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Ffolkes,

“I’m going to happydance among the stars and wear my stripes anyway I want to.”

~~ Stripes the tiger ~~

I spy...

I spy a spider!….

Hajime…. It’s been, literally, months since I last experienced such an uncomfortable night’s sleep. Hip, leg, & back pain got me up 3 times during the endless night, soothed only by immersion in hot water. While making it tolerable, such treatment has no lasting effect on the condition, so I decided to finish the current Pearl in the works, & get it posted while I’m forced to remain non-ambulatory by the pain. SIGH…. Ah, well, I can tolerate one night’s lack of slumber; I just hope I can settle it down enough to get my exercise in today….

To create the impression I’m efficient, and actually know what I’m about, I’m going to forgo any further attempts to rationalize my inefficiency, or my recent absence here in cyberspace. Instead, we’ll just get on with it, & do whatever it takes to get this slow on the toad. Whatever THAT means…. I’ll even go so far as to not pretend I’m employing any of our infamous tricks to get us down the page, but, rather, merely say….

Shall we Pearl?….

“A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care
that balances are correct.”

~~ from “Manual of Maud’Dib” by the Princess Irulan ~~

~~ from “Dune” by Frank Herbert ~~

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About Hopi Indian Symbols

The image used for this section today is, as many of y’all may know, Kokopelli, the Hopi/Navaho trickster. It is NOT a picture of today’s guest artist, a magic dragon, because, apparently, images of magic dragons cause Windows to freak out. Don’t worry, you’ll get to see him, in action, in the embedded video of his performances as a runner-up finalist in America’s Got Talent in 2015. You can find him via Google, where there are links to his website. Frankly, he’s funny as hell, and a pretty good magician, too…. Enjoy!….

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Piff The Magic Dragon

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Denial of Comfort

Baleful chairs become the enemy, heralded in red
seemingly welcome softness beckons with a smile,
waiting, content with slaughter, they are finally led
screaming in agony, deluged in venom all the while.

Desperate distraction becomes such a friendless fire
for all the patterns of autumn’s pale dismay,
leaving sincerely latent trails in spirals of twisted wire,
while memory insists, again, upon failure, palpably evil, and fey.

Fat, jaded tears would have fallen in good time,
if only the suitable suitor had scaled the garden’s wall.
Credence for discounted prices luckily in their prime
bring only fascinated eyes into such a hallowed hall.

Searching for answers is ever a clever portrayal
with studious accouterments to fulfill each common rule.
Arguably patient pictures of science and honest betrayal
shall evermore languish, in light of passion so elegantly cruel.

~~ gigoid ~~

9/19/2012

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Naked Pearls

Hmmm….

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“Still round the corner there may wait,
A new road or a secret gate.”

~~ J. R. R. Tolkien ~~

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“Why are we here?
Because we are here.
Roll the bones.”

~~ Rush, “Roll The Bones” ~~

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“If you want to know all about the sea,
you go and ask a sailor, or a marine biologist, or an oceanographer,
and they can tell you a lot about the sea.
But if you go and ask the sea itself, what does it say?
Grumble, grumble, swish swish.
It is too busy being itself
to know anything about itself.”

~~ Ursula K. LeGuin ~~

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“The light is reached not by turning back from the darkness,
but by going through it.”

~~ Leonard Roy Frank ~~

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“Cat advice: Take some time to eat the flowers.”

~~ Subtle Bee ~~

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“The secret of a good sex life is to have a good sex life….
In other  words, kid, don’t let yer meat loaf.”

~~ R. Crumb ~~

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“If I don’t meet you no more in this world
Then I’ll see you in the next one.
Don’t be late”

~~ Jimi Hendrix ~~

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Hmm…. not bad for what it is, I’d say. But, then, I’d say that no matter how it turned out; professional responsibility, y’know? Besides, such a throw-away comment isn’t altogether out of place, since we’re here at the end, where it can’t cause any further harm. Or, for that matter, any further interest. I suppose they can’t all be brilliant. ‘Twould be nice to see, though, if only once. SIGH…. Never mind, no need to get all maudlin at this stage. Let’s just issue the usual caveats, & be done with it, shall we? Be well, mes amis, be happy as you may be, and non carborundum illegitimi (never let the bastards get you down….)! See ya, ffolkes….

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.

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The *only* duly authorized Computer Curmudgeon.

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Ffolkes,


“The one who tells the stories rules the world.”


~~ Hopi proverb ~~


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Leaving Galway on the Dublin Train…


Hajime…. Okay, so, if y’all can hang on a moment, I’ll find my stash of witty repartee, & we can get this slow on the toad. Have a seat, grab yourself something from the bar, & try to be patient; there’s no telling where I hid the silly stuff, as the last time I had a good grip on it, it turned on me, saddling me with several paragraphs of blather & relative nonsense. I suppose, in truth, that’s nothing out of the ordinary for around here, but, in our less coherent moments, we like to think so. On that completely insane note, we’ll go on….


Of course, doing so may make it worse, but, we’ll take the chance; otherwise, we’d be stuck here in the intro until the cows came home… which promises to be a LONG time, as we don’t own any cows, or even any naughas, from which we obtain that fabulous fashion couch covering so well-known to us here in the States. I mean, it goes so well with any sort of plastic, especially pink. Now, some of you may ask, what the hell does that do to get us further into today’s mess? Well, not much, but, it did give us one more paragraph to add to the mix, even if it makes nothing resembling sense. Go figure, eh?….


