Re: Mind's Eye Re: Banksters

I'm going to start after a trip to the dentist next week, hopefully my
last health engagement for three months before a fulfil a short US
commitment.

On Mar 29, 4:00 am, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Yes- health is always an issue. Well, smoking will kill me off but I
> need one vice. The overview is uneven- men seeming to be in more
> trouble than the women and I am the last to not take or do anything
> save an occasional aspirin or vitamin pill but I eat and sleep well
> and think that's important. Some women friends have had health
> problems for a long time as well as aging fast. I might have tricked
> my system by having a baby at 40- my doctor thought me his "star"- but
> you know how whacky ob/gyns become over time. My internist is a bore
> so I only visit every few years- he's cold natured and has missed the
> obvious a couple of times. Doctors are becoming like bookkeepers. We
> used to really know our family doctors- they would make house calls
> and stay for coffee or a cocktail. Farewell to all that!
>
> On Mar 28, 5:35 pm, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > You are right, if it wasn't for their health issues, I'd have to consider
> > to start digging to show them the direction they are going. And no, this
> > being very grateful to have lived this particular life span in history
> > sounds far too detached from real life here, but then the last time a was
> > in church I had to laugh during the sermon where one wasn't supposed to
> > laugh.
>
> > Generally makes easily manageable.
>
> > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 2:32 PM, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Yes- I think their life was "hard" after the Allies had bombed them to
> > > pieces and whisked off their scientists, etc. Losing a war can be as
> > > trying as winning it, as it turns out. I don't agree that the 70+ are
> > > rolling in leisure and loot, generally. I find most are very grateful
> > > to have lived this particular life span in history, however. If you
> > > are mocking them, that's sad- esp. the bunker bit- are you eager to
> > > get them out of the way to their graves (the final bunker)?
>
> > > On Mar 27, 2:33 am, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Your position resembles me a lot of my 70plus friends here in Germany.
> > > They
> > > > generally have plenty of leisure time and money and find us middle aged
> > > > neurotic. Their life was hard and looking back a little of that emotional
> > > > warmth in the bunker/ Planwirtschaft would do us good to be able to
> > > > understand what life really is about. And unfortunately capital
> > > punishment
> > > > is not allowed here anymore.
>
> > > > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:45 AM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Your gist is right Don - though I fear they fancy war as the way out.
> > > > > I think where we lost the plot is in not realising how little work is
> > > > > now needed for a decent society and how much leisure we could have if
> > > > > we weren't so neurotic.  I think competition should start on the basis
> > > > > of decent wages and a salary cap - but how do we do this wiithout
> > > > > something as perverse as a dictatorship of the mediocre?
>
> > > > > On Mar 26, 6:10 pm, Don Johnson <daj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > - In the
> > > > > > real world the horse is a dead donkey and I'm lending money to a
> > > bunch
> > > > > > of unemployable drifters who borrow the money to drink at ever
> > > > > > increasing prices in my pub.
>
> > > > > > The Bwanksters. I get it. That whole mortgage bundling scam is at the
> > > > > root
> > > > > > of all our troubles. The SEC should have never let that happen.
> > > Smells
> > > > > like
> > > > > > fraud. House values are still falsely inflated.
>
> > > > > > In the Macro where billions are at work my little example of what
> > > money
> > > > > > is(more like what it should be) does crumble. To dust. However, the
> > > vast
> > > > > > majority of us use money in just such a fashion as I have suggested.
> > > So I
> > > > > > do see your point on how the Bwanksters are hosing us. We let them
> > > > > though.
> > > > > > They couldn't do it if we didn't enjoy it. We meaning the General
> > > Public.
> > > > > > We like our houses and nice cars and some folks even borrow to buy
> > > their
> > > > > > toys. RVs and boats and such. wth you can always declare bankruptcy,
> > > > > right?
> > > > > > This kind of thinking has us where we are. Bankruptcy is supposed to
> > > > > teach
> > > > > > us something. Give us 7 years of no credit to become lean and learn
> > > > > > sacrifice and thrift.
>
> > > > > > We ain't larnin nothin'. The entire Occupy WJ movement seems to be
> > > about
> > > > > > gimmie, gimmie, gimmie. I did switch all my banking to my credit
> > > union.
> > > > > > That's my big stand.
>
> > > > > > dj
>
> > > > > > On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 8:54 PM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Sadly Don, money ain't what you say - though I wish it was.  We
> > > have
> > > > > > > blue, brown and purple beer vouchers over here that correspond to
> > > the
> > > > > > > money you mean and one can borrow these from banks as long as you
> > > > > > > don't mention you aim to blow it on wine, women and song.  This is
> > > the
> > > > > > > stuff we work for, but money and debt have become really weird.
> > >  The
> > > > > > > beer (or family comfort) vouchers in our pockets are being
> > > devalued in
> > > > > > > all kinds of ways we have no control over - from Tarp to queezing
> > > to
> > > > > > > the machinations of offshore "management techniques" that shift
> > > jobs
> > > > > > > abroad to depress our wages and evade tax through transfer pricing
> > > -
> > > > > > > plus the looting through capital flight.  The price we pay for a
> > > > > > > banana includes all this.
> > > > > > > The current rumour is even Germany is hiding a trillion or so of
> > > bank
> > > > > > > debt.  I think Allan is right and Molly's money-lenders' tables are
> > > > > > > the false accounting ones of governments and banks.  Thieving and
> > > > > > > government bread and circuses rather than genuine public spending
> > > seem
> > > > > > > likely culprits.  Every debt should produce a productive asset - so
> > > > > > > why are these debts all feared to be so bad?  The standard answer
> > > at
> > > > > > > the moment is it's all a Ponzi that requires asset prices to keep
> > > > > > > rising and new money to keep flowing in.  As Molly says it's an old
> > > > > > > story - though I think more of the South Sea Bubble and French
> > > people
> > > > > > > signing contracts  to buy bits of Louisiana on a hunchback,
> > > thinking
> > > > > > > it was an island off the west coast of America.
> > > > > > > Only 19% of the Greek bailout reached Greece and we still have no
> > > clue
> > > > > > > who owns much bigger worthless debt in Spain and Portugal.  No one
> > > > > > > knows what, if anything, any of this massive electronically created
> > > > > > > money (debt is the new money) bought.  Bank debt in the UK is
> > > massive
> > > > > > > but this would be a good thing if the investments were wise (much
> > > of
> > > > > > > it is held by foreign banks based here - maybe for the bad reasons
> > > > > > > Lehmann was here with its repo 105 fiddles).  Money is now
> > > produced in
> > > > > > > accounting fiddles and this is the same money we hold as 'beer
> > > > > > > vouchers'.  London is the centre of all this, but the debt held in
> > > > > > > Eurozone banks is massive.
>
> > > > > > > Repos work a bit like this - Don sells me his best horse and
> > > agrees to
> > > > > > > buy it back on a set date for a bit more than he sells it to me -
> > > this
> > > > > > > is like me giving Don a loan with the horse as collateral (the
> > > extra
> > > > > > > he pays at the end is really interest).  I never get the horse but
> > > can
> > > > > > > use it (hypothecate) as my collateral for the period of the repo.
> > >  In
> > > > > > > fact this can happen several times, and Don's horse can be the
> > > > > > > collateral behind thousands of trades, all supposedly insured
> > > through
> > > > > > > derivatives.  So Don has his repo money and I'm loaning out loads
> > > more
> > > > > > > on the basis of a claim on his horse.  If all the loans work we are
> > > > > > > both quids in and it's all insured so Don's horse is never at risk.
> > > > > > > Fine, except these trades aren't between men like me and Don.  In
> > > the
> > > > > > > real world the horse is a dead donkey and I'm lending money to a
> > > bunch
> > > > > > > of unemployable drifters who borrow the money to drink at ever
> > > > > > > increasing prices in my pub.
>
> > > > > > > On Mar 25, 8:09 pm, Don Johnson <daj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Money is simply a means to goods and services we need or want. I
> > > > > don't
> > > > > > > > consider it greedy or immoral to want more for myself and family
> > > > > when it
> > > > > > > > comes to safety and comfort. Some would call this materialistic I
> > > > > call it
> > > > > > > > good policy. The more I make the more I feel safe. That is, I
> > > don't
> > > > > worry
> > > > > > > > about food and shelter. That said, I will agree our society in
> > > > > general
> > > > > > > buys
> > > > > > > > far more then it needs. We often borrow to do it. This is bad.
> > > It's
> > > > > bad
> > > > > > > > when individuals do it and it's bad when governments do it. I
> > > would
> > > > > > > rather
> > > > > > > > you see the borrowing part as the evil and not the spending
> > > part. In
> > > > > > > > general, spending is good. It helps us all and grows the economy.
> > > > > > > Borrowing
> > > > > > > > is a false growth for which Greece and the US and others must now
> > > > > pay the
> > > > > > > > price for. Each successive admin. keeps borrowing more and
> > > pushing
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > day
> > > > > > > > of reckoning off another year. Or 4. Someday this buck passing
> > > must
> > > > > end.
> > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > see Europe as trying it's best to end it for Greece.
>
> > > > > > > > It's not going to be pretty.
>
> > > > > > > > dj
>
> > > > > > >  > On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Molly <mollyb...@gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > age old
>
> ...
>
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Re: Mind's Eye Re: the rich are mean

