America's gun worship has always amazed and disconcerted me. I think it is a kind of collective insanity. Why on earth would a woman COLLECT GUNS?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray27" <steve.sundur@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@> > wrote: > > > > Steve.  You've been movin' forward on the humor front of late - > some good posts.  Thanks for the effort on this - very sweet.  > > > > I've spent some of this evening reading on the Connecticut tragedy. >  I simply cannot get over that the mother was a gun collector and > knew she had a mentally ill son.  Not that that would have made a > difference - but it certainly made it easier than it had to be. > > Somehow that did make it a little easier. But like you say, the > finality of it. > >  All those kids, all those families, his family, Christmas, no way > to fix it, no way to make it better, ever.  RIP.  > > > > > > >________________________________ > > > From: seventhray27 steve.sundur@ > > >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > >Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 9:33 PM > > >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: "Earnest Confusion" to Steve > > > > > > > > > > > >Thanks Share. I wouldn't have expected to post so much these > past few months, but just worked out that way I guess. > > >Here's something I came up with the other night when I couldn't > sleep. > > >Don't mean to offend anyone, (on what's turned out to be a > sad day) > > > There's been a lot of talk about craft beers here, and the other > night, having trouble sleeping I thought about what qualities of a craft > bear could be compared to a posting style. I came up with some side > by side comparisons. And as many posts contain insults, the > descriptions should also be viewed as applying to insult styles as well. > > >Ann â" A relatively smooth concoction, but goes from sweet to > bitter and back again many times in a single pint, usually ending on a > mildly bitter note. > > >Alex â" crisp and light, with emphasis on crisp. > > >Share â" very smooth, but always with a strong finish. (a > personal favorite of mine) > > >Raunchy â" a true artisan, brewing a complex, original beer, > with a bitter, yet sweet characteristic throughout.  The labels are > her bottles reflect well the flavor within.  Said to be coming out > with a new brew called SOTTPS > > >Judy â" At some point the fermentation process got messed > up. It may be that power got cut to the cooling tanks. A > result is a quite bitter concoction. On the other hand, the > ingredient list on the bottle is impeccable, including the bottling > date, and origin and date of the harvest of the hops. The beer, in spite > of its flaws, retains a strong following. > > >Jim â"Loves the King of Beers, Budweiser.  I think he just > likes the idea of "King" (-:  Recently started brewing in a second > venue. The beer in the previous venue was getting a little stale > beer it is said. Word is that they weren't really drinking much > beer, but rather spending a lot of time talking about the attributes of > different beers. > > >Laughinggull â" Is it really beer she is brewing, or just a > fizzy, sparkling beverage?  The jury is out on that, but it always > tickles the insides. > > >Curtis â" An extraordinary brewer. It seems his > concoctions draw outsize attention from beer critics. He is > regularly accused of blasphemy in regards to the higher origins of the > product. And yet his critics have a difficult time making their > accusations stick, as he seems to have thought through the origins, > development, and final disposition of the product better than most > people would expect. > > >Nablusoss â" The beer he brews is quite bitter. > Occasionally some sweetness may creep in, even if by mistake, but it > greatly enhances the drinkability when that happens. > > >Irantea â" A good honest brew. Dark and rich in the true > Bavarian Tradition. > > >Susan â" Has what we used to refer to as 3/2 beer. > Mild, and not much buzz but an alcohol beverage nonetheless. > > >Xeno - A decent, but basically non alcoholic brew. On the other > hand, the highly technical brewing process as outlined on the bottle has > generated a respectable following. > > >Ravi - Waaaay too much fermentation going on with this brew. In fact > his brew requires special plastic packaging as the concoction keeps > leaking from the bottle. And the beer itself? Rather unique, but once > you get used to the pungent aroma from the leaking yeast, it is not that > bad. The brew definitely has its adherents, but it is an acquired taste. > > >Barry â" A strong masculine beer. So strong in fact that one > often gags on it. Men have a little better time with it, but most > woman just cannot handle those stout overtones and usually just spit it > out. He is said to be trying to come