Ffolkes,
“Integrity has no need for rules.”
~~ Albert Camus ~~
Weed in bloom….
Hajime…. As noted in yesterday’s post, a battle rages at my house. There have been casualties, on both sides, with no clear victory. For the nonce, a truce has been negotiated, which we hope will last long enough to post this mess, before once again taking up our shields, to re-enter the fray. It’s a tough assignment I’ve assumed, but, nobody else can, or will do it. So, whatever happens here, and now, is what it is, & it will have to do. Hence, the title for today’s effort, which has more to do with reality than we generally allow, or prefer. As noted, it is what it is.
Further, that’s all it is. And, that’s all this is, which, as you see, is done. Well, the intro part, anyway. I’m using my temporary powers to move this along, before I give in to the temptation to try to actually write something memorable. In fact, I’m usurping all routine measures, & going straight to the executive scissors method, which is ugly, but, it’s fast, and leaves no traces. None we’ve been able to find anyway. For now, look over there, & you’ll see it working. Watch close, or you’ll miss it….
Shall we Pearl?
“Reality is a cliche from which we escape by metaphor.”
~~ Wallace Stevens ~~
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I used this collection a few days ago, and liked it so well, I’m using it again. If you listen all the way through, you’ll end up hearing music from most of the movies with which you grew up…. It’s all in there, ffolkes. Enjoy….
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Classical Music
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Platitudes for Attitudes
Platitudes shake us, attitudes break us.
Life can be a real pain, y’know?
Still, if we don’t fight where it takes us,
it’s a pretty straight row to hoe..
A lot of what we see and hear
isn’t always in the best of taste.
Life at large can be one long frisson of fear.
Making an effort often seems a huge waste.
Pundits, dogma dogs, myrmidons, oligarchs & pimps;
assholes and predators every one.
Twisted, sick, anti-humans; anomalous, ignorant wimps.
Logic says, every time, lobotomize ’em, & be done.
Illusions, delusions, confusions, a dedicated data dump,
bilious, divisive, spicy with hatred and fears.
Inflation, immigration, promises from the clownish Trump
Leaving even our basest survival heavy with tears.
Ancient sages left signs on the path to peace,
for those with wit to see.
No need for undue effort, no quest for golden fleece.
All we ever need to do, is be.
~~ gigoid ~~
8/29/2015
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Naked Pearls
A different path to the same place….
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“This is now. Later is later.”
~~ Subtle Bee ~~
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“Every beginning is a consequence.
Every beginning ends something.”
~~ Paul Valery, French poet ~~
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“We are all born mad. some remain so.”
~~ Samuel Beckett ~~
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“As great scientists have said
and as all children know,
it is above all by the imagination
that we achieve perception,
and compassion,
and hope.”
~~ Ursula K. LeGuin ~~
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“I’m not confused, just well mixed.”
~~ Robert Frost ~~
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“Morality is moral only if it is voluntary.”
~~ Lincoln Steffens ~~
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“To laugh often and love much,
to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to give of oneself;
to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sing with exultation;
to know even one life has breathed easier:
this is to have succeeded.”
~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~
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Our introductory section today ended rather abruptly, for which I will not apologize. I shouldn’t need to, as, look where it got us. We are here, at the end, where we intended to be, without losing any passengers, or any essential pieces. That is good enough for me; it will have to be for the rest of y’all, for, that’s it. That’s all. We’re done, so, you can leave now, with our standard caveat, to watch out in the morning, so none of the usual splash heralding our arrival gets on your clothing. It’s been known to cause holes in the very fabric of reality….
Y’all take care out there,
and May the Metaphorse be with you;
Blessed Be, dearest Carole, Mark,Theresa, & Richy
and everyone else, too…
When I works, I works hard.
When I sits, I sits loose.
When I thinks, I falls asleep.
Which is Why….
Sometimes I sits and thinks,
and sometimes,
I just sits.
gigoid, the dubious
The *only* duly authorized Computer Curmudgeon.
PLEASE STOP READING THIS MESSAGE NOW.
“SCRAM!!!!!!!!!!”- Oscar the Grouch
À bientôt, mon cherí….
