[FairfieldLife] RE: Think of the children

2013-10-16 Thread s3raphita
Hjust like all human beings, no? Precisely the point I'm making. But that wasn't clear to some in earlier generations who didn't mix with other races and so had to rely on prejudiced reporting and accepted the media stereotypes. Bit off topic though: it's the discovery that our experie

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Think of the children

2013-10-16 Thread emilymaenot
Re: "and know that some can be complete arseholes, some can be regular folks and some can be generous, warm-hearted and attractive. " Hjust like all human beings, no? Excuse you? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Re "Seems hard to believe - my grandpap drank copious am

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: RE: Most Educated Countries in the World

2013-10-16 Thread s3raphita
I'm with you on your stress on the importance of the support of a loving family; and I can't see a place for eugenics (except perhaps in screening pregnant women for serious abnormalities in the foetus). I think that current tests for intelligence tend to uncover the kind of nous that makes

RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] "Embracing the Void"

2013-10-16 Thread emilymaenot
Fabulous article. I love the picture of the sun tunnels too. The last time I was at the beach this summer, I laid out on the sand at night for quite a while and watched the sky and shooting stars; such an inexplicable feeling in the quiet and silence and dark with the waves in the background..

Re: [FairfieldLife] College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread Bhairitu
Look for Flicks dark chocolate at CVS or Luckys. Some of the best dark chocolate available in the US. If you have a cup cake crave but don't want to wreck your pancreas try Red Velvet cupcake bites at Dollar Tree and Nestle's (though I hate their no right to water CEO) Sno Caps semi-sweet littl

RE: Re: Re: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread doctordumbass
Just found a double pack of 12" Tootsie Rolls, at Target, for a buck. (Also four stuffed turkey *hats* - awesome) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Ooo, now I'm remembering all the candy I did like: Tootsie Rolls and Mary Janes and Baby Ruths. Plus some whose name I can't rememb

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: Most Educated Countries in the World

2013-10-16 Thread jr_esq
Seraphita, Based on historical records, it's apparent that the family unit is the best natural way to maintain or improve the quality of people in a given society. There is no doubt that genetics are involved in some individuals who excel in science, business or sports. As such, the natural

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: BIG WHEW

2013-10-16 Thread authfriend
Actually the Republicans both in the Senate and the House who voted (or will vote) against the proposal are likely to retain their seats; those who voted for it are the ones who are going to have problems. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Judy, As difficult as it may seem,

[FairfieldLife] RE: BIG WHEW

2013-10-16 Thread jr_esq
Judy, As difficult as it may seem, this resolution shows that the government is working, albeit dysfunctionaly, as intended by the US Constitution. It is worth noting that, for whatever political reasons, there were 18 senators who voted against the bill to end the fiscal crisis. The voti

Re: [FairfieldLife] BIG WHEW

2013-10-16 Thread Bhairitu
And the US economy will be in a malaise until next January when they play this game again with the wounded economy festering more. Best thing would have let it crash in 2008. But the banksters weren't ready to screw us enough yet and needed more time to get their evil plans in order. Capita

[FairfieldLife] RE: Think of the children

2013-10-16 Thread s3raphita
Re "Seems hard to believe - my grandpap drank copious amounts of moonshine and hated black folks as did my pappy, but those decisions have not made their way into my energy field.": Not hard to believe at all. I have very different attitude to blacks than did my grandparents because they knew n

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pricing TM to Teach [more] Meditators

2013-10-16 Thread Bhairitu
I don't think it is all that difficult to make a teaching simple including explaining it to people. TM spoke in lofty terms. For most people just talk about relaxation from a busy life through meditation. No need to speak about moksha, enlightenment at all. Just teach a simple technique. Th

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] "Embracing the Void"

2013-10-16 Thread authfriend
I thought of him too as I was reading the essay. Share wrote: So lovely...and how I wish that salyavin is lurking and will stumble onto this! On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:41 PM, "authfriend@..." wrote: Embracing the void The ancients had gods and pyramids to tame the sky's

[FairfieldLife] BIG WHEW

2013-10-16 Thread authfriend
Senate Passes Measure to End Fiscal Impasse WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans conceded defeat Wednesday in their bitter budget fight with President Obama over the new health care law, agreeing to end a disruptive 16-day government shutdown and extend federal borrowing power to avert a f

