tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post116144459261792062..comments2024-03-27T11:16:36.951-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Living in the Light of the Absolute, or Time and How it Gets That Way (9.27.08)Gagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161656873507581972006-10-23T19:27:00.000-07:002006-10-23T19:27:00.000-07:00Lisa,I forgot about the Pink Floyd song. That is a...Lisa,<BR/>I forgot about the Pink Floyd song. That is an even better picture of how the nihilist sees the world (and no doubt was an inspiration to the stoner generation of the 70's).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161656428672708342006-10-23T19:20:00.000-07:002006-10-23T19:20:00.000-07:00"Cause it's time, it's time in time with your time..."Cause it's time, it's time in time with your time and its news, is capture<BR/>For the Queen to use"<BR/><BR/>YesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161656284636715232006-10-23T19:18:00.000-07:002006-10-23T19:18:00.000-07:00"No time for a summer friendNo time for the love y..."No time for a summer friend<BR/>No time for the love you send<BR/>Seasons change and so did I<BR/>You need not wonder why<BR/>You need not wonder why<BR/>No time left for you<BR/>No time left for you"<BR/><BR/>Another strange song about time by the Guess Who.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161655632640543882006-10-23T19:07:00.000-07:002006-10-23T19:07:00.000-07:00REPEAT OF ABOVE, WITH CORRECTIONS:Will, regarding ...REPEAT OF ABOVE, WITH CORRECTIONS:<BR/><BR/>Will, regarding songs with “Time” in them; one of the saddest, most desolate pop songs I know of is Alan Parsons’ “Time”, with its slow, dirge-like beat and its matter-of-fact observation that “Time keeps rolling like a river, to the Sea”. This to me is a picture of how the nihilist sees the world; meaningless, desolate, just a river of time that sweeps us out to sea with no more concern for us than a piece of rock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161655500014885282006-10-23T19:05:00.000-07:002006-10-23T19:05:00.000-07:00Will, regarding songs with “Time in them”; one of ...Will, regarding songs with “Time in them”; one of the saddest, most desolate pop songs I know of is Alan Parsons’ “Time”, with its slow, dirge-like beat and its matter-of-fact observation that “Time keeps rolling like a river, to the Sea”. This to me is a picture of how the nihilist sees the world; meaningless, desolate, just a river of time that sweeps us out to see with no more concern for us than a piece of rock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161654320546365762006-10-23T18:45:00.000-07:002006-10-23T18:45:00.000-07:00“After all, assuming you love your spouse, you don...“After all, assuming you love your spouse, you don’t just give them an hour of “quality time” here and there and hope for the best.”<BR/><BR/>Actually, there are many high-powered two-career couples who do just that. And then they wonder why their marriages collapse. <BR/><BR/>"Well, it’s the same with the Divine, don’t you know. This, of course, is the limitation of churchianity, in which you spend 60-90 minutes per week of quality time with God, or even meditation, in which you spend 20 or 30 minutes a day with him. Doesn’t really work, in my opinion. You and God need some quantity time to really get to know one another."<BR/><BR/>Hey, Bob, what's with the Minnesotaisms? Have you been watching Fargo too many times? Anyway, I'm reminded of an old Christian song by Larnelle Harris called "I miss my Time with You", that goes:<BR/><BR/>I miss my time with you<BR/>those moments together<BR/>I need to be with you each day<BR/>and it hurts me when you say<BR/>you're too busy<BR/>busy trying to serve me<BR/>but how can you serve me<BR/>when you're spirit's empty<BR/><BR/>true words, for sure.<BR/><BR/>"As I have had occasion to mention several times in the past, certain members of other castes might look at my life and conclude that old Head-in-Clouds has a pretty boring existence."<BR/><BR/>There is an absolutely poisonous phrase that Busy Christians and activist Wallis disciples use to accuse those of us who are seekers: “You’re so heavenly minded you’re no earthly good”. To which I reply, “you’re so earthly minded you have no heavenly idea.”