tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post5229744088742886041..comments2024-03-27T11:16:36.951-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Righteous and Self-Righteous VomitingGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51802605068228883042011-02-15T09:18:46.084-08:002011-02-15T09:18:46.084-08:00Count on my prayers, DoJo.Count on my prayers, DoJo.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-62635285002082955932011-02-15T08:39:04.507-08:002011-02-15T08:39:04.507-08:00Van-
LOL! I do prefer Thin Lizzy to Croft...altho...Van-<br /><br />LOL! I do prefer Thin Lizzy to Croft...although Thin Lizzy may not be so thin anymore (NTTAWWT). :^)<br /><br />It is good to see most of us all on the same page. Literally.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-14529919230403026932011-02-15T08:24:04.615-08:002011-02-15T08:24:04.615-08:00Ben said "I think it's definitely one of ...Ben said "I think it's definitely one of the seals (but not croft). :^)"<br /><br />;-)<br /><br />If you're outta Croft, then maybe some Thin Lizzy "♫ ♪ ♬ The boys are back in town again (the boys are back, the boys are back)...hangin' out at Gagdad's...♬ ♪ ♫"Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-5212228130065354832011-02-15T07:24:51.542-08:002011-02-15T07:24:51.542-08:00Hi John!
I think it's definitely one of the s...Hi John!<br /><br />I think it's definitely one of the seals (but not croft). :^)USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-62305993884792834302011-02-15T07:21:58.943-08:002011-02-15T07:21:58.943-08:00Great post Bob!
Anonymouse @10:36-
You'll ha...Great post Bob!<br /><br />Anonymouse @10:36-<br /><br />You'll have better luck playin' pick up styx with yer butt cheeks than you'll have turning yer mind to "higher things" with that attitude young man.<br /><br />Now git off my lawn. <br /><br />Go on...scoot...skidaddle...that's right....back to the kiddies table.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-46239550846367594572011-02-15T07:21:11.643-08:002011-02-15T07:21:11.643-08:00Hey, look! Ben is here, Will is here, Leslie is po...Hey, look! Ben is here, Will is here, Leslie is posting, and I'm hangin' around-<br />Sure signs of the apocalypse for sure.<br />JWMJWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564732483476859555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-53376561666661629442011-02-15T07:11:35.459-08:002011-02-15T07:11:35.459-08:00Robin-
You're in my prayers DoJo.
I second w...Robin-<br /><br />You're in my prayers DoJo. <br />I second what Will said about humor.<br />Humor not only helps to battle physical maladys (and the barbs of some miladys...well, mine at least, ha ha) but also defends against bitterness.<br />Attitude in every sense of the word matters. <br /><br />Incidently, I've noticed with children that some kids (and also adults) are more naturally adept at developing and using their humor (Future Leader sure looks like a whiz at it). <br /><br />I don't I hafta explain specifically what I mean by "humor" to this den of laughty offroad cosmic thrill seekers, but jest in case yer in doubt about it I doubt I'll be capable of seriously deconstructing it for ya, 'cause humor (light heartyness) is indeconstructable. . <br /><br />However, regardless on one's proclivities towards and from humor, it is something we can all develop. <br /><br />Thankfully, DoJo has a high degree (a doctorates to be exact) of humor and I know it will serve him and bless us well.<br /><br />Prayers DoJo and for you Peter. <br />God bless.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-85417199397253782052011-02-14T22:41:14.148-08:002011-02-14T22:41:14.148-08:00Peter - thanks.Peter - thanks.robinstarfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665546554663005609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-45610010461720904672011-02-14T20:52:28.879-08:002011-02-14T20:52:28.879-08:00Van said (I)...
"In those cases where reason...Van said (I)...<br /><br />"In those cases where reasoning is unreasonable, spit wads prove to be far more effective than syllogisms."<br /><br />That's funny because it's true.<br /> <br /><br />Van said (II)...<br /><br />"Temptation... the worst thing about temptation, is that it rarely comes in the form of the styxy boatman, but is instead clothed in your own perspective and reasoning. <br /><br />Objectivity – so important."<br /><br />Something to remember. Thank you...Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900344453710081874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-61409668910910207952011-02-14T20:40:51.804-08:002011-02-14T20:40:51.804-08:00Leslie? LESLIE! That's YOU??
