tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post7274522646227472589..comments2024-03-28T12:10:26.197-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Cosmic Desire: What Make a Bulldog Hug a HoundGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-33625532505739390902013-06-16T16:20:28.722-07:002013-06-16T16:20:28.722-07:00In the Iliad, Agamemnon sends a group with gifts t...In the Iliad, Agamemnon sends a group with gifts to try to convince Achilles it was all just a misunderstanding, and he tells them something like "I hate like the gates of hell that man who speaks one thing while holding other words in his heart"<br /><br />Oh, and the zombie movie I mentioned the other day, "Warm Bodies", the zombie who's trying to re-awaken, one of the things he does privately is play vinyl records "mmmore realll" ;-)Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-30739807677107705022013-06-16T12:19:10.198-07:002013-06-16T12:19:10.198-07:00"And not only. For I myself am more real in t..."And not only. For I myself am more real in the presence of a real person, and indeed, will have a hard time being myself, or selfing my being, should I fail to discover those person(s) without whom I am not real."<br /><br />Ooh.... that's too good to not be True.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-80882205315502540202013-06-12T06:06:06.801-07:002013-06-12T06:06:06.801-07:00I think I'm gonna hurl.I think I'm gonna hurl. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-27841075789914131492013-06-11T21:35:04.760-07:002013-06-11T21:35:04.760-07:00I love all of you. I love all of you. Open Trenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354412002318534131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-41283442941055142492013-06-11T13:38:32.093-07:002013-06-11T13:38:32.093-07:00It was as if I intuited the underlying "desir...<i>It was as if I intuited the underlying "desire" of nature, just flowing through the birds at that moment.</i><br /><br />Lost in love -- as you say, self-abandonment is the essence. <br /><br />Rick and I are like vine-dressers now. So I'm reminded, too, that a branch that is allowed to grow out for itself is barren -- just bark and leaves. It's most productive when it is cut so close to the vine that oneness is not lost.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-54206534796536704042013-06-11T13:06:00.415-07:002013-06-11T13:06:00.415-07:00Champagne & reefer?! Ha ha, now that's a r...Champagne & reefer?! Ha ha, now that's a robust and deep experience!tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-83567711307315480482013-06-11T13:04:58.829-07:002013-06-11T13:04:58.829-07:00Lots of my friends getting back into vinyl for thi...Lots of my friends getting back into vinyl for this very "improved soul communication." And I believe they're on to something, it's just I can't bring myself to going back.tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-79989086010760086302013-06-11T13:03:51.192-07:002013-06-11T13:03:51.192-07:00Like, when I put on Muddy Waters Folk Singer, I ca...Like, when I put on Muddy Waters Folk Singer, I can actually smell the champagne & reefer. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-32163931145620636022013-06-11T13:01:27.608-07:002013-06-11T13:01:27.608-07:00It's all a matter of how it affects your soul....It's all a matter of how it affects your soul. You should go into a high end audio showroom, bring some familiar CDs, and give a listen. If you aren't shocked by the unrealized potential of recorded music, then you don't need to change. For me, it's very much a qualitative difference with a good system -- like the difference between, say, regular TV and high def. But the qualitative difference has to translate to improved soul communication. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-43247634646173060562013-06-11T12:54:41.907-07:002013-06-11T12:54:41.907-07:00Bob, is it worth getting such a system if you'...Bob, is it worth getting such a system if you're in the mp3 world (I know, I know, but it is convenient)?tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-4801954252645355522013-06-11T12:22:04.848-07:002013-06-11T12:22:04.848-07:00Anyone who wants to seriously upgrade their audio ...Anyone who wants to seriously upgrade their audio system for CHEAP should check out this company, <a href="http://www.emotiva.com/" rel="nofollow">Emotiva</a>. I already bought the <a href="http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/amplifiers/products/xpa2" rel="nofollow">XPA-2</a>, which delivers an earth-shaking 500 watts into 4 ohms for only $719 on sale, and just ordered a stereo pre-amp to go with it. The old amp will now do service in the back yard. <br /><br />I'm pretty sure they must do it with Chinese slave labor, but I don't want to know. