tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post3718950286166877203..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: The Primacy of Illusion and the Co-creation Reality (2.02.10)Gagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-10627856104378918732008-02-02T06:25:00.000-08:002008-02-02T06:25:00.000-08:00Idiopathic styncope?Idiopathic styncope?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-30097265169942397152008-02-02T06:17:00.000-08:002008-02-02T06:17:00.000-08:00Van,RE Toots Disease, the suffered were those who ...Van,<BR/>RE Toots Disease, the suffered were those who had to use the head after him.<BR/><BR/>Take two jokes and call me in the morning.<BR/>RR MD<BR/><BR/>(Hope you feel better soon :-)Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-82101183836926196552008-02-01T20:07:00.000-08:002008-02-01T20:07:00.000-08:00AHH! ISS! LOL!AHH! ISS! LOL!Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-66172987383032703352008-02-01T19:04:00.000-08:002008-02-01T19:04:00.000-08:00Did you notice the mention of "defecation syncope"...Did you notice the mention of "defecation syncope" in the Wiki article? Tragically, I read somewhere that Toots Mondello suffered from that. That's why he was 4-F in WWII, or so the story goes....Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-33616748718669883452008-02-01T18:52:00.000-08:002008-02-01T18:52:00.000-08:00It's very simple: your condition is idiopathic, t...It's very simple: your condition is <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiopathic" REL="nofollow">idiopathic</A>, the medical term for <I>who the f**k knows</I>.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-9625884168823667322008-02-01T18:39:00.000-08:002008-02-01T18:39:00.000-08:00Gagdad Bob said "...Sounds like vasovagal syncope....Gagdad Bob said "...Sounds like vasovagal syncope..."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that's what the doc's settled on, but couldn't pin it to a reason, couldn't get any indicators from the tilt-table or anything else. The puzzling thing was why my heart rate was so low...<BR/> but I figure, as long as it's keeping a beat, I can live wi' dat.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-18443847015679881272008-02-01T18:19:00.000-08:002008-02-01T18:19:00.000-08:00(Skully... out of grog... they don't sell it here....(Skully... out of grog... they don't sell it here... and uh... wife prefer's that I don't make anything but software in the house... but I do have MacKesson's Tripple Stout on hand. Ooh-hoo! Makes Guiness look like weak tea. Very functional!)Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-76517095457215736672008-02-01T18:15:00.001-08:002008-02-01T18:15:00.001-08:00I always get a kick out of the tenure jokes. It w...I always get a kick out of the tenure jokes. It would be fun if a lefty professor stopped by some time, all PO'd, to let us know how upset he is about what he's read here.<BR/><BR/>(Is that unhealthy of me?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-27010787223589607692008-02-01T18:15:00.000-08:002008-02-01T18:15:00.000-08:00(Hey all, Thanks for all the kind words)(Hey all, Thanks for all the kind words)Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42015291376256433602008-02-01T18:14:00.000-08:002008-02-01T18:14:00.000-08:00ximeze said "Was starting to get really worried, s...ximeze said "Was starting to get really worried, since you've not commented recently"<BR/><BR/>@#$@%&* blogger did something a couple weeks back to their html so that I can't sign in as me to blogger through my pocketpc anymore, I can read fine, but can't comment. ARGHHH!!!!<BR/><BR/>We've been updating pda's as they're sent in from the field FedEx throughout the day (w/my software btw, proud papa boast), snow delayed them today, so I had an opening this morning to pop in.<BR/><BR/>"...does your cool pic stack up..."<BR/><BR/>emmm... I don't do the belt strap thing... tre' gauche.<BR/><BR/>:|Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-84976282782729000802008-02-01T16:40:00.000-08:002008-02-01T16:40:00.000-08:00Ben, You totally rock.*sniff*(I didn't *sniff* swe...Ben, You totally rock.<BR/>*sniff*<BR/><BR/>(I didn't *sniff* swertagod I didn')<BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>JWMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-87100371616295505962008-02-01T16:11:00.000-08:002008-02-01T16:11:00.000-08:00JWM-Hang in there man. I hope n' pray you feel bet...JWM-<BR/>Hang in there man. I hope n' pray you feel better soon, and as/when you get through this, you'll get a deluge of grace and revelation. <BR/><BR/>It's a helluva way to get there, and it's easy for me to talk about it bein' worth it, so I won't follow my first impulse to shower you with platitudes that mean bupkis when you're just tryin' to survive and get through this.<BR/><BR/>Just hang tough and fight your way through is the best thing I can think of to say. <BR/>God bless you.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-89992761915196866142008-02-01T14:56:00.000-08:002008-02-01T14:56:00.000-08:00"battling Amazon boobs" . . . too many competing m..."battling Amazon boobs" . . . too many competing mental images. Must reboot.<BR/><BR/>Van, what a mensch. A heart retreat and you still find time to set me straight, philosophically speaking. I'd wondered where you'd been. Welcome back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-67272305580730956512008-02-01T14:41:00.000-08:002008-02-01T14:41:00.000-08:00Van:Sounds like vasovagal syncope, a usually benig...Van:<BR/><BR/>Sounds like <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasovagal_syncope" REL="nofollow">vasovagal syncope</A>, a usually benign but thrilling phenomenon.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-8759761151492763152008-02-01T14:32:00.000-08:002008-02-01T14:32:00.000-08:00Ah, man. What can I say except "slam dunk"?I'm cur...Ah, man. What can I say except "slam dunk"?