Ffolkes,
“Our greatest glory is not in never failing,
but in rising up every time we fail.”
~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~
“Where’s the 3 blind mice?….”
Hajime…. In truth, the pearls you see bookending the intro section today would suffice as a complete Pearl, as is often the case with Ralph Waldo’s thoughts. But, since I’ve already cobbled together the rest of today’s mess, I guess we’ll go ahead & post it, just to be able to say we did. Can you say the word, ‘fatalistic’? Sure, you can…. Of course, you’ll probably do well to duck, immediately, as the irony monitors are armed & irritable, to say the least. In today’s world, they get a little testy, what with all the overtime they must put in….
Now I’ve established the proper tone for today, I’ll play nice, & drop y’all here, like the proverbial hot potato. Why do I say nice? Well, because it is. Trust me, that’s all you want to know about it; details would be both superfluous, and, dangerous. Providence forfend we should ever subject y’all to both of those at once, by gosh. Instead, we’ll just go on, & let the brilliance of today’s chosen authors & philosophers (what else can one call Zippy?….) speak for itself. Better that way; it all goes wonky when I try to intervene, so, we’ll pretend we never even thought of it.
That’s all I’ve got for today, ffolkes. Well, other than what you’ll find below. I do hope you enjoy it, or, at the very least, find no cause to regret it. In any case, it’s time to go, before we do anything we can’t fix….
Shall we Pearl?
“The man of genius should occupy the whole space between God or pure mind,
and the multitude of uneducated men.
He must draw from the infinite Reason, on one side;
and he must penetrate into the heart and sense of the crowd, on the other.
From one, he must draw his strength; to the other, he must owe his aim.
The one yokes him to the real; the other, to the apparent.
At one pole, is Reason; at the other, Common Sense.
If he be defective at either extreme of the scale,
his philosophy will seem low and utilitarian;
or it will appear too vague and indefinite for the uses of life.”
~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Literary Ethics” ~~
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I’ve always preferred to hear live music; it is always more real than any studio sound can possibly be. I discovered this band a couple years ago; they are, in my opinion, one of the finest groups of improvisational musicians to have ever played together. The bassist, Mike Gordon, is a legendary performer, (you saw him here a short while ago, playing a set with the legendary Leo Kottke), & the lead guitarist, Trey Anastasio, is playing with the reincarnated Grateful Dead band now on tour, improvising Jerry Garcia’s guitar riffs as well as anyone ever has…. I hope you enjoy it….
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Live Phish
Riviera Maya, Mexico, 2017
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Time, and again….
Life, and/or love, will seldom fit
into any box we keep for them to sit.
Loose and limber, without any reason,
always somewhat out of season.
Surprise, surprise, they seem to say,
we can’t help it, it’s just our way.
If only you would learn, instead of know,
maybe you’d find yourself with one to show.
Deal, just the way it is, now and here,
follow the path, on the other side of fear.
Finding the future isn’t all blood, sweat, and pain,
far, far more than mere joy we stand to gain.
The sages all say not to try, just do,
sounds as simple as putting on a shoe.
I’d say we could really go places,
if we could but learn to tie up the laces….
~~ gigoid ~~
11/1/2013
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Naked Pearls
Notes on Life at Large….
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“I leapt headlong into the sea,
and thereby have become better acquainted with
the soundings, the quicksands, and the rocks,
than if I had stayed upon the green shore,
and piped a silly song, and took tea and comfortable advice.”
~~ John Keats ~~
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“When washing your face, can you see your true self?
When walking, can you feel the rotation of heaven?
When speaking are your words without guile?
When you shop are you aware of your needs?
When you meet the suffering, do you help?
When you meet conflict, do you work toward harmony?”
~~ Deng Ming-Dao ~~
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“Let yourself be open and life will be easier.
A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable.
A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.”
~~ Buddha ~~
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“Is this going to involve RAW human ecstasy?”
~~ Zippy the Pinhead ~~
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“Don’t brood. Get on with living and loving.
You don’t have forever.”
~~ Leo F. Buscaglia ~~
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“Why is the universe the way we see it?
If it had been any different, we would not be here!”
~~ Stephen Hawking ~~
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“If you understand, things are as they are.
If you do not understand, things are as they are.”
~~ Gensha, Zen Master ~~
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Well, I did it again. Don’t ask why, or we’ll never get out of here. In fact, don’t do anything, & we can all get this done, & get on with the rest of today. It’s been, well, as real as I could make it, & since I’m done, so are you. I leave you with this thought: Are you experienced? Replies may be submitted to the proper authorities, at your convenience…. We now return you to your own version 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….
gigoid 
Whenever I hear “Phish”…I think of my youth….Country Joe and Fish…..a crazy day…..son now rain……kinda like the way I feel LOL Have a good day Ned and I will be back a little later….chuq
Aye, well, Joe’s main hit was sort of the anthem for the original peace movement back in the day… The Fixin’ To Die Rag… “And, it’s one, two, three, four, what’re we fightin’ for?….. Kinda stuck in there, y’know? I’ll get by today, some time…. hope you have a relatively pain free day….
gigoid
THanx I will try chuq
Good Evening Gigoid.. and top
of the Full Moon Eve of June
the 9th too.. as these
FuLL Moons
are the
BesTesT
for Rave-like
DancE iN mY nexT
StoP SooN aCross the
River to aNoTheR County too..
i didn’t forget this one as it is one
of my Favorite ones.. been a bit spread
out lately but definitely had to come back
not to miss
a wonderful
opportunity
to riff off of this..
