Personal revelation on the 'net is like mayflies in a stream? I do not think there was anything useful in my sarcasm.
The lesson is 'never blame others, never praise yourself.' Thanks, Chris Austin-Lane Sent from a cell phone On Mar 22, 2011, at 23:38, mike brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Chris, > > Is it possible to make your sarcastic observation more constructive so we can > learn from it? > > Thanks. > > Mike > > From: Chris Austin-Lane <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 23 March, 2011 10:44:24 > Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Add Nothing Extra > > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Kristy McClain <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Chris, > > True enough.. but while i haven't followed this thread.. ..is there is some > implied threat or point. Whose efforts are in vain-- and what where the > hopes anyway? > > Thanks..k > > > --- On Tue, 3/22/11, ChrisAustinLane <[email protected]> wrote, rather > incautiously: > Personal revelations on the Internet, that's rare. > > I brought together K and M, but alas my communication was ineffective as a > method to transmit thoughts. > > I was being sarcastic about the Internet, and intending to be agreeing with > ED. Personal revelations on the Internet, how like water at a river side. > > Also, for some reason, the word rare was activating a memory of Tatterhood > where "rare" == "odd but not bad". > > "One flower will be fair, one flower will be rare." > > Like here: > > http://scandinavian.wisc.edu/mellor/taleballad/pdf_files/tatterhood.pdf > > Anyways, lesson learned: when I use sarcasm on the internets, I have to > explain myself. > > Sorry about that! > > --Chris > > > > Thanks, > Chris Austin-Lane > Sent from a cell phone > > On Mar 22, 2011, at 9:17, "ED" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Yes! Or bits of personal insight. --ED >> >> --- In [email protected], ChrisAustinLane <chris@...> wrote: >> > >> Wouldn't the more exact analogy would be selling bits of data on a yahoo >> group? >> >> Thanks, Chris Austin-Lane >> >> On Mar 22, 2011, at 7:24, "seacrofter001" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: >> >>> >>> For 24,000 posts, Bill, Mike and Mayka have been selling water on the Yahoo >>> Zen Forum. >>> Ho! Ho! Ho! >>> All their efforts have been in vain. >>> < only joking> >>> >>> --- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote: >>> > >>> Mayka, >>> >>> Just This! >>> Just This >>> Just Thi >>> Just Th >>> Just T >>> Just >>> Jus >>> Ju >>> J >>> !Just This >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> >>> Mike wrote: >>> "....but sometimes words can kill, or save, a man". >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> Words can kill or save a man >>> Words can't kill or save buddha nature >>> Words, No words, Just This! >>> >>> Mayka >>> >> > > > > > > > >
