[FairfieldLife] Re: Tasteful new BK ad

2009-06-25 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante wrote: > > [ title=] In reaction to this obviously sexist ad, representatives of the World Government of the Age of Enlightenment in Vlodrop, Holland made the following announcement today: "We are disgusted by this display of sexism by the Burg

[FairfieldLife] Re: 1020 pundits in VC by end of July

2009-06-25 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge wrote: > > I'm sure they can't wait to come to the Vedic City and be isolated from > humanity, that's what I call good times > Most people would agree with you. But for the Vaishnavas, being a renunciate or a sanyassin is considered the ideal

[FairfieldLife] Re: What happened to Michael Jackson?

2009-06-25 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "pranamoocher" wrote: > > And how will he reincarnate? > I believe he once practiced TM. > Too bad they die so young. > This leaves us to wonder if there is a price for fame, glory and money. Perhaps, if he had requested for yagyas, he would have lived long

[FairfieldLife] Re: 1020 pundits in VC by end of July

2009-06-25 Thread bob_brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge wrote: > > I'm sure they can't wait to come to the Vedic City and be isolated from > humanity, that's what I call good times > * Of course, for a householder, monkish life sounds awful, but for those so inclined to go even further with iso

[FairfieldLife] Re: 1020 pundits in VC by end of July

2009-06-25 Thread sgrayatlarge
I'm sure they can't wait to come to the Vedic City and be isolated from humanity, that's what I call good times -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante wrote: > > In today's Global Family Chat, Bob Wynne, in India, announced he is bringing > in an additional 200 pundits to Vedic City,

[FairfieldLife] 1020 pundits in VC by end of July

2009-06-25 Thread bob_brigante
In today's Global Family Chat, Bob Wynne, in India, announced he is bringing in an additional 200 pundits to Vedic City, for a total of 1020. There are 100,000 pundits-in-training at 1800 sites in India, as well as about 6K pundits at the Brahmastan and other locations. http://www.maharishichan

[FairfieldLife] Sexual Predator Alert (was Re: Real Women Have Curves)

2009-06-25 Thread raunchydog
Meow, I've been thinking about your post and how to respond other than say thank you for your willingness to share such painful experiences about your size. I am happy for you that you have found a man who loves you for the perfectly lovely, womanly, diminutive package that you are. Women readil

[FairfieldLife] Re: What happened to Michael Jackson?

2009-06-25 Thread seekliberation
> > But some respect for MJ. > Let us all take a moment to remember the all children he touched... > > Too bad they don't get macheted younger. I'm aware MJ was quite a freak, there's no denying this. Regarding the children he allegedly molested, when the rumors and charges first came out, I

Re: [FairfieldLife] What happened to Michael Jackson?

2009-06-25 Thread fflmod
  In May 1999, during a sunny drive from Rotterdam to Germany in between weekend visits to see Mother Meera, I parked at the foot of a statue in a Burger King parking lot and chowed down on what was probably a fish sandwich or two and a large shake:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Michae

[FairfieldLife] Re: A better way to look at global warming

2009-06-25 Thread BillyG.
So, unilaterally we are going to solve the problem of global warming, it this the stupidest thing you're heard yet. We're going back to horse and buggies and France and Iran are going nuclear...what are we nuts!!! Al Gore must be freekin' crazy, we're gonna go it alone? This must be a joint ef

Re: [FairfieldLife] What happened to Michael Jackson?

2009-06-25 Thread It's just a ride
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 5:26 PM, pranamoocher wrote: > > And how will he reincarnate? > I believe he once practiced TM. > Too bad they die so young. The consensus on Slashdot.org is that he was one of the creepiest, strangest things that ever ?lived? What a lost opportunity. The Archdiocese of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Tasteful new BK ad

2009-06-25 Thread Bhairitu
bob_brigante wrote: > [ title=] > > Probably has customers cumming back for more. :-D Actually the ad was for Singapore. Welcome to the "Age of Enlightenment."