<BR/><BR/><BR/>On exploration: there is a lesson to be learned from the exploitoration of the New World and the American frontier (no Marxist diatribe, I promise). It was mainly the work of horizontal minded men (most of whom called themselves Christians) that was responsible for the murder and enslavement that accompanied much of the conquest of the New World; these were men only seeking gold, wealth and status, and blind to the beauty and wonder of this new world. It was folks like Darwin, Bates, Humboldt, Wilson, Audubon, Bartram, and Muir who saw the wonder of this new world and thankfully recorded it painstakingly, to the enrichment of us all. Also, it was rare vertical-minded missionaries like Livingstone and Hudson Taylor who brought Christ to foreign lands, rather than following on the heels of conquerors and bringing American and European culture and trinkets. <BR/><BR/>Bob, some of your invented words sound like the titles of Cocteau Twins songs (Summerhead, Multifoiled, Itchy Glowblo Blow, etc). Which is cool in my book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161548547926439432006-10-22T13:22:00.000-07:002006-10-22T13:22:00.000-07:00Hickory Dickory Dock.Some one invented the clock.N...Hickory Dickory Dock.<BR/>Some one invented the clock.<BR/><BR/>Nowtime IN me seems short and tall<BR/>and<BR/>Hours fly<BR/>and<BR/>Minutes crawl<BR/><BR/>But time OUTside is the same for all.<BR/>Hickory Dickory Dock. <BR/><BR/>~from Mom and Dad, when they had time to play<BR/>with nursery rhymes in an attempt to bridge domains of experience belonging to the spiritual and physical sides of their 2 year old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161531966273353922006-10-22T08:46:00.000-07:002006-10-22T08:46:00.000-07:00Hey fergus,what about EMIT ?Hey fergus,<BR/><BR/>what about EMIT ?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969685296436358865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161530638746693952006-10-22T08:23:00.000-07:002006-10-22T08:23:00.000-07:00anagram of "time"IT MEanagram of "time"<BR/><BR/>IT MEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161529796709421642006-10-22T08:09:00.000-07:002006-10-22T08:09:00.000-07:00Don't forget about Pink Floyd's striking song, "Ti...Don't forget about Pink Floyd's striking song, "Time" !<BR/><BR/>Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day<BR/>You fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way<BR/>Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town<BR/>Waiting for someone or something to show you the way<BR/><BR/>Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain<BR/>You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today<BR/>And then one day you find ten years have got behind you<BR/>No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun<BR/><BR/>And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but its sinking<BR/>And racing around to come up behind you again<BR/>The sun is the same in the relative way, but youre older<BR/>Shorter of breath and one day closer to death<BR/><BR/>Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time<BR/>Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines<BR/>Hanging on in quiet desperation is the english way<BR/>The time is gone, the song is over, thought Id something more to say<BR/><BR/>Home, home again<BR/>I like to be here when I can<BR/>And when I come home cold and tired<BR/>Its good to warm my bones beside the fire<BR/>Far away across the field<BR/>The tolling of the iron bell<BR/>Calls the faithful to their knees<BR/>To hear the softly spoken magic spells.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969685296436358865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161529508262710752006-10-22T08:05:00.000-07:002006-10-22T08:05:00.000-07:00“I have no idea what I want to do in terms of a ca...“I have no idea what I want to do in terms of a career, but whatever it is, it cannot be a normal nine to five full time job working for someone else. The Subgenius must have Slack." <BR/><BR/>I'm with you, Bob. I'm fortunate to have had a job that allows me to work part time and still make a decent living. You get to a point where making more money will only result in you getting a bigger house, a nicer car, etc. What's the point. I wouldn't be any more or less happy, and no matter how much money I make, I can't buy time While I would like to say I have spent all this slack time contemplating the meaning of life, I have, in fact spent a large portion of it, well, slacking. While I believe I have much the same mind set or make up as you, I do not have the intellectual capacity of you or some of your commenter's . C. S. Lewis is more my speed rather than the Summa of St. Thomas.<BR/><BR/>“...certain members of other castes might look at my life and conclude that old Head-in-Clouds has a pretty boring existence.” <BR/><BR/>I've run into this a lot and never really known how to respond to this. The typical American attitude is you are not living unless you are striving for the maximum amount of money and possessions and as close as possible to a continuous state of excitement. If your life is not like a beer commercial you are a hopeless loser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161526748814619312006-10-22T07:19:00.000-07:002006-10-22T07:19:00.000-07:00Answer: 'Time', by Livewire (R.Tanner words & musi...Answer: 'Time', by Livewire (R.Tanner words & music)<BR/><BR/>If you didn't see us, you didn't hear it. Had a good beat though, and they definitely danced to it.