Re: [FairfieldLife] "Embracing the Void"

2013-10-16 Thread Share Long
So lovely...and how I wish that salyavin is lurking and will stumble onto this! On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:41 PM, "authfri...@yahoo.com" wrote:   Embracing the void The ancients had gods and pyramids to tame the sky's mystery. We have Star Axis, a masterpiece forty years in the mak

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Thu 17-Oct-13 00:15:09 UTC

2013-10-16 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 10/12/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 10/19/13 00:00:00 417 messages as of (UTC) 10/17/13 00:05:48 54 dhamiltony2k5 48 Share Long 34 authfriend 33 doctordumbass 27 Richard J. Williams 27 Michael Jackson 27 Bhairitu 2

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread Share Long
Thanks, bhairitu, good test. I scored 22 for fast, 19 for balanced and 3 for slow. Sounds like I'm on the right track with avoiding high glycemic foods. Fascinating too about the different kinds of protein. Never knew that before. On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 4:23 PM, Bhairitu wrote:  

[FairfieldLife] Perseus and Andromeda

2013-10-16 Thread yifuxero
by Giorgio Vasari http://www.museumsyndicate.com/item.php?item=15985 http://www.museumsyndicate.com/item.php?item=15985

Re: [FairfieldLife] Think of the children

2013-10-16 Thread Michael Jackson
seems hard to believe - my grandpap drank copious amounts of moonshine and hated black folks as did my pappy, but those decisions have not made their way into my energy field. On Wed, 10/16/13, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] Thi

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pricing TM to Teach [more] Meditators

2013-10-16 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Well actually Bhairitu, you are adept and do know full lot about it [Spirituality] by virtue of a lifetime. But most people in busy lives still do not know much about it and still are much more new to it even as it is their birthright. After a long period of stagnation TM is come back to initia

[FairfieldLife] "Embracing the Void"

2013-10-16 Thread authfriend
Embracing the void The ancients had gods and pyramids to tame the sky's mystery. We have Star Axis, a masterpiece forty years in the making By Ross Andersen Another terrific essay from Aeon magazine, about "a massive work of land art, a naked-eye observatory called Star Axisa ‘perceptua

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Most Educated Countries in the World

2013-10-16 Thread s3raphita
Re "Thus, there is a strong argument for having a cohesive family unit in order to have a stable population in any country.": That makes good sense . . . but would you *completely* rule out a genetic component in this case? It's such a controversial minefield, and - rather like global warming

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pricing TM to Teach [more] Meditators

2013-10-16 Thread Bhairitu
The point is that TM is rather a "has been." Back in the 1970s it was novel because westerners didn't know much about yoga and meditation. Since then there has been a explosion in that knowledge and a "shake out" as to what is relevant and what isn't. Take a look around and you'll mainly fin

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread Bhairitu
Many boomers are parasympathetic dominant, so are more naturally meat and potatoes types. There are a few sites with questionnaires for types including the caloriecount.com one at the bottom of the article. The full programs look at blood tests and lots of questions. I did it in 1981 and came

[FairfieldLife] Think of the children

2013-10-16 Thread s3raphita
We’ve long been told our genes are our destiny. But it’s now thought they can be changed by habit, lifestyle, even finances. What does this mean for our children? Your bad habits – smoking, overeating – can be passed onto your offspring, and even further down the hereditary line. Or, put another

[FairfieldLife] RE: Most Educated Countries in the World

2013-10-16 Thread jr_esq
Carde, According to Wikipedia, the Jewish population is only about 2 percent of the entire US population. But they do appear to have many successful people in this country, including Einstein and Barbara Streisand. IMO, it shows that the Jewish families encourage their children to be succ

[FairfieldLife] RE: Most Educated Countries in the World

2013-10-16 Thread cardemaister
I'm afraid without Abraham's descendants US might be way worse off, or stuff. In scientific documentaries from the US of A, usually at least a half of the experts interviewed appear to have Jewish family names?? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Would you believe Russia is on