Good morning gigoid as we say
good bye to a year wHere now
almost as cliche the Cubs
did the impossible..
a Billionaire
became
champion
to the white poor
in Towers of Gold..
and yes.. the hotTesT
year on record as hell
freezes over for 2017..
i’M gonna mostly ignore
the insanity of minion more
as mundane as you say too..
and continue to ride the wave
of bliss for no otHeR reaSon butt
the reaLiTY thAt i do WiLL
FeeL and SeNsE
A Bliss of
heaVen
alWays noW
as the water swims
me.. the air flies me and
thE GRaiNs of sand sAMe
as God hOld a Chalice oF
Love.. Fearless and smART
overFlowing as
LiGhT
briGhter
than yesternow
now.. anyWay.. beats
Apricot coloRed sKin and oRanGe
hAiR.. i’LL go aLL Naked Tanned all natural
greying soMe and juST FucKinG rIDe the WaVe..of 2017
BrinG oN tHe dARk i’LL tELL iT buy you’RE own Trump GOld..dArk..;)
“Integrity has no need for rules.”
~~ Albert Camus ~~
True.. iN relatively sMaLL
LiVinG cooperative almost
naked groups of human beings
and or Bonobos hmm.. ’bout
150 to 200 or so lesS anD
Integrity
rules
Cooperation
and mutual aLL
pleaSure for survival too..
BuilD it up much more than
that and yA get letter rules as aLL oF hiStory
sHowS iN Patriarchal Hairless Ground Ape way..
i’M sTiLL furry.. perHaps thaT STiLL giVes me soMe AdVantAge..;)
“Reality is a cliche from which we escape by metaphor.”
~~ Wallace Stevens ~~
Sure.. Art..
DancE.. SonG
And PoeTry and eTc..
All metaphors for moRE
Than mundane.. exceLLent
houSinGs/VEhicles/VessELs for
Ape EsCape LiVing iN iNsanELy
large
populations
densely packed i
N LIVinG Conditions..
particularly.. when
folks end up
avoiding
each
otHeR AlltoGETher
as the social fuel is used up..
And yA play guitar iN dArk and dreAM
aBout a nakED dance under moonlit skies..
sure.. clothes will work too.. under drums
oF Dance Hall liGht.. toGeTheR.. aGaiN..:)
“This is now. Later is later.”
~~ Subtle Bee ~~
lATer
nowK
as
Know..:)
“Every beginning is a consequence.
Every beginning ends something.”
~~ Paul Valery, French poet ~~
Every end IS A consequence
Every mean IS A consequence
Every consequence
iS
MeANow..
i’LL taKe A
pUrr wiTh thaT sTir..;)
“We are all born mad. some remain so.”
~~ Samuel Beckett ~~
Oh God..
so iroNic
to bE haPPy MadE..;)
“As great scientists have said
and as all children know,
it is above all by the imagination
that we achieve perception,
and compassion,
and hope.”
~~ Ursula K. LeGuin ~~
And perHaps noW2
that has something
to do with why so
many of
Leo
Kanner’s
Psychiatrist
Friend’s children
growing up
WiTH
autism..
Childhood counts.. Environment CouNts..
Most in Human Development..
And without a garDen wateRing
comPasSion and hoPe And
otHeR tOuchy FeeLY
Pro-Social
EmoTiOns.
yA get
the Refrigerator
cOld as science finALLy
backs uP Kanner’s initial findings now..
hard to agree behind a screen.. a lab now
or a book.. but never the less flesh and blood..RuLeS..;)
“I’m not confused, just well mixed.”
~~ Robert Frost ~~
And sure..
reason
has
its
place
behind
screams of rules too..;)
“Morality is moral only if it is voluntary.”
~~ Lincoln Steffens ~~
Surely a common ancestor
sharing much of our DNA
as rats and yes..
John B. Calhoun’s
Utopia experiment
on well fed rats living
in increasingly densely
packed populations
says something
for the
necessity
of rules if one
is going to do
living otherwise
noW insanely Now
iN packed lemMiNg
cans of humans.. too..
reAlly,, at the end of the day
surviving is the moraLiTy that counts..
Thriving is the luxury of LiVinG iN Balance
with what works.. harming no others now…
i am totAlly
free therefore
all the rules work for me..
not everyone but yes for me..
so in other wordS it’s all relative.
as
usual.. it’s
Joy for soMe
And sucks for oTheRs..
And sOme folks do sEEm
to eNjoy sucks more than joy..;)
“To laugh often and love much,
to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to give of oneself;
to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sing with exultation;
to know even one life has breathed easier:
this is to have succeeded.”
~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~
And not unlike the
‘Dead Poet’s Society’
theMe and MeMe..
MetaPhoRse..
ArT
iS
LiFE..
MuNdane
MiNioNs
can rule
tHeir TrUmp..
iF tHey WiLL oF Course…
Oh God.. onLY
iF ‘Mr. Ed’
WiLL
comE
bacK..
wiTh soMe Force sEnse..;)