lol Any good tips for a 3yr old? Makes for one moody mean'un.
Supposedly I suffer chronically, one good rant a week is enough for me
(same goes)..

On Mar 23, 11:29 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've temporarily swapped the porridge for bran flakes.  Having a day
> off today and having fish and chips later.  Good to know Vam has his
> tubes unblocked!  I am planting my potato crop.
>
> On Mar 23, 3:10 pm, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > ... mellowness has eased into us like wines or those charming
> > antiques on the Antiques Roadshow.
>
> > All my life, and I believe I could speak of all others as well, I have
> > been creating stories in real life, in full view of others. The last
> > one, which was followed closely by my younger son, who is a chartered
> > accountancy student, deserves a little recount.
>
> > It started in Nov last year, when my small car had clocked about
> > 50,000 km. It had served me faithfully all through the rough and rocky
> > roads it had taken me on, without ever leaving me in the lurch or
> > stranded. I had been noticing its calls for a 'spa' treatment, for a
> > thorough overhaul and replacement of worn parts. A first assessment
> > got a quote of 12,500 in all. I sought a meeting with the franchise
> > owner and demanded 50% discount on Labour and 30% on Material & Parts.
>
> > Wow, wow, wow... the guy and his GM were stunned. The case was
> > summarily denied. I was told they do not give any discount whatsoever
> > on quoted prices. I walked away... And let it be until Jan this year.
> > I called up the GM, reminded him in some detail of our last
> > interaction... substantial works he could bill today, provided... He
> > said, I need to speak to his boss. But I again let it wait until now.
>
> > I landed at his huge Workshop and went straight to the owner while the
> > GM watched. We shook hands and I again refreshed the context and his
> > memory. He explained, begged my understanding, and I his. He called
> > his staff for a review of bill of works. I wanted nothing left out and
> > the bill to be as big as needed, though without any inflation or flab.
> > The quote was 23,500, with several more items added. I knew my car
> > would come out good for the next 3-5 years.
>
> > We went back to boss' table. He was glad of the amount before and I
> > was happy for the gain I would extract on % basis. He said he would
> > take care of my request but did not specify. I agreed. There was
> > something honest and transparent in him and his team. It took an
> > entire day and I was beaming with their care and thoroughness at work.
> > Every progress was reported to me and I'd consent to go over and
> > inspect the results from to time.
>
> > The painting was done late and it required that I leave the car in
> > their care overnight. I asked for the final bill... 23,500... and was
> > back at boss' table. Discount 20% ! Bonus further 2.5%. I paid. Got a
> > drop to home 20 km away. Had the shining darling delivered the next
> > morning.
>
> > A story that got my son's eyes shining with excitement and
> > appreciation. And, a very real understanding of personal stories we
> > need to create all through our lives, involving other people, who in
> > turn will be a part of the same story with some gladness, and it will
> > be for each one of us as our own. We all could smile upon recall
> > later, but not without having learnt somethings from it and become a
> > better person in the process.
>
> > I received a call for feedback today. Another is expected next week.
>
> > Incidently, another one concluded today... on the issue of a builder
> > who effing mother-effing asrehole had shoved white cement in internal
> > conduit pipes while completing the plaster on walls. I couldn't have
> > my internet for a fortnight because the wires couldn't be passed in
> > internally. Today, I have the broadband connected.
>
> > Which is why you are sensing the buoyancy in the words I am keying in
> > now. I look forward to creating more stories and engineering them to
> > happy conclusion. So, when guys question the efficacy of prayers or if
> > God intervenes in human affairs... I hurry on my steps lest I have to
> > take a stand. The rational thing would have been untrue. And the truth
> > would have been... well, er, irrational !
>
> > On Mar 23, 5:16 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > I have 20/40 vision but can't read small print, etc. without glasses-
> > > or sometimes a magnifying glass. After all the reading, stitching, 000
> > > brushwork, mincing, viewing I am surprised I am not as blind as a bat!
> > > I joke that our eyes mist to reduce the flaws of time- like the way
> > > film-makers coated the camera lens on those old misty movies. Camera
> > > controls are a nightmare but I quit that anyway. I still have a rotary
> > > dial phone in the basement, by the way, which intrigues the
> > > grandchildren.//Sometimes I feel like an "oldie" but I think it an
> > > unfortunate phrase since there is so much life left in the time we
> > > have in the now- the future is as brutal with youth, for instance- and
> > > a certain mellowness has eased into us like wines or those charming
> > > antiques on the Antiques Roadshow.// How is that porridge faring?
> > > Mostly I use oatmeal for the base of a fruit/nut muffin which I have
> > > to have on hand or in the freezer. Wouldn't soups be another
> > > alternative and give you some variety of taste as well as nutrients?
>
> > > On Mar 22, 5:44 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Then they will need i-Phones designed to be as cool as the phones with
> > > > big buttons for us oldies.
>
> > > > On Mar 15, 1:41 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Maybe youth will grow enormous thumbs from texting? :-) I need
> > > > > breakfast...
>
> > > > > On Mar 15, 8:36 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > He pressed the wrong buttons setting up the phone and had to come to
> > > > > > me to stop it speaking French.  He's had a new flat pack computer desk
> > > > > > for weeks - I'm on strike as he never learns anything or even hangs
> > > > > > about to do so.  He has shades of Asperger, but his mates are almost
> > > > > > all as bad - except the young Bulgarian kid next door.  In the main
> > > > > > they not only can't be trusted with hammers, saws and the like but
> > > > > > also have no clue how to hit a nail.  Not  much different with IT
>
> > > > > > On Mar 15, 1:14 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > The smart phones are "crazy like a fox". There was a segment on local
> > > > > > > news about how they track absolutely everything- even one's address
> > > > > > > book- also interviews with young users who were not alarmed as their
> > > > > > > culture thrives on dirty laundry and letting it "all hang out". There
> > > > > > > are parental controls but not sure they really protect the user in the
> > > > > > > long run. Google, at least, asks permission to share info.
>
> > > > > > > On Mar 14, 8:19 am, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > No problem Smart phones are crazy and which is which is crazier  my
> > > > > > > > neighbor has one and my wife just recieved a new HTC Desire from her Work
> > > > > > > >  and I am looking at the Samsung Note  but will probably buy a Electric
> > > > > > > > bike..   they are cool but very expensive  between 2 and 3 grand  for a
> > > > > > > > good one
> > > > > > > > Allan
> > > > > > > > Live is crazy
>
> > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 9:28 AM, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > You are right. It could have been the number of times I read Neil
> > > > > > > > > mentioning his iPhone investment in his notes. Sorry for the confusion.
>
> > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 8:46 AM, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > >> the 4 refers to the iPhone model   you really should have popped the
> > > > > > > > >> extra cash and got him a samsung galaxy Note,,
> > > > > > > > >> Allan
>
> > > > > > > > >> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 1:09 AM, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > >>> The price for so much stinginess and spreading so much bound bad energy
> > > > > > > > >>> is protective deafness and  self controlled communication and interaction
> > > > > > > > >>> via device rather than man. Or did I misread you and you have already
> > > > > > > > >>> bought him 4 iPhones?
>
> > > > > > > > >>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:47 AM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > >>>> The rise of democracy, modern capitalism and well-paid jobs is little
> > > > > > > > >>>> understood I guess - otherwise we'd have an economics that worked from
> > > > > > > > >>>> decent livelihoods up.  In war we feed our soldiers a pound of meat a
> > > > > > > > >>>> day (other than in logistic cock-ups and Haliburton rip-offs - that's
> > > > > > > > >>>> where Thomas Cook the travel agent started) - but our trainees are now
> > > > > > > > >>>> so poor they skip at least one meal because they can't afford it.  We
> > > > > > > > >>>> need creative thinking with a critical edge - I've just started a
> > > > > > > > >>>> Johan Lehrer book that is out Stateside but not here until next month
> > > > > > > > >>>> that says lack of the critical kills creativity dead.
> > > > > > > > >>>> My starting point is that science is value-laden (it's surely a value
> > > > > > > > >>>> to want truth rather than fable) and the facts are so intolerable to
> > > > > > > > >>>> most they are avoided (there is a Freudian ring here - reality is
> > > > > > > > >>>> pushed under cover).  To remove poverty (at least materially) the
> > > > > > > > >>>> obvious start is the provision of livelihoods and accommodating our
> > > > > > > > >>>> economics and law to that.  It's surely clear we don't and have been
> > > > > > > > >>>> removing points of resistance like trade unions and meaningful voting.
> > > > > > > > >>>> I've just bought my grandson an i-Phone 4S against my better judgement
> > > > > > > > >>>> and in favour of the pressures he lives in in the teenage set.  I
> > > > > > > > >>>> don't know what to tell him about the truth on Apple,
>
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Re: Mind's Eye Re: the rich are mean

