[FairfieldLife] At least one person in Boston has a sense of humor

Funny piece about the real-world consequences of being in a city that essentially panics and declares martial law because the police can't find one guy on the run. http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/lust-during-wartime

[FairfieldLife] Perfect!

This cartoon completely captures the essence of our "Gotta stay connected...gotta stay online...just gotta" society. It's really the same behavior as a dog with worms chewing compulsively on his butt. [https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/936836_102007771\ 64462094_1920206026_n

[FairfieldLife] Has anyone noticed...

...that the more their traditional victims ignore the hard-core abusers here on FFL, the more panicky they get, and the more they sling their wordvomit, especially at the beginning of the week? Good job, pissants. Here it is Monday morning, and most of you are well over the halfway point to posti

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: My objections to the Judy routine, was parsing a la Descartes

Dear Judy, Thank you for articulating your concerns. Curtis's use of the term disassociation was amusing and concerning for me. My amusement, of course reflected in my response to him, and because of the fact that he uses it to smear me in the absence of any intelligent response he can come up w

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: My objections to the Judy routine, was parsing a la Descartes

Dear Judy, Thank you for articulating your concerns. Curtis's use of the term disassociation was amusing and concerning for me. My amusement, of course reflected in my response to him, and because of the fact that he uses it to smear me in the absence of any intelligent response he can come up w

[FairfieldLife] Re: More proof that not everyone in America is insane

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > Barry, > > > > You seem to forget the situation in Paris and anywhere else in France. > > Recently, there have been unrest and riots in Paris for many reasons, > > includ

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sweaty balls?!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, srijau@ wrote: > > > > sweaty balls is not a good thing, its more likely that you have been > > somehow atypically overindulgent of late and not related to what you think > > it might. > > Well, in my

[FairfieldLife] Re: My objections to the Judy routine, was parsing a la Descartes

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > wrote: > > > > > > I can see why this would be an important issue for you Judy. > > > > Bullshit,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sweaty balls?!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, srijau@... wrote: > > sweaty balls is not a good thing, its more likely that you have been somehow > atypically overindulgent of late and not related to what you think it might. Well, in my great experience re: sweaty balls they can only mean one thing: t

[FairfieldLife] Re: My objections to the Judy routine, was parsing a la Descartes

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > wrote: > > > > I can see why this would be an important issue for you Judy. > > Bullshit, Curtis. You can't see nearly as much as you think > you can. The issue itself is tri

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sweaty balls?!

sweaty balls is not a good thing, its more likely that you have been somehow atypically overindulgent of late and not related to what you think it might. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" wrote: > > > > > > One of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Secrets of the Mantras

you have shown time and again here that you use any occasion to make the most extremist statement, and a good deal of plain nonsense too. So I doubt any careful observer cares much anymore.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another of Roger Ebert's last film reviews...

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > A good magician puts at least as much time into practice of > > > a specific slight-of-hand trick as

[FairfieldLife] warning from one the brightest Jyotish minds alive

Narasimha P.V.R. Rao 7:53 PM (1 hour ago) to JyotishGroup, JyotishWritings, vedic-astrology, sohamsa Copied from my Facebook post: I mentioned before that an unstable phase that started at the end of March extends till the end of May and that natural disasters and also man-made disasters wi

[FairfieldLife] Re: what a Sunday on FFL

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: (snip) > from Judy, best expression of her *hypochondria:  I'm allergic > to dishonesty. (snip) > *hypochondria n. The persistent conviction that one is or is > likely to become ill, often involving symptoms when illness > is neither present

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Sat 20-Apr-13 00:15:02 UTC

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Ann, I was of course joking about totally restored as I was never unrestored, > grin.  And I'm glad we're having this exchange.  > > It sounds like you're saying that in his psychological rape comment to Curtis > about you, Robin

[FairfieldLife] Re: My objections to the Judy routine, was parsing a la Descartes

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > I can see why this would be an important issue for you Judy. Bullshit, Curtis. You can't see nearly as much as you think you can. The issue itself is trivial. Your attempt to inflate it so as to smear Ravi is not. I know quite

[FairfieldLife] Re: Today! Our Conscious Future

One of the several really good presentations I thought most interesting for our purposes was Father Gabriel Mejia with his language -ing of Latin branded New Age Liberation Theology. We could use a direct dose of that love in the TM movement up North here. He even gives darshan by hugging. Th

