--||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| I took the same day deadline and 15 votes I believe I raised you and perhaps back in sept.
I got a bruise from the door hitting me in the butt. - In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <no_re...@...> wrote: > > Raunchy, > > Sorry I misunderstood you. You're right, so you're off the hook I mistakenly > put you upon, but I did refer to you as one who had taken the vow several > times, and you didn't correct me, so there's that fuzziness about your > participation in this experiment. > > Meanwhile, GREAT NEWS: I believe that Meow did not signify how long of a > period would be the "voting period for her," so, technically, she can just > stay here and gather votes over the years. I gave a deadline, so I am locked > in. > > So, problem solved, Edg's gets hoisted by his own petard and will doubtlessly > have the possibility of getting some clarity, Turq gets to snark, everyone's > in their own little heaven, what's not to love? > > Ironic though, isn't it, that Willy gets to positively revel in the deaths of > 1,000,000 women and children, but I can't get even ten votes here as a mere > symbolic gesture to underline positivity and playfulness? Gotta look at that > you FFL posters. Even if Hitler had offered the concept of the VOW, so what? > The vows and the votes can be seen as "silly trappings," but the call for > all of us to somehow indicate how we value each other -- that was a good > notion, and if my attempt was fraught with ego etc., then I challenge all of > us to think of some better way to do that. > > The sound of crickets .... a roar, eh? > > Edg > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Well folks, the time approacheth. Raunchy and Meow have integrity, and > > > they've taken a vow to take time off from posting here if they don't get > > > at least a few more of you to say, "Here's my vote, please stay here with > > > us." > > > > > > Raunchy and Meow are hitting us with poetry -- words like grand piano > > > notes that are struck solid like Cupid's arrows plunking a heart. > > > > > > If these two cannot get the votes from folks here -- even given the sheer > > > artificiality, the ego, the nether dynamics of Edg's intent when he first > > > took his vow -- all that is nothing, a pin prick only, compared to the > > > sting of knowing that not enough FFLers could even append one of their > > > posts with "Yeah, okay, I vote for Raunchy and Meow." To not even be > > > able to do that for these fine troubadours, well, what does that say, > > > what does that say? > > > > > > > I guess it says you're off the the briar patch with Meow and you have > > selective memory. > > > > raunchydog: > > "Hey Barry, if you are willing to take the put up or shut up challenge, I > > will too and I'll vote for you as well." > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/223320 > > > > I hate to do this to you pal, but unless Barry takes the vow, the best I > > can do for you is ask folks to vote for you and Meow. Counting the blanket > > votes, you and Meow have five votes and need five more. > > > > Take the pledge vote for Edg! > > Vote for Meow now! > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't want to stop posting here, but my vow is my vow, and it'll be a > > > good therapy for me to take 30 days to mull the apathy here and try to > > > find even one reason to start posting here again. Given the shut down > > > nature of the minds here if they cannot even, as a playful token, signify > > > their resonance with Raunchy and Meow by typing about ten words, then, > > > indeed, why would anyone ever want to post here? > > > > > > There, that's the word I was looking for: playful. Where are the playful > > > natures that all of us thought we'd end up owning by being spiritual? > > > What is a party at Rick's worth if everyone is frowning and cannot get it > > > up to pat a fellow poster on the back for all the focus and intent and > > > passion they use to chisel out a block of text that can entertain, open > > > minds, and inspire us to see the harmonies that are "just there" here at > > > Rick's Party. > > > > > > Calling all hearts, calling all hearts, be on the lookout for the least > > > compassion within -- if found, ask yourself if Raunchy and Meow are worth > > > five seconds of your time. > > > > > > Get out the vote -- you have a chance to directly affect your future in a > > > powerful and obvious way -- far more satisfying certain to assure > > > something real happens than, say, voting for Obama was an act of > > > certainty for you. > > > > > > Edg > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> wrote: > > > > > > > > A Gift > > > > > > > > Anointing fingertips > > > > Touch slices of sky > > > > Gathering stars > > > > Like treasured pebbles > > > > In pants pockets > > > > > > > > Calculous collisions in space > > > > Bump and grind > > > > Like angels arabesquing > > > > On pins of benediction > > > > > > > > Shiny Zodiac tracks > > > > Trace glittery destinies > > > > Arrayed on brilliant orbs > > > > Girdling Earth's > > > > Watery swirls of eddies > > > > Mirror the heavens > > > > Kissing my feet > > > > > > > > Recalling lost ties to transits > > > > Reflective tide pools > > > > Teaming with life > > > > Benevolent voices > > > > From ancient springs > > > > Rippling recognition > > > > > > > > An awesome ache > > > > Of gratitude > > > > Shatters my heart > > > > Prostrating, > > > > I hum shape notes > > > > Noting moon faces > > > > Nadirs ago > > > > Catching Zenith rising > > > > From cat naps > > > > Arcing timelessly > > > > Silently signing off > > > > > > > > Whisper blue wishes > > > > In retrograde > > > > Penumbra confection > > > > Blinking, grins at luck > > > > Coming up empty handed > > > > A gift > > > > > > > > raunchydog > > > > > > > > > >