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread sharelong60
Breaking Bad?! How come? Anyway, I wish there were an online test I could take to find out my metabolic type. In Chinese system I'm lesser yang. Should be eating pork and shrimp! According to nutritional intuitive, I should be eating buffalo burgers! Right now I do well on a low glycemic diet:

Re: Re: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread Share Long
Ooo, now I'm remembering all the candy I did like: Tootsie Rolls and Mary Janes and Baby Ruths. Plus some whose name I can't remember. And I was the original Cookie Monster. Plus my Mom baked great cakes. It's a wonder I have any teeth left! On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 1:41 PM, "doctordu

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread Bhairitu
For some reason this reminds me of "Breaking Bad". :-D Not nice to fool your body though. When your body wants a sweet it wants it for a reason and using a sugar substitute has been found not to be a good idea. The reason westerners like to have a dessert after a meal is the same reason that

[FairfieldLife] Most Educated Countries in the World

2013-10-16 Thread jr_esq
Would you believe Russia is on top of this list? And, the USA is only on the 5th place. But the US has a secret weapon by offering "Genius" visas to the best and brightest from countries around the world. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-educated-countries-world-102232490.html http://fi

RE: Re: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread doctordumbass
All candy was the ambrosia of the gods to me, when I was ten, KK too - pure magic, or at least fertile grounds for discovery. And the infamous butterscotch pudding - after a serious binge, couldn't even look at that concoction for the next few decades! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Re: Pricing TM to Teach [more] Meditators

2013-10-16 Thread doctordumbass
Your incessant harping and bitching about the TM whatever, just pegs my BS meter - What are you distracting from? 'cuz this shit is old. really old. spiderwebs, and dust, and pigeon poop. What is behind that old grey mask, dude? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: My question bac

RE: Re: Re: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Places You Can't Afford to Live

2013-10-16 Thread doctordumbass
Got it - yeah, too much self-auditing can drive a person crazy. Thanks for clearing that up. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Doc, I take it seriously on the level of action, but not on the level of thinking about it (-: On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 12:44 PM, "doctor

Re: Re: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Places You Can't Afford to Live

2013-10-16 Thread Share Long
Doc, I take it seriously on the level of action, but not on the level of thinking about it (-: On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 12:44 PM, "doctordumb...@rocketmail.com" wrote:    "Wonderful, Doc, I agree. Except I don't think we have to take it seriously or unseriously or any certain way a

Re: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread Share Long
Never liked it enough to OD on it. On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 12:47 PM, "doctordumb...@rocketmail.com" wrote:   LOL You didn't do Halloween right if you didn't OD at least once on Kandy Korn as a kid.   ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Candy corn! Yuck! Might as well

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Pricing TM to Teach [more] Meditators

2013-10-16 Thread doctordumbass
My question back to you, is, what delusion are you masking, by exposing this one, constantly? Just sayin'... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: > > Look, in this the new millennium, the TM movement Boards > of Trustees and Councils

RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pricing TM to Teach [more] Meditators

2013-10-16 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Dear Turq, ## Son, you got to know the audience reading this. There ain't nothing delusional about what I write. Have you looked at TM.org lately? You are just so damned ignorant and out of it. You are so removed from reality here your conjuring this megalomania tripe against TM just won't

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pricing TM to Teach [more] Meditators

2013-10-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 10/16/2013 10:30 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > He then goes on to call a guy whose real name is > Tony Nader by another made-up name Sort of like you calling Freddy Lenz 'Vishnu, Lord of the World'? LoL!

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pricing TM to Teach [more] Meditators

2013-10-16 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Well, we won't put Turqb up for no medal of honor citation now for running away, but I'd be first to give him a special award for coming back to meditation with us. I'd even give him a peck on the check like those Parisians he is so fond of do in the movies. -Buck ---In FairfieldLife@ya

RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Ritam

2013-10-16 Thread doctordumbass
Sounds de-lish - I do enjoy the *sissy boy* version of same, shrimp tempura, but if I asked for it from that old bastard, along with my 'accent', I wouldn't get very far. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Its pretty foul stuff, but you wouldn't believe how many people love the

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Pricing TM to Teach [more] Meditators