Book?
Did you say book?  Make sure I can get an autographed copy
Allan

On Mar 28, 2012 4:52 PM, "archytas" <nwterry@gmail.com> wrote:
Sometimes the out-of-the-blue is feigned rigsy or even made up by
toadies.  The notion of the rupture of Newton's mechanistic world-view
by Einstein is one such example.  It doesn't look nearly as clever if
you know he was reconciling Maxwell and contemporary (and conflicting)
experimental evidence and that there was relativity in Newton, Galileo
and Poincare.  Now Einstein is breaking up at the fringes just as
Newton and Maxwell did as we discover Lorentz transformations aren't
needed in electron behaviour at very low temperatures etc.  Any way,
I'd clearly need you at dinner to stop me boring everyone with this
kind of talk!  Availability and prices by return please!  I'm planning
to sit down in a couple of days time and write 5000 words a day to
finish my book.  I suspect the myths of creativity are invented
because the truth of hard work is too boring!

On Mar 26, 3:06 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Best to write "muse" uncapped as the Greek sisters are touchy. Perhaps
> mere mortals are "a-muse-ments"?//The subject of inspiration is
> interesting- whether divine in some form or earthy like Pavlov's
> reflex/stimulus-response. That the Greeks attached Memory and Zeus is
> wise- but I am a fan of Greek myths. Poets/writers invoke the Muses
> but often they send their excuses- if they respond at all. One has to
> want to be a public person and I rejected that as a young child. But
> it is common to hear of an invention, new idea, some form of human
> creativity being activated by something/someone totally unrelated or
> "out of the blue", isn't it? I usually channel verbally or give things
> away or rattle some quips internally. One former friend- a composer-
> thought I should rent myself out for stimulating lunch
> conversations! :-)
>
> On Mar 23, 12:50 pm, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > You effer, my tubes you said, my... You've always drawn my love. And,
> > as you can see, I have no problems expressing it
>
> > Rigs, where are you ? Your remark has prompted a long one from me,
> > after an equally long while. So, are you my muse in this instance ?
>
> > Incidently, the entire outpour, almost as it is has gone on my blog
> > with a few pics. No, the first one there is not yours, Rigs. But it'd
> > be interesting to know how close does it come to the real thing !
>
> > On Mar 23, 9:29 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I've temporarily swapped the porridge for bran flakes.  Having a day
> > > off today and having fish and chips later.  Good to know Vam has his
> > > tubes unblocked!  I am planting my potato crop.
>
> > > On Mar 23, 3:10 pm, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > ... mellowness has eased into us like wines or those charming
> > > > antiques on the Antiques Roadshow.
>
> > > > All my life, and I believe I could speak of all others as well, I have
> > > > been creating stories in real life, in full view of others. The last
> > > > one, which was followed closely by my younger son, who is a chartered
> > > > accountancy student, deserves a little recount.
>
> > > > It started in Nov last year, when my small car had clocked about
> > > > 50,000 km. It had served me faithfully all through the rough and rocky
> > > > roads it had taken me on, without ever leaving me in the lurch or
> > > > stranded. I had been noticing its calls for a 'spa' treatment, for a
> > > > thorough overhaul and replacement of worn parts. A first assessment
> > > > got a quote of 12,500 in all. I sought a meeting with the franchise
> > > > owner and demanded 50% discount on Labour and 30% on Material & Parts.
>
> > > > Wow, wow, wow... the guy and his GM were stunned. The case was
> > > > summarily denied. I was told they do not give any discount whatsoever
> > > > on quoted prices. I walked away... And let it be until Jan this year.
> > > > I called up the GM, reminded him in some detail of our last
> > > > interaction... substantial works he could bill today, provided... He
> > > > said, I need to speak to his boss. But I again let it wait until now.
>
> > > > I landed at his huge Workshop and went straight to the owner while the
> > > > GM watched. We shook hands and I again refreshed the context and his
> > > > memory. He explained, begged my understanding, and I his. He called
> > > > his staff for a review of bill of works. I wanted nothing left out and
> > > > the bill to be as big as needed, though without any inflation or flab.
> > > > The quote was 23,500, with several more items added. I knew my car
> > > > would come out good for the next 3-5 years.
>
> > > > We went back to boss' table. He was glad of the amount before and I
> > > > was happy for the gain I would extract on % basis. He said he would
> > > > take care of my request but did not specify. I agreed. There was
> > > > something honest and transparent in him and his team. It took an
> > > > entire day and I was beaming with their care and thoroughness at work.
> > > > Every progress was reported to me and I'd consent to go over and
> > > > inspect the results from to time.
>
> > > > The painting was done late and it required that I leave the car in
> > > > their care overnight. I asked for the final bill... 23,500... and was
> > > > back at boss' table. Discount 20% ! Bonus further 2.5%. I paid. Got a
> > > > drop to home 20 km away. Had the shining darling delivered the next
> > > > morning.
>
> > > > A story that got my son's eyes shining with excitement and
> > > > appreciation. And, a very real understanding of personal stories we
> > > > need to create all through our lives, involving other people, who in
> > > > turn will be a part of the same story with some gladness, and it will
> > > > be for each one of us as our own. We all could smile upon recall
> > > > later, but not without having learnt somethings from it and become a
> > > > better person in the process.
>
> > > > I received a call for feedback today. Another is expected next week.
>
> > > > Incidently, another one concluded today... on the issue of a builder
> > > > who effing mother-effing asrehole had shoved white cement in internal
> > > > conduit pipes while completing the plaster on walls. I couldn't have
> > > > my internet for a fortnight because the wires couldn't be passed in
> > > > internally. Today, I have the broadband connected.
>
> > > > Which is why you are sensing the buoyancy in the words I am keying in
> > > > now. I look forward to creating more stories and engineering them to
> > > > happy conclusion. So, when guys question the efficacy of prayers or if
> > > > God intervenes in human affairs... I hurry on my steps lest I have to
> > > > take a stand. The rational thing would have been untrue. And the truth
> > > > would have been... well, er, irrational !
>
> > > > On Mar 23, 5:16 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > I have 20/40 vision but can't read small print, etc. without glasses-
> > > > > or sometimes a magnifying glass. After all the reading, stitching, 000
> > > > > brushwork, mincing, viewing I am surprised I am not as blind as a bat!
> > > > > I joke that our eyes mist to reduce the flaws of time- like the way
> > > > > film-makers coated the camera lens on those old misty movies. Camera
> > > > > controls are a nightmare but I quit that anyway. I still have a rotary
> > > > > dial phone in the basement, by the way, which intrigues the
> > > > > grandchildren.//Sometimes I feel like an "oldie" but I think it an
> > > > > unfortunate phrase since there is so much life left in the time we
> > > > > have in the now- the future is as brutal with youth, for instance- and
> > > > > a certain mellowness has eased into us like wines or those charming
> > > > > antiques on the Antiques Roadshow.// How is that porridge faring?
> > > > > Mostly I use oatmeal for the base of a fruit/nut muffin which I have
> > > > > to have on hand or in the freezer. Wouldn't soups be another
> > > > > alternative and give you some variety of taste as well as nutrients?
>
> > > > > On Mar 22, 5:44 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Then they will need i-Phones designed to be as cool as the phones with
> > > > > > big buttons for us oldies.
>
> > > > > > On Mar 15, 1:41 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Maybe youth will grow enormous thumbs from texting? :-) I need
> > > > > > > breakfast...
>
> > > > > > > On Mar 15, 8:36 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > He pressed the wrong buttons setting up the phone and had to come to
> > > > > > > > me to stop it speaking French.  He's had a new flat pack computer desk
> > > > > > > > for weeks - I'm on strike as he never learns anything or even hangs
> > > > > > > > about to do so.  He has shades of Asperger, but his mates are almost
> > > > > > > > all as bad - except the young Bulgarian kid next door.  In the main
> > > > > > > > they not only can't be trusted with hammers, saws and the like but
> > > > > > > > also have no clue how to hit a nail.  Not  much different with IT
>
> > > > > > > > On Mar 15, 1:14 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > The smart phones are "crazy like a fox". There was a segment on local
> > > > > > > > > news about how they track absolutely everything- even one's address
> > > > > > > > > book- also interviews with young users who were not alarmed as their
> > > > > > > > > culture thrives on dirty laundry and letting it "all hang out". There
> > > > > > > > > are parental controls but not sure they really protect the user in the
> > > > > > > > > long run. Google, at least, asks permission to share info.
>
> > > > > > > > > On Mar 14, 8:19 am, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > No problem Smart phones are crazy and which is which is crazier  my
> > > > > > > > > > neighbor has one and my wife just recieved a new HTC Desire from her Work
> > > > > > > > > >  and I am looking at the Samsung Note  but will probably buy a Electric
> > > > > > > > > > bike..   they are cool but very expensive  between 2 and 3 grand  for a
> > > > > > > > > > good one
> > > > > > > > > > Allan
> > > > > > > > > > Live is crazy
>
> > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 9:28 AM, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > You are right. It could have been the number of times I read Neil
> > > > > > > > > > > mentioning his iPhone investment in his notes. Sorry for the confusion.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 8:46 AM, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > >> the 4 refers to the iPhone model   you really should have popped the
> > > > > > > > > > >> extra cash and got him a samsung galaxy Note,,
> > > > > > > > > > >> Allan
>
> > > > > > > > > > >> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 1:09 AM, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > >>> The price for so much stinginess and spreading so much bound bad energy
> > > > > > > > > > >>> is protective deafness and  self controlled
>
> ...
>
> read more »

