[FairfieldLife] Re: Bush and Blair Should Go on Trial at the Hague

2012-09-02 Thread John
It's not going to be that easy. Bush is guarded by the Secret Service guys. They'll be tough to beat... no doubt about it. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > So, let's all go down to Dallas and just make a citizens arrest... > I'm sure that would work out real well... >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
My ex taunted me at the courthouse as she walked away with everything, the kids - the complete physical, legal custody with no visitation, even her lawyer privately apologized to me though I was being playful and even flirting with her, my ex said I was a loser and will always be a loser - I had to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
I have correct the statement that no one has been able to defeat me - 3 have, 3 women, women that I fell in love with. One of them stands out in its sheer enormity, the overwhelming way in which she won and transformed me. But these adversaries remain confidential except for one (my ex) of course.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread Robert
I don't think that Ron Paul has much of a personality...do you? I'm not sure why you dislike Obama so much...perhaps you should see why he pushes your buttons, to make something positive out of it... I know you liked Hillary a lot and so do I... She got a good job now, so I don't see what the prob

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Dear Steve, I was expecting you to wade in here but your response has left me totally amused. It's like a village bumpkin accosting a professor and telling the professor he is an adversary to him - what is the professor supposed to? He will probably just smile, change the topic and indulge in som

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
Rolling Stone (August 29) had a couple of good articles by Matt Taibbi on Mitt and Bain Capital that were a pretty good read.  Old news, but a good reminder.   http://www.rollingstone.com/politics From: raunchydog To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sund

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > You say you would like to see the same enthusiasm for Obama? > I don't really think you would. > After all, even in the time of the 1st coming, it was hard to show the same > kind of enthusiasm for Jesus after he had been tortured and na

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Dear Ann - I saw your picture on FFL today, you are a tough, strong woman and trust me "maverick's" lying there for you to claim, I'm not stopping you..LOL.. Love, Ravi On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 8:04 PM, awoelflebater wrote: > ** > > > Maverick, great word, I want to be a maverick, can I? Can I? >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Yes..I noticed that "two" as well and your "Maryam"LOL P.S you can make fun of me - Ravi is a totally mockable,lovable character - I myself laugh at my stupidities, eccentricities, habits and such. On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Emily Reyn wrote: > ** > > > P.S. Dear Ravi, I didn't real

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Thanks Dear Em, I'm glad you liked that :-) XOXO On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Emily Reyn wrote: > ** > > > "However lacking an arts degree and being stuck in a corporate > world I don't have two many chances to display and improve my English > vocabulary." > > That is an uproariously, side-

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
P.S.  Dear Ravi, I didn't realize you misspelled "two" until after I hit send.   Sorry, but this line struck me as sooo funny and now it's even funnier.  But, I am not making fun of you.  Love ya, Emily From: Emily Reyn To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sen

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
"However lacking an arts degree and being stuck in a corporate world I don't have two many chances to display and improve my English vocabulary." That is an uproariously, side-splittingly, humorous lineah ha ha ha.   I have "bookmarked" Maryam - could use a little help myself.  Your aptitud

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Dear Em, I'm glad you noticed that, I myself hesitated using that word - but just went along with it anyway :-), you can consider it more as a writer's liberty or flourish. Wasn't trying to exclude anyone - FFL in itself is a coterie would be a better way to put it. The only cliques I have seen ar

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Robert
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > I was never into whaling lore, but for about a year I lived > > out on Marblehead Neck, near Boston. It was very near Salem, > > MA, home of the Salem witch trials, and a

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > Of course the other thing Robin could be doing, in the wake > of the disaster of being a world teacher, is regressing to > another path that he now feels more comfortable with, "Regressing"--nice choice of words, Xeno.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > I was never into whaling lore, but for about a year I lived > out on Marblehead Neck, near Boston. It was very near Salem, > MA, home of the Salem witch trials, and a museum to them. > In it you could read -- on the original parchments, wr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread awoelflebater
Maverick, great word, I want to be a maverick, can I? Can I? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn wrote: > > Don't even know that I'd agree with the "coterie" thingy, although I love > your use of descriptive words.  You have a better command of the English > language than many Eng

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bush and Blair Should Go on Trial at the Hague