Hey, good to see...Leslie? LESLIE! That's YOU??<br /><br />Hey, good to see you, too!<br /><br />Someday, we must discuss your change of monikers. Must be an interesing story there, I'm thinking.willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-52822259508844409772011-02-14T19:53:36.257-08:002011-02-14T19:53:36.257-08:00Will? THE Will?
I was just thinking about you...ma...Will? THE Will?<br />I was just thinking about you...maybe 3 days ago!<br />So glad to see you again,<br />Leslie<br />(Mrs. G)Leslie Godwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794375005614166921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-11605906273791337762011-02-14T19:23:04.134-08:002011-02-14T19:23:04.134-08:00Robin,
I have had some heart problems in the la...Robin,<br /> I have had some heart problems in the last 5 years, and have found Dr William Davis (cardiologist from Wisconsin) the very smartest guy on the web in preventative cardiology (just like Bob here in his psycho spiritual zone). He runs a website called "track your plaque" which is full of razor sharp people discussing the cutting edge of all aspects of heart disease. Please go check out his site. He has talked about mitral valve prolapse issues on his blog, just google search it. Here is the link to the site:<br />http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-43634929717291506262011-02-14T19:20:29.754-08:002011-02-14T19:20:29.754-08:00>>The River Styx -- actually, it's more ...>>The River Styx -- actually, it's more of a filthy marsh or pestilent swamp. . . <<<br /><br />Hmm, it just occurred to me. I believe the politically correct term is "wetlands." As in "Welcome to the Hades Wetlands, please help to keep our environment as natural as possible . . . oh, you don't like that, do you? Well, too bad. Filthy marshes and pestilence are NATURAL!"willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-24991590415057157812011-02-14T18:07:53.518-08:002011-02-14T18:07:53.518-08:00Will and jwm - I'm more excited to hear from y...Will and jwm - I'm more excited to hear from you and to know you're both treading the earth in the same direction. Happy Cosmic Valentines Day!robinstarfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665546554663005609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1668728480144798772011-02-14T16:15:54.326-08:002011-02-14T16:15:54.326-08:00Robin: Add my prayers to the list. I recently trad...Robin: Add my prayers to the list. I recently traded a note or two with BabbaZee. She mentioned that all the righteous people she knew were going through some heavy trials. <br /><i> Thy will be done</i><br />Seems pretty easy, huh? <br />As time passes we begin to see just how much courage it takes to pray those four words, and mean it. Last night Mary and I went to see "Late Night Catechism: Till Death Do Us Part". Sister talked about Saint Christopher (no longer an official saint) bearing the weight of the Christ child across the river. What seems easy at first gets tougher as we reach the deep water. We're with you.<br /><br />JWMJWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564732483476859555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-45517274079642860092011-02-14T15:36:47.558-08:002011-02-14T15:36:47.558-08:00Robin, add my prayers to the list.
