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Nov-15-09
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| jessicafischerqueen: Also, just to let you know that your mention of <Alan Watts> brought back some very good memories- it was one of the pleasures of my life to read his books. |
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| slomarko: dutch tragedy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdrC... |
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Nov-16-09
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| achieve: <Slo> - unexpected rare visit! But true, it was agony saturday, turning into a (relative) tragedy for Golden Girl <Marianne Timmer> yesterday, as she won't be able to participate at the winter olympics in Vancouver, in a few months... We were all in a shock momentarily... And a dramatic end to her career, possibly (she's 35, but ironically was in the best shape of her life..). |
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Nov-16-09
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| achieve: <jessicafischerqueen: Also, just to let you know that your mention of <Alan Watts> brought back some very good memories- it was one of the pleasures of my life to read his books.> I understand, as I easily conducted from your patented brilliant short semi-bio- Jess-style, and there is a delightful little, tiny, misunderstanding involved in this little thread, as I realized when I read your post from yesterday-- that you were talking about none other than Alan Wilson Watt<s>, indeed also a close friend of Aldous Huxley, but the parallels and comparisons are striking, and the Alan Watt, no "s", I was talking about, has obviously read and studied both Huxley and Watts, in depth. Alan Watt is not deceased, heh, but was (and still is-) a long-term researcher into the causative forces behind major changes in historical development. His background is that of a renaissance man with a background in three professions, plus having various books published in religions, philosophy, poetry, mainly under pseudonyms. For much of his life (for main income) he was heavily involved in the music industry as a singer/songwriter/performer involved in folk music, blues, pop, rock, and even classical. Also known for his session guitar work, he has played with some of the most well-known artists and groups. Watt is an Ontario-based, Scotland born "polymath", like AW Watts and A Huxley, and I guess about 60 years old, still giving lectures and hosting a radio show, as I said, from Canada... Most intriguing how we both talked about both Watt's'sesss, me a bit more cryptic, though i did mention his 'Cutting through The MAtrix'- a number of posts up. heh - brilliant
Get back to you on him specifically by Emu - later - and let's not get the Euwe Center too deeply involved - yet - in e.g.: "how cultures are created and altered by those in control, always to lead the people like sheep into the next pasture. Learn the true esoteric meanings of mystery religions [...] the science of Religion Creation-Domination. The latest book trilogy (Cutting Through Volumes 1,2,3) attempts to deprogram the reader from his/her indoctrination from accepting the world as presented." It's a rather complex, and highly controversial, subject matter, as you know probably all too well. But very important and "current", imo. heh
I'm just regrouping and entering newly available data, compared to a study I engaged in, some 15-dd years ago, acksherly... More later, possibly some chess, too... |
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Nov-16-09
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| achieve: <Jess>
PS - the subject is highly confrontational, for me personally, as well, as i have to rethink and make new evaluations of what I take in, already knew, and the implications with regard to personally held beliefs, these last 5-10 years, that are basically up for revision, at least, if not partial replacement. Knowing you know me personally, I hope this isn't *too* cryptic, and you'll "cut through." ARRIGHT - where's <madlydeeply> when you need'em ? ggheh |
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Nov-16-09
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| achieve: <Jess>--<you know I'm feeling better because apparently I just had to play chess so I played LITTLE CHESS PARTNER and I beat him again and I blitzed out my moves and it felt very very good.
You know I understand that pretty much everyone at our site here can whup the LCP, but three things make me like beating it anyways- 1. I couldn't beat it even once for years
2. It means I can play quickly without making 5-ply deep tactical errors 3. It's a computer and I hate it>
Reminded me of <AJ>'s gripping account of his "first ever" against his <Fritz 11>, I think a few weeks ago... A master level (2200+) player hardly able to truly realize that FINALLY, he could get the Beast on it's knees... Great read if you get the time, and very familiar in many ways. [End of post #3 0f 3 - next one will follow at an appropriate, yet to be determined, time] (Feeble attempt at copying <Mal>, I know, but just *had* to try....;)) |
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Nov-17-09
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| Boomie: <jessicafischerqueen>
Glad you hear you are recovering from your bout with the latest designer virus. The History channel is running a new series called WWII in HD. It's quite Terkelian and has tons of color film. |
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Nov-17-09
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| Bureaucrat: <achieve>, how nice to see you kibitzing on the Carlsen page again! It's pretty exciting this little blitz tournament that is going on right now, don't you think? |
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Nov-17-09
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| achieve: heh - I couldn't help myself, Buro - since I have the afternoons off I can mingle in some real "chess" (super exciting!) being discussed, quite a relief... Thanks and good to see you also, here as well! Did you have a chance to see the 5K last sunday? Kramer-Bokko? Crazy final two laps! I secretly hoped Bokko would win that race... Don't tell ;)) |
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Nov-17-09
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| Bureaucrat: <Did you have a chance to see the 5K last sunday? Kramer-Bokko?> Nope :-((
My wife decided it was time to pay my parents-in-law a visit, and I had to chat with them instead of watching sports. |
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| sneaky pete: <Bureaucrat> What a lame excuse! <achieve> asked a trick question and you fell for it. The 5K race was held on Saturday afternoon. |
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Nov-17-09
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| achieve: Omigod...