Yes, I know, I’m cheating unmercifully. That’s because, despite getting sufficient rest, and awakening at a reasonable hour, I’m still at a complete loss for any sort of mental acuity. Don’t know where I left it, & too confused to go look for it, so, I’m doing what most of us do in such instances, & falling back on our one remaining strength, to wit; a talent for blather (often called bullshit, especially when it smells this bad….), combined with a complete lack of shame or guilt. In short, this is what I’ve got, so this is what you get. C’est la vie, as we say downtown….


Not only do we say that, we often mean it. Today, we’ll ignore it, just as we are ignoring all the rules. Instead, I’ll use my executive authority to declare this introduction complete, whether it’s legal, or not. I simply haven’t any interest in the legality of any of this; there’s no point in it. What’s more, there’s less of a point in continuing, so, watch this….


Shall we Pearl?….


“Become what you are.”


~~ Buddha ~~


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Today’s musical selection could be considered a default choice, if not for the simple fact I had plenty of time to pick it, and, I’m not under any self-induced pressure to post soon. No, I simply want to listen to this man’s work today, as is my habit when I am working. It’s the perfect selection for reading, or writing, or simply sitting & listening; it ticks off all the boxes, for me, at least; I’d wager anyone with their humanity intact will appreciate it. The converse may also be true, but, I’m in too good a mood to go there. All I can suggest is, turn it on, & forget it’s playing; it will soothe your spirit any old way you choose to hear it…. Enjoy, if you will….


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Camille Saint-Saënz

 Violin Concertos


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A word is dead

When it is said

Some say.

I say it just

Begins to live

That day.


~~ Emily Dickinson ~~


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Savory


Blown across steppes of imagination, a spore

finds a niche, takes root,

tries to live longer than now, before

chaos/peace descends, and desire is moot.


Feathered into fecundity, another possibility

builds a nest, hatches kin,

aims at immortality, sans responsibility,

chance manifests, as it does, again.


Leading toward peril, entropy saves creativity,

making tools, and lazy time;

solid signs imply such simple nativity,

as another snitch drops his dime.


Subtle compassion billows, passion to unfold,

covering hearts bloodied by time,

burning flesh made valid, unwaveringly bold,

turning love to brilliant rhyme.


Years weigh lightly, supported by youth,

gaining weight with each year,

only the old men know the actual truth,

peace comes only when we lose our fear.


~~ gigoid ~~


4/9/2013


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Naked Pearls


More Notes on Process & Program….


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“An intelligent mind is a mind which is not satisfied

with explanations,with  conclusions;

nor is it a mind that believes,

because belief is again another form of conclusion.

An intelligent mind is an inquiring mind,

a mind that is  watching, learning, studying.”


~~ J. Krishnamurti ~~


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“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”


~~ Anais Nin ~~


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“Life is the sum of all your choices.”


~~ Albert Camus ~~


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“He should not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall.”


~~ Elrond ~~


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“Where pain predominates, agony can be a valued teacher.”


~~ Frank Herbert ~~


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“What you leave behind

is not what is engraved in stone monuments,

but what is woven into the lives of others.”


~~ Pericles ~~


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“Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows.”


~~ Henry David Thoreau ~~


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Such as it is, there ’tis. To avoid any of the unpleasantness engendered so copiously in the intro section, I’ll bring this to a rapid close, sans any foolish attempts to clean it up. In keeping with that sentiment, I’ll add, see y’all tomorrow, & let this die a natural death. Be strange, ffolkes; it’s one of the few rights you retain….


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


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Ffolkes,


“All art is autobiographical.

The pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.”


~~ Federico Fellini ~~


gulls counting


Waitin’ for the Robert E. Lee….


Hajime….  Today, we begin with this, just because:


“An infinite universe presents infinite examples of unreasoned acts,

often  capricious and threatening, godlike in their mystery.

Without god-powers, conscious reasoning cannot explore

and make this universe absolutely known;

there must remain mysteries beyond what is explained.

The only reason in this universe is that which you,

in your ungodlike hubris, project onto the  universe.

In this, you retain kinship with your most primitive ancestors.”


~~ Raja Flattery, “The Jesus Incident”, Frank Herbert ~~


It seems clear, if one may temporarily assume the truth of this statement, there are limits to human intelligence; those limits, alas, do not seem to apply to human imagination, thus opening the probability for imagination to exceed intelligence in the course of human behavior…. which it does, and, if the history of mankind is any indicator, has been doing so for several thousand years…. End of rant…


Sorry, had to get that out before it got any worse. I’ve ceased my habit of ranting over the state of the world; it’s pretty fruitless, given humanity’s predilection for denying the truth of reality, and, of our own nature. Occasionally, though, a pearl will draw my attention, & require a short outburst to relieve the pressure that might otherwise build into a larger, more explosive rant, thus sparing all of us the emotional stress. See, I can be nice!


Today, I’ll be even nicer, & spare y’all from any further blather, whether coherent, or nonsensical; the rest of today’s mess is ready, such as it may be; I’ve spent more time than was wise getting it to this point. Since I wouldn’t want to waste that effort, (without considering whether it’s worthwhile to make it at all…), why don’t we just get on with it?


Shall we Pearl?….


“If your lead pencil is less than three inches long,

and still equipped with  a virgin eraser,

you are about as close to perfection as this world will  allow you to be.”


