tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post5427918550086198729..comments2024-03-28T12:10:26.197-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Birds Gotta Sing and Bob's Gotta BlogGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-81196382145778720072010-07-07T12:24:20.933-07:002010-07-07T12:24:20.933-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-7566418682475358762010-07-07T08:57:33.834-07:002010-07-07T08:57:33.834-07:00His writing is by no means polished, but he convey...His writing is by no means polished, but he conveys such a vivid picture of the American West as it was then, and his books (especially the first one) just reach out and grab you emotionally.<br /><br />And the ingenuity and hard work of that family is just astounding.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-80806404428194167482010-07-07T08:41:20.078-07:002010-07-07T08:41:20.078-07:00Re. Alison Armstrong, she apparently helped Alanis...Re. Alison Armstrong, she apparently helped Alanis Morisette to decide she likes men. That's got to be some industrial strength wisdom!juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-50178913345712835422010-07-07T07:47:21.737-07:002010-07-07T07:47:21.737-07:00Sussanah-
No, I haven't. Thanks for the recomm...Sussanah-<br />No, I haven't. Thanks for the recommendation, he sure seems like an interesting fellow (looking at the wikpedia write-up).USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-16208576074545846002010-07-07T07:14:54.474-07:002010-07-07T07:14:54.474-07:00Speaking of "female wisdom," if you ever...Speaking of "female wisdom," if you ever get the chance to hear Allison Armstrong on the Dennis Prager Show, be sure and do so. In fact, I recommend going to his website and ordering a <a href="http://stores.dennisprager.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=DP&Product_Code=PI85" rel="nofollow">CD</a> with all of her appearances. (Maybe you can find them <a href="http://beemp3.com/download.php?file=5075839&song=Prager+interviews+Alison+Armstrong" rel="nofollow">free</a>.) She is a true savant when it comes to understanding the male and female psyche, and how relationships work. She is one of the wisest people I've ever heard. Suffice it to say she had no training as a psychologist.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-45498312435947838702010-07-07T07:13:18.141-07:002010-07-07T07:13:18.141-07:00"Most psychologists today would call that chi..."Most psychologists today would call that child abuse and barbaric but they couldn't be more wrong."<br /><br />Have you ever read Ralph Moody's books, Ben? Good stuff. I'll bet you would relate.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-55007327326774675352010-07-07T07:12:07.961-07:002010-07-07T07:12:07.961-07:00"This is why, as Schuon writes, revelation is..."This is why, as Schuon writes, revelation is characterized "by its tendency to deny all that does not concern man as such." And this is precisely where a lot of misunderstanding slips in, especially from the malevolent and/or stupid. For example, take the account of human origins given to us in Genesis. Whatever one thinks of its historical basis, that is really beside the point. Rather, the point is to reveal to man perennial truths about himself and about God."<br /><br />Aye! Whenever suckularists talk about Genesis or try to "explain" it they are more fundamentalist than the Christian fundies I know.<br />It's no surprise they completely miss any clue about what it's about in their quest to ridicule and reduce Genesis (and anything Judeo/Christian) to superstitious letters (thereby not only missing the Spirit but attacking it as well).<br /><br />It's always the letter over the Spirit for those who embrace their fallen manhood.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-16191373953888134522010-07-07T07:10:35.089-07:002010-07-07T07:10:35.089-07:00Well yes plenty of sex keeps the men happy. Keeps...Well yes plenty of sex keeps the men happy. Keeps certain ladies happy too.black holehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366633817665791528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-6105032915601343792010-07-07T07:06:36.702-07:002010-07-07T07:06:36.702-07:00You know, that Atlantic article was actually prett...You know, that Atlantic article was actually pretty reasonable now that I re-read it. Probably because no sociologists are quoted.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-67942097678101783192010-07-07T07:00:47.415-07:002010-07-07T07:00:47.415-07:00Happy Birthday Diane! :^)