<Sneaky> is right.
Ooohhh
So your wife called the shots for the entire weekend? ;P True though - Kramer didn't race on Sunday because he'd been sick, and wants to be tip-top for Hamar... Parents-in-law eh?
hmmm
I'll see if I can provide a link that covers that race ;) |
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Nov-17-09
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| achieve: <Boomie: <jessicafischerqueen> Glad you hear you are recovering from your bout with the latest designer virus.> heh - "designer" ... |
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Nov-17-09
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| dakgootje: good day to you sir! Dropped a rather lengthy reply in my forum concerning the matters you wrote about there earlier. Might have some time to read and/or write around here a little tomorrow for I seem to remember there were here still a couple of posts concerning Utopia et al. which I hadn't read yet. On a side-note, I don't know if you know about TED ( http://www.ted.com ), but if you don't: be sure to check it out. Basically, it is a highly elite convention which publishes the talks made on internet as well. There are just so extremely many and they are all very interesting. I wouldn't be lying if I'd say it is in my top-3 ever internet sites... |
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Nov-18-09
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| jessicafischerqueen: Heh vintage me spouting off long posts about the "wrong guy." I never even heard of the Canadian Alan Watt before. I will let you enlighten me on that front, since my knowledge base is ZERO there. |
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Nov-18-09
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| Bureaucrat: <So your wife called the shots for the entire weekend? ;P> Hehe, story of my life... :-)
In fact I was out on Saturday having a beer, and I didnīt watch sports at all during the weekend. But now, back to blitz! |
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Nov-20-09
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| achieve: <Magnus: The Destroyer of Dreams> did it! So here's the clip from last Saturday:
http://schaatsen.nos.nl/video/bekij... At 2:55 you'll see the controversial change of lanes, where Bokko could have gotten Sven disqualified, but being the sportsman Bokko is, he allows Kramer to slide in front of him, almost with his nose on Kramer's butt... Bokko got bullied there, in that race. I seriously hope someone gives Kramer more than a run for his money, in Vancouver. |
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Nov-20-09
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| Bureaucrat: Wow! Thanks for the link. What a race! Unbelievable finish by Kramer. |
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Nov-21-09
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| dakgootje: ohhh how did I not think about this earlier?
Have you ever read the books of John Twelve Hawks? The traveler, the dark river and... the last one is called 'the golden city'. Regardless of the story, it deals a lot with matters as privacy, living off the grid but instead in a way much more one with nature etc. As you might have guessed, the writer himself is a firm believer in this 'living off the grid' so as you might have expected it is not his real name. I read the way he communicated with the editors etc was by scrambled phone calls etc. [obviously, the phone itself untraceable) With a little luck they will be a library near you.
In any case, my father and I liked the story itself as well; but that's purely a matter of taste ;) |
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Nov-22-09
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| jessicafischerqueen: <Doctor> the fog is clearing but so slowly- I'm hoping that by next weekend I can actually study and play chess. In the mean time-I did follow your links, and take a look at some of the games from the BLITZORAMA- and yes that's very interesting behavior from <Try Phoning Gabriel>. I have been following him closely on <youtube>, as always- I have some observations I'd like to share via EMU but that will have to wait on my head not being full of molasses. |
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Nov-23-09
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| achieve: <J> Pretty sure here we "share" them observations, as per most of the time... Get well soon, eh? We don't want this designer bug to bug the hostess again later this winter, or the next for that matter. Take your time is my - likely super"flu"ous- advice. |
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Nov-26-09
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| Red October: nice post, the <Longfellow> one.. |
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Nov-26-09
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| crawfb5:
Aboard at a Ship's Helm
by: Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
Aboard at a ship's helm,
A young steersman steering with care.
Through fog on a sea-coast dolefully ringing,
An ocean-bell--O a warning bell, rock'd by the waves. O you give good notice indeed, you bell by the sea-reefs ringing,
Ringing, ringing, to warn the ship from its wreck-place. For as on the alert O steersman, you mind the loud admonition,
The bows turn, the freighted ship tacking speeds away under her gray sails,
The beautiful and noble ship with all her precious wealth speeds
away gayly and safe.
But O the ship, the immortal ship! O ship aboard the ship!
Ship of the body, ship of the soul, voyaging, voyaging, voyaging. |
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Nov-26-09
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| achieve: Beautiful poem, still breathing... |
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Nov-29-09
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| achieve: <Ideas Worth Spreading> http://www.ted.com/
<I wouldn't be lying if I'd say it is in my top-3 ever internet sites...> You weren't lying, <dak>! - nor exaggerating.... absolutely inspiring! I placed a first reaction at your forum. Thanks for sharing this site with me, us! |
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