~~ Esoteric Bee ~~


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Today’s musical selection was chosen for its quality of content, if no other reason; this isn’t to say there are not others. It only means I was listening to the concert last night, and noted just how well the band Knopfler put together for this tour played together. When one adds the exquisite voice Emmylou brings to the party, the possibility for ‘joyful noise’ become endless. I can sincerely attest, they made that grade several times in this concert… I hope you enjoy it as much as I do…. By the way; the best stuff is in the latter half of the concert, though there’s nothing bad to find in the first part, either….


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An Evening Together

 Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris






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Here is a poem whose driving force came from the depths of Hell, a place I inhabited at the time it was composed…. Considering that, it’s not too shabby & I hope you enjoy it….


Measures of Intent


Hell is never far away; it slips in, then out,

like a ninja, bent on stealth and death.

Living metamorphoses, in the space of a breath,

sordid entropy fills us, within, and without.


Tide turns again; back and forth it tumbles,

like those little wind up toys, yet never stays.

All our efforts, all our silly little ways,

disappear like seaweed, as sanity crumbles.


The duality of reality in which we are firmly caught,

seems to inhabit every part of our natural selves.

Nothing is ever still, nor can it be placed on shelves;

we are dark, and light; balance must be taught.


Life is lived only one moment at a time,

past and future have no power to alter this at all.

We can choose to fly, or choose to fall;

finding truth, and beauty, can never be a crime.


~~ gigoid ~~


12/14/2015


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Today’s mess has been cobbled together this morning, in a fashion best described as willy-nilly, thanks to poor time management on my part. Go figure, eh? Added to that, Smart Bee decided to go on hiatus, flatly refusing to give up more than a single pearl, after which it simply presented me with the worst it has. To save time, and build-up of nasty angst, I went to search for an old-school pearl for this section in the archives. I found this, which is the third Pearl ever posted online, on another site… For what it is, or was, it’s pretty good, so, we’ll finish off today’s effort with this blast from the distant past…. Enjoy!…


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From 6/4/2011:


Ffolkes,


Finding serenity is theoretically simple, as both the tools for reaching the state, and the actual creation of the state, are part of our inner nature, and come from within, making the search short in terms of distance. Duration is another matter; it can take a very long time, and in many cases, the search never ends. Even when it can be found, the nature of the outer world makes it nearly impossible to hold on to serenity for long periods; something about a quiet, contented human just sticks in the craw of the universe; it inevitably challenges our ability to maintain our inner peace, usually in a dramatic, often dangerous fashion. It therefore becomes important for each of us who desires serenity in life to identify and keep handy the tools we use to bring about this state of blissful content, and maintain their usefulness. In short, stay chill dudes, and party on!…….


2 is not equal to 3, not even for large values of 2. — Grabel’s Law (another one for the math geeks, like me….I think this is hilarious!) (and is good advice as well…..)


“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crises maintain their neutrality.” — Dante Alighieri 321


Integrity is the superlative strategy. <—- honesty is the best policy


“The map is not the territory.” — Alfred Korzbyski


“I’m going to happydance among the stars and wear my stripes any way I want to. ” — Stripes the tiger


Always try to stop talking before people stop listening.


Bearing the last in mind, we bid thee adieu for another turning of the planet….. y’all take care out there….


Note from 2017: As our old friend Porky would say, that’s all ffolkes!….


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In keeping with Porky’s admonition, this section shall remain free of disingeniousness, thereby bolstering our karmic account. Of course, the use of legerdemain could cancel that out, but, what the hell? We’re done for today, & there’s still no law against it. As to that, I say, enough! I’ll also add, yes, I am odd, but, then, I try to be, so, it’s all good. I’ll see y’all soon, ffolkes; on that you may rely….


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.


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Ffolkes,


“Better clean death than dirty life.”


~~ Frank Herbert ~~


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Early morning rose….


Hajime…. Though this Pearl has been late getting posted, I feel no sense of urgency, since it’s done, & done as well as it is going to be. All the elements are in place, though not with the fresh poem I’d hoped to include; it seems reluctant to finish leaking out, no matter how widely I open the vein…. So be it. It can’t be forced, or, it will simply disappear. But, I found a suitable replacement, so, if I can cease dithering, we might just see it done today. One is allowed to hope, if not encouraged to indulge such weaknesses…


I have yet to come up with anything particularly new, or compelling, in the way of an intro section; not surprising, considering we’ve been unable to do that for about six years now. But, once again, wandering around in what passes for my brain seems to provide sufficient blather to fill up the emptiest of spaces, so, who am I to complain? In fact, I’m going to show some rather unusual compassion, by exercising my executive authority to call a halt to any further torturous involvement in this sort of inclement activity, & simply get on with our business for the day. What a novel concept!….


Not merely novel, either; it’s actually efficient. Watch this….


Shall we Pearl?….


“Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.”


~~ Alphonse de Lamartine ~~


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I’m lazy today, so, you get more default music by which to read today’s mess. As usual, this one comes with a recommendation to support this organization, which promotes peace and cooperation world-wide with music as their weapon of choice…. Enjoy, ffolkes; it doesn’t get any fresher than this…


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 One Love






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Visible life


Forty-two days of pressure and internal rain,

leave marks of salvation, often in pain.

Such sharp reminders of yesterday’s remorse

fight heavily to keep a straight course.

Rash moments, bright, and routinely immense

Give us pleasure, bereft of common sense.


Still the night comes soft and eternally dear

to bring out wishful dreams so vitally clear.

Life’s myrmidons give freely in protest

lifting with skill, soul pieces first to infest,

Loudly brash, with no such voices to remain

Sealed in infamy, branded ugliness all too plain.