2013-10-16 Thread authfriend
Buck wrote: > Look, in this the new millennium, the TM movement Boards > of Trustees and Councils are going to have to rise up and > actively look-out for the movement business, the Knowledge, > and even look out for Nader Ram as Maha administrator > sovereign of TM too. They may have to chang

RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread doctordumbass
LOL You didn't do Halloween right if you didn't OD at least once on Kandy Korn as a kid. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Candy corn! Yuck! Might as well fill up the syringe with high fructose corn syrup and inject it right into your bloodstream! Perfect dessert to accompany

RE: Re: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Places You Can't Afford to Live

2013-10-16 Thread doctordumbass
"Wonderful, Doc, I agree. Except I don't think we have to take it seriously or unseriously or any certain way at all. Life is flowing along however we take it." Hey Share, this response of yours caught my eye, again, because it is a good example of usurping Brahman. "Life is flowing along h

Re: [FairfieldLife] Ritam

2013-10-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
Good work - today you've offended the Hindu girl's religion - next you'll be picking on the Hindu boys. Go figure. So, for a Wednesday, which is supposed to be FFL nice day, you've done some good work here already. A very good job! I'm glad to see someone at least has some integrity around her

Re: [FairfieldLife] Ritam

2013-10-16 Thread Michael Jackson
Ah, so you admit the Mother Divine girls are all Hindus - I knew TM was a religion! On Wed, 10/16/13, Richard J. Williams wrote: Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Ritam To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 2:13 PM

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Ritam

2013-10-16 Thread Michael Jackson
Its pretty foul stuff, but you wouldn't believe how many people love their veggies flavored with some strek o'lean or even fried streak o'lean. I used to know this old bastard who would put on fish fries, and in addition to the fried fish, he would offer folks fat back sandwiches which consisted

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pricing TM to Teach [more] Meditators

2013-10-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
Yeah, you really told off old Buck and made him look really stupid. Good work! You managed to send a message on company time at work. Very impressive! Now, about that Rama levitation event... On 10/16/2013 10:30 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: > > Look, in t

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread Share Long
My current indulgence is almond butter with some drops of stevia. Yummy but seems to be kind of a sleeping potion! On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 10:31 AM, "j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com" wrote:   "“Our research supports the theory that high-fat/ high-sugar foods stimulate the brain in

[FairfieldLife] Some Halloween Tantra for the Netflixers

2013-10-16 Thread Bhairitu
'tis the season for horror films and they are often a bit rare from the land of the Ved. But Netflix does have the Bollywood hit "Raaz 3" and in striking 1080p SuperHD and Dolby Digital Plus, that is if you have the gear for it. "Raaz 3" is a film about an Bollywood actress who feels deprived

RE: Re: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Places You Can't Afford to Live

2013-10-16 Thread doctordumbass
Yeah, we can have lots of them. Should be called the dark night of the ego. Seriously. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: PS, Doc, this sounds like dark night of the soul. I wonder how many on FFL have experienced that. Is it possible to have more than one? I think so! On

RE: Re: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Places You Can't Afford to Live

2013-10-16 Thread doctordumbass
Intention counts. A lot. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Wonderful, Doc, I agree. Except I don't think we have to take it seriously or unseriously or any certain way at all. Life is flowing along however we take it. On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:53 AM, "doctordumbas

[FairfieldLife] Fwd: FW: Orcas--close to 20

2013-10-16 Thread wleed3
--- Begin Message ---   --Original Message--From: "Jack Robson" Date: Sep 24, 2013 10:28:49 AMSubject: FW: Orcas--close to 20To: "Jack Robson"  WATCH VIDEO !! Killer whales put on a show on the ferry route between the mainland and Victoria Large Orca Pod in Active

Re: [FairfieldLife] College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread Bhairitu
Forget Oreos, the deadly ones are Trader Joes Joe-Joes which come in all kinds of different flavors and now they have gluten free ones for those who are into that craze! Betcha can't eat just 5. On 10/16/2013 06:40 AM, Ann Woelfle Bater wrote: That is my experience. Those things are deadly, se

[FairfieldLife] RE: College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread j_alexander_stanley
"“Our research supports the theory that high-fat/ high-sugar foods stimulate the brain in the same way that drugs do,” Neuroscience Professor Joseph Schroeder said in a school press release." For me, the problem isn't the sugar or the fat, but rather the starch, which is ultimately just pure

