tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post1588963177219063418..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Why Are You (Still) Here?Gagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-68802163772009895222009-06-16T08:17:35.687-07:002009-06-16T08:17:35.687-07:00Hilarius posts Bob! It's good to have a laugh ...Hilarius posts Bob! It's good to have a laugh nowandagain at even the dire stuff. I try to remember that news media only ever gives us the proctologist's view of anthropology. There's certainly no shortage of crap coming down the pipe for them to whine about and even the stuff they laud is complete sh*t.<br /><br />Will - "Not to be a downer, but I don't think materialism & co. has even unsheathed the blade as yet. In any event, I don't think it will end up on the canvas, but it will be separated in some manner from Transcendence and co. That's a post-apocalyptic story yet to be told."<br /><br />Interesting thought...<br /><br />God willing, I'll fly away oh glory. But those that have wanted the mysterictomy should have read the fine print. A world with the trancendace repo'd willed be a scary place indeed.Brazentidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185966349888770222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-59170601002786610082009-06-16T07:54:09.440-07:002009-06-16T07:54:09.440-07:00Praying for the 'enemy' -- isn't what ...Praying for the 'enemy' -- isn't what religious people are to do?<br /><br />Lords Prayer anyone?<br /><br />TheofiliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-66737456021283591502009-06-16T07:43:29.364-07:002009-06-16T07:43:29.364-07:00"Laugh at the Islamofascists. They really hat..."Laugh at the Islamofascists. They really hate it!"<br /><br />Yep, psycho-holographically speaking, the morphic fields absorb all and any vibrations of hate into its fold the hate-feed -- the already low ebbing mode of consciousness. <br />Hate 'feeds' madness and it is what keeps captive both, the one who hates and the one who intends hate-harm even when one is not aware of how how damaging it is.<br /><br />Some of us know that "what goes around comes around."<br /><br />So go ahead and hate me now, but be mindful of the fact that the LORD is aware of your every thought even when not expressed. . . It's freaky but that's the way it is.<br /><br />TheofiliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-92027943393074370752009-06-16T07:22:58.117-07:002009-06-16T07:22:58.117-07:00Anonymous said: "As Adam should have said to ...Anonymous said: "As Adam should have said to Eve ~ SPIT IT OUT !"<br /><br />There is only one reason he didn't say it.<br /><br />He was afraid he would have to sleep on the couch.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033051400545893690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42524417376372078642009-06-16T06:48:22.041-07:002009-06-16T06:48:22.041-07:00"Tollers, there is just too little of what we..."Tollers, there is just too little of what we really like in stories. I am afraid we shall have to write some ourselves." -- C.S. Lewis to J.R.R. Tolkien<br /><br />//vinatesc -- sounds fascinating, but what is it?Jake Was Herenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-62625793827547705142009-06-16T06:15:59.369-07:002009-06-16T06:15:59.369-07:00OT: a colleague of hubby's wrote this article...OT: a colleague of hubby's wrote this article--definitely worth a read...http://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=22-01-019-fSusannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-47343806720004908342009-06-16T04:49:59.030-07:002009-06-16T04:49:59.030-07:00Huey Long -- the last surviving member of the Ink ...Huey Long -- the last surviving member of the Ink Spots, among other high points in an 80 year career in jazz and blues -- has passed away at 105.Northern Banditnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-45476404143205675982009-06-16T01:52:44.080-07:002009-06-16T01:52:44.080-07:00"Gagdad Bob tries to challenge himself to see..."Gagdad Bob tries to challenge himself to see humor in the most dire or disgusting news of the day. He has adopted the philosophy that we should spend less time being frightened of Islamists and more time mocking and ridiculing them -- "joking them out of their holes," so to speak."<br /><br />Aye! More than once I saw some moron down-ding (show disappoval of) Bob's excellent humor, 'cause they couldn't see the humor if they crashed headlong into it.<br /><br />Usually they were very very serious folks who were so anal they bought preparation H by the case and considered laughing, or ridicule of evil to be some kind of deadly sin or something.