts of current and filling the laundry room with electrical stink (thankfully, it managed to finish the load of towels and not leave us with a failed machine full of wet mess.) 20 years ago, my appliance buying philosophy was to buy the highest end that still had mechanical controls instead of the newfangled electronic controls. And, I attribute that strategy for getting almost 20 years out of our old appliances. These days, everything has electronic controls, and we just went with the best rated, high end stuff. The washer and dryer are Kenmore Elite (made by LG), and the dishwasher is an 800 series Bosch. I doubt we'll get 20 years out of these new machines, but they do a much better job than the old ones, especially the dishwasher, which completely cleans stuff that had to be well rinsed with the old dishwasher, and in almost complete silence. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : * Offering a new washing machine to the lotus feet of Sri Alex, who manifested the siddhi of retaining his sense of humor about It All despite having to be a moderator at FFL.
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---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Ah ha ha ha. Turkey "forgot" Annsure he did. Gotta watch those resentments Bawwy. Did he? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : turq, of course I'm still relieved that you let me off the hook so lightly. This time! Anyway, if I may humbly make an additon: to Sri Ann, a book of baby names, but with pronunciation guidelines which is mainly for my sake since I still have no idea how to pronounce Bawwy. Go figure! On Saturday, April 5, 2014 6:43 AM, salyavin808 wrote: Hilarious. Hope you have a super day! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : It occurs to me, sipping my coffee on the outdoor patio of Bad Habits, enjoying the almost-sunshine of a Dutch Saturday morning in April, that a lot of people seem to only focus on the flashy siddhis, and the equally flashy saints and teachers who manifested them. This strikes me as patently unfair, because there are any number of less flashy but equally praiseworthy siddhis out there, and Fairfield Life -- composed as it is of long-term seekers who have at the very least a black belt in seeking -- contains any number of masters of these lesser siddhis. Thus I propose to...uh...extend the TM puja and its offerings to the more well-known masters of the Holy Tradition, and include offerings to more modern masters of that lineage. So here, off the top of my head, are my proposed puja extensions. You tack them on at the end of the current set of offerings. [ If I left you out, its either because I really am doing this off the top of my head and didn't remember you, or because you don't really matter. Your call. ] * Offering a Finnish-Dothraki phrasebook to the lotus feet of Sri Cardemeister, who manifested the siddhi of knowing more languages than God. * Offering a stuffed Minion figure to the lotus feet of Sri Share, for manifesting the siddhi of never being afraid to...uh...share. * Offering a pair of vintage nose glasses to the lotus feet of Sri Merudanda, who manifested the siddhi of being able to have fun with pretty much everything, be it On The Program, or Off. * Offering a shiny, black Mind Police uniform to the lotus feet of Sri Buck, for manifesting the siddhi of Just Being Buck. * Offering a Netflix gift certificate to the lotus feet of Sri Bhairitu, who manifested the compassion siddhi of seeing virtue in zombies. * Offering a can of Maharishi Brand Vedic Sunshine to the lotus feet of Sri SallySunshine, for manifesting the siddhi of laughing one's tormentors into fits of apoplexy. * Offering a cup of tea and a biscuit to the lotus feet of Sri Salyavin, who manifested the siddhi of reminding people why the best masters of the barbed epigram are all English. * Offering a fake ZZ Top beard and a six-pack of Lone Star to the lotus feet of Sri Richard, for manifesting the siddhi of exemplifying being from Texas, where the men are men and the prairie dogs are nervous. * Offering an appropriate Ayurvedic gemstone to the lotus feet of Sri JR, who manifested the all-important siddhi of stating the obvious. * Offering Lady Gaga tickets to the lotus feet of Sri Robin, for manifesting the siddhi of self promotion. * Offering a new Dior gown and Luboton high heels to the lotus feet of Sri DoctorD, who so ably manifested the siddhi of remaining humble while being so much more evolved than everyone else. * Offering a holiday in the Greek Isles to the lotus feet of Sri Anartaxius, for manifesting the siddhi of being able to talk about states of consciousness as if he had actually experienced them and they weren't that big a deal. * Offering an RC Cola and a moon pie to the lotus feet of Sri Michael, who manifested the siddhi of exemplifying the principle of Illegitimi non carborundum. * Offering a set of gold lame fingerless gloves to the lotus feet of Sri Emily, for manifesting the siddhi of picking up after one's dog. * Offering a stainless steel shit shovel to the lotus feet of Sri Steve, who manifested the siddhi of never being afraid to call bullshit, wherever he saw it. * Offering a new headset to the lotus feet of Sri Rick, for manifesting the siddhi of infinite patience by sitting through interviews in which dozens of selfless beings talked about themselves. * Offering a new washing machine to the lotus feet of Sri Alex, who manifested the siddhi of retaining his sense of humor about It All despite having to be a moderator at FFL. * Offering a John Birch toilet seat to the lotus feet of Sri Mike, for manifesting the siddhi of having execrable politics but being occasionally so funny one could overlook it. * Offering a real vehicle to the lotus feet of Sri Edg, for attempting and almost mastering the siddhi of retaining one's dignity while riding a Trike. * Offering a vintage Segovia album to the lotus feet of Sri Lawson, who manifested the siddhi of being able to produce a scientific st
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
Bloody hell Edg! Cheer up! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Nice to be included on any list -- even Turq's. Soon enough, no one here will be on any list of anyone anywhere. Ozymandias R Us.