[FairfieldLife] what a Sunday on FFL

from noozguru, best intentional joke:  I spent the whole day yesterday dodging terrorists. Oh wait, those were just bad drivers. from Judy, best expression of her *hypochondria:  I'm allergic to dishonesty. from turq, best surprise ending:  Sigh. from RD, best no surprise at all:  Ann, wonderful

[FairfieldLife] Re: a WONDERFUL formula

One of the Buddhas is reputed to have said, "...Believe nothing that you read, and only half of what you see...". Excellent advice, and that goes for the proponents of TM, also. It is a great tool, TM - The Craftsman(R) brand, lifetime replacement if broken, guarantee. That's it, Michael. End

[FairfieldLife] Re: My objections to the Judy routine, was parsing a la Descartes

I can see why this would be an important issue for you Judy. My background in training to spot how language reveals a person's internal state is sufficient to make the observation I made. It comes from linguistics not psychology. Most people recognize that speaking of yourself in the 3rd perso

[FairfieldLife] Re: More proof that not everyone in America is insane

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > Barry, > > You seem to forget the situation in Paris and anywhere else in France. > Recently, there have been unrest and riots in Paris for many reasons, > including those perpetrated by terrorists. I don't believe you're any safer >

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Mon 22-Apr-13 00:15:03 UTC

Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 04/20/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 04/27/13 00:00:00 281 messages as of (UTC) 04/21/13 23:58:33 28 Richard J. Williams 25 authfriend 20 card 19 doctordumbass 18 seventhray27 18 curtisdeltablues 17 Ann 15 Bhairitu 14 tu

[FairfieldLife] Re: My objections to the Judy routine, was parsing a la Descartes

Ravi, You might want to add to your list of advice to Curtis that he quit pretending he has any expertise in mental health issues. That you occasionally speak of yourself in the third person, for instance, is not a sign of dissociation. It's not even "a very interesting tell." Nor have I ever s

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why terrorism works, and why it doesn't work on me

On 04/21/2013 03:51 PM, Alex Stanley wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" wrote: >> >> >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >>> Talk host Karel, who is not a conspiracy theorist nor a conservative by >>> any means, pointed out that in Long Beach, where he li

[FairfieldLife] The Bells of Rhymney

Here's another one, same era, different channel: The Bells Of Rhymney, The Byrds, written by Bob Seeger (using words written by Welsh poet Idris Davies), and recorded by the Byrds, in 1965: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8gBysv5gYQ

[FairfieldLife] Re: starting a revolution

Here's another one, same era, different channel: The Bells Of Rhymney, The Byrds, written by Bob Seeger (using words written by Welsh poet Idris Davies), and recorded by the Byrds, in 1965: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe19Sas5RSs --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ginger Baker!

Thank you for that! Listened to, and watched, ALL OF IT. Excellent!! He was smoking a couple o' something... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" wrote: > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4jqUvBpgm0 > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ wrote: > > > > Two days

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: My objections to the Judy routine, was parsing a la Descartes

Oh Curtis baby - just because I am hard on you doesn't mean I don't love you. Need I say it - just ranting without articulating your needs is a sign of low emotional intelligence. All you had to do was swallow your pride and say - Hey Rav, can I have a consolidated, concise list like Steve as well.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why terrorism works, and why it doesn't work on me

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > Talk host Karel, who is not a conspiracy theorist nor a conservative by > > any means, pointed out that in Long Beach, where he lives, on Monday > > three people died fr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Secrets of the Mantras

> > Just got off the phone with one of my old TM > > friends in North Carolina - he just finished > > reading the Secret of the Mantras - if what > > he told me was accurate I don't see how one > > could read the book and not see what a damned > > old fraud Marshy was > > Bhairitu: > I recall

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ginger Baker!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4jqUvBpgm0 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > Two days ago, I was listening to Blind Faith's, "In The Presence Of The > Lord". Cool! > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe19Sas5RSs > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card"

[FairfieldLife] Re: Secrets of the Mantras

In TM theory, it isn't that mantras are kept secret for the sake of a secret,, but because the process of meditation and the process of speaking the mantra aloud or writing it down, are contrary to one another. There's even a physiological explanation that might explain why this is so. L --- I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why terrorism works, and why it doesn't work on me

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: (snip) >> You'll enjoy this story. :-D > http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57580587-71/purported-tv-caption-slipup-pegs-zooey-deschanel-as-alleged-boston-bomber/ On CNN on Friday, anchor Wolf Blitzer asked correspondent Susan Candiotti, who wa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ginger Baker!

