--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray27" <steve.sundur@...> wrote: > > You know, it seems to me Barry is pretty much hitting > the sweet spots of life right now. He's working on a > cutting edge technology project for what is probably > the most successful technology company that is and ever > was. He was hand selected by someone to be the team > leader of a portion of the project, he's living in what > is considered one of the most cosmopolitan cities in > the world, commuting on the weekends to be with his > family, which includes a sweet little girl. How much > better can it really get? > > And to top it off, he sounds as happy as I've ever > known him to be.
Careful, dude...you *know* what happens to people who say nice things about people that a certain group here wants only bad things said about. :-) Seriously, thanks for the kind words. It's certainly not as if my life is perfect, but it's as good as I remember it *ever* having been, which is somewhat of an accomplishment for someone my age to be able to say. And given my age (I am without question the oldest person in the building, given the mandatory retirement age in France), it's really a pleasure to be able to put a lifetime's worth of skills to use instead of being retired in some ghastly old folks community and having one's choices of activities for the day be limited to shuffleboard or playing gin rummy. :-) The company -- being as monolithic as it is -- is far from perfect, and presents some challenges, but I kinda thrive on challenges. They're more FUN than the alternative -- the same old same old every day, every week, every month and every year. I don't do well with that. It's probably one of the reasons I keep moving from place to place; it "stirs the pot" and keeps one from becoming the urban-legend frog in a pot of water as it comes to a boil, never realizing that one is getting cooked until you're already cooked. As for Maya, well yes, she's a big factor in keep- ing me feeling young as well. An old spiritual teacher of mine (yes, that one) had some sage advice about what to do if your dog started getting old and feeble: "Get a puppy. Being around a younger dog will rejuvenate him and make him feel younger." Works with dogs, works with humans... > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ wrote: > > > > Oh Yes! Rapture! I GET IT! > > > > The infantile poseur, posing with the infant!!! > > > > Don't you SEE it, Ravi?? TGBW is teaching us about Unity > Consciousness, how the inside *is* the outside, and vice-versa!! > > > > Simply and elegantly, through a photo, offered unapologetically to the > peons on FFL. A picture IS worth a thousand words! Ten thousand words! > Oh rejoice! > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula chivukula.ravi@ > wrote: > > > > > > Meet Ms. Share Long - the pioneer of Global Halpiness. > > > > > > Ms. Long entered the Guinness book of world records for her > 100,000th picture with an infant. Reporters caught up with Ms. Long. > > > > > > Reporter - Ms. Long, is this your secret to happiness - pose with an > infant everyday? > > > > > > Ms. Long - Yes, I sincerely believe this. God helped come to this > realization and spread this message. All people need to do to be happy > is pose with an infant everyday. > > > > > > Reporter - Wow this is impressive. > > > > > > Ms. Long - Yes, people walk up to me everyday, hug and cry and thank > me for returning happiness in their lives. > > > > > > Reporter - Ms. Long, who was your inspiration? > > > > > > Ms. Long - it was an enigmatic, enlightened tantric Guru Barry > Wright from Amsterdam. He has a habit of throwing his shit at the fan to > shock people. But when I visited him I was struck by his photo of him > with a little girl. I was totally covered with shit but I realized this > was the happiest man in the world and this was the secret to happiness, > posing with infants. Tantra Guru Barry Wright's compassion was much, he > dramatically transformed my life. > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 16, 2013, at 4:22 AM, Share Long sharelong60@ wrote: > > > > > > > Ann, surely unintentionally, turq is teaching me how to love those > who are indifferent to me. Big valuable lesson so I'm grateful. So easy > to love those who love and or hate us! Reading his scathing posts while > remembering the photo of him holding infant Maya, I conclude he's the > happiest curmudgeon I've ever known, thus an enigma. > > > > > > > > Now I'm laughing as I remember that today is my first FFL > anniversary. > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Ann awoelflebater@ > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:26 PM > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Coping > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Susan" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wow, Barry. NOt my area of expertise at all, but sounds as if > the people who understand what you are all doing think it is really > good. Congrats. Nice to be part of a field at its inception and then as > it grows (computers etc) > > > > > > > > Remember Share, he is not your friend and "doesn't give a shit" > how many compliments you give him. But carry on believin'. > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > turq, if this is what you've been working on, > congratulations!Ã > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:21 AM > > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Coping > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ã > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray27" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > > > > > These days, Steve, you're pretty much "It" for the Hate > > > > > > > > Brigade, since you're one of the only people who will > > > > > > > > bother even trying to interact with them as if they > > > > > > > > might have something to say. I think that's magnanimous > > > > > > > > and compassionate of you, but to them it just makes you > > > > > > > > a target. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I admit Barry, I find FFL rather dull without those > interactions. So I > > > > > > > guess I'm a pretty guilty party. > > > > > > > > > > > > You've definitely got a point there about FFL as a whole. :-) > > > > > > If you're having fun interacting with these folks, by all > means > > > > > > continue. It stopped being even interesting for me some time > ago. > > > > > > > > > > > > > BTW, neat story about your current working assignment. > > > > > > > > > > > > It's an interesting project. News about it arrived today, for > > > > > > those (few) who might be interested: > > > > > > > > > > > > IBM Worklight Wins SIIA CODiE Award > > > > > > > > > > > > IBM Worklight was just announced as the winner of the 2013 > CODiE Award for Best Mobile Development Solution by the Software and > Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association > for the software and digital content industries. The SIIA CODiE Award > win is a prestigious honor as winners are reviewed and chosen by > software industry executives and SIIA member votes.Ã > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.siia.net/codies/2013/winners_detail.asp?nID=480Ã > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