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
Nice to be included on any list -- even Turq's. Soon enough, no one here will be on any list of anyone anywhere. Ozymandias R Us.
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Ah ha ha ha. Turkey "forgot" Annsure he did. Gotta watch those resentments Bawwy. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : turq, of course I'm still relieved that you let me off the hook so lightly. This time! Anyway, if I may humbly make an additon: to Sri Ann, a book of baby names, but with pronunciation guidelines which is mainly for my sake since I still have no idea how to pronounce Bawwy. Go figure! On Saturday, April 5, 2014 6:43 AM, salyavin808 wrote: Hilarious. Hope you have a super day! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : It occurs to me, sipping my coffee on the outdoor patio of Bad Habits, enjoying the almost-sunshine of a Dutch Saturday morning in April, that a lot of people seem to only focus on the flashy siddhis, and the equally flashy saints and teachers who manifested them. This strikes me as patently unfair, because there are any number of less flashy but equally praiseworthy siddhis out there, and Fairfield Life -- composed as it is of long-term seekers who have at the very least a black belt in seeking -- contains any number of masters of these lesser siddhis. Thus I propose to...uh...extend the TM puja and its offerings to the more well-known masters of the Holy Tradition, and include offerings to more modern masters of that lineage. So here, off the top of my head, are my proposed puja extensions. You tack them on at the end of the current set of offerings. [ If I left you out, its either because I really am doing this off the top of my head and didn't remember you, or because you don't really matter. Your call. ] * Offering a Finnish-Dothraki phrasebook to the lotus feet of Sri Cardemeister, who manifested the siddhi of knowing more languages than God. * Offering a stuffed Minion figure to the lotus feet of Sri Share, for manifesting the siddhi of never being afraid to...uh...share. * Offering a pair of vintage nose glasses to the lotus feet of Sri Merudanda, who manifested the siddhi of being able to have fun with pretty much everything, be it On The Program, or Off. * Offering a shiny, black Mind Police uniform to the lotus feet of Sri Buck, for manifesting the siddhi of Just Being Buck. * Offering a Netflix gift certificate to the lotus feet of Sri Bhairitu, who manifested the compassion siddhi of seeing virtue in zombies. * Offering a can of Maharishi Brand Vedic Sunshine to the lotus feet of Sri SallySunshine, for manifesting the siddhi of laughing one's tormentors into fits of apoplexy. * Offering a cup of tea and a biscuit to the lotus feet of Sri Salyavin, who manifested the siddhi of reminding people why the best masters of the barbed epigram are all English. * Offering a fake ZZ Top beard and a six-pack of Lone Star to the lotus feet of Sri Richard, for manifesting the siddhi of exemplifying being from Texas, where the men are men and the prairie dogs are nervous. * Offering an appropriate Ayurvedic gemstone to the lotus feet of Sri JR, who manifested the all-important siddhi of stating the obvious. * Offering Lady Gaga tickets to the lotus feet of Sri Robin, for manifesting the siddhi of self promotion. * Offering a new Dior gown and Luboton high heels to the lotus feet of Sri DoctorD, who so ably manifested the siddhi of remaining humble while being so much more evolved than everyone else. * Offering a holiday in the Greek Isles to the lotus feet of Sri Anartaxius, for manifesting the siddhi of being able to talk about states of consciousness as if he had actually experienced them and they weren't that big a deal. * Offering an RC Cola and a moon pie to the lotus feet of Sri Michael, who manifested the siddhi of exemplifying the principle of Illegitimi non carborundum. * Offering a set of gold lame fingerless gloves to the lotus feet of Sri Emily, for manifesting the siddhi of picking up after one's dog. * Offering a stainless steel shit shovel to the lotus feet of Sri Steve, who manifested the siddhi of never being afraid