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Of Vampires and Tantrics

2009-06-25 Thread Bhairitu
Duveyoung wrote: > Bhairitu, > > I assume you're truthful now as I've always found you to be, and so, watch > the show and enjoy: you're safe from harm and here's to you for being likely > to soar to great heights in inner realms from doing so. > > A mind like Willy's or Turq's -- now there's wh

Re: [FairfieldLife] What happened to Michael Jackson?

2009-06-25 Thread Bhairitu
So does this mean we get treated to Michael Jackson tributes for a week? Oh boy. Peter L Sutphen wrote: > MJ is dead.I'm on a train. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 25, 2009, at 6:26 PM, "pranamoocher" wrote: > > And how will he reincarnate? > I believe he once practiced TM. > Too bad th

[FairfieldLife] "Just another conservative mind with a liberal penis."

2009-06-25 Thread off_world_beings
John Stewart on Governor Sanford: "Just another conservative mind with a liberal penis." http://www.hulu.com/watch/79521/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-wed-jun-\ 24-2009 OffWorld

[FairfieldLife] Re: I bet Turq never killed an animal for food in his life.

2009-06-25 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" wrote: > > I don't always disagree with Turq, but I do disagree with the general mindset that the individual choice to be a vegetarian means that the individual lacks basic strength and aggression. > > I got into an argument with a Marine on

Re: [FairfieldLife] Tasteful new BK ad

2009-06-25 Thread Mike Dixon
Quiznos is doing something similar, but with a gay flair. --- On Thu, 6/25/09, bob_brigante wrote: From: bob_brigante Subject: [FairfieldLife] Tasteful new BK ad To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 10:16 PM

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2009-06-25 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 2009 End Date (UTC): Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 2009 471 messages as of (UTC) Thu Jun 25 19:57:32 2009 50 authfriend 50 Robert 45 TurquoiseB 42 raunchydog 32 WillyTex 28 "do.rflex" 26 nablusoss1008 24 Bha

[FairfieldLife] June Newsletter from the David Lynch Foundation

2009-06-25 Thread michael
  Nancy Spillane, founder and head of Lowell Whiteman Primary School, has devoted her professional life to “inspiring in each child a passion for learning.” In 2007 she introduced the Quiet Time program with the Transcendental Meditation technique in her school. Why did

Re: [FairfieldLife] What happened to Michael Jackson?

2009-06-25 Thread Peter L Sutphen
MJ is dead.I'm on a train. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 25, 2009, at 6:26 PM, "pranamoocher" wrote: And how will he reincarnate? I believe he once practiced TM. Too bad they die so young. To subscribe, send a message to: fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoog

[FairfieldLife] What happened to Michael Jackson?

2009-06-25 Thread pranamoocher
And how will he reincarnate? I believe he once practiced TM. Too bad they die so young.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Reincarnation - Why must we return to a physical body?

2009-06-25 Thread Peter L Sutphen
Attachment is the result of consciouness identifying with a space/time boundary. When consciousness identifies it projects into and becomes the limitation of the boundary. The result of identification is attachment. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 25, 2009, at 12:24 PM, Duveyoung wrote: do.rflex,

[FairfieldLife] Tasteful new BK ad

2009-06-25 Thread bob_brigante
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[FairfieldLife] The startling decline of French cuisine

2009-06-25 Thread bob_brigante
how McDonald's conquered France—its second-biggest market in the world. http://www.slate.com/id/2221246/

[FairfieldLife] Sexual Predator Alert (was Re: Real Women Have Curves)

2009-06-25 Thread meowthirteen
--For cryin out loud Intelligence here- The video was good and spoke truths and opened a good door to stop bringing suffering into the world and hearts of women this size To have love for them and they for temselves is good and itself a small enlightenment Also however suffering also comes into t

