tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post6181225855027350439..comments2024-03-27T11:16:36.951-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Up to BismarckGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-80395025949741062892009-11-07T09:22:20.889-08:002009-11-07T09:22:20.889-08:00What a beautiful eulogy, all.
What a shock it was ...What a beautiful eulogy, all.<br />What a shock it was to hear about her passing.<br />She and her loved ones have been in my prayers, too.<br />Mrs. GLeslie Godwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867359654055086952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-83810121214315037832009-11-07T05:49:02.357-08:002009-11-07T05:49:02.357-08:00Ever considered Twitter, Bob? It is dirt-simple an...Ever considered Twitter, Bob? It is dirt-simple and while it would hardly be appropriate for the normal posts, it is a great way to lob a quick gag or quip to the coonaspora. Also a great way to tip people to music and books. TweetDeck (free Twitter client) allows you to just paste a plain old url into the window and it handles all the formatting etc of the link (e.g., Amazon links are auto-shortened).<br /><br />If I was blogging I'd consider Twitter as an adjunct, not a substitute. <br /><br />Just a thought...Stephen Macdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474300559219020772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-24370457980010753652009-11-07T02:31:13.018-08:002009-11-07T02:31:13.018-08:00I don't come here often, but always realize wh...I don't come here often, but always realize when I do come -- I should do so more often. A Hail and Hearty bon voyage to Kathy -- this has been quite a good post and commentary.zombywolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768447500299118532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-78566074620660080542009-11-06T05:00:15.883-08:002009-11-06T05:00:15.883-08:00As trolls go, ours seem to have a decidedly decent...As trolls go, ours seem to have a decidedly decent streak. Now, all you trolls have to do is tap into that and listen to coons with an open mind.Stephen Macdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474300559219020772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-22135474735553998322009-11-06T04:12:41.992-08:002009-11-06T04:12:41.992-08:00Like a seasoned party-goer, she slipped off withou...Like a seasoned party-goer, she slipped off without fanfare; goodbyes aren't worth the kleenex they're printed on anyway. <br /><br />I understand a little better now why we sparred so intimately: it was a tango. Thanks for the dances Ximeze.burr (a troll)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-89398005743685517552009-11-05T21:09:38.354-08:002009-11-05T21:09:38.354-08:00Thank you, Bob, for this fitting tribute to our Si...Thank you, Bob, for this fitting tribute to our Sister under the pelt. <br />If it weren't for you we would still be searchin' for a home. Thanks man (quick virtual man hug). :^)USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90990554348067955472009-11-05T20:45:46.349-08:002009-11-05T20:45:46.349-08:00My deepest condolences to Todd and Beaky, and the ...My deepest condolences to Todd and Beaky, and the rest of Kath's family and friends.<br /><br />I read the news last night but I couldn't write anything at that time.<br /><br />I'm...we are gonna miss you Kath, until we meet again at that great Den in the Heavens. <br />Please say hi to Oscar and Cammilu.<br />I know they'll love ya, as well as Fergus. <br /><br />Thank you Kath, for all the great advice.<br />For cheerin' me up when I was down, and for showin' me how to properly handle trolls. <br />And for sendin' me some Costa Rican joe. That's some outstanding coffee, and you are right, it turned me into a coffee snob. :)<br /><br />God bless you as you enter into your eternal Slack...in our Father's house. Our loss is Heaven's gain, and it takes away some of the sting of grief gnoin' you are in the best place there is, full of joy, love, beauty n' truth. <br /><br />I look forward to meetin' you when it's my time. :^)<br /><br />Thank you!!!USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-66498070496221522392009-11-05T15:06:34.553-08:002009-11-05T15:06:34.553-08:00I'm shocked and saddened, yet glad to know tha...I'm shocked and saddened, yet glad to know that she is now home indeed. Rest in glory, Kathy. We'll see you there.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-5327886310882866002009-11-05T11:19:49.582-08:002009-11-05T11:19:49.582-08:00May her memory be eternal.May her memory be eternal.Bulletproof Monknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-82406873481767161642009-11-05T09:42:47.073-08:002009-11-05T09:42:47.073-08:00R.I.P., Ximeze. This sphere will not be the same w...R.I.P., Ximeze. This sphere will not be the same without you.<br />Prayers to you and your family.<br /><br />RickyRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-80317019049507254202009-11-05T08:33:39.581-08:002009-11-05T08:33:39.581-08:00This is very sad, indeed.