to call bullshit, wherever he saw it. * Offering a new headset to the lotus feet of Sri Rick, for manifesting the siddhi of infinite patience by sitting through interviews in which dozens of selfless beings talked about themselves. * Offering a new washing machine to the lotus feet of Sri Alex, who manifested the siddhi of retaining his sense of humor about It All despite having to be a moderator at FFL. * Offering a John Birch toilet seat to the lotus feet of Sri Mike, for manifesting the siddhi of having execrable politics but being occasionally so funny one could overlook it. * Offering a real vehicle to the lotus feet of Sri Edg, for attempting and almost mastering the siddhi of retaining one's dignity while riding a Trike. * Offering a vintage Segovia album to the lotus feet of Sri Lawson, who manifested the siddhi of being able to produce a scientific study to prove almost anything. * Offering a signed photo of Ma
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Whats *execrable* mean? On Saturday, April 5, 2014 5:43 AM, "j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com" wrote: Wish you'd done this a few weeks earlier, 'cuz we just had to buy a new washing machine. Our three remaining appliances from 1994 all failed, sequentially, over the course of a month. First we replaced the dryer, which was taking hours to dry a load. A couple weeks later, the dishwasher pump started making a loud, bearing going out kind of noise. And, a couple weeks after that, the washing machine started drawing huge amounts of current and filling the laundry room with electrical stink (thankfully, it managed to finish the load of towels and not leave us with a failed machine full of wet mess.) 20 years ago, my appliance buying philosophy was to buy the highest end that still had mechanical controls instead of the newfangled electronic controls. And, I attribute that strategy for getting almost 20 years out of our old appliances. These days, everything has electronic controls, and we just went with the best rated, high end stuff. The washer and dryer are Kenmore Elite (made by LG), and the dishwasher is an 800 series Bosch. I doubt we'll get 20 years out of these new machines, but they do a much better job than the old ones, especially the dishwasher, which completely cleans stuff that had to be well rinsed with the old dishwasher, and in almost complete silence. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : * Offering a new washing machine to the lotus feet of Sri Alex, who manifested the siddhi of retaining his sense of humor about It All despite having to be a moderator at FFL.
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
Wish you'd done this a few weeks earlier, 'cuz we just had to buy a new washing machine. Our three remaining appliances from 1994 all failed, sequentially, over the course of a month. First we replaced the dryer, which was taking hours to dry a load. A couple weeks later, the dishwasher pump started making a loud, bearing going out kind of noise. And, a couple weeks after that, the washing machine started drawing huge amounts of current and filling the laundry room with electrical stink (thankfully, it managed to finish the load of towels and not leave us with a failed machine full of wet mess.) 20 years ago, my appliance buying philosophy was to buy the highest end that still had mechanical controls instead of the newfangled electronic controls. And, I attribute that strategy for getting almost 20 years out of our old appliances. These days, everything has electronic controls, and we just went with the best rated, high end stuff. The washer and dryer are Kenmore Elite (made by LG), and the dishwasher is an 800 series Bosch. I doubt we'll get 20 years out of these new machines, but they do a much better job than the old ones, especially the dishwasher, which completely cleans stuff that had to be well rinsed with the old dishwasher, and in almost complete silence. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : * Offering a new washing machine to the lotus feet of Sri Alex, who manifested the siddhi of retaining his sense of humor about It All despite having to be a moderator at FFL.