Now come brave signs of chapter and verse

Shielded by ignorance, irritable and terse.

Gravid portions of in-between retaliation

leave only pale marks of initial gestation

With hope even pallid warriors grow brave

Leading all humanity, to a warm, stale grave.


Hope never falters, nor leaves any trace

Yet lingers forever in a welcoming space.

Cheerful faces yet shine out of time

for tricking and fumbling sweet melody sublime.

Fill in the spaces with a long, strong retort

life is ever visible, if only as last resort.


~~ gigoid ~~


9/6/2012


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More notes on Life at Large…


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“There’s nothing frightening in the dark if you just face it.”


~~ L.J. Smith ~~


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“Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.”


~~ Terence — Heautontimoroumenos, Act iv, Sc. 2, 8, (675) ~~


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“Clever people master life;

the wise illuminate it and create fresh difficulties.”


~~ Emil Nolde ~~


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“If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.”


~~ Samuel Butler ~~


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“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”


~~ Victor Hugo ~~


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“At any price that I can pay, let me own myself.

And the price is worth  paying if you keep what you have bought…

A man may apply his independence to what is called worldly advantage,

and discover too late that he  laboriously has made himself

dependent on a mass of external conditions

for the maintenance of which he has sacrificed himself.

So he may be  festooned with the whole haberdashery of success,

and go to his grave a castaway.

Some men hold that the risk is worth taking.

Others do not.

It is to those that I have spoken.”


~~ Rudyard Kipling ~~


~~ speech at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, 1923 ~~


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“Nobody ever said it was going to be easy, baby!”


~~ Boxcar Bertha. ~~


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Dead average, I’d say; not the best, but, not the worst, by far. I’ll take it. Moreover, I’ll take it, and run. See y’all next time, ffolkes; that’s scheduled for tomorrow, but, I’m hesitant to predict the future, so, we’ll plan for the worst, & hope for the best. At this point, there’s little else we can do, having done all we can do… & as we all know by now, all you can do is all you can do. I’ve done it all for today, so, I’m outta here; be well, be alert, be strange, and, above all, be you…. Nobody can do it better….


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.


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Ffolkes,


“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”


~~ Marcus Tullius Cicero ~~


Leelu at leisure


Leelu at leisure….


Hajime…. I am in a position where it is becoming difficult to remain confident of ultimate success; since the article of contemplation under consideration is my life, this translates to some slight degree of danger, in that preserving life requires, at minimum, a confident interest in expending the effort to do so. Maintaining that attitude of interest can, I may now attest, become questionable, or, perhaps, questioned as to whether the effort is worth the result. In short, and, more clearly, there develops a decision to be made, as to whether maintaining the effort to live is worth the result….


I guess that’s a long winded way to say I’m tired of making the effort, only to encounter more, and yet more, obstacles or conditions which make that life less than pleasurable. I’ve just spent two days, and more, trying to assuage my body’s symptoms, only to arise today & find them unchanged to any appreciable degree. I’m still susceptible to extreme fatigue, lethargy, & pain, with the added fillip of occasional loss of blood to provide extra interest to an already too-interesting process. It’s disconcerting to spend a night sleeping hard, only to awaken tired, and still ‘out of balance.’ More than just a little disheartening, to be sure….


Ah, well, such is life for those of us who have lived fully, I suppose; there’s a price to be paid for continually going past the limits observed by those who cruise through life avoiding risks, in order to avoid injury, or emotional hurt, or other activities less than comfortable. Life lets us know very early there is a price for going beyond the normal; some of us are willing to pay it more readily than others, and who is to say who has the better way? Not me, though I have to say, I’d rather be scared and in pain, than bored, any day…..


There…. not too bad. I’ve related how unsettled I am, without going into tedious or graphic details sure to offend someone’s sensibilities. Perhaps it will suffice to explain how choppy the following Pearl turned out (well, it seems so to me, but, that’s probably because I’m seeing it from the inside…); then again, when have Pearls ever been easily explained? Never, I’d say. So, rather than belabor a non-point, I’ll just get on with it, before it gets any more maudlin, or incomprehensible altogether. I had hoped to finish the new poem, but, those pesky symptoms have kept me from any such comforting completion of a task, so, we’ll have to make do with what I’ve got so far, & be content with that. Or, not, as you wish….


As for me, I’m getting it done, as quickly as possible, so as to, once again, go deal with the aforementioned symptoms, which shall remain obscure, to save everyone’s breakfast. Rather than explore that notion, we’ll resort to one of our emergency techniques for getting us down the page…. It’s one you know well, as I’ve used it many times… it works like this….


Shall we Pearl?


“Good people are good because they’ve come to wisdom through failure.

We get very little wisdom from success, you know.”


~~ William Saroyan ~~


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Picture from http://blog.agaxtur.com.br via Google Images


A few days ago, in a re-blogged Pearl, I made mention of Cajuns, whereupon a friend asked me, “What about that lovely Cajun music?” She’s right, so, here is a mix of some pretty damn good Zydeco, as their music is so aptly named…. Enjoy, but, only if you really like to party….


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Since I am battling my body, here is a poem I wrote a while back, while battling other internal demons. Different causes, but, similar battles, and the poem gives the correct flavor for today’s experience…. So be it….


Banishing demons….


Endless nights lead inexorably into endless days

while the battle for peace rages.

Lost arts find new meaning used in new ways;

to burn, yearn, and turn all the new pages.