[FairfieldLife] Obama on Private Health Care versus Public Health Care

2009-06-25 Thread do.rflex
"Obama said he didn't understand those advocates of the free market who constantly say the private sector can do things better and are yet worried about this [public] plan. "If that's the case, no one will choose the public option," the president said. Obama: GOP Senators Are Wrong on Pub

[FairfieldLife] Re: Of Vampires and Tantrics

2009-06-25 Thread Duveyoung
Bhairitu, I assume you're truthful now as I've always found you to be, and so, watch the show and enjoy: you're safe from harm and here's to you for being likely to soar to great heights in inner realms from doing so. A mind like Willy's or Turq's -- now there's where a smackyerbrain show coul

[FairfieldLife] Sexual Predator Alert (was Re: Real Women Have Curves)

2009-06-25 Thread meowthirteen
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: > > Me Ow, > > Turq thus exposes himself to you while chuckling with pride that he's (in his > own mind) turned the tables on me and caught me redhanded doing what I accuse > him of: predational opportunism. > > You decide. Frankly, I'm h

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Of Vampires and Tantrics

2009-06-25 Thread Bhairitu
Duveyoung wrote: > Really, I'm sincerely asking how you justify putting garbage in your mind > just because it has some sugar coating like the sex scenes or the special > effects or the "I never thought that about vampires before aha moment" > novelties? > It's good drama to begin with in.

[FairfieldLife] Sexual Predator Alert (was Re: Real Women Have Curves)

2009-06-25 Thread Duveyoung
Me Ow, Turq thus exposes himself to you while chuckling with pride that he's (in his own mind) turned the tables on me and caught me redhanded doing what I accuse him of: predational opportunism. You decide. Frankly, I'm honored that Turq thinks I can still get an erection! And, now, gosh, I

[FairfieldLife] Re: The word "samaadhi" in YS?

2009-06-25 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex wrote: > > cardemaister wrote: > > Here are the suutras (and the title of the first > > paada) where the word 'samaadhi' appears in YS... > > > However, the word 'samadhi' is not found in any of > the ten Upanishads commented on by Shankara Acharya

[FairfieldLife] New study warns against ADHD drugs

2009-06-25 Thread vedamerlin
New study warns against ADHD drugs; widely circulated news report underscores need for Transcendental Meditation by Global Good News staff writer Global Good News    Translate This Article 24 June 2009 An article in the 16 June 2009 issue of the Washington Post, a major newspaper in the United

[FairfieldLife] Re: Of Vampires and Tantrics

2009-06-25 Thread Duveyoung
Bhairitu, Aw, my favorite poster here, we're not talking about the same issues. Um, no, sorry to report that I never got it that the vampire dilemma is a metaphor for being gay. I would think that that opinion is not necessarily PC with homosexuals. Anyone want a piece of that concept? Anyone

Re: [FairfieldLife] Sexual Predator Alert (was Re: Real Women Have Curves)

2009-06-25 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jun 25, 2009, at 2:29 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: Friends in Madison, WI have passed along to me an alert they received from local police and Internet watchdogs there. It seems that there is a creep living there who trolls Internet discussion groups such as this one looking for young women whom he c

[FairfieldLife] Angelina wants to be president

2009-06-25 Thread Bhairitu
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,,25682749-10388,00.html Probably a tough sell after what Ahnuld has done to "Caulifornia."

[FairfieldLife] Fwd: Here at last--Environmental bill up in House now.