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pricing TM to Teach [more] Meditators

2013-10-16 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: > > Look, in this the new millennium, the TM movement Boards > of Trustees and Councils are going to have to rise up and > actively look-out for the movement business, the Knowledge, > and even look out for Nader Ram as Maha administrator > sovereign o

Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread Ann Woelfle Bater
Candy corn and candy corn flavoured Oreo cookies are two different things. I can't imagine why anyone would want to make Oreo cookies into a candy corn flavour when the original is perfection itself. On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 7:44:57 AM, Share Long wrote:   Candy corn! Yuck! Might as

Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread Share Long
Candy corn! Yuck! Might as well fill up the syringe with high fructose corn syrup and inject it right into your bloodstream! Perfect dessert to accompany streak o lean IMHO! Make sure your will, etc. is in order first! On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:51 AM, "doctordumb...@rocketmail.com"

Re: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Places You Can't Afford to Live

2013-10-16 Thread Share Long
PS, Doc, this sounds like dark night of the soul. I wonder how many on FFL have experienced that. Is it possible to have more than one? I think so! On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:53 AM, "doctordumb...@rocketmail.com" wrote:    Xeno, you say that people stop short of enlightenment becau

[FairfieldLife] David Godman: New Interview on Buddha at the Gas Pump - 10/16/2013

2013-10-16 Thread Rick Archer
blog updates from Buddha at the Gas Pump published 10/16/2013 197. David Godman Oct 15, 2013 08:18 am |

Re: [FairfieldLife] Anartaxius got it right

2013-10-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
Yeah, you guys really made all the TMers on this discussion group look stupid - you're both very advanced I can tell. MMY or John Hagelin can't hold a candle to all your accomplishments! So, we are sorry you got conned out of your money and that we forced you into servitude in the school cafet

Re: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Places You Can't Afford to Live

2013-10-16 Thread Share Long
Wonderful, Doc, I agree. Except I don't think we have to take it seriously or unseriously or any certain way at all. Life is flowing along however we take it. On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:53 AM, "doctordumb...@rocketmail.com" wrote:    Xeno, you say that people stop short of enlighte

Re: [FairfieldLife] Ritam

2013-10-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
Good one - feed the vegetarian Hindus the pig fat - and while you're at it, send some to the Muslims too. Good work - you really made them all look really stupid! Sweet! On 10/16/2013 8:47 AM, Michael Jackson wrote: for those who may not know, streak o lean is fat taken from the back of the

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Ritam

2013-10-16 Thread doctordumbass
Sounds like that chunk of stuff that was always in a can of pork and beans. I'll take crisp bacon, or pulled pork, or a stuffed tenderloin over that, any day! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: for those who may not know, streak o lean is fat taken from the back of the hog - f

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: On Ramana, Yoga and Vedanta

2013-10-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
This is how low some people will go just to win an argument. Barry used to be in favor of TM, back when he was posting as Shoki. But for the past ten years, Barry has been against TM. If Judy is for it, then Barry is against it. Now that's pretty low. He will apparently stoop to just about any

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Places You Can't Afford to Live

2013-10-16 Thread doctordumbass
Yeah, it is expensive as hell here - oh well, great area. Our state and local sales tax here is 9.5 percent. I am surprised your dad didn't employ one of the many tax dodges commonly used to avoid estate taxes, like putting assets in his children's names, or establishing a trust, or creating a c

[FairfieldLife] Anartaxius got it right

2013-10-16 Thread Michael Jackson
Anartaxius, this is an erudite, well reasoned piece of writing. I would add that most of the folks I have known who continue TM and who as you said wind up not feeling good for a number of reasons all have a pie in the sky attitude that ONE DAY TM will save them, ONE DAY they will be healthy, ha

RE: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Places You Can't Afford to Live

2013-10-16 Thread doctordumbass
Xeno, you say that people stop short of enlightenment because it seems that no progress is happening. And in the paragraph above that, you say that at some point the words have to go. And yet it is the words, or the knowledge and understanding that can help a person continue when all is flat an