Good point about the mo...Happy Birthday Diane! :^)<br /><br />Good point about the monastaries too.<br />The so-called "History" channel also tries to put anything Christian from those times in the worst light possible.<br /><br />It's no coincidence they always seek the "expert" advice of leftist revisionist history professors. <br /><br />I believe Van has aptly called it the Hitler channel (due to their obsession with everything Hitler and Nazi).<br /><br />BTW, the History channel and the far worse History International have never covered he Crusades honestly, nor what caused the Crusades. <br /><br />To be sure there was far more brutality in those days compared to today (on average) but revisionists always lose sight of context and the big picture.<br /><br />For example, when I was a boy it was "normal" to put me to work during summer vacation picking strawberries, beans, etc., or baling hay for up to 10 hours a day. <br /><br />Most psychologists today would call that child abuse and barbaric but they couldn't be more wrong.<br /><br />Just like when the left decries "sweat shops." <br />They don't realize those are very good jobs in those countries. Instead they demansd "Fair trade" goods which means lots of those folks who worked in the "sweat shops" lose their very good jobs, but hey, at least they ain't sweating anymore so leftists can feel good about that.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-47568683910425696982010-07-07T04:19:07.278-07:002010-07-07T04:19:07.278-07:00Dianne said "Ladies - here's my advice......Dianne said "Ladies - here's my advice..."<br /><br />(Smiles, begins whistling... wanders off... aimlessly... really...)Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-21597014640222569872010-07-06T22:28:59.742-07:002010-07-06T22:28:59.742-07:00Well the blog may be your personal spiritual pract...Well the blog may be your personal spiritual practice, but the comment section is a combat zone, or should be.<br /><br />I'd like to see it retored to the rude frontier it used to be. I don't do polite very well, I'm afraid.<br /><br />Oh well what's to be done? I don't know.black holehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366633817665791528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-41291190951503805232010-07-06T21:52:46.984-07:002010-07-06T21:52:46.984-07:00Aha.
Reminds me of a joke I heard recently. Some...<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2003/01/the-wifely-duty/2659/" rel="nofollow">Aha.</a><br /><br />Reminds me of a joke I heard recently. Some engineers came up with a way to plug the oil leak in the Gulf--they dropped a giant wedding ring around it and it stopped putting out immediately.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-83961631781207013312010-07-06T21:49:31.958-07:002010-07-06T21:49:31.958-07:00"(For clarity's sake, I meant "secre..."(For clarity's sake, I meant "secret" as in, it really should be common knowledge, but somehow it isn't.)"<br /><br />Yep, there was another one of these "sociological angle" articles recently on this very subject. Not sure I remember where I read it...<br /><br />If a wife decides to eliminate "not tonight" from her vocabulary (I mean, apart from doctor's orders), she'll see an immediate un-disruption in the relationship. Guaranteed.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-46265275960057440672010-07-06T21:34:22.293-07:002010-07-06T21:34:22.293-07:00(For clarity's sake, I meant "secret"...(For clarity's sake, I meant "secret" as in, it really should be common knowledge, but somehow it isn't.)juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-41689748500262692062010-07-06T21:32:08.097-07:002010-07-06T21:32:08.097-07:00I think that's one of those "secrets"...I think that's one of those "secrets" most every female raccoon knows...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-37356725853132718712010-07-06T21:26:26.813-07:002010-07-06T21:26:26.813-07:00Dittos, Dianne. ;)Dittos, Dianne. ;)Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-29620887713282767852010-07-06T20:09:05.708-07:002010-07-06T20:09:05.708-07:00Ladies - here's my advice. I know it's no...Ladies - here's my advice. I know it's not PC, but it's the low down truth. Give your man sex on a regular basis and he'll be a lot more cooperative.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301129417706219603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-49067224079594833752010-07-06T19:56:43.486-07:002010-07-06T19:56:43.486-07:00Susannah, I think your summation was spot on.
