tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post6647353236977411368..comments2024-03-28T12:10:26.197-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Everybody's Got Something to HideGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-44662160348792861612011-07-24T09:54:10.830-07:002011-07-24T09:54:10.830-07:00Revelation
by Robert Frost
WE make ourselves a ...Revelation<br /><i>by Robert Frost</i> <br /> <br />WE make ourselves a place apart <br />Behind light words that tease and flout,<br />But oh, the agitated heart <br />Till someone find us really out.<br /> <br />’Tis pity if the case require<br />Or so we say) that in the end <br />We speak the literal to inspire <br />The understanding of a friend. <br /> <br />But so with all, from babes that play <br />At hide-and-seek to God afar,<br />So all who hide too well away <br />Must speak and tell us where they are.Joan of Argghh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14729682908266300507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-48619703979610954712011-07-22T07:10:14.531-07:002011-07-22T07:10:14.531-07:00Cond0100 -- it is also obvious when the projection...Cond0100 -- it is also obvious when the projection is so "rigid" and persistent, unsusceptible to correction. At once the mind loses its fluidity and becomes a self-confirming closed system. We all know people like this.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-57320142744987580512011-07-22T07:05:11.834-07:002011-07-22T07:05:11.834-07:00Yes. I am merely a stand-in for some demonic pres...Yes. I am merely a stand-in for some demonic presence or ghost of the nursery. One can perceive this most clearly when the projection is so distant from the reality, i.e., "I'm rubber and you're sniffing glue."<br /><br />And John: yes, Roy is correct about that.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-70649460388064560832011-07-21T23:03:08.601-07:002011-07-21T23:03:08.601-07:00"In the case of humans, the communication pro..."In the case of humans, the communication proceeds from inside (the subject) to outside (some form of symbolic representation) back inside (to the receiving subject). This is what we are doing right now, although much can go wrong in this benevolent cycle, as evidenced by our malevolent troll, who not only fails to receive the communication, but converts it to an object of his own fantasy, and then projects it into me. If we weren't a psychologist we would be puzzled by this behavior."<br /><br />A projection-reflection on the trolls part. Hmmmm.... That has an almost Quixotic touch to it, Bob.<br /><br />Who is he fighting? You, or his own inner demons?<br /><br />The trouble is that he has picked you as the object to place these reflections. Still, you are in his head rent-free.<br /><br />How fun! <br /><br />We have our own Quixotic-Battle here with you as the mirrored knight! I think I'll stick around with a bowl of buttered popcorn. :)<br /><br />To battle, Sir Knight!<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onQJZ-gzwsc#t=14s<br /><br />Has the role of Sancho Panza been taken, yet? :)Cond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-45250444824675238332011-07-21T22:34:41.121-07:002011-07-21T22:34:41.121-07:00"In other words, the subject is ordered to th..."In other words, the subject is ordered to the object, seemingly with no "remainder." But for human beings, this remainder -- this free and indeterminate area of being -- is everything. "<br /><br />Hmmmm... Roy Masters teaches in his meditation exercise to be aware of your thoughts but not get pulled into the thought. Notice it and then pull back into that space between your thoughts. I wonder if this is an exercise in learning to hang out in the "free and indeterminate area of being" you are referring to?John Lienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607964922479543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-3881656936080754582011-07-21T15:51:39.392-07:002011-07-21T15:51:39.392-07:00Julie -
As you'll recall, Ronaldo Maximus (th...Julie -<br /><br />As you'll recall, Ronaldo Maximus (the Gipper) was aware of the Law. One of his favorite quips was, "Never say 'never.'" He <i>knew!</i>walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-5874140357315618902011-07-21T15:40:27.169-07:002011-07-21T15:40:27.169-07:00Walt - the sad part is, should the law take effect...Walt - the sad part is, should the law take effect he'll probably learn not a thing from the experience. And yes, I also wish his claim to not give a shit were true; then we could all breathe a sigh of relief...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-23616191180555268902011-07-21T15:20:42.835-07:002011-07-21T15:20:42.835-07:00Taranto takes down the doltish Deepak<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/best_of_the_web_today.html" rel="nofollow">Taranto</a> takes down the doltish DeepakGagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-25450799653903488562011-07-21T15:04:43.135-07:002011-07-21T15:04:43.135-07:00I can't actually run video at here at work, bu...I can't actually run video at here at work, but if this is what Google says it is, I think willian's comment can be best summed up <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=video&cd=1&ved=0CDYQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9Y27tQVwFCE&ei=JKAoTtLBDcK0sQKW5ag7&usg=AFQjCNGbtWKVmFvDgEdA0VBFBvxKI8q7fw&sig2=-uy-L1DEOmEZYJ0NEnpb3w" rel="nofollow">this way.