Re: Mind's Eye Re: Banksters

Yes- health is always an issue. Well, smoking will kill me off but I
need one vice. The overview is uneven- men seeming to be in more
trouble than the women and I am the last to not take or do anything
save an occasional aspirin or vitamin pill but I eat and sleep well
and think that's important. Some women friends have had health
problems for a long time as well as aging fast. I might have tricked
my system by having a baby at 40- my doctor thought me his "star"- but
you know how whacky ob/gyns become over time. My internist is a bore
so I only visit every few years- he's cold natured and has missed the
obvious a couple of times. Doctors are becoming like bookkeepers. We
used to really know our family doctors- they would make house calls
and stay for coffee or a cocktail. Farewell to all that!

On Mar 28, 5:35 pm, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You are right, if it wasn't for their health issues, I'd have to consider
> to start digging to show them the direction they are going. And no, this
> being very grateful to have lived this particular life span in history
> sounds far too detached from real life here, but then the last time a was
> in church I had to laugh during the sermon where one wasn't supposed to
> laugh.
>
> Generally makes easily manageable.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 2:32 PM, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Yes- I think their life was "hard" after the Allies had bombed them to
> > pieces and whisked off their scientists, etc. Losing a war can be as
> > trying as winning it, as it turns out. I don't agree that the 70+ are
> > rolling in leisure and loot, generally. I find most are very grateful
> > to have lived this particular life span in history, however. If you
> > are mocking them, that's sad- esp. the bunker bit- are you eager to
> > get them out of the way to their graves (the final bunker)?
>
> > On Mar 27, 2:33 am, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Your position resembles me a lot of my 70plus friends here in Germany.
> > They
> > > generally have plenty of leisure time and money and find us middle aged
> > > neurotic. Their life was hard and looking back a little of that emotional
> > > warmth in the bunker/ Planwirtschaft would do us good to be able to
> > > understand what life really is about. And unfortunately capital
> > punishment
> > > is not allowed here anymore.
>
> > > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:45 AM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Your gist is right Don - though I fear they fancy war as the way out.
> > > > I think where we lost the plot is in not realising how little work is
> > > > now needed for a decent society and how much leisure we could have if
> > > > we weren't so neurotic.  I think competition should start on the basis
> > > > of decent wages and a salary cap - but how do we do this wiithout
> > > > something as perverse as a dictatorship of the mediocre?
>
> > > > On Mar 26, 6:10 pm, Don Johnson <daj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > - In the
> > > > > real world the horse is a dead donkey and I'm lending money to a
> > bunch
> > > > > of unemployable drifters who borrow the money to drink at ever
> > > > > increasing prices in my pub.
>
> > > > > The Bwanksters. I get it. That whole mortgage bundling scam is at the
> > > > root
> > > > > of all our troubles. The SEC should have never let that happen.
> > Smells
> > > > like
> > > > > fraud. House values are still falsely inflated.
>
> > > > > In the Macro where billions are at work my little example of what
> > money
> > > > > is(more like what it should be) does crumble. To dust. However, the
> > vast
> > > > > majority of us use money in just such a fashion as I have suggested.
> > So I
> > > > > do see your point on how the Bwanksters are hosing us. We let them
> > > > though.
> > > > > They couldn't do it if we didn't enjoy it. We meaning the General
> > Public.
> > > > > We like our houses and nice cars and some folks even borrow to buy
> > their
> > > > > toys. RVs and boats and such. wth you can always declare bankruptcy,
> > > > right?
> > > > > This kind of thinking has us where we are. Bankruptcy is supposed to
> > > > teach
> > > > > us something. Give us 7 years of no credit to become lean and learn
> > > > > sacrifice and thrift.
>
> > > > > We ain't larnin nothin'. The entire Occupy WJ movement seems to be
> > about
> > > > > gimmie, gimmie, gimmie. I did switch all my banking to my credit
> > union.
> > > > > That's my big stand.
>
> > > > > dj
>
> > > > > On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 8:54 PM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Sadly Don, money ain't what you say - though I wish it was.  We
> > have
> > > > > > blue, brown and purple beer vouchers over here that correspond to
> > the
> > > > > > money you mean and one can borrow these from banks as long as you
> > > > > > don't mention you aim to blow it on wine, women and song.  This is
> > the
> > > > > > stuff we work for, but money and debt have become really weird.
> >  The
> > > > > > beer (or family comfort) vouchers in our pockets are being
> > devalued in
> > > > > > all kinds of ways we have no control over - from Tarp to queezing
> > to
> > > > > > the machinations of offshore "management techniques" that shift
> > jobs
> > > > > > abroad to depress our wages and evade tax through transfer pricing
> > -
> > > > > > plus the looting through capital flight.  The price we pay for a
> > > > > > banana includes all this.
> > > > > > The current rumour is even Germany is hiding a trillion or so of
> > bank
> > > > > > debt.  I think Allan is right and Molly's money-lenders' tables are
> > > > > > the false accounting ones of governments and banks.  Thieving and
> > > > > > government bread and circuses rather than genuine public spending
> > seem
> > > > > > likely culprits.  Every debt should produce a productive asset - so
> > > > > > why are these debts all feared to be so bad?  The standard answer
> > at