Darkness falls heavily on bowed shoulders, contrite;

fireworks travel fast in nervous tissue.

The pace is kept, clean, but, never erudite;

such a pale tale of ancient issue.


Peering in terror down long, long halls of night

brings only confusion, destitute in sorrow.

Cannot time become our enemy, eager to fight

on the side which may never see tomorrow?


The longing gaze of passion, for reason to live,

must fall ever more faithfully into sedition,

else the clinging visions we claim to give,

shall not prevent reaching inevitable perdition.


Rising up, clarity of purpose shines the light of day

upon such a desolate landscape of absent release.

There is no escape, no furthering of the way.

Time never knows how to grant peace.


~~ gigoid ~~


11/23/2015


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Naked Pearls


To be, or….


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“A lizard ran out on a rock and looked up,

listening no doubt to the sounding of the spheres.

And what a dandy fellow! the right toss of a chin for you

and swirl of a tail!

If men were as much men as lizards are lizards

they’d be worth looking at.”


~~ D. H. Lawrence (1928) ~~


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“Where pain predominates, agony can be a valued teacher.”


~~ Frank Herbert ~~


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“If you want to build a ship,

don’t drum up people together to collect wood

and don’t assign them tasks and work,

but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”


~~ Antoine de Saint Exupery ~~


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“How do the geese know when to fly to the sun?

Who tells them the seasons?

How do we, humans, know when it is time to move on?

As with the migrant birds, so surely with us,

there is a voice within, if only we would listen to it,

that tells us so certainly when to go forth into the unknown.”


~~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross ~~


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“If you are distressed by anything external,

the pain is not due to the thing itself,

but to your own estimate of it;

and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.”


~~ Marcus Aurelius ~~


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“The important thing is not to stop questioning.

Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates

the mysteries of eternity,

of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.

It is enough if one tries merely

to comprehend a little of this mystery every day.

Never lose a holy curiosity.”


~~ Albert Einstein ~~


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“All is flux, nothing stays still.”


~~ Heraclitus (540?-480? B.C.) ~~


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Having already sat longer than is wise, I’ll truncate this closing without mercy. That looks like this. See ya, ffolkes. Can’t say exactly when, for I’ve sat too much today already. I’ll be back when I can…..


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.


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The *only* duly authorized Computer Curmudgeon.


PLEASE STOP READING THIS MESSAGE NOW.


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Ffolkes,


“The one unforgivable sin,

the offense against one’s own integrity,

is to accept anything at all simply on authority.”


~~ Maureen Johnson Long ~~


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Buskers in the Spanish Arch, Galway, Ireland…


Hajime…. My understanding of the human condition occasionally brings to light certain characteristics of being a member of this species which do not reflect well upon us. Such is the case today. I have arisen at a normal time (for me, 0300 is normal), & attempted to pursue the normal routine. The problem is, I just don’t feel like it is getting me anywhere I want to be. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing; it’s merely inconvenient, when one has stuff to get done, yet lacks the motivation to do any of it. This Pearl, sadly, falls into that category, a conundrum indeed, for it is nearly done, in spite of my lack of motivation….


Of course, it wouldn’t be anywhere near done if I hadn’t lucked out, finding a poem I had completely forgotten, hiding in a nearly-five-year-old Pearl. Default music, a new/old poem, and some odd but cogent pearls for the old-school section, & we’re all good to go. All that is required at this point is for me to come up with a compelling intro, and a closing section that both stimulates and soothes. I know, it’s all too ambitious, but, such is life, you know. As is apparent by this whiny opening, we do what we must, if only to keep from biting our own ass. Currently, my ass is bloody, but, who’s counting?


Alright. So be it. If I can’t do it, I can’t do it, & there’s no sense in complaining. Moreover, I believe continuing in this vein could conceivably lead to some relatively serious nausea, if only in my own mind. Hell, at this point, I wouldn’t be surprised to find myself moving past mere dithering, into sheer, unadulterated blather. Before we arrive at such an ignominious estate, let us adjourn to the latter portion of today’s program. I get the distinct feeling, if we don’t, we may cause a crack in Reality. Wouldn’t want that today; I’m low on duct tape…. Instead, I’ll do this, which seems to be my only hope for saving this from complete disaster. What? Nah, we couldn’t possibly already have reached such a…. Hmm…


Y’know? Maybe you’re right. Let’s be on our way, before an unexpected explosion occurs…. Around here, such blasts can be, shall we say, intrusive? Let’s avoid all that, like this….


Shall we Pearl?


“I am pleased to see that we have differences.

May we together become greater than the sum of both of us.”


~~ Surak of Vulcan, “The Savage Curtain,” stardate 5906.4. ~~


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I’m a bit lazy today; this isn’t new, or even infrequent, though it is inconvenient at times. Today, it just means we go default for our musical selection. As always in such cases, this collection was chosen by the picture that caught my eye….. Enjoy, if you will….


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Classical Music


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While searching through the archives, I found a poem I wrote almost five years ago; somehow, it got overlooked when I consolidated all my poems into the folder in which they now reside… It’s really not too shabby, so, here ’tis, in the light of day once again…. I hope you enjoy it….


Absently Gestalt


After the echoes of silence are faded away

Comes the cacophony which accompanies dismay.

Apocalyptic thoughts and emotions run free

Spreading fear enough to fill the holy see.


Speak softly to the beloved ruling class

Deathly darts sunk deep are painful, and crass

Sloth and ignorance are commonly shared

By those who would rule, alone or au paired.