Two days ago, I was listening to Blind Faith's, "In The Presence Of The Lord". Cool! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe19Sas5RSs --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" wrote: > > > Ginger Baker was born Peter Edward Baker in Lewisham, South London on 19 > August 1939. > > As a teen, he

[FairfieldLife] Clash of Clans!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercell_(video_game_company)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sweaty balls?!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" wrote: > > > One of the most curious phenomena after I started gluten-free diet > has been sweaty balls, especially when sleeping. Haven't had > those for years now, as I recall it! > > I just came up with a possible explanation: improved blood flow

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why terrorism works, and why it doesn't work on me

On 04/21/2013 11:55 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > I spent two rather formative years -- between the ages > of 14 and 16 -- in Morocco. Living there on Air Force > bases, but spending as much of my time as was feasible > in Marrakech or Casablanca because...well...they were > just more interesting, I enco

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why terrorism works, and why it doesn't work on me

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > Talk host Karel, who is not a conspiracy theorist nor a conservative by > any means, pointed out that in Long Beach, where he lives, on Monday > three people died from gun incidents and where is the outrage over that? > > Because of th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why terrorism works, and why it doesn't work on me

On 04/21/2013 11:55 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > I spent two rather formative years -- between the ages > of 14 and 16 -- in Morocco. Living there on Air Force > bases, but spending as much of my time as was feasible > in Marrakech or Casablanca because...well...they were > just more interesting, I enco

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why terrorism works, and why it doesn't work on me

On 04/21/2013 11:55 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > I spent two rather formative years -- between the ages > of 14 and 16 -- in Morocco. Living there on Air Force > bases, but spending as much of my time as was feasible > in Marrakech or Casablanca because...well...they were > just more interesting, I enco

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Sat 20-Apr-13 00:15:02 UTC

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > (snip) > > Yes, it's true that Robin apologized. As did I, in the very > > next sentence of my original upsetting post. And I said I > > was willing to work things out. But he

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Sat 20-Apr-13 00:15:02 UTC

Ann, wonderfully insightful post to Share. You pitched her softballs right across the plate. Too bad the batter remains on the sidelines. http://youtu.be/Mjh7XQNZcIQ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > Ann

Re: [FairfieldLife] Secrets of the Mantras

On 04/21/2013 01:14 PM, Michael Jackson wrote: > Just got off the phone with one of my old TM friends in North Carolina - he > just finished reading the Secret of the Mantras - if what he told me was > accurate I don't see how one could read the book and not see what a damned > old fraud Marshy

[FairfieldLife] Ginger Baker!

Ginger Baker was born Peter Edward Baker in Lewisham, South London on 19 August 1939. As a teen, he trained and competed as a racing cyclist, developing strong leg muscles which later contributed to his skill on the double bass drums. Ginger had always planned on becoming a professional cyclis

[FairfieldLife] Re: a WONDERFUL formula

MMY's TM theory is his attempt to explain his understanding of meditation and enlightenment in modern terms. This understanding is colored by his religious upbringing and obviously is biased in favor of his belief-system. His description of the behavior of a fully enlightened person assumes all

[FairfieldLife] Sweaty balls?!

One of the most curious phenomena after I started gluten-free diet has been sweaty balls, especially when sleeping. Haven't had those for years now, as I recall it! I just came up with a possible explanation: improved blood flow in my genitals. But, then again, it might have something to do with

[FairfieldLife] Secrets of the Mantras

Just got off the phone with one of my old TM friends in North Carolina - he just finished reading the Secret of the Mantras - if what he told me was accurate I don't see how one could read the book and not see what a damned old fraud Marshy was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why terrorism works, and why it doesn't work on me

What a pompous ass you are, Barry, making such statements like terrorists are not out to kill others, but to scare everyone else, and you encountered terrorism long before the rest of us. I lived through three rebellions, up close and personal, as a kid, starting before you could spell the wor

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: a WONDERFUL formula

I still want to know how proponents of TM and its supposed benefits that are touted as being nearly miraculous can BE proponents of TM AND continue to tout its benefits when the actual real time real world activities of many long time meditators leave much to be desired. As an example the curre

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why terrorism works, and why it doesn't work on me

For fairly obvious reasons such as geography and history, the U.S. hasn't had anywhere near as much terrorism as most European countries. Just a guess, but I'll bet if we had had as much of it as they have had, we'd be just as blase about it. When it happens here, it's a Big Deal because it's so ra