> > > > > > the moment is it's all a Ponzi that requires asset prices to keep
> > > > > > rising and new money to keep flowing in.  As Molly says it's an old
> > > > > > story - though I think more of the South Sea Bubble and French
> > people
> > > > > > signing contracts  to buy bits of Louisiana on a hunchback,
> > thinking
> > > > > > it was an island off the west coast of America.
> > > > > > Only 19% of the Greek bailout reached Greece and we still have no
> > clue
> > > > > > who owns much bigger worthless debt in Spain and Portugal.  No one
> > > > > > knows what, if anything, any of this massive electronically created
> > > > > > money (debt is the new money) bought.  Bank debt in the UK is
> > massive
> > > > > > but this would be a good thing if the investments were wise (much
> > of
> > > > > > it is held by foreign banks based here - maybe for the bad reasons
> > > > > > Lehmann was here with its repo 105 fiddles).  Money is now
> > produced in
> > > > > > accounting fiddles and this is the same money we hold as 'beer
> > > > > > vouchers'.  London is the centre of all this, but the debt held in
> > > > > > Eurozone banks is massive.
>
> > > > > > Repos work a bit like this - Don sells me his best horse and
> > agrees to
> > > > > > buy it back on a set date for a bit more than he sells it to me -
> > this
> > > > > > is like me giving Don a loan with the horse as collateral (the
> > extra
> > > > > > he pays at the end is really interest).  I never get the horse but
> > can
> > > > > > use it (hypothecate) as my collateral for the period of the repo.
> >  In
> > > > > > fact this can happen several times, and Don's horse can be the
> > > > > > collateral behind thousands of trades, all supposedly insured
> > through
> > > > > > derivatives.  So Don has his repo money and I'm loaning out loads
> > more
> > > > > > on the basis of a claim on his horse.  If all the loans work we are
> > > > > > both quids in and it's all insured so Don's horse is never at risk.
> > > > > > Fine, except these trades aren't between men like me and Don.  In
> > the
> > > > > > real world the horse is a dead donkey and I'm lending money to a
> > bunch
> > > > > > of unemployable drifters who borrow the money to drink at ever
> > > > > > increasing prices in my pub.
>
> > > > > > On Mar 25, 8:09 pm, Don Johnson <daj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Money is simply a means to goods and services we need or want. I
> > > > don't
> > > > > > > consider it greedy or immoral to want more for myself and family
> > > > when it
> > > > > > > comes to safety and comfort. Some would call this materialistic I
> > > > call it
> > > > > > > good policy. The more I make the more I feel safe. That is, I
> > don't
> > > > worry
> > > > > > > about food and shelter. That said, I will agree our society in
> > > > general
> > > > > > buys
> > > > > > > far more then it needs. We often borrow to do it. This is bad.
> > It's
> > > > bad
> > > > > > > when individuals do it and it's bad when governments do it. I
> > would
> > > > > > rather
> > > > > > > you see the borrowing part as the evil and not the spending
> > part. In
> > > > > > > general, spending is good. It helps us all and grows the economy.
> > > > > > Borrowing
> > > > > > > is a false growth for which Greece and the US and others must now
> > > > pay the
> > > > > > > price for. Each successive admin. keeps borrowing more and
> > pushing
> > > > the
> > > > > > day
> > > > > > > of reckoning off another year. Or 4. Someday this buck passing
> > must
> > > > end.
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > > see Europe as trying it's best to end it for Greece.
>
> > > > > > > It's not going to be pretty.
>
> > > > > > > dj
>
> > > > > >  > On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Molly <mollyb...@gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > age old tale.  Christ overturns the tables of the money
> > changers in
> > > > > > > > the temple.
>
> > > > > > > > On Mar 24, 11:54 pm, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Was playing solitary thinking about the movie series the wife
> > > > and I
> > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > watching, writing poetry at 5:30 am with daylight savings
> > time
> > > > > > kicking
> > > > > > > > in..
> > > > > > > > > of with writing poetry thinking semi kicks in there in lies
> > the
> > > > > > problem..
>
> > > > > > > > > Looking at the debt crisis of Greece -- thinking about the
> > movie
> > > > > > with a
> > > > > > > > > physical black cloud that can drag you away .. the
> > > > representation of
> > > > > > pure
> > > > > > > > > evil...
> > > > > > > > > It dawned on me with Greece being hit extremely hard bar the
> > > > > > financial
> > > > > > > > > crisis.. three is a rather strange relationship there.
> >  Greece is
> > > > > > really
> > > > > > > > > the seat of modern day Christianity........ banking has taken
> > > > over
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > country which forms roots of spiritual christianity .
> > > > > > > > > In Greece and the rest of the world money banksters have
> > replaced
> > > > > > God...
>
> > > > > > > > > The real guest ion is has money and its pursuit replaced God
> > and
> > > > > > > > morality?
> > > > > > > > > As shown in Greece.
> > > > > > > > > Allan- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Re: Mind's Eye Re: the rich are mean

I agree and think the tortured artist appeared in the Romantic Age
much to the delight of shrinks in our time! Prior to that, we had
sweating artisans, guilds and later schools or individuals under
patronage. I have Highlander blood so England does not appeal to me
but perhaps your book will set you on an American book tour- this is
deplorable but necessary. If so, I will forward my rates and figure
out signals when you spin out of control- so far, I have settled on a
wink or a slight kick to your shins under the table. :-) Yes- there's
that saying about 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration providing one
has the ambition.