up with concoction with just a > tad more sweetness, but the beer drinking community seems skeptical on > this point. > > >Robin â" A complicated brew. The final note never seems to > end. Plus, he says it is beer, but much of the time it tastes like > malt liquor. The label doesn't help much in that regard. The > rumor is that he plans to get some brewing tips from monks to help him > come up with something which can positively be identified as to what > type of beverage it is. > > >Emily- Not so much a beer maker as a wine connoisseur. But she > has a remarkable ability to deconstruct the different influences and > notes in a given wine. Very much an up and comer in this world. > > >Edg â" His beer appears to have been pulled off the market > except for brief appearances. But it is always an enjoyable > potpourri whenever it does appear. That is, with exception of a > certain Texas brew. Word is that a sample has been sent to the > Center of Disease Control and Prevention for further evaluation. > > >Merudanda â" The concoction is all over the place. But the > label! Oh the label is always divine. Accolades from the beer > swilling community on that one. > > >Feste â" What can only be described as a "mature" beer. > Respectable in every parameter. Best enjoyed in a get together of > old friends, perhaps before or after a art walk. > > >Bill â" A technical beer. Quite dry, but with some good > notes. The label often has footnotes on little known facts on the > history of beer making. A dictionary of Hindu and Buddhist terms is > really needed to derive maximum enjoyment from this selection. > > >Sorry if I forgot anybody. > > > > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@ wrote: > > >> > > >> Happy Holidays to you too, Steve, and to your family.àIt's > been a year since I've seen them all so I'm looking forward to > it.àThree big gatherings already planned plus more informal get > togethers with my sisters.àMom and I will mainly hang out and > shop, see at least one movie, play Yahtzee and card games.àOh > yes, and eat (-: > > >> > > >> > > >> BTW, you've really helped make the last 3 months easier than they > would have been without you.àSaying thank you doesn't seem > adequate but there it is anyway.àMay all the good you've brought > into my life come back to you and your family multiplied many times. > > >> > > >> Sorry for being a little mushy.àI put up my tree > today.àMaybe that's why! > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ________________________________ > > >> From: seventhray27 steve.sundur@ > > >> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > >> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 10:52 AM > > >> Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: "Earnest Confusion" to Steve > > >> > > >> > > >> à> > >> All I can say Share, is that something is working for you. People > love to ridicule what they like to refer to as "woo woo", but I see you > swimming gracefully with both with the dolphins and the sharks here. > > >> > > >> I hope your upcoming trip to the DC area to see your Mom and other > family members is an enjoyable one. > > >> > > >> (47) > > >> > > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@ > wrote: > > >> > > > >> > Hi Steve, this is a general comment.ÃâàI wish EVERY > FFL poster more peace and or happiness and or well being from whatever > they post here.ÃâàAnd from whatever they do in their lives > away from FFL.ÃâàAnd this wish benefits me too so I'm > sticking to it as best I can.ÃâàProbably my actions won't > always be in 100% alignment with it.ÃâàBut that's what I'm > aiming for. ÃâàÃâà> > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > ________________________________ > > >> > From: seventhray27 steve.sundur@ > > >> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > >> > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 7:00 AM > > >> > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: "Earnest Confusion" to Nablusoss > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Ãâà> > >> > > > >> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater <no_reply@> > wrote: > > >> > Ãâà> > >> > > Isn't it fun to be both judge and jury Steve? In a world of > make believe you can be anyone you want to be. You can create the story > as you see fit, you can live out all your fantasies and work through > your scenarios of revenge. How great is that? (Plus how can anyone "own > up to" anything when they can't post?) > > >> > > > >> > Ann, > > >> > Is it possible that you meant to address this post to > Judy.ÃâàI mean I think it makes a lot more sense if you > did. > > >> > And Ann, bless your heart.ÃâàAsking Judy to own up > to something? If you advertised that, you could charge for admission and > probablyÃâàgarner some enormous receipts.Ãâà> > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