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
turq, of course I'm still relieved that you let me off the hook so lightly. This time! Anyway, if I may humbly make an additon: to Sri Ann, a book of baby names, but with pronunciation guidelines which is mainly for my sake since I still have no idea how to pronounce Bawwy. Go figure! On Saturday, April 5, 2014 6:43 AM, salyavin808 wrote: Hilarious. Hope you have a super day! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : It occurs to me, sipping my coffee on the outdoor patio of Bad Habits, enjoying the almost-sunshine of a Dutch Saturday morning in April, that a lot of people seem to only focus on the flashy siddhis, and the equally flashy saints and teachers who manifested them. This strikes me as patently unfair, because there are any number of less flashy but equally praiseworthy siddhis out there, and Fairfield Life -- composed as it is of long-term seekers who have at the very least a black belt in seeking -- contains any number of masters of these lesser siddhis. Thus I propose to...uh...extend the TM puja and its offerings to the more well-known masters of the Holy Tradition, and include offerings to more modern masters of that lineage. So here, off the top of my head, are my proposed puja extensions. You tack them on at the end of the current set of offerings. [ If I left you out, its either because I really am doing this off the top of my head and didn't remember you, or because you don't really matter. Your call. ] * Offering a Finnish-Dothraki phrasebook to the lotus feet of Sri Cardemeister, who manifested the siddhi of knowing more languages than God. * Offering a stuffed Minion figure to the lotus feet of Sri Share, for manifesting the siddhi of never being afraid to...uh...share. * Offering a pair of vintage nose glasses to the lotus feet of Sri Merudanda, who manifested the siddhi of being able to have fun with pretty much everything, be it On The Program, or Off. * Offering a shiny, black Mind Police uniform to the lotus feet of Sri Buck, for manifesting the siddhi of Just Being Buck. * Offering a Netflix gift certificate to the lotus feet of Sri Bhairitu, who manifested the compassion siddhi of seeing virtue in zombies. * Offering a can of Maharishi Brand Vedic Sunshine to the lotus feet of Sri SallySunshine, for manifesting the siddhi of laughing one's tormentors into fits of apoplexy. * Offering a cup of tea and a biscuit to the lotus feet of Sri Salyavin, who manifested the siddhi of reminding people why the best masters of the barbed epigram are all English. * Offering a fake ZZ Top beard and a six-pack of Lone Star to the lotus feet of Sri Richard, for manifesting the siddhi of exemplifying being from Texas, where the men are men and the prairie dogs are nervous. * Offering an appropriate Ayurvedic gemstone to the lotus feet of Sri JR, who manifested the all-important siddhi of stating the obvious. * Offering Lady Gaga tickets to the lotus feet of Sri Robin, for manifesting the siddhi of self promotion. * Offering a new Dior gown and Luboton high heels to the lotus feet of Sri DoctorD, who so ably manifested the siddhi of remaining humble while being so much more evolved than everyone else. * Offering a holiday in the Greek Isles to the lotus feet of Sri Anartaxius, for manifesting the siddhi of being able to talk about states of consciousness as if he had actually experienced them and they weren't that big a deal. * Offering an RC Cola and a moon pie to the lotus feet of Sri Michael, who manifested the siddhi of exemplifying the principle of Illegitimi non carborundum. * Offering a set of gold lame fingerless gloves to the lotus feet of Sri Emily, for manifesting the siddhi of picking up after one's dog. * Offering a stainless steel shit shovel to the lotus feet of Sri Steve, who manifested the siddhi of never being afraid to call bullshit, wherever he saw it. * Offering a new headset to the lotus feet of Sri Rick, for manifesting the siddhi of infinite patience by sitting through interviews in which dozens of selfless beings talked about themselves. * Offering a new washing machine to the lotus feet of Sri Alex, who manifested the siddhi of retaining his sense of humor about It All despite having to be a moderator at FFL. * Offering a John Birch toilet seat to the lotus feet of Sri Mike, for manifesting the siddhi of having execrable politics but being occasionally so funny one could overlook it. * Offering a real vehicle to the lotus feet of Sri Edg, for attempting and almost mastering the siddhi of retaining one's dignity while riding a Trike. * Offering a vintage Segovia album to the lotus feet of Sri Lawson, who manifested the siddhi of being able to produce a scientific study to prove almost anything. * Offering a signed photo of Maitreya to the lotus feet of Sri Nablus, who manifested the siddhi of being proud of believing things that most people on Earth would be ashamed to