On Mar 28, 9:52 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sometimes the out-of-the-blue is feigned rigsy or even made up by
> toadies.  The notion of the rupture of Newton's mechanistic world-view
> by Einstein is one such example.  It doesn't look nearly as clever if
> you know he was reconciling Maxwell and contemporary (and conflicting)
> experimental evidence and that there was relativity in Newton, Galileo
> and Poincare.  Now Einstein is breaking up at the fringes just as
> Newton and Maxwell did as we discover Lorentz transformations aren't
> needed in electron behaviour at very low temperatures etc.  Any way,
> I'd clearly need you at dinner to stop me boring everyone with this
> kind of talk!  Availability and prices by return please!  I'm planning
> to sit down in a couple of days time and write 5000 words a day to
> finish my book.  I suspect the myths of creativity are invented
> because the truth of hard work is too boring!
>
> On Mar 26, 3:06 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Best to write "muse" uncapped as the Greek sisters are touchy. Perhaps
> > mere mortals are "a-muse-ments"?//The subject of inspiration is
> > interesting- whether divine in some form or earthy like Pavlov's
> > reflex/stimulus-response. That the Greeks attached Memory and Zeus is
> > wise- but I am a fan of Greek myths. Poets/writers invoke the Muses
> > but often they send their excuses- if they respond at all. One has to
> > want to be a public person and I rejected that as a young child. But
> > it is common to hear of an invention, new idea, some form of human
> > creativity being activated by something/someone totally unrelated or
> > "out of the blue", isn't it? I usually channel verbally or give things
> > away or rattle some quips internally. One former friend- a composer-
> > thought I should rent myself out for stimulating lunch
> > conversations! :-)
>
> > On Mar 23, 12:50 pm, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > You effer, my tubes you said, my... You've always drawn my love. And,
> > > as you can see, I have no problems expressing it
>
> > > Rigs, where are you ? Your remark has prompted a long one from me,
> > > after an equally long while. So, are you my muse in this instance ?
>
> > > Incidently, the entire outpour, almost as it is has gone on my blog
> > > with a few pics. No, the first one there is not yours, Rigs. But it'd
> > > be interesting to know how close does it come to the real thing !
>
> > > On Mar 23, 9:29 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > I've temporarily swapped the porridge for bran flakes.  Having a day
> > > > off today and having fish and chips later.  Good to know Vam has his
> > > > tubes unblocked!  I am planting my potato crop.
>
> > > > On Mar 23, 3:10 pm, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > ... mellowness has eased into us like wines or those charming
> > > > > antiques on the Antiques Roadshow.
>
> > > > > All my life, and I believe I could speak of all others as well, I have
> > > > > been creating stories in real life, in full view of others. The last
> > > > > one, which was followed closely by my younger son, who is a chartered
> > > > > accountancy student, deserves a little recount.
>
> > > > > It started in Nov last year, when my small car had clocked about
> > > > > 50,000 km. It had served me faithfully all through the rough and rocky
> > > > > roads it had taken me on, without ever leaving me in the lurch or
> > > > > stranded. I had been noticing its calls for a 'spa' treatment, for a
> > > > > thorough overhaul and replacement of worn parts. A first assessment
> > > > > got a quote of 12,500 in all. I sought a meeting with the franchise
> > > > > owner and demanded 50% discount on Labour and 30% on Material & Parts.
>
> > > > > Wow, wow, wow... the guy and his GM were stunned. The case was
> > > > > summarily denied. I was told they do not give any discount whatsoever
> > > > > on quoted prices. I walked away... And let it be until Jan this year.
> > > > > I called up the GM, reminded him in some detail of our last
> > > > > interaction... substantial works he could bill today, provided... He
> > > > > said, I need to speak to his boss. But I again let it wait until now.
>
> > > > > I landed at his huge Workshop and went straight to the owner while the
> > > > > GM watched. We shook hands and I again refreshed the context and his
> > > > > memory. He explained, begged my understanding, and I his. He called
> > > > > his staff for a review of bill of works. I wanted nothing left out and
> > > > > the bill to be as big as needed, though without any inflation or flab.
> > > > > The quote was 23,500, with several more items added. I knew my car
> > > > > would come out good for the next 3-5 years.
>
> > > > > We went back to boss' table. He was glad of the amount before and I
> > > > > was happy for the gain I would extract on % basis. He said he would
> > > > > take care of my request but did not specify. I agreed. There was
> > > > > something honest and transparent in him and his team. It took an
> > > > > entire day and I was beaming with their care and thoroughness at work.
> > > > > Every progress was reported to me and I'd consent to go over and
> > > > > inspect the results from to time.
>
> > > > > The painting was done late and it required that I leave the car in
> > > > > their care overnight. I asked for the final bill... 23,500... and was
> > > > > back at boss' table. Discount 20% ! Bonus further 2.5%. I paid. Got a
> > > > > drop to home 20 km away. Had the shining darling delivered the next
> > > > > morning.
>
> > > > > A story that got my son's eyes shining with excitement and
> > > > > appreciation. And, a very real understanding of personal stories we
> > > > > need to create all through our lives, involving other people, who in
> > > > > turn will be a part of the same story with some gladness, and it will
> > > > > be for each one of us as our own. We all could smile upon recall
> > > > > later, but not without having learnt somethings from it and become a
> > > > > better person in the process.
>
> > > > > I received a call for feedback today. Another is expected next week.
>
> > > > > Incidently, another one concluded today... on the issue of a builder
> > > > > who effing mother-effing asrehole had shoved white cement in internal
> > > > > conduit pipes while completing the plaster on walls. I couldn't have
> > > > > my internet for a fortnight because the wires couldn't be passed in
> > > > > internally. Today, I have the broadband connected.
>
> > > > > Which is why you are sensing the buoyancy in the words I am keying in
> > > > > now. I look forward to creating more stories and engineering them to
> > > > > happy conclusion. So, when guys question the efficacy of prayers or if
> > > > > God intervenes in human affairs... I hurry on my steps lest I have to
> > > > > take a stand. The rational thing would have been untrue. And the truth
> > > > > would have been... well, er, irrational !
>
> > > > > On Mar 23, 5:16 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > I have 20/40 vision but can't read small print, etc. without glasses-
> > > > > > or sometimes a magnifying glass. After all the reading, stitching, 000
> > > > > > brushwork, mincing, viewing I am surprised I am not as blind as a bat!
> > > > > > I joke that our eyes mist to reduce the flaws of time- like the way
> > > > > > film-makers coated the camera lens on those old misty movies. Camera
> > > > > > controls are a nightmare but I quit that anyway. I still have a rotary
> > > > > > dial phone in the basement, by the way, which intrigues the
> > > > > > grandchildren.//Sometimes I feel like an "oldie" but I think it an
> > > > > > unfortunate phrase since there is so much life left in the time we
> > > > > > have in the now- the future is as brutal with youth, for instance- and
> > > > > > a certain mellowness has eased into us like wines or those charming
> > > > > > antiques on the Antiques Roadshow.// How is that porridge faring?
> > > > > > Mostly I use oatmeal for the base of a fruit/nut muffin which I have
> > > > > > to have on hand or in the freezer. Wouldn't soups be another
> > > > > > alternative and give you some variety of taste as well as nutrients?
>
> > > > > > On Mar 22, 5:44 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Then they will need i-Phones designed to be as cool as the phones with
> > > > > > > big buttons for us oldies.
>
> > > > > > > On Mar 15, 1:41 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Maybe youth will grow enormous thumbs from texting? :-) I need
> > > > > > > > breakfast...
>
> > > > > > > > On Mar 15, 8:36 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > He pressed the wrong buttons setting up the phone and had to come to
> > > > > > > > > me to stop it speaking French.  He's had a new flat pack computer desk
> > > > > > > > > for weeks - I'm on strike as he never learns anything or even hangs
> > > > > > > > > about to do so.  He has shades of Asperger, but his mates are almost
> > > > > > > > > all as bad - except the young Bulgarian kid next door.  In the main
> > > > > > > > > they not only can't be trusted with hammers, saws and the like but
> > > > > > > > > also have no clue how to hit a nail.  Not  much different with IT
>
> > > > > > > > > On Mar 15, 1:14 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > The smart phones are "crazy like a fox". There was a segment on local
> > > > > > > > > > news about how they track absolutely everything- even one's address
> > > > > > > > > > book- also interviews with young users who were not alarmed as their
> > > > > > > > > > culture thrives on dirty laundry and letting it "all hang out". There
> > > > > > > > > > are parental controls but not sure they really protect the user in the
> > > > > > > > > > long run. Google, at least, asks permission to share info.
>
> > > > > > > > > > On Mar 14, 8:19 am, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > No problem Smart phones are crazy and which is which is crazier  my
>
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Re: Mind's Eye Re: Banksters

You are right, if it wasn't for their health issues, I'd have to consider to start digging to show them the direction they are going. And no, this being very grateful to have lived this particular life span in history sounds far too detached from real life here, but then the last time a was in church I had to laugh during the sermon where one wasn't supposed to laugh. 

Generally makes easily manageable.

On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 2:32 PM, rigsy03 <rigsy03@yahoo.com> wrote:
Yes- I think their life was "hard" after the Allies had bombed them to
pieces and whisked off their scientists, etc. Losing a war can be as
trying as winning it, as it turns out. I don't agree that the 70+ are
rolling in leisure and loot, generally. I find most are very grateful
to have lived this particular life span in history, however. If you
are mocking them, that's sad- esp. the bunker bit- are you eager to
get them out of the way to their graves (the final bunker)?