</a><br /><br />And yes, please, <i>please</i> stop giving a shit about us, and everyone else too, for that matter. The fact is <i>that</i> is the actual truth of the matter, you don't give a shit about anyone, feel guilty about it, and then want to compensate by doing them the favor of making everyone into what you think would be best for them... and your piece of mind.<br /><br />Please, admit you don't give a shit, and move on.<br /><br />Just think of all the extra pussy serenading time that would free up, eh?Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-6673126440456736922011-07-21T14:52:49.216-07:002011-07-21T14:52:49.216-07:00If only all liberals stopped giving a shit about u...If only all liberals stopped giving a shit about us, we'd be in paradise.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-69292898664179647872011-07-21T13:28:20.266-07:002011-07-21T13:28:20.266-07:00W assured us, "I'm set. I'm not going...W assured us, <i>"I'm set. I'm not going to suffer."</i><br /><br />That, uh, barely audible <i>>>clunk!<<</i> that you heard (but ignored) when you wrote those lines was the Law of Famous Last Words activating.walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-19732250258370105212011-07-21T13:09:54.454-07:002011-07-21T13:09:54.454-07:00I second Dr. V, You need to write me a new book. T...I second Dr. V, You need to write me a new book. That's what you need.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-10683764098603308742011-07-21T13:07:10.365-07:002011-07-21T13:07:10.365-07:00Great post, Bob. Fergot to say that.Great post, Bob. Fergot to say that.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-12233935870866161362011-07-21T13:05:42.296-07:002011-07-21T13:05:42.296-07:00My pleasure, Mush.
The Introduction of the book al...My pleasure, Mush.<br />The Introduction of the book alone is worth the price of admission.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-59980975242659903372011-07-21T12:31:31.795-07:002011-07-21T12:31:31.795-07:00Thank you, Rick. You had told me about the book b...Thank you, Rick. You had told me about the book before, but I had lost the author's name. This time I downloaded it to my reader before I had a chance to forget.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-65381710865618909132011-07-21T12:22:20.063-07:002011-07-21T12:22:20.063-07:00Skorpion - prolonged exposure to that page may cau...Skorpion - prolonged exposure to that page may cause <i>actual</i> blindness. <br /><br />What a perfect example.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-8718982178630061562011-07-21T12:17:32.324-07:002011-07-21T12:17:32.324-07:00Mush said,
"After all this time, it finally d...Mush said,<br />"After all this time, it finally dawned on me what He meant when He said, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?" D'oh! indeed."<br /><br />Mush, I think you would really enjoy this book:<br /><a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21328/21328-h/21328-h.htm" rel="nofollow">The Parables of Our Lord</a><br /><br />Arnot spends some time on that very concept...among many others I think you would find equally as interesting.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-40776153691131154852011-07-21T12:07:58.622-07:002011-07-21T12:07:58.622-07:00And speaking of mental illness as a core component...And speaking of <a href="http://fckh8.com/Top5Reasons" rel="nofollow">mental illness as a core component of political rhetoric</a> (NSFW)...Skorpionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637971946739703816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-27713167629433636892011-07-21T11:53:08.569-07:002011-07-21T11:53:08.569-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-22331967893282351222011-07-21T11:50:21.542-07:002011-07-21T11:50:21.542-07:00I think we just got Mr. Hollowman's Opus-sy.I think we just got Mr. Hollowman's Opus-sy.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-30286796355114345442011-07-21T11:47:00.293-07:002011-07-21T11:47:00.293-07:00Oh, my!Oh, my!juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-81194885058614499962011-07-21T11:45:44.054-07:002011-07-21T11:45:44.054-07:00... there will always be some zombie-like types wh...<i>... there will always be some zombie-like types who are at least partly interchangeable ...</i><br /><br />As the preacher says, if you can't say "Amen", say "Oh, me".mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-58645333033438310452011-07-21T11:45:11.858-07:002011-07-21T11:45:11.858-07:00:)
Thanks, James.:)<br /><br />Thanks, James.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-4926671945358909222011-07-21T11:44:37.021-07:002011-07-21T11:44:37.021-07:00Julie,
Just keep dropping those Wisdom bombs. ...Julie,<br /><br /> Just keep dropping those Wisdom bombs. :)Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03149296283560293988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-83438817618125518822011-07-21T11:44:22.089-07:002011-07-21T11:44:22.089-07:00Magnus,
The sheer amount of freedom granted to a h...Magnus,<br /><i>The sheer amount of freedom granted to a human is stunning...</i><br /><br />So true. I've been watching freedom slowly bloom, here in my own house, and it does start small. And with each expansion of freedom, there must also come responsibility. As the external gates come down, the internal barriers of caution and wisdom must arise, or else there is no true freedom - only chaos.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com