2012-09-02 Thread Robert
So, let's all go down to Dallas and just make a citizens arrest... I'm sure that would work out real well... Let's face it, these people have been doing this stuff for years, with impunity... What is really sad, is that we elected this asshole...not once but twice... Well, not really elected since

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread Robert
You say you would like to see the same enthusiasm for Obama? I don't really think you would. After all, even in the time of the 1st coming, it was hard to show the same kind of enthusiasm for Jesus after he had been tortured and nailed to the cross In those days...showing enthusiasm for Jesus

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thinking Hierarchically vs. Relationally

2012-09-02 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Susan" wrote: > > > > Some of the same dynamics happened in Christianity when > > Protestants broke off from Catholicism and said people > > did not need to pay for penances, use Popes or have a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread seventhray1
I'll confess Ravi, that while you were gone, I asked myself, "do I miss his presence here"? And I will also admit that the answer was "no, I did not" It is true that we had become quite adversarial, and yes, there was a certain enjoyment it taking on that role. But once some time had passed, afte

[FairfieldLife] Re: Romney Will Wage War with Syria and Iran

2012-09-02 Thread Robert
Biden was saying that Romney would give more power to the Banksters and Wall Streeters so that we would all be slaves to their greedy and devious ways... This is what Biden was sayin'...my dear friend. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon wrote: > > He also indicated Romney wouyld pu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > Doc sez: He's in, for the second term. Not as into it as the first time, but, > best, considering... > I'd sure like to see the same enthusiasm for Obama as I saw during 2008 primary when all the Obots got drunk on Kool Aid.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread Robert
I feel that one of the biggest mood-making thing(s) that ever happened, this side of the Mississippi... Thinking that you are levitating, when you are actually just humping/hopping around... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > Well, not exactly. An enlightened person, by

[FairfieldLife] Clint Eastwood= A Closet Obama Supporter...

2012-09-02 Thread Robert
Clint Eastwood did more to help the Obama Campaign then any other human Republican...this side of the Mississippi. When alone, all by himself, in the privacy of the voting booth, in Northern California, he will pull the lever for President Obama... Ya think?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn wrote: > > Don't even know that I'd agree with the "coterie" thingy, although I love > your use of descriptive words.  You have a better command of the English > language than many English speakers, no?  You are a smarty pants.  I'm just > a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread doctordumbass
Doc sez: He's in, for the second term. Not as into it as the first time, but, best, considering... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" wrote: > > The long shots were a bit shaky and grainy, but passable.The one > thing I forgot to do was lightened up some of the photos before

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
Don't even know that I'd agree with the "coterie" thingy, although I love your use of descriptive words.  You have a better command of the English language than many English speakers, no?  You are a smarty pants.  I'm just a "cool cat", ya dig?   From: Ravi Ch

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread raunchydog
The long shots were a bit shaky and grainy, but passable.The one thing I forgot to do was lightened up some of the photos before making the video. Youtube offered to "fix" the shaky and dark problems. I declined. Their fix sometimes distorts the text. Overall, I'm satisfied with the Sony DSC-

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2012-09-02 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 2012 End Date (UTC): Sat Sep 08 00:00:00 2012 184 messages as of (UTC) Sun Sep 02 23:54:57 2012 27 Robin Carlsen 17 turquoiseb 14 Share Long 14 Emily Reyn 13 awoelflebater 13 Ravi Chivukula 11 curti

[FairfieldLife] Fwd: The Story that Could Win Mitt Romney the Presidency

2012-09-02 Thread WLeed3
From: n...@godfatherpolitics.com To: wle...@aol.com Sent: 9/2/2012 2:00:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: The Story that Could Win Mitt Romney the Presidency _forward this message to a friend_ (http://sm2.responsebeacon.com/mid/61903?t=f&enid=ZW

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread Bhairitu
On 09/02/2012 02:01 PM, raunchydog wrote: > President Obama mentioned the Florida Convention and people started to > boo. He shot back, "Don't boo...Vote!" Also, loved his big smart-ass > grin after he delivered this line: "We've seen this before, you might as > well have watched in on a black and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Ravi Chivukula wrote: > > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 3:04 PM, curtisdeltablues < > curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> >> >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula >> wrote: >> > >> > Dear Barry Baby, >> > >> > Well I hope your buddy jus

[FairfieldLife] Re: Romney Will Wage War with Syria and Iran

2012-09-02 Thread John
Biden is doing a good job of campaigning for the President. His messages are easy to understand and are easy to remember. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon wrote: > > He also indicated Romney wouyld put *blacks* back in chains. > > > > > Fr

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 3:04 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > ** > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula > wrote: > > > > Dear Barry Baby, > > > > Well I hope your buddy just sticks to his writing on his way to > > rehabilitating himself - I don't think there is any dispute on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bush and Blair Should Go on Trial at the Hague

2012-09-02 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > This is what Desmond Tutu proclaims for their roles in the war in Iraq. > > Would the prosecutors have the guts to make a case? > > > > http://news.yahoo.com/tutu-

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why do people form cliques?

