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! :-)
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> On Mar 23, 12:50 pm, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > You effer, my tubes you said, my... You've always drawn my love. And,
> > as you can see, I have no problems expressing it
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> > 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 ?
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> > 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 !
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> > On Mar 23, 9:29 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > 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.
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> > > On Mar 23, 3:10 pm, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > ... mellowness has eased into us like wines or those charming
> > > > antiques on the Antiques Roadshow.
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > I received a call for feedback today. Another is expected next week.
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > 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 !
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> > > > On Mar 23, 5:16 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > > > 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?
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> > > > > On Mar 22, 5:44 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > Then they will need i-Phones designed to be as cool as the phones with
> > > > > > big buttons for us oldies.
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> > > > > > On Mar 15, 1:41 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > Maybe youth will grow enormous thumbs from texting? :-) I need
> > > > > > > breakfast...
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> > > > > > > On Mar 15, 8:36 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > 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
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> > > > > > > > On Mar 15, 1:14 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > 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.
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> > > > > > > > > On Mar 14, 8:19 am, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > 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
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> > > > > > > > > > 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.
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> > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 8:46 AM, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > >> the 4 refers to the iPhone model you really should have popped the
> > > > > > > > > > >> extra cash and got him a samsung galaxy Note,,
> > > > > > > > > > >> Allan
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> > > > > > > > > > >> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 1:09 AM, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > >>> The price for so much stinginess and spreading so much bound bad energy
> > > > > > > > > > >>> is protective deafness and self controlled
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