By your standards Steve doesn't have to change and continue to do what he does best - make quick short quirky remarks.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@...> wrote: > > I put this in the category of: "so and so poster should post differently than > they do because it is not my preference". > > Rather than trying to change Barry, I suggest you post the kind of posts you > prefer and let like minded posters riff off your creative stuff. > > No one is a victim of anyone's POV here. Express your own and show us why > your POV should be considered. > > But the whole "you need to change whatever..." routine is not only lame, it > is doomed from the start. > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" <steve.sundur@> wrote: > > > > > > Yea, the post was getting some positive feedback so I went back and > > reread it. You're right. It started off neat. I know this will sound > > weird, but we all know what a dog is like who is hand shy. Even the > > hand that comes down to pet him, (usually a neighbor or friend will > > elicit a drawing back response. That is the way I kind of am with > > Barry's posts. I know there is some good stuff, but Ialso know what is > > likely to come. This may make me come off as a pussy. But so be it. > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> > > wrote: > > > > > > I had the same thought, but decided to self edit that stuff out. > > Ironically the only reason the TM/TB stuff kept intruding was the rest > > of the imagery was so good! Belgian chocolate, a train through the > > European countryside...who can't imagine themselves there? Sounded > > expansive and comfortable, wanted to hear more about that ride. > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" steve.sundur@ > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's a thought. A persistant theme in your posts is "MMY as an > > > > average guy". Could all the (supposed at least) TBers accept such a > > > > premise, and why not try it on for size. Maybe challenge yourself > > and > > > > try posting without the persistant mocking and continual referral to > > the > > > > TMO. Yea, I think many your insights are interesting. But I read > > your > > > > posts knowing that the "put down" is always right around the corner, > > and > > > > rarely am I disappointed. Seems like you came up with two of three > > in > > > > this post. (I don't feel like re-reading). But Purusha brewed beer > > as > > > > Yak piss. Pretty much the typical fare you provide. Sorta not funny > > > > anymore. At least for me. Maybe others like it. > > > > > > > > P.S. At the risk of appearing weak, I hope you don't respond, or > > even > > > > read my posts, because I like you, and dislike having to take the > > > > position of chastising a friend. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Sitting in my window seat on the fast train back to the > > Netherlands, I > > > > > watch the Belgian landscape zip past and try to figure out what > > makes > > > > it > > > > > different from the Dutch landscape. Probably the same thing that > > made > > > > > Brussels so different from Den Haag or Amsterdam -- the French > > > > > influence. > > > > > > > > > > It was a real pleasure to hear French spoken again, and to watch > > the > > > > > lips of the women speaking it. There is something about the French > > > > > language that makes me think it was invented by a God who -- > > unlike > > > > the > > > > > God of Shankara who saw women as corpses or bags of feces -- LOVED > > > > women > > > > > and wanted to see them at their best. Speaking French causes one's > > > > mouth > > > > > to move in ways that no other language I am familiar with does, > > ways > > > > > that are tremendously flattering to women. Add to that the fact > > that > > > > the > > > > > women were on the whole dressed more in the French style > > > > (uh...stylish) > > > > > than the Dutch style (uh...not so much), and I had a wonderful > > time. > > > > > > > > > > It was just a short business trip, but the business part was over > > by > > > > > midday yesterday, so I've gotten to spend the rest of the time as > > a > > > > guy > > > > > on vacation, doing what a guy like me does while on vacation. That > > is, > > > > > walking around taking in the sights, visiting a couple of > > Brussels' > > > > > treasure trove of Art Nouveau museums, and sitting in cafes > > writing. > > > > Not > > > > > everybody's idea of a holiday, but it is for me. > > > > > > > > > > One of the high points of the journey was sitting on the Grand > > Place > > > > and > > > > > connecting real-time over the Internet with a friend who was > > sitting > > > > on > > > > > the front porch of his new house in Arunachala, India, former home > > of > > > > > Ramana Maharshi. He described the view of his street, filled with > > > > > beggars and saddhus and (according to him) siddhas, and I > > described > > > > the > > > > > view of my street, filled with tourists and women on their way to > > work > > > > > or (judging from the looks on their faces and the lilt in their > > walk) > > > > to > > > > > an assignation with their lovers. Different strokes for different > > > > folks, > > > > > different spiritual paths. :-) > > > > > > > > > > I miss Joe here on FFL because he, more than anyone else I can > > think > > > > of, > > > > > would enjoy hearing about the beers I got to taste while there. To > > my > > > > > sorrow, should he appear and be curious, the piece of paper on > > which I > > > > > carefully wrote down their names has now disappeared. The only one > > I > > > > can > > > > > remember offhand was something like Westmalle, a Trappist Tripel > > beer > > > > > that was both wonderful and powerful (9.5% alcohol). While I may > > not > > > > be > > > > > much of a monastery kinda guy, my hat is off to the monks who came > > up > > > > > with this one. If their inner life is a tenth as cool as their > > beer, > > > > > they are happy froods indeed. > > > > > > > > > > Can you imagine the beer that Purusha guys would brew, were they > > into > > > > > that sorta thing? Like yak piss, and drinking a few of them gives > > you > > > > a > > > > > nasty hangover, but no buzz. Beer as tapas. :-) > > > > > > > > > > The other Belgian things I had to try while there were chocolate, > > of > > > > > course, and moules (mussels). There is really very little as > > > > satisfying > > > > > in life as a big bowl of moules with frites and a cold beer. Then > > > > again, > > > > > some wouldn't consider that satisfying at all, and would say that > > the > > > > > only thing that is satisfying in life is enlightenment. Their > > loss. > > > > And > > > > > my satisfaction only cost me ten Euros. What has their pursuit of > > > > > enlightenment cost? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