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Dear Barry Baby You opined* - " Immediately after after the minor clique-ist proposed his Enemies List, the clique leader responded, not only stroking the first clique-ist for dissing these eight people, but dissing them even further, suggesting that they lacked the spiritual, moral, emotional, an

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula wrote: > > Dear Barry Baby, > > Well I hope your buddy just sticks to his writing on his way to > rehabilitating himself - I don't think there is any dispute on his writing > skills. > > I'm watching, I'm sure the old man and Judy are as wel

[FairfieldLife] Reverend Moon Dies at 92

2012-09-02 Thread John
Since he claimed to be the messiah, is he supposed to resurrect from his death? http://news.yahoo.com/unification-church-founder-rev-moon-dies-92-185236876.html

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Dear Barry Baby, Well I hope your buddy just sticks to his writing on his way to rehabilitating himself - I don't think there is any dispute on his writing skills. I'm watching, I'm sure the old man and Judy are as well. I don't know about them but the minute your buddy tries to wade into any kin

[FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread sparaig
Well, not exactly. An enlightened person, by definition, cannot fail to be "authentic." Mood-making is more along the lines of being nice not because you think it good to be nice, or because your religion says to try to be nice, but because you think that you are going to be more enlightened b

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread doctordumbass
Doc sez: Sure, but sometimes intention is enough (grin). --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater wrote: > > The dear doctor seems to be operating a little closer to the bone this > morning. Next, it will be open heart or brain surgery. May I watch? > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogrou

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama

2012-09-02 Thread Bhairitu
On 09/02/2012 10:30 AM, raunchydog wrote: > President Barack Obama gave a campaign speech at Living History Farms, Des > Moines, Iowa. September 1, 2012. Iowa is first in nation for early voting. > Register to vote. Early voting starts September 27. > > http://youtu.be/gCaqofaX-ck > > Just heard

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama New Photos

2012-09-02 Thread raunchydog
President Obama mentioned the Florida Convention and people started to boo. He shot back, "Don't boo...Vote!" Also, loved his big smart-ass grin after he delivered this line: "We've seen this before, you might as well have watched in on a black and white TV." http://youtu.be/gCaqofaX-ck

Re: [FairfieldLife] Oh mon dieu, mon amour Henri

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
God I'm so happy for Henri !!! Some famous quotes of Henri from the article. "Am I supposed to be excited that the world has made one more rotation? We are hurtling through space, yet going nowhere." "Once, after an abundance of catnip, I hallucinated that I was ascending to the heavens and touc

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread Robin Carlsen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmv3WlKa6U8 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn wrote: > > > > Xeno, what you say about me is true in that I *am* recovering from a pretty > > near-on total collapse of

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread Robin Carlsen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1SfzV67Bqw --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn wrote: > > > > Xeno, what you say about me is true in that I *am* recovering from a pretty > > near-on total collapse of

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread Robin Carlsen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbyuFzoQGV0&feature=related http://tinyurl.com/9ru4nk8 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn wrote: > > > > Xeno, what you say about me is true in that I *am* recovering

[FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Dear Lawson, May I please kindly request you to stop interfering in our family issues. Well you may say this is a public list, but you may or may not know the Long's and Ladisgate's mistrust of each other, the bitterness, the acrimony extends back to 400 years. My Auntie and I have been reunited af

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread Ravi Chivukula
Dear Lawson, May I please kindly request you to stop interfering in your our family issues. Well you may say this is a public list, but you may or may not know the Long's and Ladisgate's mistrust of each other, the bitterness, the acrimony extends back to 400 years. My Auntie and I have been reun