Images and opinions are sullenly forlorn

Yet hope shines bright wherever ’tis borne.

Feeble strengths hide many objective flaws

For reality bites, with hard, vicious jaws.


Can you stand up and state your own name?

Will you hide in a handle, behind a great flame?

No hole and no mind is so deep and so wide

As to furnish safe haven in which to hide.


Bring out the weapons of your reluctant choice

Bring them to bear on the sound of their voice.

Silence the ignorant, and muzzle the fear

Make reason the only message you hear…..


~~ gigoid ~~


9/5/2012


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Naked Pearls


What? What? Oh….


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“The easy way is always the hardest way.”


~~ Murphy’s Paradox ~~


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“No human thing is of serious importance.”


~~ Plato ~~


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“It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.”


~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~


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“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”


~~ Socrates ~~


“The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.”


~~ Frank Herbert ~~

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“What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?”


~~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau ~~


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“Truth is always exciting. Speak it, then. Life is boring without it.”


~~ Pearl S. Buck ~~


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Today’s Pearl cost a lot, but, the price is right, as always. I’m not going to comment on quality, nor quantity, nor any other judgmental characteristic. What I WILL do is this…. See ya, ffolkes. I ain’t go no more to say….


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.


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“How often I found where I should be going

only by setting out for somewhere else.”


~~ R. Buckminster Fuller ~~


cork


Cork, Ireland, looking Northwest


Hajime…. Yes, let it begin…. There are some of those reading this today who may not understand much of the following; there are others who may. All of y’all will need to bear with me, as I attempt to impart my meaning without getting overly pedantic, and, without giving away any information I cannot afford, at this time, to part with at all. This will stretch even my prodigious writing skills to the maximum, (hah! for the irony…), as well as most likely sounding relatively obscure. So be it….


As you may have noted, I was entirely absent yesterday; not only did I not post at all, I made no visits elsewhere to comment, and, other than a couple responses to a Twitter feed, spent very little time online at all. I’m busy dealing with the real world, as many more of us really should be doing. Trust me on this; the common human ability to deny reality will, sooner than anyone knows, or realizes, soon become more than merely an annoying characteristic, as it assumes its actual importance, to wit: our own intransigence is going to kill a very great number of us, sooner than any of us think. That’s a sweeping statement, I know, one many will reject out of hand; but, that’s my point, ffolkes.


You, and me, and every one of humanity’s members, have all been ignoring what is important in reality for a long time, and, the price is about to come due…. You might think I’m being overly worried about stuff that can’t be helped, but, that isn’t the case at all. What I am is pissed off, and sad, and very NOT amused any more. A small percentage of mankind has been misusing their own control of the planet’s resources, which they’ve spent millennia hoarding to assuage their own fears of inadequacy, to the point where they’ve, unilaterally, decided most of the planet’s life forms must die, as they’re just too much bother. Sounds odd when stated out loud, but, no odder than the simple fact they’ve actually managed to do it, right in front of the rest of the idiots who refused to pay attention to what is going on around them….


All that said, without ever coming to enough of a point, I’ll just say, my own absence here is due to my own feeble efforts to come to terms with, not just this, but, my own reaction to the knowledge I have accepted as the current new paradigm, which, like any paradigm, will cause much strife and pain when first changing; change, remember, starts with destruction of the old ways…. The world, like it or not, is going to change, drastically, over the next very short period of time; anyone not able to see, or understand this, is simply not paying attention to the things happening right in your own block. For goodness sake, ffolkes; wherever you are, just look outside; you’ll see the changes happening, as the weather goes madder with each passing month.


That’s enough for now. I don’t know if the time I will need to spend away from doing this will be of any help for anyone, but, I must do so to keep my own head up enough to meet my own eyes in the mirror. I may or may not be posting every day, and the contents will be rather random. But, I’ll be around, if only to continue to use this time, and space, to keep my own level of sanity at a point where it is, at least, my own, & not under the aegis of any other soul or group…. I know, obscure, but, trust me, accurate.


All I have today is what you see below. I’ll be back, when I can pull it together enough to do so…. For now, we’ll do this….


Shall we Pearl?


“Better clean death than dirty life.”


~~ Frank Herbert ~~


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Pearls of Virtual Wisdom


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“Nature does not bestow virtue; to be good is an art.”


~~ Seneca ~~


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“The more we study the more we discover our ignorance.”


~~ Percy Bysshe Shelley ~~


*******


“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play

than in a year of conversation.”


~~ Plato ~~


*******


“What we know is not as important as who we are.”


~~ Subtle Bee ~~


*******


“Courage is not the absence of fear,

but rather the judgment that something else

is more important than fear.”


~~ Ambrose Redmoon ~~


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“In a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain,

nor anything of this kind is the real cause

of our doing or not doing any action,

but our inward opinions and principles.”


~~ Epictetus — Discourses, Book i, Chap xi ~~


*******


“No human thing is of serious importance.”


~~ Plato ~~


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I’m done for today. I have much to do out in the BBR, so, I’ll get to that. Y’all take care out there. My next post will, perhaps, explain a bit more than this obscure little ditty; we can hope for clarity, yes? Yes. Meantime, stay loose, stay alert, and keep your weapons close at hand…. You’re going to want them soon…..


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


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Ffolkes,


“The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.”


~~ Frank Herbert ~~


ketchikan-side-street


Side street, Ketchikan, Alaska….