Hope liGht cOmes
to you soon my FriEnd
through the Challenge oF
dARk as it does seem liKe
you do alWAys find a way
to pull your sELf through
as this Life thingie
is all about
practice
work
practice and
more work never
ending now to get all the jobs
of LiFE Done successfully at WiLL Can..:)
Hmm.. i’m FeeLinG a Little 24 Karat
Gold toNiGht i’LL chalK iT uP to the
FuLL MoonLiGht why not alWays
something anew to do mY
BeST to Celebrate
for any
Joy
i can
and WiLL
MaKe mY friEnd
as LonG aS the liGht
oF LIFe continues to coMe
as Gift that i work for like an
F iN Olympic Athlete whose only
reward is the neXt Breath NoW..
yeP it’s enough my friEnd
as LonG as a sMiLe
WiLL coMe thAT
i CaN FeeL
as every
sMiLe maKes
the NoW 24 CaRaT
GoLd to ME aT LeASt..
Nice to drop mY friEnd as alWays..:)
“Our greatest glory is not in never failing,
but in rising up every time we fail.”
~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~
Gettie up Gettie uP
i do not know how
to sPeLL Gettie uP
buTT
NeVeR
the LeSS
i AM uP
for
NoW
HeHuH HaHe..:)
(See that bigger
Poem uP tHEre..
i thINk the
words
are
HaVinG
SeX oN the
PaGe and MaKinG
Baby SiZe Poems NoW..;)
WordS and LetterS
oN PaGe
SeX No
Mess..
hehe..
haha
eTc..
eT AL
And inFinitum
coNtinuuM eVeN
MoRe.. Now too..;)
“The man of genius
should occupy
the whole space
between God or pure mind,
and the multitude of uneducated men.
He must draw from the infinite Reason, on one side;
and he must penetrate into the heart and sense of the crowd, on the other.
From one, he must draw his strength; to the other, he must owe his aim.
The one yokes him to the real; the other, to the apparent.
At one pole, is Reason; at the other, Common Sense.
If he be defective at either extreme of the scale,
his philosophy will seem low and utilitarian;
or it will appear too vague and
indefinite for the uses of life.”
~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Literary Ethics” ~~
YeP iT’s liKe BeinG iN
Bed WitH everYone
iN thE World
And DoinG
yOuR
BeSt
NoT
to
MaKe a Mess..;)
“I leapt headlong into the sea,
and thereby have become better acquainted with
the soundings, the quicksands, and the rocks,
than if I had stayed upon the green shore,
and piped a silly song, and took
tea and comfortable advice.”
~~ John Keats ~~
It’s true.. it’s mostly
Safer too with
the Adventure
iF doNe oNlinE
SeaS without
the
offline
mess..;)
When washing your face, can you see your true self?
When walking, can you feel the rotation of heaven?
When speaking are your words without guile?
When you shop are you aware of your needs?
When you meet the suffering, do you help?
When you meet conflict, do you
work toward harmony?”
~~ Deng Ming-Dao ~~
i AM
i CaN
i WiLL
MaKe
HeaVeN
SPiRaL aLL A
‘rOUnD A GolDeN MeAn..
aT RooT oF ChaLiCE MoRe..:)
“Let yourself be open and life will be easier.
A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable.
A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.”
~~ Buddha ~~
When aLL BeCoMes HoLy
AnD SaCreD iN aLL oF
sMaLL and BiG Picture
VieWs FulL
NoW oF
MeaNinG
and PurposE
tHeRe iS AlWaYs
FeeL iN FoR Loss
oF HeAVeN oN eARTh..:)
“Is this going to involve RAW human ecstasy?”
~~ Zippy the Pinhead ~~
AmaZiNG HoW Many
Folks lose this
iN
the After
Marriage oF LiFE
YeS.. Marry the Ecstasy
And Practice iT aS iF
aLL yoUR hUmaN
Productivity
and
Creativity
oF LiFe counts
oN RaW hUmaN
Ecstasy to DriVe yA
through LiFe with no Hidden Charges..
Cheap Thrills are the BeST when they
BeComE HoLy and SaCreD aT
HoMe of LiFE as any
Church Style
Service
FuLL of MeaNinG
and PurPose in Temple
oF God as FlesH anD BLooD
uP
and
neVer
DoWn
FoR any ThiNG
Less than Ecstasy RaW..:)
“Don’t brood. Get on with living and loving.
You don’t have forever.”
~~ Leo F. Buscaglia ~~
i miss yesterday and
tomorrow and
on the oTHeR
HanD and FeaT
oF LiFe i LiVe
ForEveR
eTernAlly
NoW coMpletE
WiTh NoThiNG
to Lose or GaiN..
alWays Practice through
alWays Work as NoThinG
iS Free oR trUly Hard Work iN Fun..
eXcept
when
its
Hard..
and FuN too..:)
“Why is the universe the way we see it?
If it had been any different, we would not be here!”
~~ Stephen Hawking ~~
oNe
World
Word
Miracle..:)
“If you understand, things are as they are.
If you do not understand, things are as they are.”
~~ Gensha, Zen Master ~~
i don’t care
to kNow NoW
wheN i kNow
as thAT
iS
FuN
And
Careless
Free
except
when
i care
And Care iS FuN..:)
Off NoW to A
“Heinz 57 AfTeR
pARTy” DancE
and SinG through
EvE FuLL MooN..
see ya
gigoid
and
may the
MooN liGht yA uP
iN FuLLeR JoY dARk..:)
Nice one, brother. I would say, getting there, but, it might be a touch early to make that assessment; I’ve been up since 3, trying to regain control. Gonna be a long day ’til the moon rises….
See ya…
😎
A ‘Long Day ‘tiLL the
Moon Rises’..
yep.. been
tHeRe done
iT mY friEnd for
too long too but
wHeRe theRe’s
WiLL tHeRe’s
WaY
even
when
Hope Dies..
thaT Snake carrieS on..:)
*gigoid..;)