2009-06-25 Thread Dick Mays
From: Paul Frank Dear Friends and Family At last, here is our opportunity to push through an environmental bill that will take the first serious actions to address global warming Repower America, an environmental group associated with Al Gore has made it easy. Call 877-9-REPOWER (877-9-7

[FairfieldLife] Re: Of Vampires and Tantrics

2009-06-25 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > For a writer you sure are looking at the show superficially > and missing the metaphors. One of the most obvious is the > metaphor of vampire rights as gay rights. I've been wondering why everyone so far was so dense as to miss this. Ala

[FairfieldLife] Sexual Predator Alert (was Re: Real Women Have Curves)

2009-06-25 Thread TurquoiseB
Friends in Madison, WI have passed along to me an alert they received from local police and Internet watchdogs there. It seems that there is a creep living there who trolls Internet discussion groups such as this one looking for young women whom he can lure into his clutches. My friends were not cl

[FairfieldLife] Re: I bet Turq never killed an animal for food in his life.

2009-06-25 Thread seekliberation
I don't always disagree with Turq, but I do disagree with the general mindset that the individual choice to be a vegetarian means that the individual lacks basic strength and aggression. I got into an argument with a Marine one time about eating meat. He argued that vegetarians were mentally

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Of Vampires and Tantrics

2009-06-25 Thread Bhairitu
For a writer you sure are looking at the show superficially and missing the metaphors. One of the most obvious is the metaphor of vampire rights as gay rights. As for being a parent you can raise a kid to be a smart straight A student and as soon as they go away to college after years of pleas

[FairfieldLife] Politicians and serial killers (Was: Re: Another one bites the dust)

2009-06-25 Thread seekliberation
I remember reading an article recently showing the similarity of the mindset of a politician and a serial killer. Here's one paragraph, but the whole article is in the hyperlink below. I sometimes wonder if a lot of higher ups in the TMO would fall into this category too? "Interpersonal tr

[FairfieldLife] Senate Committee develops $1 trillion -Fully Paid For- Health plan

2009-06-25 Thread do.rflex
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A senior lawmaker trying to break the logjam on health care overhaul says his committee has come up with elements of a plan that would allow them to produce a bill under $1 trillion that would be fully paid for. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., made th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Vampires suck...but only if you let them...

2009-06-25 Thread Duveyoung
Poor Turq, I give some attention to do.r and suddenly he has to put me down to get me to attend to him instead. Post something with content willya? We're all slavering here for your next description of a Spanish town wherein you're hiding in plain sight. If I win the lottery, I promise I'll

[FairfieldLife] I bet Turq never killed an animal for food in his life.

2009-06-25 Thread off_world_beings
I bet Turq never killed an animal for food in his life. OffWorld --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/passiveaggressive/364266139/sizes/o/ > > > > And this means vegetarians are Bad People because > > > society thinks they're weird? > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture at the centre of France

2009-06-25 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > I'd say that fitting all that amazing stuff into a space > that small was an accomplishment, wouldn't you? Rather I find it fitting that the Turq finds this piece of information valuable enough to fit into his small brain and his few

[FairfieldLife] Vampires suck...but only if you let them...

2009-06-25 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" wrote: > > I'm not here to perform for anyone, Mr Edg, especially > manic, mentally unstable weirdos like you. Right on, do. To put things in the terms of the vampire metaphor in vogue recently :-), there are fictional vampires and there are rea

[FairfieldLife] Re: Reincarnation - Why must we return to a physical body?

2009-06-25 Thread Duveyoung
Hee hee, do.rflex can't do it and he knows it, and so all he can do is thumb his large warty troll nose. Does anyone here think do.rflex has a handle on spirituality? Given his usual dark energy here, one must consider Guru Dev's high bar for his guru-to-be. Guru Dev had this guy who wanted Gu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Of Vampires and Tantrics

2009-06-25 Thread Duveyoung
Vaj, Nice try! Nice try! I do see the instructive values of dwelling on the challenge of being a vampire. Honest. But, geeze, any parent any day has to decide how much to sway their kid in any particular direction. Each time, it's agony, cuz any direction pointed at ignores all the other di

[FairfieldLife] Re: Reincarnation - Why must we return to a physical body?

