tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post5008368246567798006..comments2024-03-28T12:10:26.197-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: The Volk Religion of the LeftGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-7967499345356185032010-05-12T19:05:50.112-07:002010-05-12T19:05:50.112-07:00:D
Yes, that about sums it up.:D<br />Yes, that about sums it up.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-12669205030805404842010-05-12T18:50:42.799-07:002010-05-12T18:50:42.799-07:00"Baby NB was born last night at 8:20pm EDT. S..."Baby NB was born last night at 8:20pm EDT. She was 9 lb. 2 oz. and completely healthy. Mom and baby are doing great. Dad is mostly experiencing a mixture of love, awe and profound gratitude. Thanks for prayers from Mrs. G and others here."<br /><br />Wonderful news! That's what I was poking around for! <br /><br />Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. NB, on your new daughter, and welcome to the outside world, sweet one!<br /><br />The time's getting short, yet seemingly eternal, right Julie? :) Hate that "about to pop" feeling...Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-206476721018515542010-05-11T13:25:26.329-07:002010-05-11T13:25:26.329-07:00Back in town, catching up still, but had to say bi...Back in town, catching up still, but had to say big coongratulations to Ma & Pa NB!!!<br /><br />Life is about to get Real interesting, frustrating... and more rewarding than you can imagine!Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-17441016877133205672010-05-11T11:45:27.412-07:002010-05-11T11:45:27.412-07:00Back for a moment to last night's diversion, o...Back for a moment to last night's diversion, okay, I can see where "Jackie" has some appeal. That would be a fun one to sing along with. Preferably loudly while barreling down the freeway.<br /><br />Reminds me a little of a few <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24pkWfrVsbw" rel="nofollow">Split Enz</a> songs in terms of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cOSoKONZfo" rel="nofollow">quirky</a> dramatic style.<br /><br />GE - VDP is interesting in that regard, too. I had never heard of him before. Thanks :)juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-88133162621818764462010-05-11T11:13:35.548-07:002010-05-11T11:13:35.548-07:00A brand new NB Mini!
Congrats!A brand new NB <i>Mini!</i><br /><br />Congrats!walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-56770633061610801522010-05-11T10:12:37.666-07:002010-05-11T10:12:37.666-07:00NB,
I was looking to see if you left an update...h...NB,<br />I was looking to see if you left an update...had a feeling babyNB came yesterday!<br /><br />I'm choked up just thinking about you guys!!<br /><br />Post pix if you can.<br /><br />Many blessings to you guys,<br />Mrs GLeslie Godwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867359654055086952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-57643453781112579282010-05-11T09:13:56.920-07:002010-05-11T09:13:56.920-07:00Congrats to you & Mrs. NB! I'm so glad eve...Congrats to you & Mrs. NB! I'm so glad everything went well, and both are healthy. <br /><br />As for me, I'm still doing fine. Just another couple weeks - the due date is June 1st, so suppose it could be any time between now and a month from now. I'm not quite to the point where I can't take it anymore, but I do wonder just how much farther my belly can expand :)<br /><br />Give that baby girl a kiss for me.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-20756061289649469012010-05-11T09:02:56.734-07:002010-05-11T09:02:56.734-07:00Baby NB was born last night at 8:20pm EDT. She was...Baby NB was born last night at 8:20pm EDT. She was 9 lb. 2 oz. and completely healthy. Mom and baby are doing great. Dad is mostly experiencing a mixture of love, awe and profound gratitude. Thanks for prayers from Mrs. G and others here. <br /><br />How are things with you on the baby front, Julie?Stephen Macdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474300559219020772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-41514060142248434762010-05-11T05:12:53.941-07:002010-05-11T05:12:53.941-07:00A bit late, but regarding yesterdays anonymous kno...A bit late, but regarding yesterdays anonymous know-it-all-but-really-does-not-get-it jesterton, I would like to contribute to the coonfusion by urging you to listen to Gil Bailies latest talks from the Emmaus Road site, found here:<br />http://cornerstone-forum.org/downloadablemp3s.aspx<br /><br />- The Parable of the Russian Bells <br />- The Angelus Bell<br />- Works of Love & Darkness<br /><br />If you don't get it after that, you will probably never get it.<br />It's free to donate too.