If...Susannah, I think your summation was spot on. <br /><br /><i>If a wife doesn't put her husband first, children's "scheduling" second, then yes indeed, there will be a disruption in their relationship.</i><br /><br />Indeed, especially that poor schmuck who complained that he was getting zero attention <i>before</i> the kid, and negative fifty percent after. What, he thought somehow there would be extra time for his wife to devote to his well-being <i>after</i> adding a small human to the house who requires assistance with pretty much everything except breathing, when she couldn't be bothered when it was just the two of them? <br /><br />I'm with you on scheduling, too. Life - and childhood - are far too short to waste by running around in a frenzy of activity that keeps one from properly appreciating the actual living part.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-24126876494805458802010-07-06T19:39:01.320-07:002010-07-06T19:39:01.320-07:00OK. I thought I was missing something.OK. I thought I was missing something.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301129417706219603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-46545673552415821292010-07-06T19:32:18.384-07:002010-07-06T19:32:18.384-07:00This is one of the best videos ever. http://www.su...This is one of the best videos ever. http://www.sunbelt-software.com/stu/viking_kittens.swf<br /><br />Unless, you're a guy....<br /><br />There is always someone who wants to take over anything good. And then generally turn it into crap.<br /><br />And people LET them!!!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301129417706219603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-55697727350035341492010-07-06T19:31:08.999-07:002010-07-06T19:31:08.999-07:00Dianne:
In reference to NB's photo of the unu...Dianne:<br /><br />In reference to NB's photo of the unused Allman Brothers ticket from 1981.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-2348069195875458542010-07-06T18:57:15.984-07:002010-07-06T18:57:15.984-07:00Julie, I'm not sure if I can put my finger on ...Julie, I'm not sure if I can put my finger on what bothers me about that article.<br /><br />Relationships really aren't subject to scrutiny by sociologists. In fact, these studies didn't even seem to touch on the child-parent *relationship.*<br /><br />It's as if the unspoken assumption (not only in this article, but in many others I have read on the subject) is that children are more like optional life accessories, and not as much real people with eternal souls, with whom the parent is in *relationship.*<br /><br />Add to that: any person who goes into parenting without the proper understanding that it involves selfless work is going to be in for a shock to the system. I guess the "gospel of me" doesn't set one up for that sort of mindset, though.<br /><br />Furthermore, we parents often create many of our own problems (e.g., with the t.v./homework incident--"counting to three": failing to train the child when he is young to first-time obedience). That's not the child bringing on unhappiness--that's 100% the parent's doing (she said ruefully ;) ). <br /><br />If you don't train the child early to respect your word, then yes, there will be a significant lack of peace in the home. If a wife doesn't put her husband first, children's "scheduling" second, then yes indeed, there will be a disruption in their relationship. <br /><br />And re: the "scheduling"--I just can't relate. We've chosen a more relaxed, home-based lifestyle and we've proven it can be done. Aside from a few carefully chosen activities, and one tutorial session a week for our schooling during fall through early spring, we stay home, do school work, do housework, swim, play, and tend our animals.<br /><br />I've found in order to be any kind of a homemaker or home-schooler, I kind of have to be... *home*...kwim? Same with being a family. You kinda have to be around each other sometimes. (We're lucky our daddy gets a good summer and winter break.) It all depends on how much you value it, whether you'll make it happen.<br /><br />Anyway, somebody more succint than I can sum up "what's wrong with this article." Those are just my rambling thoughts.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-30792549708556238672010-07-06T18:57:09.156-07:002010-07-06T18:57:09.156-07:00GB said "Somebody missed a good show. Or prob...<i>GB said "Somebody missed a good show. Or probably not, since they were pretty burned out at that particular point."</i><br /><br />What do you mean?Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301129417706219603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-48955226744696950862010-07-06T17:32:59.688-07:002010-07-06T17:32:59.688-07:00Dianne...what a moment, when they rise up and call...Dianne...what a moment, when they rise up and call you blessed. :)<br /><br />Julie, you described that moment so well, I felt I was looking on. Then again, I've been in it more than once. <br /><br />"What I want to say in response to that is on the tip of my tongue, but, as often happens, it is beyond my capacity to express."<br /><br />A common experience for me at OC. Bob already said it so well, and it resonates, but I can't express what bubbles up as I read it.<br /><br />And then there's the eternal mystery and fascination of wordveri.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.com