2009-06-25 Thread Duveyoung
Vaj, Of course, I've got a ton of old patterns that I haven't rooted out, and the tale of reincarnation has plenty of ears within me that eagerly listen still. Sigh. On the other hand, the icy rock reality is that I have never had an experience that leads me to believe I lived in another m

[FairfieldLife] Re: Reincarnation - Why must we return to a physical body?

2009-06-25 Thread Duveyoung
do.rflex, Hey, a big fuck you backatcha, ya clod. Let's see you write even one paragraph about the difference between attachment and identification. I predict you won't even try, but if you do, I'll be there with Judy's pencil to red-line your errors -- you're identifying with a deviously inte

Re: [FairfieldLife] Of Vampires and Tantrics

2009-06-25 Thread Bhairitu
Vaj wrote: > > On Jun 24, 2009, at 2:48 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > >> On Turq's recommendation, a week ago when HBO had their "free weekend" I >> watched the first episode of season two of "True Blood." That was it. >> I was hooked so it was off to the local Hollywood Video to begin renting >> the Blu-

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blogging: what writers do when they're not good enough to get paid

2009-06-25 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > All that may be true, but it's utterly irrelevant in > Marcy Wheeler's case (as Barry would have known had > he bothered to do even a little bit of research). > > A small selection of material about Wheeler follows. > Judy, excellen

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Reincarnation - Why must we return to a physical body?

2009-06-25 Thread Vaj
On Jun 25, 2009, at 11:54 AM, Duveyoung wrote: I've read stuff like the below and TBerishly sucked it down raw like an oyster, but no more. By some hard earned stance from which parallax now nicely groups the below with the typical spews of channelers, I find myself aghast that this stuf

[FairfieldLife] Re: Reincarnation - Why must we return to a physical body?

2009-06-25 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: > > I've read stuff like the below and TBerishly sucked it down raw like an > oyster, but no more. > > By some hard earned stance from which parallax now nicely groups the below > with the typical spews of channelers, I find myself aghast t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Of Vampires and Tantrics

2009-06-25 Thread Vaj
On Jun 25, 2009, at 11:21 AM, Duveyoung wrote: Life is but a dream, and I say, keep it that way -- fuck seeing it as a nightmare. I think you may be seeing the show through your own prejudices--and missing a key point of the show. The key point is: vampires are amoral not immoral. If th

[FairfieldLife] For-Profit Health Industry Bilked Patients Of Billions Of Dollars

2009-06-25 Thread do.rflex
Health insurers have forced consumers to pay billions of dollars in medical bills that the insurers themselves should have paid, according to a report released yesterday by the staff of the Senate Commerce Committee. The report was part of a multi-pronged assault on the credibility of private

[FairfieldLife] Re: Reincarnation - Why must we return to a physical body?

2009-06-25 Thread Duveyoung
I've read stuff like the below and TBerishly sucked it down raw like an oyster, but no more. By some hard earned stance from which parallax now nicely groups the below with the typical spews of channelers, I find myself aghast that this stuff ever worked on my brainola. I mean, what a bunch of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Public health plan could save $1.8 trillion over private only

2009-06-25 Thread WillyTex
do.rflex wrote: > Public health plan could save $1.8 trillion > over private only... > When Obama makes these kinds of promises you've got to pause and think. If this appears to be such a bargain, who is going to have to pay for it? Probably with another subsidy on their health insurance premiums.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another one bites the dust

2009-06-25 Thread Duveyoung
To me, adultery is a sign of complete relationship bankruptcy. Given the fact that Sanford was unable to find a solution for his marital angst and chose to walk away from the huge lesson his soul would garner if he'd but faced his challenge and at least been an adult about it, my tendency is to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Of Vampires and Tantrics

2009-06-25 Thread Duveyoung
As much as I love its good writing and good acting, I stopped watching True Blood. The creepiness just kept grinding on me, and at the same time, the philosophical impact of dwelling on the concept of "the undead" just got stale. It's a cul de sac -- more like a garbage dump, actually, where a