<BR/><BR/>Now <I>That's</I> <B>Trivia!</B>Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161526629550473592006-10-22T07:17:00.000-07:002006-10-22T07:17:00.000-07:00Trivia, name the song and band:Time - time for you...Trivia, name the song and band:<BR/><BR/>Time - time for you and me<BR/>Time - time for all to see<BR/>Time - time to let it beVan Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161526457945211492006-10-22T07:14:00.000-07:002006-10-22T07:14:00.000-07:00j.peden said..."Go save yourselves first."Oh, woul...j.peden said..."Go save yourselves first."<BR/>Oh, wouldn't that be Grand!?<BR/><BR/>Problem is that that's exactly what they're trying to avoid having to do, by putting all of their enthusiasm into "helping" us out.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161507971138227572006-10-22T02:06:00.000-07:002006-10-22T02:06:00.000-07:00Hey Bob?Was there a cyber attack on your blog earl...Hey Bob?<BR/>Was there a cyber attack on your blog earlier? <BR/>Or something?<BR/>The comment I posted disappeared and I couldn't get back into your blog for several hours.<BR/>Hopefully, it's not serious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161507541793825652006-10-22T01:59:00.000-07:002006-10-22T01:59:00.000-07:00JWM-Thank you for the inspiration!Keep on fightin'...JWM-<BR/>Thank you for the inspiration!<BR/>Keep on fightin', my friend.<BR/>Or, in the words of BTO: keep Taking care of business, everyday,<BR/>taking care of business, <BR/>every way,<BR/>taking care of business, <BR/>It's all right,<BR/>taking care of business,<BR/>working overtime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161491805395272312006-10-21T21:36:00.000-07:002006-10-21T21:36:00.000-07:00Thanks, Bob. Like I said yesterday, "there is no ...Thanks, Bob. Like I said yesterday, "there is no time".<BR/><BR/>NoMo<BR/><BR/>"One cosmos to rule them all, one cosmos to find them, one cosmos to bring them all and in the lightness blind them."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161487580118220922006-10-21T20:26:00.000-07:002006-10-21T20:26:00.000-07:00There is no Time like the present...to get right w...There is no Time like the present...<BR/>to get right with The Lord! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161486819467791812006-10-21T20:13:00.000-07:002006-10-21T20:13:00.000-07:00Yea, you're back on! Will, Not to leave out...Yea, you're back on! <BR/> Will, Not to leave out "As Time Goes By".<BR/> Has anyone noticed that when the hands are in the prayer position it naturally opens the heart, relaxes the shoulders and allows the breath to connect us to Spirit. Am off to test the shower "Oming" instructions from the Master Bobble Head and then play "As Time Goes By" on the piano. <BR/> By the way, Confucius says" to live without a colander is to have no colander at all." <BR/> Lisa, thanks for keeping us vertical.Geckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150958111957262924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161473380608443272006-10-21T16:29:00.000-07:002006-10-21T16:29:00.000-07:00Trivia: the great single Time Won't Let Me was by...Trivia: the great single Time Won't Let Me was by Cleveland's own Outsiders, who had a couple of members who were later members of the <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0008G2EVY?tag=onecosmos-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B0008G2EVY&adid=19JZ8KHQM35GKT4Q1K77&" REL="nofollow">Raspberries</A>, the greatest of all post-60's power pop groups. It's a crime that they aren't in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161472679386400942006-10-21T16:17:00.000-07:002006-10-21T16:17:00.000-07:00Time is the essenceTime is the seasonTime ain't no...Time is the essence<BR/>Time is the season<BR/>Time ain't no reason<BR/>Got no time to slow<BR/>Time everlasting<BR/>Time to play B-sides<BR/>Time ain't on my side<BR/>Time I'll never know...<BR/><BR/><I>Blue Oyster Cult</I><BR/><BR/>JWMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161471977407803472006-10-21T16:06:00.000-07:002006-10-21T16:06:00.000-07:00Also, sometimes a quick bracing slap, whether deli...Also, sometimes a quick bracing slap, whether delivered with an open hand or a sharp wit, is the most appropriate response to an offense - and not delivering it could be a far worse 'sin', than doing so.