<BR/><BR/>I'm currently very deep into the process of getting a little $25M firm up and over the $100M wall, so I will have very limited time to post here for a while. I read every single day though! Usually on the tarmac or in the limo on my phone (thank God for web-enabled phones).Stephen Macdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474300559219020772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-29789305946914082762008-02-01T14:29:00.000-08:002008-02-01T14:29:00.000-08:00Ben 12:49LOL! Too true. It IS fun to watch them sq...Ben 12:49<BR/><BR/>LOL! Too true. It IS fun to watch them squeal when they get tagged.<BR/><BR/>Likely this accounts for Van showing up just now: the scent of Intyredux permeating the air. Van phonehome.<BR/><BR/>Hey, Van can follow DL's lead & repost, with light editing & some contemporary events inserted, his stuff from slightly over a year ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-18034024839969618632008-02-01T13:54:00.000-08:002008-02-01T13:54:00.000-08:00Van: So you got wires to the head? Cool! All they ...Van: So you got wires to the head? Cool! All they did with my head was knock a couple of times, and check the echo with a tuning fork. Hope you're doing OK.<BR/>Here's a note from the unyielding world that does not mirror our needs, infantile or otherwise.<BR/>I've been working for the local school district filling in part time for the custodial and maintenance crew. This fall a permanent full time position for night custodian came open. I put in for the job. So did the other two guys who are on the sub list with me. Three candidates. One of the guys has more seniority than I; one less. The guy with more seniority is forty something, wife, kids, mortgage. He and I were there every day all summer long, bustin' butt. The guy with less seniority got his first check this last summer and took off for a month. He's twenty something, wants to move out his mom's house, fix up his truck, and get some decent tattoos. He got the job. Imagine that. They went and hired the younger, stronger kid; not the candidate with the greatest needs.<BR/>Real world, baby.<BR/>There's a lot I want to say, but I've been down with the flu all week. No sleep. Fever dreams. Dark night of the soul crap and all that. I'm just beat. Maybe I'll check in later.<BR/><BR/>JWMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-81418651656649996062008-02-01T13:33:00.001-08:002008-02-01T13:33:00.001-08:00Walt, you know the worst part of that story? My fi...Walt, you know the worst part of that story? My first college was nine miles from there. The only thing unsurprising (and frankly a relief) was that I didn't know any of the key people listed in the article.<BR/><BR/>Brattleboro is the same town that, within the last couple of years, passed a law <A HREF="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8JVD1C00&show_article=1" REL="nofollow">allowing</A> public nudity. They <A HREF="http://www.wptz.com/news/14780481/detail.html" REL="nofollow">banned</A> it a year later. I'm starting to think they just really want the rest of the country to know they're there.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-13117181058933841522008-02-01T13:33:00.000-08:002008-02-01T13:33:00.000-08:00Van said-"Isn't the real breakthrough of the Greek...Van said-<BR/>"Isn't the real breakthrough of the Greeks with Reason, and the Judeo/Christian with identifying yourself as being of value and importance in the hierarchy, that it enabled us to venture out from our internal delusions about reality, and see what's really there beyond what we imagined there was there? That there was not only something there, but we were worthy of discovering it, and finding a truer grasp of ourselves within it all?"<BR/><BR/>Yep! Realized potential. Goin' past the shoal waters of "safe" assumptions and venturin' out (or in) into the vast See of O.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-35523148301408357192008-02-01T13:19:00.000-08:002008-02-01T13:19:00.000-08:00Van! Hope you're doing better - you've missed out ...Van! Hope you're doing better - you've missed out on some soft pitches in this week's ClueBall tournament.<BR/><BR/>Bob - this actually has been very enjoyable. Thanks for doing it!juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-8207635037721106882008-02-01T12:49:00.000-08:002008-02-01T12:49:00.000-08:00"But when a belief rooted in motivated stupidity i..."But when a belief rooted in motivated stupidity is challenged, it raises the psychological hackles of the individual, triggering a cascade of easily observable defense mechanisms: projection, denial, splitting, etc."<BR/><BR/>The recent comments the last few days by moderanonomuck is an excellent example of this.<BR/>This particular troll is also passive/agressive.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-49855001421640861512008-02-01T12:45:00.000-08:002008-02-01T12:45:00.000-08:00Ahoy Sensei Van-Just remember, a grog a day keeps ...Ahoy Sensei Van-<BR/>Just remember, a grog a day keeps the witch doctors away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-56579917232338636162008-02-01T12:43:00.000-08:002008-02-01T12:43:00.000-08:00"What I am talking about is not so much false beli..."What I am talking about is not so much false beliefs as what might be called “motivated stupidity.” These are beliefs that are not only untrue, but could not possibly be true, and yet, are embraced just as fervently as any truth. You might call this the realm of "lower vertical fantasy." <BR/><BR/><BR/>Motivated stupidity. Bob, your brilliant communication of the undescribable never ceases to amaze me. :^)USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-21085963410218772972008-02-01T12:23:00.001-08:002008-02-01T12:23:00.001-08:00Y'know, progressive.Y'know, <A HREF="http://coldfury.com/?p=8987" REL="nofollow"> <I>progressive</I></A>.walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-6793373536244956482008-02-01T12:23:00.000-08:002008-02-01T12:23:00.000-08:00Hi Van!We're prayin' for you and I hope you get be...Hi Van!<BR/>We're prayin' for you and I hope you get better soon. <BR/>I was beginning to wonder where you were. <BR/>You had wires in your head? <BR/>So you were wired? :^)<BR/><BR/>Take it easy, okay?<BR/>I look foreward to your story. <BR/>God bless you, Van.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.com