[FairfieldLife] Why terrorism works, and why it doesn't work on me

I spent two rather formative years -- between the ages of 14 and 16 -- in Morocco. Living there on Air Force bases, but spending as much of my time as was feasible in Marrakech or Casablanca because...well...they were just more interesting, I encountered terrorism long before most of you had ever h

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why Are Elderly More Prone to Scams and we like Cinematic Scams

Something not clearly pointed out but you can derive from the article is that today's "senior citizens", especially the boomers growing old are much wiser to scams than our folks were. Also my sister and brother-in-law are in their early 80s and not susceptible to scams. These days when a tele

[FairfieldLife] Re: Today! Our Conscious Future

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > I have hopes that it will eventually make it to youtube. I was put off by the > apparent registration fee for the online version, although in other places it > said that the online version was free. > > > L They had a guy giving a p

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Koch Brother asshats want to control your news

On 04/21/2013 10:51 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: > > Bhairitu: >> Not only do they own the what you wipe your ass with... >> > You probably know less about the Koch brothers than I > do - you apparently get most of your news from Yahoo! > News. Go figure. Are they your buddies? Are you a Bircher

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another of Roger Ebert's last film reviews...

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > On the other side of the coin (a tad too clever I know) > is a juggler who makes it all look so easy through > practice that he has to drop things occasionally so > we know it is freak'n hard to keep 5 balls in the air. I on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Boston Is Under Terrorist Attack!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" > > wrote: > > > > > > Bhairitu: > > > > It's very possible these kids were manipulated > > > > into their acts..

[FairfieldLife] Re: More proof that not everyone in America is insane

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > Barry, > > You seem to forget the situation in Paris and anywhere > else in France. Recently, there have been unrest and > riots in Paris for many reasons, including those > perpetrated by terrorists. I don't believe you're > any safer

[FairfieldLife] Re: ..R.J. and "fooling Houdini"and Dai Vernon: The Spirit Of Magic

LOL Does Patanjali Yoga Sutrea counts in your POV, you virgin born one? [:D] BTW Although or may be because there existed nothing known about the Yogi, Patanjali, for a thousand years after composing his yoga compendium, all of a sudden (miraculously) during the bhakti era in India, a hagiographic

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another of Roger Ebert's last film reviews...

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > A good magician puts at least as much time into practice of > > a specific slight-of-hand trick as any juggler, probably more. > > > > Juggling, done well, looks good from

[FairfieldLife] Re: a WONDERFUL formula

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > curtisdeltablues: > > Very cool response Lawson. I appreciate that. > > And I do dig that you put out research for > > us to think about concerning brain states in > > TM. > > > You're all over the place today, Curtis - a >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Boston Is Under Terrorist Attack!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > > > Bhairitu: > > > It's very possible these kids were manipulated > > > into their acts... > > > > > Fer sure, the brothers were members of a secret > > sleeper cell

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another of Roger Ebert's last film reviews...

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > A good magician puts at least as much time into practice of > a specific slight-of-hand trick as any juggler, probably more. > > Juggling, done well, looks good from almost any angle. Magic > tricks, on the other hand, often only look g

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Sat 20-Apr-13 00:15:02 UTC

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: (snip) > Yes, it's true that Robin apologized. As did I, in the very > next sentence of my original upsetting post. And I said I > was willing to work things out. But he rejected both the > apology and the offer. And he continued to deliver a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Koch Brother asshats want to control your news

Bhairitu: > Not only do they own the what you wipe your ass with... > You probably know less about the Koch brothers than I do - you apparently get most of your news from Yahoo! News. Go figure. Sometimes you sound like a libertarian and other times you sound like a liberal. One thread which s

[FairfieldLife] Re: a WONDERFUL formula

curtisdeltablues: > Very cool response Lawson. I appreciate that. > And I do dig that you put out research for > us to think about concerning brain states in > TM. > You're all over the place today, Curtis - a few minutes ago you were posting that Lawson was posting anti-intellectual statement

[FairfieldLife] China Aims at Religion

The Chinese government would prefer to abolish religion in the country. But the people are looking for happiness and bliss other than the drudgery of work for the state and economy. http://news.yahoo.com/china-says-aims-banish-superstition-promote-knowledge-055415307.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another of Roger Ebert's last film reviews...