I think that her rela...This is very sad, indeed. <br /><br />I think that her relatively young age (for this day and age) is probably the worst part of it.jphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908157207748014622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-38617369969364716082009-11-04T22:25:00.240-08:002009-11-04T22:25:00.240-08:00Such sad news to loose such a life force. Merlin ...Such sad news to loose such a life force. Merlin sends his condolences to poor Beaky.<br />May all the raccoon prayers propel you on your journey.<br />GeckoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-14729910373070722212009-11-04T19:14:17.344-08:002009-11-04T19:14:17.344-08:00I am such an autistic soul, I find it uplifting to...I am such an autistic soul, I find it uplifting to know that I feel great sadness for the departure of X and a day-long reflection on her and what brought me to the One Cosmos. <br /><br />There must be something redeeming in that, don't you think?<br /><br />It was the Cargo Cult posts that Dr. Bob made at LGF. That's when I followed Dr. Bob to One Cosmos and left LGF behind. I missed all the stuff that came after that: the LGF disintigration and such.<br /><br />The photo of X. and Beaky reminded me of my beloved African Grey named Ponchita, who was smuggled out of Havana, Cuba, under a lady's dress, by my godfather and the lady, and that Ponchita was paired with Poncho, who escaped one day and never returned, and I have to wonder if "Beaky" was actually "Poncho."<br /><br />It makes you wonder about how interconnected people really are.<br /><br />Tchuss, Ximeze.sehoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398831051769112602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-29896181078602984472009-11-04T18:47:34.999-08:002009-11-04T18:47:34.999-08:00We were fortunate to have been exposed to her wit ...We were fortunate to have been exposed to her wit and wisdom. I always liked hearing about Beaky.<br /><br />Tonight one of the security systems started blinking and when I looked out by the pool there was the biggest, fattest raccoon I've seen in years looking straight back at me. He stared for about 30 seconds, then ambled back into the night.Stephen Macdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474300559219020772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-46927771412223790142009-11-04T18:42:27.142-08:002009-11-04T18:42:27.142-08:00God bless you and keep you Ximese. Looks like you ...God bless you and keep you Ximese. Looks like you get to pick the spot for the One-Of-These-Days Celestial Clambake, and All-Coon Reunion. May the circle be unbroken.<br /><br />John MJWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564732483476859555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-88466083212301680272009-11-04T18:31:11.704-08:002009-11-04T18:31:11.704-08:00Her lord is even now saying unto her, "Well d...Her lord is even now saying unto her, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord."Djadjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-55744974251884246322009-11-04T18:03:18.283-08:002009-11-04T18:03:18.283-08:00I left my thoughts on the previous thread, but wou...I left my thoughts on the previous thread, but would just like to thank the Lord for Kathy's life among us, and thank Bob for providing such a rich and free space allowing good friendships to grow here.<br /><br />Ximeze had such a fun spirit, and it was great to spar with her for the rights to Raccoon ascendancy (a non-existent thing!), even though she couldn't hide the fact that she was a great Lady of the First Order.Joan of Argghh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14729682908266300507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51268390264477184132009-11-04T17:52:36.879-08:002009-11-04T17:52:36.879-08:00What a power-punched, theology-rich hymn!
The Chr...<a href="http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/h/a/hhangels.htm" rel="nofollow">What a power-punched, theology-rich hymn!</a><br /><br />The Christmas carol I mentioned earlier was "Hark! The Herald Angles Sing!" Just did a bit of research, and it turns out it is set to music by Mendelssohn written to commemorate the Gutenberg printing press. The words are quite a meta-tation on endings and beginnings, both in terms of the One to one, and the all in all.<br /><br />A tad more on it:<br /><br /><a href="http://www3.pair.com/montrsmu/carolshist/hark.html" rel="nofollow">Hark! The Herald Angels Sing! History</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians+15&version=NIV" rel="nofollow">Some more...</a>Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900344453710081874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-61771135487313527372009-11-04T16:36:56.677-08:002009-11-04T16:36:56.677-08:00"I don't remember when Ximese found home,..."I don't remember when Ximese found home, but it was a case of instant re-cognition. She is the archetypal person for whom I'm always writing, and without whom I could not write -- the one who whacks their furhead in d'light and exclaims, <i>finally! Where has this been all my life! </i><br /><br />¡Ay, caramba! Exactamente!<br /><br />Below my quote [for context] is Kathy's response in which she describes her elation at finding OC - it reverberates with her unique vibrancy. <br /><br />On 4/11/07<br />MizzE said...<br />In commemorating my discovery of One Cosmos and GB, da man with a swift sword, I offer: <br /><br /><i>For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.