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread doctordumbass
Yes, ready-made "Double-stuff" is an abomination! Only the painstaking twisting off, of two dry wafers, from two intact Oreos, and then the blessed union of creme-stuff from each, making a home-grown "double-stuff", is acceptable. It tastes pretty good, when you work for it, but just adding anot

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: On Ramana, Yoga and Vedanta

2013-10-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
Oh, I get it - the TMers are stupid to try and fly but you're smart when you claimed Rama could levitate. And you're smart when you gave MMY $5,000 and Rama $10,000 to learn how to fly, and I paid $35 to learn TM. Yeah, Wright. LOL! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance On 10/16

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: On Ramana, Yoga and Vedanta

2013-10-16 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: It took only a few days for this thread to go down the rabbit hole. Newsflash! There is no rabbit hole. In addition, there is no rabbit. You might be confusing this story with one called "Alice in Wonderland". Alright, I get it - post any

Re: [FairfieldLife] Ritam

2013-10-16 Thread Michael Jackson
for those who may not know, streak o lean is fat taken from the back of the hog - fat back is the pure fat, streak o lean is about 90% fat with a just a thin streak of lean meat running through the middle of the fat. The MD ladies are wanting some mighty bad in their rice and dhal even if they d

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: On Ramana, Yoga and Vedanta

2013-10-16 Thread authfriend
Richard wrote: > > Alright, I get it - post anything to make us TMers look stupid. Barry wrote: > No, you really *don't* get it. > No one needs to "post anything" to accomplish this Says Barry, posting something to accomplish making TMers look stupid. > when the > TMers themselve

Re: [FairfieldLife] College study finds Oreo cookies are as addictive as drugs

2013-10-16 Thread Ann Woelfle Bater
That is my experience. Those things are deadly, seriously. It is impossible to eat one. Eating six is about the minimum at any one sitting that I can handle. I only like the originals though - non of that double stuff for me. The balance of outer wafer to inner white filling is perfection just a

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Places You Can't Afford to Live

2013-10-16 Thread Ann Woelfle Bater
On Tuesday, October 15, 2013 9:47:25 AM, "doctordumb...@rocketmail.com" wrote:   Consider yourself lucky, Ann. My property taxes are about $9000 per year, for an 1800 sq. ft., 65 year old house. Whoa! That is an inordinate amount. That is waterfront-type property taxes up here. We al

Re: [FairfieldLife] Ritam

2013-10-16 Thread Richard Williams
Now that's better - I was beginning to think I was dealing with retards on this discussion group. I'm glad to see that at least someone has some real integrity left in them. Keep up the good work - let's really make these TMers look stupid. That religious group up in Iowa needs to be exposed and st

[FairfieldLife] Re: On Ramana, Yoga and Vedanta

2013-10-16 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > Alright, I get it - post anything to make us TMers look stupid. No, you really *don't* get it. No one needs to "post anything" to accomplish this when the TMers themselves still believe that they're "flying" when they bounce

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: On Ramana, Yoga and Vedanta

2013-10-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
Are you sure it wasn't Trungpa that you studied with? On 10/15/2013 8:31 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: See ya one and raise ya one ... Ann Woelfle Bater Today at 8:45 AM Well I-Went-to-Empty-the-Trash-and-I-Only-Got-As-Far-As-the-Door, you probably didn't realize my tutelage was all at t

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: On Ramana, Yoga and Vedanta

2013-10-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
It took only a few days for this thread to go down the rabbit hole. Alright, I get it - post anything to make us TMers look stupid. There's nothing more amusing than than flaming a spiritual group anonymously. There's a TM teacher that has been doing that on Usenet alt.religion.mormon since 19

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: 48,000 TM teachers working for the public school syst...

2013-10-16 Thread WLeed3
SPOT ON AGAIN !! Buck! I would not have used the phrase " BUNCH of " However I most enjoy all Ur other thoughts cogent & well & politely, even kindly & with knowledge & well expressed here in spit of much VITROL found here & invective used against YOU or your well expresses thoughts. Sent i

Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Places You Can't Afford to Live

2013-10-16 Thread Share Long
Xeno, you say that people stop short of enlightenment because it seems that no progress is happening. And in the paragraph above that, you say that at some point the words have to go. And yet it is the words, or the knowledge and understanding that can help a person continue when all is flat and