I think that is a funny balance between the grace and artistry in the hands of close up magicians and the effect of magic. I see two different skills in play with cards and coins. One is the technical skill of manipulation which is just beautiful to watch, and then there is getting your expectat

[FairfieldLife] Re: More proof that not everyone in America is insane

> >> ...I spent the whole day yesterday dodging terrorists. > >> > > Very impressive! So, you're dodging terrorists all day in > > downtown Oakland? > > Bhairitu: > You missed my punchline. Read my whole post not just part > of it. :-D > That the Boston terrorists are for you the Oakland driv

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Are Elderly More Prone to Scams and we like Cinematic Scams

http://www.pnas.org/content/109/51/20848 To see if older people really are less able to spot a shyster, Taylor and colleagues showed photos of faces considered trustworthy, neutral, or untrustworthy to a group of 119 older adults (ages 55 to 84) and

[FairfieldLife] Why Are Elderly More Prone to Scams and we like Cinematic Scams

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26P3g8vTWZ0 Research from the University of Iowa, shows that the part of our brain that corresponds with feelings of doubt or belief deteriorates with age and can cause older people to be more trusting. Taylor and her tea

[FairfieldLife] Re: ..R.J. and "fooling Houdini"and Dai Vernon: The Spirit Of Magic

Yes the magic community was very pissed that he wrote a book exposing so many secrets of magic, and there was a big backlash. Since the Internet all the secrecy nonsense ship has sailed IMO. You can know the secret but still have your mind blown by a skilled magician. I really enjoyed the link

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More proof that not everyone in America is insane

On 04/21/2013 09:43 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: >>> Some still have the ability to think, and more important, >>> *write* about the larger issues revealed by the events in >>> Boston: >>> > Bhairitu: >> ...I spent the whole day yesterday dodging terrorists. >> > Very impressive! So, you're dodgi

[FairfieldLife] Re: a WONDERFUL formula

Very cool response Lawson. I appreciate that. And I do dig that you put out research for us to think about concerning brain states in TM. I am still a work in progress in analyzing any of this, and find the initial biases daunting to cut through. But the subject is worthy of discussion and I

[FairfieldLife] Koch Brother asshats want to control your news

Not only do they own the what you wipe your ass with (got Geogia-Paciific products) but now they want to control the media and the message: http://news.yahoo.com/koch-brothers-wouldnt-mind-controlling-medium-message-143937866--finance.html This is a good reason to ban billionaires!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Sat 20-Apr-13 00:15:02 UTC

Ann, I was of course joking about totally restored as I was never unrestored, grin.  And I'm glad we're having this exchange.  It sounds like you're saying that in his psychological rape comment to Curtis about you, Robin was being both ironic and straight forward.  Perhaps it's easier to deal

[FairfieldLife] Re: More proof that not everyone in America is insane

> > Some still have the ability to think, and more important, > > *write* about the larger issues revealed by the events in > > Boston: > > Bhairitu: > ...I spent the whole day yesterday dodging terrorists. > Very impressive! So, you're dodging terrorists all day in downtown Oakland?

[FairfieldLife] Re: More proof that not everyone in America is insane

Barry, You seem to forget the situation in Paris and anywhere else in France. Recently, there have been unrest and riots in Paris for many reasons, including those perpetrated by terrorists. I don't believe you're any safer over there than here in the USA. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another of Roger Ebert's last film reviews...

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 wrote: > > > > The beauty of it for people who know how to do it is the smoothness of its > > exec

[FairfieldLife] Re: Boston Is Under Terrorist Attack!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > > > Bhairitu: > > It's very possible these kids were manipulated > > into their acts... > > > Fer sure, the brothers were members of a secret > sleeper cell in Boston. The older brother was > obsessed with Islam. There

Re: [FairfieldLife] More proof that not everyone in America is insane

On 04/21/2013 01:54 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > Some still have the ability to think, and more important, > *write* about the larger issues revealed by the events in > Boston: > > http://www.salon.com/2013/04/20/how_boston_exposes_americas_dark_post_911_bargain/ > > For those who are going to try to wr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Boston Is Under Terrorist Attack!

Bhairitu: > It's very possible these kids were manipulated > into their acts... > Fer sure, the brothers were members of a secret sleeper cell in Boston. The older brother was obsessed with Islam. There are more terrorists out there in the Boston area - that's where most of the Chechen expa

[FairfieldLife] Re: A 37th view of Mount Fuji, by Hokusai

That'so lovely, thanks...it time to rinse and then look out, om nom nom nom nom. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Curvy wavy clawing for safe spot between > ChokoDude who's rising from the dire depths, > Sir Periwinkle looking to chop some chips To fatten him takes

[FairfieldLife] Re: a WONDERFUL formula

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > > > So, even if one practices and "masters" jhana > > > techniques, one really isn't doing anything > > > spiritually good. You can see signs of this in > > > the entire world-wide Buddhist culture that > > > celebrates p

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another of Roger Ebert's last film reviews...