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Extended FFL Puja
Hilarious. Hope you have a super day! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : It occurs to me, sipping my coffee on the outdoor patio of Bad Habits, enjoying the almost-sunshine of a Dutch Saturday morning in April, that a lot of people seem to only focus on the flashy siddhis, and the equally flashy saints and teachers who manifested them. This strikes me as patently unfair, because there are any number of less flashy but equally praiseworthy siddhis out there, and Fairfield Life -- composed as it is of long-term seekers who have at the very least a black belt in seeking -- contains any number of masters of these lesser siddhis. Thus I propose to...uh...extend the TM puja and its offerings to the more well-known masters of the Holy Tradition, and include offerings to more modern masters of that lineage. So here, off the top of my head, are my proposed puja extensions. You tack them on at the end of the current set of offerings. [ If I left you out, its either because I really am doing this off the top of my head and didn't remember you, or because you don't really matter. Your call. ] * Offering a Finnish-Dothraki phrasebook to the lotus feet of Sri Cardemeister, who manifested the siddhi of knowing more languages than God. * Offering a stuffed Minion figure to the lotus feet of Sri Share, for manifesting the siddhi of never being afraid to...uh...share. * Offering a pair of vintage nose glasses to the lotus feet of Sri Merudanda, who manifested the siddhi of being able to have fun with pretty much everything, be it On The Program, or Off. * Offering a shiny, black Mind Police uniform to the lotus feet of Sri Buck, for manifesting the siddhi of Just Being Buck. * Offering a Netflix gift certificate to the lotus feet of Sri Bhairitu, who manifested the compassion siddhi of seeing virtue in zombies. * Offering a can of Maharishi Brand Vedic Sunshine to the lotus feet of Sri SallySunshine, for manifesting the siddhi of laughing one's tormentors into fits of apoplexy. * Offering a cup of tea and a biscuit to the lotus feet of Sri Salyavin, who manifested the siddhi of reminding people why the best masters of the barbed epigram are all English. * Offering a fake ZZ Top beard and a six-pack of Lone Star to the lotus feet of Sri Richard, for manifesting the siddhi of exemplifying being from Texas, where the men are men and the prairie dogs are nervous. * Offering an appropriate Ayurvedic gemstone to the lotus feet of Sri JR, who manifested the all-important siddhi of stating the obvious. * Offering Lady Gaga tickets to the lotus feet of Sri Robin, for manifesting the siddhi of self promotion. * Offering a new Dior gown and Luboton high heels to the lotus feet of Sri DoctorD, who so ably manifested the siddhi of remaining humble while being so much more evolved than everyone else. * Offering a holiday in the Greek Isles to the lotus feet of Sri Anartaxius, for manifesting the siddhi of being able to talk about states of consciousness as if he had actually experienced them and they weren't that big a deal. * Offering an RC Cola and a moon pie to the lotus feet of Sri Michael, who manifested the siddhi of exemplifying the principle of Illegitimi non carborundum. * Offering a set of gold lame fingerless gloves to the lotus feet of Sri Emily, for manifesting the siddhi of picking up after one's dog. * Offering a stainless steel shit shovel to the lotus feet of Sri Steve, who manifested the siddhi of never being afraid to call bullshit, wherever he saw it. * Offering a new headset to the lotus feet of Sri Rick, for manifesting the siddhi of infinite patience by sitting through interviews in which dozens of selfless beings talked about themselves. * Offering a new washing machine to the lotus feet of Sri Alex, who manifested the siddhi of retaining his sense of humor about It All despite having to be a moderator at FFL. * Offering a John Birch toilet seat to the lotus feet of Sri Mike, for manifesting the siddhi of having execrable politics but being occasionally so funny one could overlook it. * Offering a real vehicle to the lotus feet of Sri Edg, for attempting and almost mastering the siddhi of retaining one's dignity while riding a Trike. * Offering a vintage Segovia album to the lotus feet of Sri Lawson, who manifested the siddhi of being able to produce a scientific study to prove almost anything. * Offering a signed photo of Maitreya to the lotus feet of Sri Nablus, who manifested the siddhi of being proud of believing things that most people on Earth would be ashamed to admit believing. * Offering a ukelele once used by Jimi Hendrix to play a Hawaiian version of "Voodoo Child" to the lotus feet of Sri Vaj, who manifested the siddhi of knowing when to fold 'em. * Offering a Dallas Cheerleader pom-pom to the lotus feet of Sri Curtis, who manifested the siddhi of being liked no matter how many people tried to