On Mar 27, 2:33 am, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Your position resembles me a lot of my 70plus friends here in Germany. They
> generally have plenty of leisure time and money and find us middle aged
> neurotic. Their life was hard and looking back a little of that emotional
> warmth in the bunker/ Planwirtschaft would do us good to be able to
> understand what life really is about. And unfortunately capital punishment
> is not allowed here anymore.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:45 AM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Your gist is right Don - though I fear they fancy war as the way out.
> > I think where we lost the plot is in not realising how little work is
> > now needed for a decent society and how much leisure we could have if
> > we weren't so neurotic.  I think competition should start on the basis
> > of decent wages and a salary cap - but how do we do this wiithout
> > something as perverse as a dictatorship of the mediocre?
>
> > On Mar 26, 6:10 pm, Don Johnson <daj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > - In the
> > > real world the horse is a dead donkey and I'm lending money to a bunch
> > > of unemployable drifters who borrow the money to drink at ever
> > > increasing prices in my pub.
>
> > > The Bwanksters. I get it. That whole mortgage bundling scam is at the
> > root
> > > of all our troubles. The SEC should have never let that happen. Smells
> > like
> > > fraud. House values are still falsely inflated.
>
> > > In the Macro where billions are at work my little example of what money
> > > is(more like what it should be) does crumble. To dust. However, the vast
> > > majority of us use money in just such a fashion as I have suggested. So I
> > > do see your point on how the Bwanksters are hosing us. We let them
> > though.
> > > They couldn't do it if we didn't enjoy it. We meaning the General Public.
> > > We like our houses and nice cars and some folks even borrow to buy their
> > > toys. RVs and boats and such. wth you can always declare bankruptcy,
> > right?
> > > This kind of thinking has us where we are. Bankruptcy is supposed to
> > teach
> > > us something. Give us 7 years of no credit to become lean and learn
> > > sacrifice and thrift.
>
> > > We ain't larnin nothin'. The entire Occupy WJ movement seems to be about
> > > gimmie, gimmie, gimmie. I did switch all my banking to my credit union.
> > > That's my big stand.
>
> > > dj
>
> > > On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 8:54 PM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Sadly Don, money ain't what you say - though I wish it was.  We have
> > > > blue, brown and purple beer vouchers over here that correspond to the
> > > > money you mean and one can borrow these from banks as long as you
> > > > don't mention you aim to blow it on wine, women and song.  This is the
> > > > stuff we work for, but money and debt have become really weird.  The
> > > > beer (or family comfort) vouchers in our pockets are being devalued in
> > > > all kinds of ways we have no control over - from Tarp to queezing to
> > > > the machinations of offshore "management techniques" that shift jobs
> > > > abroad to depress our wages and evade tax through transfer pricing -
> > > > plus the looting through capital flight.  The price we pay for a
> > > > banana includes all this.
> > > > The current rumour is even Germany is hiding a trillion or so of bank
> > > > debt.  I think Allan is right and Molly's money-lenders' tables are
> > > > the false accounting ones of governments and banks.  Thieving and
> > > > government bread and circuses rather than genuine public spending seem
> > > > likely culprits.  Every debt should produce a productive asset - so
> > > > why are these debts all feared to be so bad?  The standard answer at
> > > > the moment is it's all a Ponzi that requires asset prices to keep
> > > > rising and new money to keep flowing in.  As Molly says it's an old
> > > > story - though I think more of the South Sea Bubble and French people
> > > > signing contracts  to buy bits of Louisiana on a hunchback, thinking
> > > > it was an island off the west coast of America.
> > > > Only 19% of the Greek bailout reached Greece and we still have no clue
> > > > who owns much bigger worthless debt in Spain and Portugal.  No one
> > > > knows what, if anything, any of this massive electronically created
> > > > money (debt is the new money) bought.  Bank debt in the UK is massive
> > > > but this would be a good thing if the investments were wise (much of
> > > > it is held by foreign banks based here - maybe for the bad reasons
> > > > Lehmann was here with its repo 105 fiddles).  Money is now produced in
> > > > accounting fiddles and this is the same money we hold as 'beer
> > > > vouchers'.  London is the centre of all this, but the debt held in
> > > > Eurozone banks is massive.
>
> > > > Repos work a bit like this - Don sells me his best horse and agrees to
> > > > buy it back on a set date for a bit more than he sells it to me - this
> > > > is like me giving Don a loan with the horse as collateral (the extra
> > > > he pays at the end is really interest).  I never get the horse but can
> > > > use it (hypothecate) as my collateral for the period of the repo.  In
> > > > fact this can happen several times, and Don's horse can be the
> > > > collateral behind thousands of trades, all supposedly insured through
> > > > derivatives.  So Don has his repo money and I'm loaning out loads more
> > > > on the basis of a claim on his horse.  If all the loans work we are
> > > > both quids in and it's all insured so Don's horse is never at risk.
> > > > Fine, except these trades aren't between men like me and Don.  In the
> > > > real world the horse is a dead donkey and I'm lending money to a bunch
> > > > of unemployable drifters who borrow the money to drink at ever
> > > > increasing prices in my pub.
>
> > > > On Mar 25, 8:09 pm, Don Johnson <daj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Money is simply a means to goods and services we need or want. I
> > don't
> > > > > consider it greedy or immoral to want more for myself and family
> > when it
> > > > > comes to safety and comfort. Some would call this materialistic I
> > call it
> > > > > good policy. The more I make the more I feel safe. That is, I don't
> > worry
> > > > > about food and shelter. That said, I will agree our society in
> > general
> > > > buys
> > > > > far more then it needs. We often borrow to do it. This is bad. It's
> > bad
> > > > > when individuals do it and it's bad when governments do it. I would
> > > > rather
> > > > > you see the borrowing part as the evil and not the spending part. In
> > > > > general, spending is good. It helps us all and grows the economy.
> > > > Borrowing
> > > > > is a false growth for which Greece and the US and others must now
> > pay the
> > > > > price for. Each successive admin. keeps borrowing more and pushing
> > the
> > > > day
> > > > > of reckoning off another year. Or 4. Someday this buck passing must
> > end.
> > > > I
> > > > > see Europe as trying it's best to end it for Greece.
>
> > > > > It's not going to be pretty.
>
> > > > > dj
>
> > > >  > On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Molly <mollyb...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > age old tale.  Christ overturns the tables of the money changers in
> > > > > > the temple.
>
> > > > > > On Mar 24, 11:54 pm, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Was playing solitary thinking about the movie series the wife
> > and I
> > > > are
> > > > > > > watching, writing poetry at 5:30 am with daylight savings time
> > > > kicking
> > > > > > in..
> > > > > > > of with writing poetry thinking semi kicks in there in lies the
> > > > problem..
>
> > > > > > > Looking at the debt crisis of Greece -- thinking about the movie
> > > > with a
> > > > > > > physical black cloud that can drag you away .. the
> > representation of
> > > > pure
> > > > > > > evil...
> > > > > > > It dawned on me with Greece being hit extremely hard bar the
> > > > financial
> > > > > > > crisis.. three is a rather strange relationship there.  Greece is
> > > > really
> > > > > > > the seat of modern day Christianity........ banking has taken
> > over
> > > > the
> > > > > > > country which forms roots of spiritual christianity .
> > > > > > > In Greece and the rest of the world money banksters have replaced
> > > > God...
>
> > > > > > > The real guest ion is has money and its pursuit replaced God and
> > > > > > morality?
> > > > > > > As shown in Greece.
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Re: Mind's Eye Re: the rich are mean

Sometimes the out-of-the-blue is feigned rigsy or even made up by
toadies. The notion of the rupture of Newton's mechanistic world-view
by Einstein is one such example. It doesn't look nearly as clever if
you know he was reconciling Maxwell and contemporary (and conflicting)
experimental evidence and that there was relativity in Newton, Galileo
and Poincare. Now Einstein is breaking up at the fringes just as
Newton and Maxwell did as we discover Lorentz transformations aren't
needed in electron behaviour at very low temperatures etc. Any way,
I'd clearly need you at dinner to stop me boring everyone with this
kind of talk! Availability and prices by return please! I'm planning
to sit down in a couple of days time and write 5000 words a day to
finish my book. I suspect the myths of creativity are invented
because the truth of hard work is too boring!