A good magician puts at least as much time into practice of a specific slight-of-hand trick as any juggler, probably more. Juggling, done well, looks good from almost any angle. Magic tricks, on the other hand, often only look good at certain angles, so the magician not only must be really good

[FairfieldLife] Re: a WONDERFUL formula

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > So, even if one practices and "masters" jhana techniques, one really > > > isn't doing anything spiritually good. You can see signs of this in the > > > entire wo

[FairfieldLife] ..R.J. and "fooling Houdini"and Dai Vernon: The Spirit Of Magic

Vernon's reputation was in no way dependent on his being the called "The Man Who Fooled Houdini,"(Rick Jay) here the documentary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeIBCLw4p8o Stonre mentioned "inattentional blindness", a phenomenon which enables many ill

[FairfieldLife] Re: a WONDERFUL formula

It is certainly true that I don't really *know* what meditation techniques are better or best, or if the TM definition of enlightenment is right or wrong or if the end-result of consistently produced coherent gamma EEG from most other techniques isn't the same or better than the end result of co

[FairfieldLife] Re: a WONDERFUL formula

> > So, even if one practices and "masters" jhana > > techniques, one really isn't doing anything > > spiritually good. You can see signs of this in > > the entire world-wide Buddhist culture that > > celebrates people burning themselves alive as > > a good thing. > Curtis: > I am very intere

[FairfieldLife] ..R.J. and "fooling Houdini"

"To perform magic and fool people is easy. To perform magic marvelously or create magic brilliantly is incredibly difficult.Not to know the difference means you should not be writing a book. In the words of David Mamet, "never open your mouth till you know what the shot is."" Ricky Jay His ,R.J.v

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another of Roger Ebert's last film reviews...

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 wrote: > > The beauty of it for people who know how to do it is the smoothness of its > execution. It is a succession of slights that must be performed under > increasin

[FairfieldLife] Re: Today! Our Conscious Future

I have hopes that it will eventually make it to youtube. I was put off by the apparent registration fee for the online version, although in other places it said that the online version was free. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > # Our conscious future and a post-charis

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another of Roger Ebert's last film reviews...

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 wrote: > > The beauty of it for people who know how to do it is the smoothness of its > execution. It is a succession of slights that must be performed under > increasing

[FairfieldLife] Re: psychological rape was parsing etc

Share, as promised, here are my responses to two of your posts from Wednesday. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Judy what I notice here is that you do not mention one > example of my alleged essence of corruption. Right. As you know, I told you I was going to respond t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another of Roger Ebert's last film reviews...

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 wrote: The beauty of it for people who know how to do it is the smoothness of its execution. It is a succession of slights that must be performed under increasing scrutiny. The hardest part is to perform it so many times that your muscle me

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another of Roger Ebert's last film reviews...

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > > > I think your husband will love the book then. It is an insider's view of > magic from the perspective of a really smart guy who put off pursuing his > physics masters

[FairfieldLife] Re: maaNDuukyopaniSat: caturtha (aka turiiya), part 1

cardemaister: > not an indifferentiated mass of consciousness; neither > knowing, nor unknowing > For Buddhists the basic human problem is false discrimination. We habitually impute substantiality to existents when, in fact, they have no self-sustaining authenticity of their own. The illusio

[FairfieldLife] Re: parsing a la Descartes was HITLER'S VALENTINE

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Judy, as of yesterday, when your words sound sarcastic or > belligerent, hypocritical or prejudicial, then I stop reading > the post. For example, in your reply below, I stopped reading > after the second sentence. Your loss, toots. Your

[FairfieldLife] Re: a WONDERFUL formula

sparig: > Afterall, since they are without a "self," it's not wrong > for them to do violence to a specific living thing: their > own physical body. > There are going to be radicals in any spiritual movement including Buddhism. But, there have been billions of Buddhists over the years and only

[FairfieldLife] Re: a WONDERFUL formula

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > So, even if one practices and "masters" jhana techniques, one really isn't > > doing anything spiritually good. You can see signs of this in the entire > > world-wide Buddhist culture that celebrates people burning themselves alive >

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