[FairfieldLife] Barry pwnd again (Re: Blogging: what writers do)

2009-06-25 Thread WillyTex
Duveyoung wrote: > Again, I ask, is it just me, or has Barry's > contributions here taken a huge step downwards > in "content" and shown instead a huge notching > upwards of his "snarking for snark's sake?" > Not nearly as low as you've fallen, Edg. Barry hasn't gone online and accused total s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blogging: what writers do when they're not good enough to get paid

2009-06-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > One would think that after Barry's spectacular meltdown > > yesterday, he'd have been a little more cautious about > > allowing himself to be definitively owned ... > > U

[FairfieldLife] Re: Real Women Have Curves

2009-06-25 Thread Duveyoung
Me Ow, Sorry you're in pain. Hee hee. Say, welcome, god damn welcome to ya!!! You've got what RaunchyDog has: a deep love of wordplay, and I'm super-gluing my palms into a permanent pushpanjali to ya and praying that you'll not quit this place just because of the trolls and assholes. Be pr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture at the centre of France

2009-06-25 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > Just in case anyone is less than impressed by this > > announcement as a result of not knowing exactly how > > big a hectare is, this Peace Palace, Maharishi School, >

[FairfieldLife] Barry pwnd again (Re: Blogging: what writers do)

2009-06-25 Thread Duveyoung
GAWD, gotta love it when Judy gets thorough on Barry's ass. What a complete fool she's made of him, once again; the example below is one hellava punch delivered with, say, only 1% of the derision that Barry deserves. Judy, so saintly, holds back the scalding his ego seemingly is begging for wh

Re: [FairfieldLife] One Nation Under God or is it ??

2009-06-25 Thread Mike Dixon
Barbara, thanks for posting this. It rings of truth. I hope you aren't removed from the list for sharing it with all of us. --- On Thu, 6/25/09, Barbara Thomas wrote: From: Barbara Thomas Subject: [FairfieldLife] One Nation Under God or is it ?? To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursda

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blogging: what writers do when they're not good enough to get paid

2009-06-25 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > One would think that after Barry's spectacular meltdown > yesterday, he'd have been a little more cautious about > allowing himself to be definitively owned ... Urban Dictionary: "owned" v. tr. To be made a fool of; e.g., to have someo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture at the centre of France

2009-06-25 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture at the centre of France > > by Global Good News staff writer > > > > The Transcendental Meditation organization

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture at the centre of France

2009-06-25 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture at the centre of France > by Global Good News staff writer > > The Transcendental Meditation organization in > France owns nine hectares of land at the Brahma-Sthan* (geographi

[FairfieldLife] Public health plan could save $1.8 trillion over private only

2009-06-25 Thread do.rflex
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A nationwide health insurance exchange that includes a Medicare-like government option could save $1.8 trillion more than if only private plans are offered, a prominent private U.S. health policy group said on Wednesday. Federal spending on health-related costs would st

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blogging: what writers do when they're not good enough to get paid

2009-06-25 Thread WillyTex
authfriend wrote: > Say, how's your book coming along, Barry? > Which one, the 'User Guide' for IBM or the 'Road Trip Mind' for the Rama guy? LOL! http://www.ramalila.net/RoadTripMind/index.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: The word "samaadhi" in YS?

2009-06-25 Thread WillyTex
cardemaister wrote: > Here are the suutras (and the title of the first > paada) where the word 'samaadhi' appears in YS... > However, the word 'samadhi' is not found in any of the ten Upanishads commented on by Shankara Acharya. This is no small mattter, Sir, and cannot be passed over, for if,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blogging: what writers do when they're not good enough to get paid

2009-06-25 Thread authfriend
One would think that after Barry's spectacular meltdown yesterday, he'd have been a little more cautious about allowing himself to be definitively owned by posting more of his nitwit angry fantasies quite so soon. But no... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > Makes pe