On Mar 26, 3:06 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Best to write "muse" uncapped as the Greek sisters are touchy. Perhaps
> mere mortals are "a-muse-ments"?//The subject of inspiration is
> interesting- whether divine in some form or earthy like Pavlov's
> reflex/stimulus-response. That the Greeks attached Memory and Zeus is
> wise- but I am a fan of Greek myths. Poets/writers invoke the Muses
> but often they send their excuses- if they respond at all. One has to
> want to be a public person and I rejected that as a young child. But
> it is common to hear of an invention, new idea, some form of human
> creativity being activated by something/someone totally unrelated or
> "out of the blue", isn't it? I usually channel verbally or give things
> away or rattle some quips internally. One former friend- a composer-
> thought I should rent myself out for stimulating lunch
> conversations! :-)
>
> On Mar 23, 12:50 pm, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > You effer, my tubes you said, my... You've always drawn my love. And,
> > as you can see, I have no problems expressing it
>
> > Rigs, where are you ? Your remark has prompted a long one from me,
> > after an equally long while. So, are you my muse in this instance ?
>
> > Incidently, the entire outpour, almost as it is has gone on my blog
> > with a few pics. No, the first one there is not yours, Rigs. But it'd
> > be interesting to know how close does it come to the real thing !
>
> > On Mar 23, 9:29 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I've temporarily swapped the porridge for bran flakes.  Having a day
> > > off today and having fish and chips later.  Good to know Vam has his
> > > tubes unblocked!  I am planting my potato crop.
>
> > > On Mar 23, 3:10 pm, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > ... mellowness has eased into us like wines or those charming
> > > > antiques on the Antiques Roadshow.
>
> > > > All my life, and I believe I could speak of all others as well, I have
> > > > been creating stories in real life, in full view of others. The last
> > > > one, which was followed closely by my younger son, who is a chartered
> > > > accountancy student, deserves a little recount.
>
> > > > It started in Nov last year, when my small car had clocked about
> > > > 50,000 km. It had served me faithfully all through the rough and rocky
> > > > roads it had taken me on, without ever leaving me in the lurch or
> > > > stranded. I had been noticing its calls for a 'spa' treatment, for a
> > > > thorough overhaul and replacement of worn parts. A first assessment
> > > > got a quote of 12,500 in all. I sought a meeting with the franchise
> > > > owner and demanded 50% discount on Labour and 30% on Material & Parts.
>
> > > > Wow, wow, wow... the guy and his GM were stunned. The case was
> > > > summarily denied. I was told they do not give any discount whatsoever
> > > > on quoted prices. I walked away... And let it be until Jan this year.
> > > > I called up the GM, reminded him in some detail of our last
> > > > interaction... substantial works he could bill today, provided... He
> > > > said, I need to speak to his boss. But I again let it wait until now.
>
> > > > I landed at his huge Workshop and went straight to the owner while the
> > > > GM watched. We shook hands and I again refreshed the context and his
> > > > memory. He explained, begged my understanding, and I his. He called
> > > > his staff for a review of bill of works. I wanted nothing left out and
> > > > the bill to be as big as needed, though without any inflation or flab.
> > > > The quote was 23,500, with several more items added. I knew my car
> > > > would come out good for the next 3-5 years.
>
> > > > We went back to boss' table. He was glad of the amount before and I
> > > > was happy for the gain I would extract on % basis. He said he would
> > > > take care of my request but did not specify. I agreed. There was
> > > > something honest and transparent in him and his team. It took an
> > > > entire day and I was beaming with their care and thoroughness at work.
> > > > Every progress was reported to me and I'd consent to go over and
> > > > inspect the results from to time.
>
> > > > The painting was done late and it required that I leave the car in
> > > > their care overnight. I asked for the final bill... 23,500... and was
> > > > back at boss' table. Discount 20% ! Bonus further 2.5%. I paid. Got a
> > > > drop to home 20 km away. Had the shining darling delivered the next
> > > > morning.
>
> > > > A story that got my son's eyes shining with excitement and
> > > > appreciation. And, a very real understanding of personal stories we
> > > > need to create all through our lives, involving other people, who in
> > > > turn will be a part of the same story with some gladness, and it will
> > > > be for each one of us as our own. We all could smile upon recall
> > > > later, but not without having learnt somethings from it and become a
> > > > better person in the process.
>
> > > > I received a call for feedback today. Another is expected next week.
>
> > > > Incidently, another one concluded today... on the issue of a builder
> > > > who effing mother-effing asrehole had shoved white cement in internal
> > > > conduit pipes while completing the plaster on walls. I couldn't have
> > > > my internet for a fortnight because the wires couldn't be passed in
> > > > internally. Today, I have the broadband connected.
>
> > > > Which is why you are sensing the buoyancy in the words I am keying in
> > > > now. I look forward to creating more stories and engineering them to
> > > > happy conclusion. So, when guys question the efficacy of prayers or if
> > > > God intervenes in human affairs... I hurry on my steps lest I have to
> > > > take a stand. The rational thing would have been untrue. And the truth
> > > > would have been... well, er, irrational !
>
> > > > On Mar 23, 5:16 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > I have 20/40 vision but can't read small print, etc. without glasses-
> > > > > or sometimes a magnifying glass. After all the reading, stitching, 000
> > > > > brushwork, mincing, viewing I am surprised I am not as blind as a bat!
> > > > > I joke that our eyes mist to reduce the flaws of time- like the way
> > > > > film-makers coated the camera lens on those old misty movies. Camera
> > > > > controls are a nightmare but I quit that anyway. I still have a rotary
> > > > > dial phone in the basement, by the way, which intrigues the
> > > > > grandchildren.//Sometimes I feel like an "oldie" but I think it an
> > > > > unfortunate phrase since there is so much life left in the time we
> > > > > have in the now- the future is as brutal with youth, for instance- and
> > > > > a certain mellowness has eased into us like wines or those charming
> > > > > antiques on the Antiques Roadshow.// How is that porridge faring?
> > > > > Mostly I use oatmeal for the base of a fruit/nut muffin which I have
> > > > > to have on hand or in the freezer. Wouldn't soups be another
> > > > > alternative and give you some variety of taste as well as nutrients?
>
> > > > > On Mar 22, 5:44 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Then they will need i-Phones designed to be as cool as the phones with
> > > > > > big buttons for us oldies.
>
> > > > > > On Mar 15, 1:41 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Maybe youth will grow enormous thumbs from texting? :-) I need
> > > > > > > breakfast...
>
> > > > > > > On Mar 15, 8:36 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > He pressed the wrong buttons setting up the phone and had to come to
> > > > > > > > me to stop it speaking French.  He's had a new flat pack computer desk
> > > > > > > > for weeks - I'm on strike as he never learns anything or even hangs
> > > > > > > > about to do so.  He has shades of Asperger, but his mates are almost
> > > > > > > > all as bad - except the young Bulgarian kid next door.  In the main
> > > > > > > > they not only can't be trusted with hammers, saws and the like but
> > > > > > > > also have no clue how to hit a nail.  Not  much different with IT
>
> > > > > > > > On Mar 15, 1:14 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > The smart phones are "crazy like a fox". There was a segment on local
> > > > > > > > > news about how they track absolutely everything- even one's address
> > > > > > > > > book- also interviews with young users who were not alarmed as their
> > > > > > > > > culture thrives on dirty laundry and letting it "all hang out". There
> > > > > > > > > are parental controls but not sure they really protect the user in the
> > > > > > > > > long run. Google, at least, asks permission to share info.
>
> > > > > > > > > On Mar 14, 8:19 am, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > No problem Smart phones are crazy and which is which is crazier  my
> > > > > > > > > > neighbor has one and my wife just recieved a new HTC Desire from her Work
> > > > > > > > > >  and I am looking at the Samsung Note  but will probably buy a Electric
> > > > > > > > > > bike..   they are cool but very expensive  between 2 and 3 grand  for a
> > > > > > > > > > good one
> > > > > > > > > > Allan
> > > > > > > > > > Live is crazy
>
> > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 9:28 AM, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > You are right. It could have been the number of times I read Neil
> > > > > > > > > > > mentioning his iPhone investment in his notes. Sorry for the confusion.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 8:46 AM, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > >> the 4 refers to the iPhone model   you really should have popped the
> > > > > > > > > > >> extra cash and got him a samsung galaxy Note,,
> > > > > > > > > > >> Allan
>
> > > > > > > > > > >> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 1:09 AM, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > >>> The price for so much stinginess and spreading so much bound bad energy
> > > > > > > > > > >>> is protective deafness and  self controlled
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