<br /><br />I'm talkin' spiritual prigs who were/are so smug n' self-righteous they wouldn't laugh at God's jokes. And they proved it.<br />Hey, just read a few of Queegs comments sometime and you'll get the picture, and he ain't the only one numb to the funny.<br />Those are some searyus schmucks I tell you what. <br /><br />Humor does challenge us to transcend. Go ahead, laugh at evil! Laugh at death! Laugh at the Islamofascists. They really hate it! :^)USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-92114370001973048182009-06-16T01:39:29.321-07:002009-06-16T01:39:29.321-07:00I would also like to point out that Bob stands amo...I would also like to point out that Bob stands among very few in the graveyard, pointin' out some terrific plots. <br /><br />Plots that run the gamut, from noir to comedy, horror to heroism, suspense to mellow drama, action n' adventure galore! and thrilla's that'll make yer ayes pop out!<br />Not to mention the best O-mance, love stories, mythteries, <br />O-quementaries, and down Om family viewing you'll find anywhere! :^)<br /><br />I'm talkin' Art with a capital O, my friends. You'll find Beauty, a fantastic sOundtrack, themes aligned wit Truth, and that Gagdad Bob Goodness we all have grown to love!<br /><br />Incidently, I'm not makin' a cent to say this, nor would I if I didn't gno fer sure. <br />"How do you gno?" Someone may ask.<br /><br />If you hafta ask, you ain't ready fer the answer. Telkl you what, just read for awhile and contemplate what yer readin'. Do all the research you want, but in the end let yer heart chew on it awhile.<br /><br />Trust, but verify. Give Bob a chance. And watch Destiny plant one on ya (Don't bother tryin' to duck or dodge, 'cause Destiny will connect). <br /><br />If you still ain't gettin' it, and if you ain't found nothin' helpful about One Cosmos, than fergeddaboutit, it ain't yer bag of tea. Oh wait! Cults don't work that way. Where's the catch? Hey, if you hafta ask...USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42215191354878683832009-06-16T01:15:41.115-07:002009-06-16T01:15:41.115-07:00"For surely there are already far too many bo..."For surely there are already far too many books and blogs, with no way any human being could ever assimilate the information contained therein."<br /><br />Indeed, there is. Many damn good ones too. However, you're blog is so unique, Bob, that you're in a class all your own. <br /><br />Now, I don't say that lightly either. It would be easy as hell for Bob to make the big bucks by bein a better quality Deepak or some other new age guru. <br /><br />But Bob has integrity, nobility, honesty, abnd honor, which seperates him vertically from the hucksters and modern snake oil con men. <br /><br />For that I thank you, Bob! And the humor? Outta sight, man! :^)USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-8471085697556145812009-06-15T20:50:28.017-07:002009-06-15T20:50:28.017-07:00You would say that.You would say that.Beastly Beastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-60548440762451502622009-06-15T20:44:39.833-07:002009-06-15T20:44:39.833-07:00Thanks for all the beastly opinions. Best damn bea...Thanks for all the beastly opinions. Best damn beastly opinions on the internet, if you ask me.<br /><br />JWMJWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564732483476859555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-18037455760964675562009-06-15T17:27:18.793-07:002009-06-15T17:27:18.793-07:00lol
For some reason, I'm suddenly reminded of...lol<br /><br />For some reason, I'm suddenly reminded of being around 3 years old and swallowing a quarter (and probably choking). My dad grabbed me by the ankles, swung me upside down and whacked me on the back until I spat it out. I distinctly remember being firmly on the ground, then suddenly and inexplicably upside down...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-48392823648757710162009-06-15T16:30:11.398-07:002009-06-15T16:30:11.398-07:00As Adam should have said to Eve ~ SPIT IT OUT !As Adam should have said to Eve ~ SPIT IT OUT !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1950443530222261192009-06-15T16:08:23.203-07:002009-06-15T16:08:23.203-07:00"Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercis..."Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good <br />of its victim may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live <br />under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. <br />The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may <br />at some point be satiated, but those who torment us for our own good <br />will torment us without end for they do so with the approval <br />of their own conscience." CS LewisNorthern Banditnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-77517629691461726602009-06-15T13:39:21.429-07:002009-06-15T13:39:21.429-07:00Van:
Here's the home page for that program.Van:<br /><br />Here's the <a href="http://bloggerbackup.codeplex.com/" rel="nofollow">home page</a> for that program.Northern Banditnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-65434248936777824172009-06-15T13:38:48.904-07:002009-06-15T13:38:48.904-07:00Oh I see it... reinventing the wheel is more fun, ...Oh I see it... reinventing the wheel is more fun, but using what's already been built sure saves time.<br /><br />Go figure.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-88084510437494067362009-06-15T13:38:02.909-07:002009-06-15T13:38:02.909-07:00Van:
here you goVan:<br /><br /><a href="http://download.codeplex.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?ProjectName=bloggerbackup&DownloadId=31331&FileTime=128516163705830000&Build=15196" rel="nofollow">here you go</a>Northern Banditnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-26004822310769505952009-06-15T13:23:33.463-07:002009-06-15T13:23:33.463-07:00NB, I did the same and into a db, but sounds like ...NB, I did the same and into a db, but sounds like did it the hardway... did you build your own, or is there a blogger gizmo for it?Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-88085055434151957462009-06-15T13:04:41.467-07:002009-06-15T13:04:41.467-07:00will:
I'm more concerned with helping others ...will:<br /><br />I'm more concerned with helping others who are receptive to transcending the default materialism which permeates the chattering classes, but who have not been exposed to the ideas here. For many of those receptive people, materialism can be dealt a knockout blow (as it has been for me), though I certainly agree that on the cosmic scale the story is far different.<br /><br />One mind at a time...Northern Banditnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-77865394449893622722009-06-15T12:54:09.705-07:002009-06-15T12:54:09.705-07:00Well that was cool -- I was able to download all 1...Well that was cool -- I was able to download all 1300+ posts sorted by date into separate xml files. Each file has a companion file containing the comments. Blogger API makes this pretty simple.<br /><br />Next step is to pull these into a database. From there they can be sliced and diced, printed, etc as one big arkive.Northern Banditnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-22176938644107408092009-06-15T12:47:32.832-07:002009-06-15T12:47:32.832-07:00>>Materialism has dropped its right and is s...>>Materialism has dropped its right and is staggering a bit... a few jabs and a sharp left hook and it will be on the canvas<<<br /><br />Not to be a downer, but I don't think materialism & co. has even unsheathed the blade as yet. In any event, I don't think it will end up on the canvas, but it will be separated in some manner from Transcendence and co. That's a post-apocalyptic story yet to be told.willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-31486616245135808192009-06-15T11:53:57.540-07:002009-06-15T11:53:57.540-07:00Anon:
I think you could be right. There is someth...Anon:<br /><br />I think you could be right. There is something in the air...<br /><br />People who even two years ago would dismiss my coonesque remarks as irrational are now pausing to reflect instead.<br /><br />Materialism has dropped its right and is staggering a bit... a few jabs and a sharp left hook and it will be on the canvas.Northern Banditnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-44643463972967747202009-06-15T11:50:55.121-07:002009-06-15T11:50:55.121-07:00Aside from printing, it would be worthwhile to hau...Aside from printing, it would be worthwhile to haul the entire arkive out of blogger and create the mother of all PDF files...Northern Banditnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-87833785208860412862009-06-15T11:48:46.037-07:002009-06-15T11:48:46.037-07:00Printing massive quantities of text is FAR cheaper...Printing massive quantities of text is FAR cheaper with a laser printer, and decent monochrome-only ones can be had for under a hundred bucks.<br /><br />Or buy a used office-grade high-speed HP or similar printer designed for large print jobs.<br /><br />Printers that require ink will be more than 10 times as expensive, not to mention much slower.Northern Banditnoreply@blogger.com