[FairfieldLife] Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture at the centre of France

2009-06-25 Thread nablusoss1008
Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture at the centre of France by Global Good News staff writer Global Good NewsTranslate This Article 7 May 2009 The Transcendental Meditation organ

[FairfieldLife] Togo: Preliminary plans unfold for Maharishi Invincibility Schools, College

2009-06-25 Thread nablusoss1008
Togo: Preliminary plans unfold for Maharishi Invincibility Schools, College by Global Good News staff writer Global Good NewsTranslate This Article 24 June 2009 In Togo, 2,800 hectares of land have been s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blogging: what writers do when they're not good enough to get paid

2009-06-25 Thread WillyTex
TurquoiseB wrote: > Nico Pitney HAS A JOB. Someone (the HuffPost) > actually pays him to be an editor... > Apparently you totally missed the point, Turq. You're not supposed to be planting bloggers at a news conference, whether they are from the HuffPost or from anywhere else, even if they do

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blogging: what writers do when they're not good enough to get paid

2009-06-25 Thread WillyTex
TurquoiseB wrote: > Don't get me wrong...some bloggers may have > worthwhile things to say. Some of them may even > be better writers than the people who have actual > jobs in journalism... > Yes, I can really tell that Turq has been reading some really important political blogs. LOL! Instapundi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blogging: what writers do when they're not good enough to get paid

2009-06-25 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > Makes perfect sense to me. It's also a good thing in > > > that responsible bloggers who focus on domestic > > > and foreign politics *should* be included in > > > presidential press conferences. > > > > Marci Wheeler, one of my fav

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Practice

2009-06-25 Thread meowthirteen
--ah -what you already Are- Selah digest that for awhile - In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "dhamiltony2k5" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLif

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Practice

2009-06-25 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "dhamiltony2k5" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "dhamiltony2k5" > > wrote: > > > > > > `The goal of spiritual practice is to build up a large > > > 'bank account' of yogic en

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Practice

2009-06-25 Thread dhamiltony2k5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "dhamiltony2k5" wrote: > > > > `The goal of spiritual practice is to build up a large > > 'bank account' of yogic energy so that we can use it > > to purify our minds and subtle bodies and burn up

[FairfieldLife] Some rare sane words about Mark Sanford

2009-06-25 Thread TurquoiseB
Having badrapped bloggers this morning, I'll repost the words of a blogger whom I like, Alec Baldwin. What are his "credentials" for ranting on the Huffington Post? Zilch. He's a rich actor who neither gets paid to rant nor needs to; he's just a guy with an opinion, taking advantage of the Interne

[FairfieldLife] Blogging: what writers do when they're not good enough to get paid

2009-06-25 Thread TurquoiseB
> > Makes perfect sense to me. It's also a good thing in > > that responsible bloggers who focus on domestic > > and foreign politics *should* be included in > > presidential press conferences. > > Marci Wheeler, one of my favorite bloggers, at Emptywheel > agrees with you on this point. She not

[FairfieldLife] Re: The word "samaadhi" in YS?

2009-06-25 Thread cardemaister
> > sarvaarthataikaagratayoH kSayodayau cittasya samaadhipariNaamaH .. 11.. Here we have an example of slightly "weird" use of dvandva compounds. Without sandhi the above suutra would prolly be something like: sarvaarthataa + ekaagratayoH kSaya + udayau The meaning must be something like: kSa

[FairfieldLife] The word "samaadhi" in YS?

2009-06-25 Thread cardemaister
Here are the suutras (and the title of the first paada) where the word 'samaadhi' appears in YS: prathamaH samaadhipaadaH . shraddhaaviiryasmR^itisamaadhipraGYaapuurvaka itareshhaam. 20 taa eva sabiijaH samaadhiH .. 46. tasyaapi nirodhe sarvanirodhaan.h nirbiijaH samaadhiH .. 51.. (dvitiiy