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn wrote: > > Xeno, what you say about me is true in that I *am* recovering from a pretty > near-on total collapse of mind, body, and spirit.  It was in the works for > awhile and I have benefited from the forum - I feel less crazy, for one thing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
Thanks Emily. The picture looks a bit as if he ate me, but I see we both go to Satan's facial hair stylist. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn wrote: > > Curtis: Your writing reminds me a bit of Joel Stein, who writes a commentary > column for Time magazine.  That's not a nega

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bush and Blair Should Go on Trial at the Hague

2012-09-02 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > This is what Desmond Tutu proclaims for their roles in the war in Iraq. > Would the prosecutors have the guts to make a case? > > http://news.yahoo.com/tutu-bush-blair-face-trial-hague-094855285.html This issue has been raised before.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
Hi Susan, Thanks for the second post full of kind words for my efforts here. It means a lot and thank you. Finnish? You have me intrigued. I would love to read them. These are all still in the shitty first draft stages so any suggestions would be welcome. Or even just to see how you would

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
Isn't it funny as we sink deeper into our codgerhood how fascinating history becomes! Thanks for the heads up, that sounds like exactly the kind of history I would dig, especially since one quarter of me is Irish. (Not the quarter of me that I refer to as "Moby" because I still maintain that q

Re: [FairfieldLife] Romney Will Wage War with Syria and Iran

2012-09-02 Thread Mike Dixon
He also indicated Romney wouyld put *blacks* back in chains. From: John To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2012 11:22 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Romney Will Wage War with Syria and Iran   On the camgaign trail, Biden state

Re: [FairfieldLife] Tom Cruise's Scientology Ties: Former Girlfriend Reveals Details...

2012-09-02 Thread Bhairitu
I think that L Ron borrowed a lot of ideas from the Mormons. BTW, a journalist who was a guest on Bill Maher's show Friday, who was at one time a Mormon, pointed out that the Mormons are rather communist (collectivist). On 09/02/2012 10:36 AM, fflmod wrote: > Tom Cruise's Scientology Ties: For

[FairfieldLife] Oh mon dieu, mon amour Henri

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
Ah, Henri, the existential cat extraordinaire is on the front page of the Seattle Times this AM.  Is it too early to take a cat nap?   http://seattletimes.com/html/home/index.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Susan
Heart of Gold, dear Curtis. And wonderful writer. I am compelled to read and finish each piece. Enjoy the process, and save them up. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Carlsen" wrote: > > > > http://www.youtube.com

Re: [FairfieldLife] Wacky RNC Attendees

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
Sheeet, I'm feeling saner by the second.   From: Bhairitu To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2012 9:33 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Wacky RNC Attendees   Some of these folks would probably like to shoot the "heathens" on FFL. Alexa

Re: [FairfieldLife] Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
Curtis: Your writing reminds me a bit of Joel Stein, who writes a commentary column for Time magazine.  That's not a negative thing, btw - he is a pretty amusing fellow.    And, of course, in your parallel life, you may be the ever-satirical Ron Judd, who writes for the Seattle Times, albeit bet

[FairfieldLife] Romney Will Wage War with Syria and Iran

2012-09-02 Thread John
On the camgaign trail, Biden states this is Romney's intent if elected president. http://news.yahoo.com/biden-romney-wants-war-syria-iran-172932280--election.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > As a boy on Nantucket I spent a lot of time picking out > sperm whale's teeth to buy. This was before the ban and > they were cheap enough for my thin wallet. My dad took > up the arcane art of scrimshaw and I have a few bea

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
Yep, I took you at your word - my bad.  All the positivity emanating from you challenges my sensibilities at times...ha ha.   From: Share Long To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2012 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Robin Carlsen
Dear Curtis, A wonderful post. Thank you. Robin --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Carlsen" wrote: > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7dSTdHziMs > > > > So uh...let's see now...mmm...you are making the connec

Re: Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
Xeno, what you say about me is true in that I *am* recovering from a pretty near-on total collapse of mind, body, and spirit.  It was in the works for awhile and I have benefited from the forum - I feel less crazy, for one thing :).  Now, of course, while I agree with you re: Barry's guerilla wa

[FairfieldLife] Four Letters

2012-09-02 Thread Robin Carlsen
My dear Child As you did not answer my letter, I fancied you might be away. However, I should have called on the chance of finding you, had it not been for the deep snow which had come down in the night. This was not only in itself a trouble, but made the trains so lose time, that, had I gone t

[FairfieldLife] Bush and Blair Should Go on Trial at the Hague

2012-09-02 Thread John
This is what Desmond Tutu proclaims for their roles in the war in Iraq. Would the prosecutors have the guts to make a case? http://news.yahoo.com/tutu-bush-blair-face-trial-hague-094855285.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Carlsen" wrote: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7dSTdHziMs > So uh...let's see now...mmm...you are making the connection between...uh uh well I guess you could be...no...could the white whale be...that doesn't seem like it could...well mayb

[FairfieldLife] Tom Cruise's Scientology Ties: Former Girlfriend Reveals Details...