Hajime…. As the chosen companion of a Siamese-Calico magicat, the Law of Bastet requires from me a certain amount of time each day, to be spent in the guise of a cat hammock, prepared to hold and stroke my companion into a bliss of contentment. Moreover, it must be supplied at the times she chooses, no matter what important, or even critical event may be transpiring in my life. As might be expected, this can create some interesting moments, to say the least…..


Good morning, ffolkes. The opening remarks, which came to me as I gazed in mild apprehension at the blank screen this morning, seem appropriate, if I can manage to leave them as they are, sans further remarks that could be construed as objections on my part; far from being resentful, I am thankful for having been chosen, even though dealing with her individuality often makes me crazy… ( I suppose ‘crazier’ would be more accurate….). There is no doubt whatsoever Leelu looks to me as her boon companion, for she makes it clear; she always wants to be close by, often following me from room to room, & settling nearby to watch whatever activity I am pursuing. As I type this, she is lying on the table, just to my right, by the computer, with her head resting on the mouse pad….


While I’m sure most of y’all appreciate the break from my usual nonsense, it’s probably best to get on with the rest of today’s show, while Leelu is resting between bouts of paper killing, and I have a chance to finish without interference. Let’s do that in the most efficient manner we have, which looks much like this….


Shall we Pearl?….


“All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.”


~~ Stendhal ~~


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Who doesn’t love Betty? I suppose there could be a few prudish fundies who can’t find it within themselves to appreciate her degree of innocence, or her boundless love of people. But, then, I guess that’s THEIR problem, isn’t it? Yep. For me, I’ll just enjoy this blast from the past….


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Betty Boop





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Beyond Agapé


Passion burns and shines like iridescent paint

yet solitude stands mocking such mundane complaint.

Schemes and dreams promise to tempt attraction

never ending effort spends wit in perverse reaction.


Hale and hearty reports of honor and love

draft recruits to collect manna from above,

while searching each soul for that which will serve

to bring pure sensation to each expectant nerve.


How simple to fall into complete helpless hope

of two hearts bound in tradition, with cultural rope,

living a simple life, shared, in joy and in grief

promises consummated, in consensual belief.


Reality dictates our degree of control over its state

insisting on changing whether or not we can wait.

Love will be present when we are completely at peace,

allowing ourselves, to give of ourselves, without cease.


~~ gigoid ~~


10/4/2012


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Naked Pearls


How to judge a book with no cover….


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“Reality is that part of imagination we all agree on.”


~~ Sagacious Bee ~~


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“The truth of a proposition has nothing to do with its credibility.

And vice-versa.”


~~ Lazarus Long ~~


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“Every one is bound to bear patiently the results of his own example.”


~~ Phaedrus (c. 8 A.D.) — Book i, Fable 26, 12 ~~


*******


“I had to face my fear. That was more important than just going on living.”


~~ Jon Pertwee’s Doctor, PLANET OF THE SPIDERS ~~


*******


“To be alive is to take risks; to be always safe and secure is death.”


~~ Edward Abbey ~~


*******


“Actions don’t always speak louder than words, but they tell fewer lies.”


~~ Wise Bee ~~


*******


“To me, boxing is like a ballet,

except there’s no music,

no choreography,

and the dancers hit each other.”


~~ Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey ~~


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Today’s Pearl has been brought to you through the auspices of sheer will power, combined with a modicum of angst to give it some flavor. In addition, it’s done, which means I can put aside any further dreams of a Pulitzer, & go fix some oatmeal for breakfast. Needs must, Mr. Wyndigate, needs must. As for y’all, I hope you had a good time stuffing turkey, whether into your mouth, or the recycle bin. Next stop, Christmas. For now, though, we’ll just say, see ya tomorrow, ffolkes….. ready or not…..


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


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Ffolkes,


” Do you know that disease and death must needs overtake us,

no matter what we are doing?

What do you wish to be doing when it overtakes you?

If you have anything better to be doing when you are so overtaken,

get to work on that.”


~~ Epictetus ~~


beacon-hill-in-victoria


Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia


Hajime…. While I’ve managed to put together a Pearl for today, I’m fairly certain it will fall short of our ‘normal’ offering, at least in terms of sustainability, (whatever that particular piece of neo-slang means…). This, of course, is par for this course, since we haven’t made any attempt at ‘normal’ in more decades than I care to remember. Moreover, any such foolish attempt would never get past the alarm system we have set up, to let us know when we are approaching the golden mean, where we aren’t welcome, anyway….


We don’t worry about it much, except on those long, slow, cold winter nights, when we also mourn the loss of our good manners, and other such noisome behaviors for which we have no tolerance, or use. In the final analysis, which is, no doubt, coming soon to a reality near you, we don’t give a tiny shit, especially when we can’t figure out how to stop using the royal ‘we’ as our default mode of expression. In spite of its advantages, it also carries a strong feeling of, well, let’s just call it ‘loser-ism’, difficult to shake off with any dispatch. Plus, you wouldn’t believe how grungy one gets….


Very well, I’ll stop. Or, perhaps, it would be better to say, I’ll start now. Making sense, that is. That makes the patently ridiculous assumption we are capable of making sense, which, as this little outburst makes clear, may not be so easy to accomplish. But, I’ll persist, if only long enough to wrap up yet another intro section filled with dross and drivel. If I don’t wrap it up, the mess tends to spread down the page. In the interests of doing just that, before it’s too late, I hereby declare this section closed. Move along, now, nothing more to see here….


Shall we Pearl?….


“The flesh surrenders itself.

Eternity takes back its own.