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-52106420069974243422013-06-11T11:16:08.447-07:002013-06-11T11:16:08.447-07:00"But are they really asking us to be more tha..."But are they really asking us to be more than we comfortably are?"<br /><br />That's an important question. There are no shortage of people who believe in "keepin' it real," or "calling a spade a spade;" usually, these are just excuses for being a complete asshole. Such people are "true to themselves," but only in the sense that they believe themselves to be perfect as they are and therefore have no need for improvement.<br /><br />On the other hand, those who ask us to be more than we comfortably are generally do so not explicitly, but implicitly, inasmuch as their presence and personhood makes us want to be better people, ourselves.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-61865028063873247902013-06-11T10:52:53.450-07:002013-06-11T10:52:53.450-07:00"When you meet a person who is true to himsel...<i>"When you meet a person who is true to himself, you feel at once that he is 'more real' than other people are."</i><br /><br />Spot on. I saw one such person this weekend. People with integrity shine because integrity comes from commitment and courage. There are so many forces at work these days that try to force you to cover yourself up. Cf. IRS, NSA, et al.<br /><br />Even this "live and let live" culture with its refusal to judge anything forces people into politeness, "correctness," and deceit. <br /><br />People who keep their opinions to themselves are shadowy. Someone who is playing a role, parrotting talking points, behaving one way toward one person and another way toward another, is unclear. This is why people cheer when Muddy Waters swaggers and asks "ain't that a man?" pointing to himself. At least he's being honest and true to what he thinks he is.<br /><br /><i>I myself am more real in the presence of a real person, and indeed, will have a hard time being myself, or selfing my being, should I fail to discover those person(s) without whom I am not real.</i><br /><br />We're plenty real when we stand before God alone. That particular circumstance suffices. But it's true that there are certain people around whom we can more comfortably "be ourselves." <br /><br />But are they really asking us to be more than we comfortably are? <br /><br />In my case, yes. My wife, for example, is *always* asking me to be more than I comfortably am. <br /><br />Especially on Saturdays.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987042455512485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-49044148106934466372013-06-11T09:47:45.051-07:002013-06-11T09:47:45.051-07:00Wow - I don't have the Muddy Waters version. V...Wow - I don't have the Muddy Waters version. Very different from Willie's, but yeah, I can see how it would be part of the greatest blues album ever.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-30211734073837046172013-06-11T09:43:04.398-07:002013-06-11T09:43:04.398-07:00"Three Fathers used to go and visit Blessed A..."<i>Three Fathers used to go and visit Blessed Anthony every year and two of them used to discuss their thoughts and the salvation of their souls with him, but the third always remained silent and did not ask him anything. After a long time, Abba Anthony said to him, 'You often come here to see me, but you never ask me anything,' and the other replied, 'It is enough for me to see you, Father.' </i>"<br /><br />-Sayings of St. Antony the GreatEphrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-88834569769891113712013-06-11T09:40:02.502-07:002013-06-11T09:40:02.502-07:00I know Wille Dixon performed it too, but I'm o...I know Wille Dixon performed it too, but I'm only familiar with the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2NxUngq9cM" rel="nofollow">Muddy Waters</a> version. That whole album -- <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Folk-Singer-Muddy-Waters/dp/B00000JNOJ/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1370968707&sr=1-1&keywords=muddy+waters+folk+singer" rel="nofollow">Folk Singer</a> -- is one of the greatest blues albums ever, with astonishingly good sound. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-89677639597078560582013-06-11T09:26:57.190-07:002013-06-11T09:26:57.190-07:00Funny - that song comes up on my playlist fairly f...Funny - that song comes up on my playlist fairly frequently, but somehow I missed that particular lyric. Funny mental picture, though, especially now that I live in Miami...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com