<br /><br />/JohanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-27381230090734306212010-05-11T04:03:25.019-07:002010-05-11T04:03:25.019-07:00....about as opposite stylistically from late S. W.......about as opposite stylistically from late S. Walker would be this man's precocious <br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Song-Cycle-Van-Dyke-Parks/dp/B000005JAT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1273575282&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">masterpiece</a> <br />[I spent an hour yesterday reading SONG CYCLE's reviews on amazon & RYM]<br />I am among its yea-est of -sayers, having savoured it since released in 1968. the most playful finneganean approach to words ever on vinyl, I'd say!...<br />Bingo!! i, on a hunch, checked the birthdates of Scott & VDP: a week apart---Jan. '43: Capricornian ambition/achievement, anyone?<br /> [Think Limbaugh, Presley, Bowie, J Page, H Stern et al!]gehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015936407999495181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-79327285229870382582010-05-10T19:51:46.801-07:002010-05-10T19:51:46.801-07:00Oh yes. He's definitely an interesting and th...Oh yes. He's definitely an interesting and thoughtful guy with an intense and uncompromising vision of what he's after.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-41942643704792301602010-05-10T19:47:07.884-07:002010-05-10T19:47:07.884-07:00I'll have to wait until tomorrow to give it a ...I'll have to wait until tomorrow to give it a listen.<br /><br />Thought I should clarify my observation a little, though. From the brief bits I saw of the documentary, he comes across as someone driven by something otherwordly, trying to eff the ineffable by completely abandoning the usual boundaries and structures of music. One of the guys who worked with him confessed to being envious of people who <i>don't</i> like his music. <br /><br />Anyway, what he's doing now musically is definitely appalling, but the driving force behind it is something else. I may have to try and catch the rest of the documentary some time.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-16892530937973970212010-05-10T19:40:04.517-07:002010-05-10T19:40:04.517-07:00His reputation really rests on the four solo album...His reputation really rests on the four solo albums he did between 67 and 70, especially his interpretations of the songs of Jacques Brel, such as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUS1XDIIhTE&feature=related" rel="nofollow">this</a>. Wacky stuff, but I was hooked as soon as I heard it.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-28242386351367762242010-05-10T19:11:10.298-07:002010-05-10T19:11:10.298-07:00Yes. Also (and granted, I didn't get the full ...Yes. Also (and granted, I didn't get the full context), the whole Mussolini thing seemed a tad sympathetic. <br /><br />It was still interesting, though; he came across as kind of a musical aghori, striving to reach a state of transcendence by the most painful (for the listener) means possible.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-36060987142243239322010-05-10T18:56:11.218-07:002010-05-10T18:56:11.218-07:00I don't actually like his current work. It...I don't actually like his current work. It's like nightmares set to music. Except that it's not exactly music. More like a whacked out opera singer vocalizing over various industrial sounds. Very difficult to listen to.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-32105113959121056642010-05-10T18:22:37.836-07:002010-05-10T18:22:37.836-07:00Actual quote: "There's other times when h...Actual quote: "There's other times when he's saying, 'I'd like a donkey.'"juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-68994644362587854282010-05-10T18:21:14.690-07:002010-05-10T18:21:14.690-07:00Off topic, there's a Scott Walker documentary ...Off topic, there's a Scott Walker documentary on Sundance right now. It's almost over, but does reinforce my impression that there's an awful lot going on with his music. Audio plaid, stripes & polka dots. With meat and garbage cans. And an orchestra.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-2600260874804219832010-05-10T18:19:38.719-07:002010-05-10T18:19:38.719-07:00Confirmation of today's post.<a href="http://www.city-journal.org/2010/20_2_liberal-enthusiam.html" rel="nofollow">Confirmation</a> of today's post.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-6147750714709875072010-05-10T16:56:15.564-07:002010-05-10T16:56:15.564-07:00Bob said-
"So never ask why the left is so em...Bob said-<br />"So never ask why the left is so emotional and irrational, because that is the whole point. It is a way of life. You will look in vain for the "rational end" they are seeking, because the emotional irrationalism is its own end."<br /><br />Ho! Ho! That's a zinger!USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-75099186118069050502010-05-10T16:46:58.361-07:002010-05-10T16:46:58.361-07:00Excellent article, Mizz E!