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161471597574019162006-10-21T15:59:00.001-07:002006-10-21T15:59:00.001-07:00Ah, nothin says romance, love, heartbreak, wistful...Ah, nothin says romance, love, heartbreak, wistfulness, etc., etc., like the word "time". Ever just be sitting there, wishin' you could own a whole collection of songs with the word "time" in the title? Well, now you can! Here's only a sample of the songs you get when you order the "Songs With the Word "Time" In Them" CD set: - <BR/><BR/>Bidin' My Time<BR/><BR/>By the Time I Get To Phoenix<BR/><BR/>Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?<BR/><BR/>First Time Ever I Saw Your Face<BR/><BR/>Tomorrow Is A Long Time<BR/><BR/>Time Is On My Side<BR/><BR/>Let The Good Times Roll<BR/><BR/>Funny How Time Slips Away<BR/><BR/>Gimme That Ole Time Relgion<BR/><BR/>Time Won't Let Me<BR/><BR/>Hard Time Don't Come Around No More<BR/><BR/>Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight<BR/><BR/>Time Passes Slowly<BR/><BR/>It's Just A Matter Of Time<BR/><BR/>Not A Second Time<BR/><BR/>Right Time Of The Night<BR/><BR/>Pickin' Time<BR/><BR/>Time After Time<BR/><BR/>Well, you get the idea. There's a LOTTA songs with the word "time" in the title. In fact, we've counted 72 songs alone with the words "time" and "love" in the title. And you wouldn't believe the number of songs with the words "time" and "night" in the title. But that just goes to show ya - there's just something about the word "time". Order now! While there's still "time"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161471573998616722006-10-21T15:59:00.000-07:002006-10-21T15:59:00.000-07:00Big Possum,I'm not going to rip away Vittles, I do...Big Possum,<BR/><BR/>I'm not going to rip away Vittles, I don't think you were trying to puff yourself up, I do think you're misunderstanding & misreading the situation, but at this point I'm not seeing the attitude that needs a slamming. <BR/><BR/>Keep in mind this is all just my opinion. Humor, IMHO, is the sudden integration of two concepts that wouldn't normally be connected, but are united due to an usual common denominator that wouldn't normally associate the two, except for the circumstance it's being used in. When we get the logic of the mis-relation, we get a chuckle or a laugh - or a sneer, depending on the nature of the integration, intent and the joke teller.<BR/><BR/>The Ridicule flavor of Humor, properly used will draw your attention to circumstances or values that are inappropriately matched. Someone who's putting on false airs’ of being high & pious, can be shown their folly "You've become a veritable fount of wisdom since being made shift supervisor, eh Bub?", and if willing, the target will chuckle and deflate his pretensions - or if he's too rapt up in them, he will intensify his pretensions. That's his choice and responsibility, not the Jokers. <BR/><BR/>Humor improperly used will seek to drag a virtue downwards to the vulgar and physical for the purpose not of making the target chuckle at himself, but to feel embarrassment and pain. "Good idea Bub, next time I want such intelligent advice I'll ask a freaking Mongoloid!"<BR/><BR/>I'd put the vast bulk of Bob's humor in the first category, not the second. I've got to admit to having a not nearly so favorable mix to my jab's, but in my defense, most of the (usually leftist) pretensions I strike at are ones I see as clearly being a direct and destructive threat to my children’s lives, and I react accordingly.<BR/><BR/>I’d also keep in mind that the point of One Cosmos is wisdom, and its style is it’s style, and humor used effectively, and I think Gagdad’s humor is very effective, and can help people to see relations and draw conclusions and realizations that wouldn’t otherwise be made. <BR/><BR/>And of course those who don’t enjoy it are most free to find a venue more suitable for them. Keep in mind though, sometimes a joke is just a joke, and recreational humor among friends is just plain Fun!Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1161466207051957542006-10-21T14:30:00.000-07:002006-10-21T14:30:00.000-07:00Geez, If I weren't so broke I'd see if I could wor...Geez, If I weren't so broke I'd see if I could work out a deal on some bad vibes and negative thoughts. They ought to be cheaper than actual committed sins since I've kept most of 'em inside and not let them out to annoy anyone.<BR/><BR/>Time. At four years of age a year is a very long time. At fifty four, not so long. The length of the week before pay day is directly proportionate to the amount of money in left the checking account. An hour laughing and talking with your best friends is gone before it begins. An hour at the DMV is a different span of time entirely. Forty seconds is no time at all. Unless you're surfing a good wave, in which case it's a good long ride. In those rare instances when you get in the tube you experience a brief glimpse of eternity. Ten seconds there seems like time enough to count all the water droplets in the curl.<BR/><BR/>JWMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com