2012-09-02 Thread fflmod
Tom Cruise's Scientology Ties: Former Girlfriend Reveals Details Of Wife-Auditioning Process Posted: 09/01/2012 6:16 pm Updated: 09/01/2012 6:16 pm [Tom Cruise] In the weeks following the

[FairfieldLife] Obama

2012-09-02 Thread raunchydog
President Barack Obama gave a campaign speech at Living History Farms, Des Moines, Iowa. September 1, 2012. Iowa is first in nation for early voting. Register to vote. Early voting starts September 27. http://youtu.be/gCaqofaX-ck

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread Robin Carlsen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7dSTdHziMs http://tinyurl.com/nwjste --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > Crowds of people are like schools of fish. They swim by an outside performer > with the mentality of a single entity. The trick for a busker is to break >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread Share Long
Hi Emily, I guess I need to work on my Irony skills.  Happy happy was my being verbally playful with Ravi who seems to enjoy such.  I agree with you about experiencing the full range of emotions.  As if I have some control over that anyway ha ha. From: Emily

Re: [FairfieldLife] Wacky RNC Attendees

2012-09-02 Thread Mike Dixon
Or just read a few post's for giggles and see how *evolved* TMers are. From: Bhairitu To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2012 9:33 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Wacky RNC Attendees   Some of these folks would probably like to

Re: [FairfieldLife] I've finally figured out why I post and lurk on FFL...

2012-09-02 Thread Bhairitu
On 09/01/2012 09:24 PM, sparaig wrote: > It makes my crazy life seem sane by comparison. > > > L. > > That's why we call it the Funny Farm Lounge. BTW, your life probably isn't crazy, the world is and getting crazier all the time. Remember when "sane" was defined as Maslow's "self actualized ma

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Aurobindo intervenes

2012-09-02 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "martin.quickman" wrote: > > How Sri Aurobindo helped in WWII : > > http://sathyasaimemories.wordpress.com/ Beautiful, thanks for posting this ! On youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BUlcMJjboEo

[FairfieldLife] Wacky RNC Attendees

2012-09-02 Thread Bhairitu
Some of these folks would probably like to shoot the "heathens" on FFL. Alexandra Pelosi's clip from Bill Maher's show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1vJobU5ZKw

[FairfieldLife] Re: "Going on a course"

2012-09-02 Thread Robin Carlsen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QK9g02-dQ0 http://tinyurl.com/7fjgg6h --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > Segueing again from the idea of DIY to what in my mind is a related > subject, have you ever noticed how many (not all, but many) TMers have > been conditioned to thi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
Thanks Barry, I appreciate the advice about not trying to be too clever for a specific market. Actually that was excellent advice to just find my own voice and let her rip, some will dig it and some will hate it and most wont give a shit. Thanks for the useful advice. --- In FairfieldLife@

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > > When Buck suggests removing people from the forum or reducing the > number of posts, I tend to think rather than reducing the number of > posts, that if software could be developed to not accept posts that were > just a sin

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread awoelflebater
The dear doctor seems to be operating a little closer to the bone this morning. Next, it will be open heart or brain surgery. May I watch? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > The Good Doctor observes: Another great piece of writing, Curtis! > > "The world really n

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > All of this writing just *has* to be a book, Curtis. > > > > The world really needs it. > > Thanks for the encouragement Barry. I don't think I > have found my

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Re: mind boggling

2012-09-02 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" > wrote: > > Dear Xeno > First I want to clarify a few things. I never took your initial statement of > a few days ago (that I seemed to enter FFL on the backdraft of Ro

[FairfieldLife] Re: "Going on a course"