"The crime of tha...Excellent article, Mizz E!<br /><br />"The crime of that substantial proportion of the Greek population was to accept the bribe that the politicians offered; they were only too prepared to live well at someone else’s expense. The thieves were not principally the politicians, but the demonstrators.<br /><br />Such popular dishonesty is by no means confined to Greece. In varying degrees, most countries in the West have displayed it, Britain above all. It is perhaps an inherent problem wherever the universal franchise is unaccompanied by widespread virtues such as honesty, self-control, providence, prudence, and self-respect. Greece is therefore a cradle not only of democracy, but of democratic corruption."<br /><br />Ho!USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-63414748629334456542010-05-10T16:29:14.966-07:002010-05-10T16:29:14.966-07:00Of course, if leftists go back far enough they can...Of course, if leftists go back far enough they can always find their true essence: sponges.<br /><br />I know, even that doesn't work because sponges don't commit self destruction in their efforts to destroy everyone else outside of tribe spongeblob (note that I didn't say spongebob, who is an individual. Albeit a fictional one but nevertheless...).USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-30978309822038735812010-05-10T16:23:11.540-07:002010-05-10T16:23:11.540-07:00Julie said-
"Touching back on yesterday, then...Julie said-<br />"Touching back on yesterday, then, there is a vast distinction between Motherhood as spiritual path and Earth-Motherhood as the attempt to regress back to a primordial state."<br /><br />Right on!USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-59413273203362175162010-05-10T16:17:16.618-07:002010-05-10T16:17:16.618-07:00"Again, this is anything but progressivism; i..."Again, this is anything but progressivism; it is pure romanticism, which is always backward looking -- and not just backward looking, but backward to an idealized past that never existed to begin with."<br /><br />I have no doubt that the regressives would not last five minutes in a primitive tribe of the past, their "empathy" notwithstanding.<br /><br />Actually, it would probably be their empathy that would get them killed, assuming of course they could contribute anything worthwhile to the tribe.<br /><br />Ironically, most "progressives" don't really want to live a tribal or communal life, but rather their fictional perception of one.<br /><br />A tribe where there is no back-breaking labor, no child labor, no food shortages, no lack of luxuries, no lack of medical care, no lack of free time, no lack of anything; nirvana...the mythic Avatar tribe where everything is just hunkydory and everyone rides magical unicorns.<br /><br />In essence, a crock of sh*t, and they are so angry because they can never make it happen with their regressive, or at best, statist ideas.<br /><br />They want transcendence without actually putting out any effort to face the Truth.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-74979340507688618942010-05-10T15:40:30.960-07:002010-05-10T15:40:30.960-07:00To Gagdad re:
"No wonder, therefore, that h...To Gagdad re: <br /><br />"No wonder, therefore, that humans have such a strongly romantic and nostalgic streak, being that we're all living in an alien psychic environment profoundly different from the one we we evolved in."<br /><br />Is this a psychic dissonance between our conscious and collective unconscious that causes the emotional desire to return to the known (or fancied known)? Funny thing is, most of those that say they wish to return to an agrarian model wouldn't know the first thing about milking a cow or slaughtering a hog. Living off the land is tough work and very risky. It is much easier to sit on a sofa and watch a romanticized version of Eden then to actually live it.Tigtoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290914498892961024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-48925027289824620692010-05-10T14:53:35.278-07:002010-05-10T14:53:35.278-07:00That Olberman video is just awesome.
Unrelated, i...That Olberman video is just awesome.<br /><br />Unrelated, is anyone else noticing some odd lags between comment publishing and posting? They show up in my inbox, but don't turn up on the page here until a while later. Weird.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com