</i> -- Hebrews 4:12 <br /><br /><i>" Someone gave me a bit of brick and a little slab of marble from Rome. It was wonderful to touch one of them and think, Perhaps the Apostle Paul or one of the martyrs touched this as they passed. But how much more wonderful is it to think that we have, for our own use, the very same sword our Lord used when the Devil attacked Him. <br /><br />Brooke Foss Westcott says "the Word of God" in Ephesians 6:17 means "a definite utterance of God." We know these "definite utterances"--we have the same Book that He had, and we can do as He did. So let us learn the "definite utterances" that they may be ready in our minds; ready for use at the moment of need--our sword which never grows dull and rusty, but is always keen and bright. So once more I say, let us not expect defeat but victory. Let us take fast hold and keep fast hold of our sword, and we shall win in any assault of the enemy".</i><br /> ... Amy Carmichael, Edges of His Ways ###<br /><br />A couple of hours later...<br /><br /><b>ximeze said...<br /><br />Mizze said: "my discovery of One Cosmos and GB, da man with a swift sword" <br /><br />Yes! Exactly! I wandered in via some now forgotten link & thought immediately: OMG! THIS is more like! Here, at last, is somebody with 'a pair' who lays it on the line & who stands fast.<br /><br /> I could feel the LifeForce pumping red thru the prose, so unlike most of what's out there that passes for 'spiritual', ie: repellant, lily-livered stuff that reeks of fear, filled with platitudes about being 'above' backed up by Scriptural non-sequiters.<br /><br /> Here ye, Hear ye, come one & all, join us now! Please just park your brain & lifeforce at the Church door. You'll have the umph of O behind ya & the first thing we'll teach ya is to be whimpy, for the Glory of the Lord.<br /><br /> Huh? <br /><br />Thanks, Mizze, for the quotes. Archangels with flaming swords are much more to my taste than large-eyed, weeping Saints with clasped hands. ### </b> <br /><br />Thanks Lord for our sword wielding, victorious sister-under-the-pelt Kathy.Mizz Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325435271880036807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-6015315636690553162009-11-04T15:41:01.815-08:002009-11-04T15:41:01.815-08:00"wv: uplumu"
That is, up/lum/u...
def..."wv: uplumu"<br /><br />That is, up/lum/u... <br />definitely some lumens up there.<br /><br />NOMO,<br /><br />Great reference! The NIV says, "so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life." It reminds of a familiar Christmas carol that hit me with full punch when I sang it the Christmas after my dad left for the upper chambers:<br /><br />"Hail the heav'n-born Prince of Peace!<br />Hail the Son of Righteousness!<br />Light and life to all He brings<br />Ris'n with healing in His wings<br />Mild He lays His glory by<br />Born that man no more may die<br />Born to raise the sons of earth<br />Born to give them second birth"<br /><br />I sang it with new vigor, at full volume, like firmly taking hold of a claim. And death has no sting.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900344453710081874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-24228088504602018712009-11-04T15:09:34.711-08:002009-11-04T15:09:34.711-08:00Ximeze was a kick-butt gal in this world. I can ju...Ximeze was a kick-butt gal in this world. I can just imagine her in the next...all <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ii%20cor%205:1-5&version=NLT" rel="nofollow">dressed up</a> with everywhere to go!<br /><br />wv is expressing: "voidge"<br />Yup.NoMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100042056270224683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-26261520574627603042009-11-04T14:29:32.672-08:002009-11-04T14:29:32.672-08:00Oh, this is sad. Rest in peace, Ximeze. Your verve...Oh, this is sad. Rest in peace, Ximeze. Your verve and clarity will be missed.<br />Prayers for you and yours.Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201226644704622876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-21432890781709303282009-11-04T14:24:04.737-08:002009-11-04T14:24:04.737-08:00Oh that is very sad. I will miss her comments, to...Oh that is very sad. I will miss her comments, too. I always looked forward to Ximeze' take. I would love to hear her perspective now, given that her adventure of consciousness is soon to be sporting a whole new level of joy - and fun, I'm sure. <br /><br />Miss you Ximeze! <br /><br />wv: uplumu<br /><br />P.S. Ximeze quoted wv on 9/28/09 as saying "tooton"... amen!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900344453710081874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-58761245753808757862009-11-04T13:17:50.994-08:002009-11-04T13:17:50.994-08:00I highly recoonmend the 'Blameless' Psalm ...I highly recoonmend the 'Blameless' Psalm (which is always read at Orthodox funerals) which reads as a eulogy, and is prayed by all in the stead of the deceased. That is for those psaltically challenged Psalm 119 (118 LXX)<br /><br />We all hope that when it is read over us, we will have fulfilled its words.<br /><br />"Exceeding spacious are thy commandments, O Lord."Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-50742240040924956042009-11-04T13:16:13.265-08:002009-11-04T13:16:13.265-08:00To be absent from the body is to be present with t...To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord -- Who said: <br /><br />Where two or three are gathered in My Name -- even on that web thingy -- there I am in the midst of them. <br /><br />Lurk on, Ximeze. See you at the River.<br /><br />wv say it's <i>ghhori</i> -- I think it meant <i>gh<b>l</b>ori</i>.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.com