And may I say ...Robin, add my prayers to the list.<br /><br />And may I say - self-deflecting humor is always the hallmark of the spiritual warrior, particularly when they've taken up their own portion of the Cross. So you're looking good from here.willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-898259818209127492011-02-14T15:28:20.075-08:002011-02-14T15:28:20.075-08:00>>righteous anger is objective, in that it i...>>righteous anger is objective, in that it is a completely appropriate and proportionate response (not reaction) to its occasion<<<br /><br />Yes, and as I believe: objectivity = detachment = grace. Thus objectivity and all its blessings are something we've got to pray for. Ask for it by name. It's really not something one can conjur up all on one's finite own. <br /><br />re: vomiting - I think the entire earth is barfing. No, it's not the goddess gaia wielding the hammer per se, but gaia does exist in a manner of speaking, I think. In my humble estimation, gaia exists as the spirit of the earth, a non-self-aware entity that is plastic in nature, malleable. It reflects the human spiritual/psychic condition; what it takes in it spits right back. If you dump tons of lowly passion into it, that's what you're going to get in return.willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-52023758712563321112011-02-14T15:02:14.231-08:002011-02-14T15:02:14.231-08:00Wow. Remembering reading Dante in college has cau...Wow. Remembering reading Dante in college has caused a lot of forgotten memories to return.<br /><br />One that reappeared just this Saturday was remembering attending a week long Bill Gothard conference back then, and then spending the next two years mentally vomitting out the damage that particular conference caused me. "Vomit" was the exact word that came to mind on Saturday.<br /><br />-sehoysehoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42237318899300178792011-02-14T14:57:58.488-08:002011-02-14T14:57:58.488-08:00Bob do you or any reader have the date of the post...Bob do you or any reader have the date of the post where GB [re]mentions the natural disinclination of 'coons for political debate, coming down to that level?<br />Thanksgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015936407999495181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-86640747386701143332011-02-14T14:23:07.755-08:002011-02-14T14:23:07.755-08:00Best of luck to you Robin... and er... about those...Best of luck to you Robin... and er... about those pictures and being careful what you wish for... <a href="http://blogodidact.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-idiopathic-misadventure.html" rel="nofollow">scroll down... just sayin'</a><br /><br />;-)Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-24844828080830009542011-02-14T13:52:25.739-08:002011-02-14T13:52:25.739-08:00Thanks guys (and dolls). Unless the angio reverses...Thanks guys (and dolls). Unless the angio reverses the prevailing opinion, I'm in for a mitral valve prolapse repair in early March. The angio is to rule out any need for a bypass since they're already in there mucking about. <br /><br />In my personal story, this is apparently step three of a makeover process started 3 years ago. Soul supernova, scalp-removing melanoma, heart repair. It's almost funny in its obviousness. I am a warning to anyone who is careless in what they wish for. ;-)<br /><br />Thanks so much for the prayers. I'll keep ya posted. If I could take pictures, I would.robinstarfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665546554663005609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90026123181512612252011-02-14T13:18:05.839-08:002011-02-14T13:18:05.839-08:00Robin:
The good thing about an angiogram is that ...Robin:<br /><br />The good thing about an angiogram is that it is the only way to know with 100% certainty what's going in those arteries. So if they're clear, you're home free. Conversely, if they find something, it can be treated aggressively or at whatever level is appropriate. You can do a lot to reverse it, short of angioplasty. One way or another, you'll have a lot more peace of mind....Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-47999461809272112502011-02-14T13:14:14.962-08:002011-02-14T13:14:14.962-08:00Robin,
I'll pray for you Thursday morning when...Robin,<br />I'll pray for you Thursday morning when I drop my son off at school (our church is also right there.)<br />LeslieLeslie Godwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794375005614166921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-2132308012759341622011-02-14T12:05:50.716-08:002011-02-14T12:05:50.716-08:00"Whoever insists on refuting idiotic argument..."Whoever insists on refuting idiotic arguments ends up doing so with stupid reasons. Or, to paraphrase someone else, it is much more difficult to argue with a weak mind than a strong one. For remember, it is always Yahweh or the low way."<br /><br />Yes, gots to be careful not to indulge in arguing, when there are no objective reasons to expect reasonable results.<br /><br />In those cases where reasoning is unreasonable, spit wads prove to be far more effective than syllogisms.<br /><br />Temptation... the worst thing about temptation, is that it rarely comes in the form of the styxy boatman, but is instead clothed in your own perspective and reasoning. <br /><br />Objectivity – so important.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-39084354683454428602011-02-14T11:59:07.451-08:002011-02-14T11:59:07.451-08:00Robin, re. the heart, I also hope very much that a...Robin, re. the heart, I also hope very much that all goes well with your angiogram. You'll be in our heart prayers, too.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com