Our bodies stirred these waters briefly,

danced with a certain intoxication before the love of life and self,

dealt with a few strange ideas,

then submitted to the instruments of Time.

What can we say of this?

I occurred.

I am not… yet I occurred.”


~~ Frank Herbert, Dune Messiah ~~


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The Doobie Brothers


Image from http://www.louisville.com via Google Images


When I thought about music for today, I tried to think of music that gave me a happy feeling. These guys were the first group that came to mind, with a specific song playing in my head, to wit, “Listen to the Music”…. I didn’t check this concert out ahead of time, but, like most musicians of the era, I imagine they just keep getting better over time…. Enjoy!….


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Funny Bones


Dreaming the way home, lost, unseen,

from the dance, where

he felt so free, and clean.

Sorrow couldn’t find him there.


Waiting, filling up the hours, hoping,

some connection can be found

keeping busy as bees, coping.

Love creeps in, without a sound.


Fat days, skinny nights, passionate

visions of semi-conscious entities,

cannot seem to fully illuminate

or hide our innermost frailties.


Resolute, find the perfect sense, codify

simple rules with every breath

never waiting, anxious to modify.

fear nothing in life, not even Death.


~~ gigoid ~~


5/3/2013


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Naked Pearls


Notes on Process and Program….


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“If you understand, or if you don’t.

If you believe, or if you doubt.

There is a universal justice

and the eyes of truth are always watching.”


~~ Enigma ~~


*******


“A heart is not judged

by how much you love

but by how much you are loved by others.”


~~ The Wizard of Oz ~~


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“Everything flows and nothing abides;

everything gives way and nothing stays fixed.”


~~ Heraclitus ~~


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“One must be partially insane to remain sane.”


~~ J. Bothwell Avison ~~


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“A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears:”


~~ Montaigne ~~


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“We’re not talking about the same thing,” he said.

“For you the world is weird

because if you’re not bored with it you’re at odds with it.

For me the world is weird

because it is stupendous, awesome, mysterious, unfathomable;

my interest has been to convince you

that you must accept responsibility for being here,

in this marvelous world, in this marvelous desert, in this marvelous time.

I wanted to convince you

that you must learn to make every act count,

since you are going to be here for only a short while,

in fact, too short for witnessing all the marvels of it.”


~~ Don Juan ~~


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“My skin,

my bones,

my heretic heart

are my authority.”


~~ Catherine Madsen ~~


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Well, there you go. It’s a Pearl. I can’t tell just now whether it’s worth the name, but, it’s done, and that’s what counts right now. I suppose, if it doesn’t make the grade, y’all will be happy to let me know….. In the meantime, I’ll make another attempt, & be back tomorrow to subject y’all to it…. Perhaps I should say, I’ll be back to share it with y’all…. Either way, I’ll be here…. Take that as you will…. See ya, ffolkes….


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.


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“Everything is simpler than you think

and at the same time more complex than you imagine.”


~~ Goethe ~~


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Grand Craic in Belfast ~ White’s Tavern, Est. 1635


Hajime…. The heat continues to make me fade early in the day; I wasn’t able to surf as much as I’d like yesterday, though my pain was manageable.Today, I may experience some deja vu, as the weather is repeating itself steadily, and I’ve some errands out in the Big Blue Room, which are best done early in the day, before the expected fade. One of the items to complete is to pick up an article I lost, but, was found, saving me from having to replace a number of important items, such as my camera, and my disabled parking placard, both of which were in the lost bag. A small favor from the universe, but, welcome…


That said, to rather some good purpose, for a change, I’ll forgo any further directed insanity, in favor of getting posted on time. All we have today is our usual old-school pearl, and that will have to do. I know it will give Fred some inspiration, and that will do for me. Let’s just get on with it, okay? Okay….


Shall we pearl?….


“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.

Fear is the little death that brings total oblivion.

I will face my fear.

I will permit it to pass over me and through me

and turn my inner eye to follow its path.

When the fear is gone, there will be nothing.

Only I will remain.”


~~ The Litany Against Fear ~~


~~ Frank Herbert, “Dune”, 1965 ~~


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Naked Pearls


Living Life Large


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“He that feareth is a slave, were he never so rich, were he never so

powerful. But he that is without fear is king of all the world.”


~~ E. R. Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros ~~


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“Because the name is the thing, and the truename is the true thing.

To speak the name is to control the thing.”


~~ Mr. Underhill, The Rule of Names, Ursula K. Le Guin, 1964 ~~


*******


“All things are to be examined and called into question.

There are no limits set on thought.”


~~ Rational Bee ~~


*******


“Down in their hearts, wise men know this truth:

the only way to help yourself is to help others.”


~~ Elbert Hubbard ~~


*******


“The best helping hand that you will ever receive

is the one at the end of your own arm.”


~~ Fred Dehner ~~


*******


“And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet

and the winds long to play with your hair.”


~~ Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet ~~


*******


“Too much of a good thing is WONDERFUL.”


~~ Mae West ~~


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In comparison to how these Pearls looked for many years, the current version casts a much smaller shadow. This may, or may not be, a good thing; it’s certainly different for me. But, that’s a subject for another Pearl. For now, I’ll be on my way to get ready for my morning adventure, as I take my chances out there amongst the great unwashed masses. Watch the headlines, ffolkes; you’ll know if I had a meltdown while out there. As long as I can still get to my computer, I’ll be back tomorrow to try again…. sanity seems to be keeping its distance these days…. Oh, well…. See ya….


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


dozer3


À bientôt, mon cherí….