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > > Almost all the 'big' experiences I had were spontaneous and > not on courses of any kind. Me, too. Of my Top Ten List, only one is associated with TM, and occurred on a course. And even then it happened while meditating on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > All of this writing just *has* to be a book, Curtis. > > The world really needs it. Thanks for the encouragement Barry. I don't think I have found my market focus for a book yet, but it is fun to send these out and I really appreciate

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
H. Alright then, in that context, "mood making" speaks to lack of authenticity in how we conduct ourselves.  That applies to us all I guess - and I note that Ravi has refuted his "Yogi" status.  He is a "bhogi" now :) I also don't understand this focus on thinking only "happy, happy thoughts

[FairfieldLife] Sri Aurobindo intervenes

2012-09-02 Thread martin.quickman
How Sri Aurobindo helped in WWII : http://sathyasaimemories.wordpress.com/

[FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread sparaig
"Mood-making" in TM-speak refers to trying to pretend to yourself (and/or others) that you are enlightened by attempting to behave in the way you think someone who is enlightened behaves. There's nothing wrong with "mood-making" per se, only with the TM-related version, which is counter-enlight

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lindsay Lohan-- An Accident Waiting to Happen

2012-09-02 Thread Emily Reyn
Share: Is there something wrong with "mood making?"  For example, music, art, meditation, incense, candles, poetry, movies, only thinking "happy, happy" thoughts, all function to "mood make."   From: Share Long To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Sunda

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread doctordumbass
The Good Doctor observes: Another great piece of writing, Curtis! "The world really needs it." -- one slight, but significant, correction here by Doctor Dumbass: Your world, Barry, needs it. Not mine. My world is not populated by the groups and cliques and false teachers of the blind and dumb,

[FairfieldLife] Re: "Going on a course"

2012-09-02 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > Segueing again from the idea of DIY to what in my mind is a related > subject, have you ever noticed how many (not all, but many) TMers have > been conditioned to think of the events that enabled them to make (in > their minds, at least)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is being a drama queen the opposite of being enlightened?

2012-09-02 Thread sparaig
What is it like spending years anticipating your triumphant 35 year anniversary reunion where you're going to show all "those idiots" from high school that you are better than then are and then realize that they don't remember you at all, even though you have been obsessing about them for 35 yea

[FairfieldLife] Re: more for those who enjoy jyotish

2012-09-02 Thread salyavin808
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > > > > > > For example, look how you wrote about eggman and then sparaig wrote about > > Uncle George and the eggs.  Thanking Ann for reference.  > > I've never seen Annie Hall actually, I got it from 'Dirk Gently's Holi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
All of this writing just *has* to be a book, Curtis. The world really needs it. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > Crowds of people are like schools of fish. They swim by an outside performer with the mentality of a single entity. The trick for a busker is to b

[FairfieldLife] Re: more for those who enjoy jyotish

2012-09-02 Thread salyavin808
> > > For example, look how you wrote about eggman and then sparaig wrote about > Uncle George and the eggs.  Thanking Ann for reference.  I've never seen Annie Hall actually, I got it from 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' by Douglas Adams. Plagiarism is the sincerest form of f

[FairfieldLife] Our Little Secret

2012-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
Crowds of people are like schools of fish. They swim by an outside performer with the mentality of a single entity. The trick for a busker is to break them out of the trance so they will pay attention to me. "Pay" is the key word here. I need them to stop their internal dialog long enough to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thinking Hierarchically vs. Relationally

2012-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Susan" wrote: > > Some of the same dynamics happened in Christianity when > Protestants broke off from Catholicism and said people > did not need to pay for penances, use Popes or have a > whole hierarchy of rituals to reach God. Ah, but they still had to

[FairfieldLife] 13,000 tragic ends

2012-09-02 Thread awoelflebater
http://www.thestar.com/sports/horseracing/article/1250221--13-000-horses-could-be-destroyed-in-2013-if-ontario-horse-racing-industry-collapses

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thinking Hierarchically vs. Relationally

2012-09-02 Thread Susan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > Segueing from my rap about cliques and why -- in my opinion, of course > -- people form them, I find my self proposing another answer to that > koan: "They're stuck in hierarchical thinking." > > One of Rama - Fred Lenz's crackpot theo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is being a drama queen the opposite of being enlightened?

2012-09-02 Thread awoelflebater
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Chuckling at perfection and conciseness... > > > > > From: salyavin808 > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2012 2:27 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is being a drama

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