winners always find a way to win.through the dissapointment of defeat on the field i am reminded instantly of what is really important.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
champions.
winners always find a way to win.through the dissapointment of defeat on the field i am reminded instantly of what is really important.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
winning part 6.
what so you see when you think about winning?
i see the glory of the team getting our hands on the the trophy and holding it up as high as we can.
i know when we arrive tomorrow morning the cup will be there on the table at center awaiting the winners, and i see us being that.
now.
with certainty.
i see the glory of the team getting our hands on the the trophy and holding it up as high as we can.
i know when we arrive tomorrow morning the cup will be there on the table at center awaiting the winners, and i see us being that.
now.
with certainty.
Friday, October 12, 2007
winning part 5
y`know since i began writing this series on winning i made an assumption.
i assumed that you are a winner and that you would understand.
maybe you aren`t.
you might doubt yourself or what i`ve written, or bits of both.
and that`s human nature.
not everyone can win.
but it is a decision.
so know this;
when you decide to be a winner don`t expect others to understand and support and encourage you to get what you want.
unless they know how to win themselves.
winning makes it`s own community.
winnning is an attitude that pervades a group and lifts up and encourages all who wish to compete.
not everyone can win each game, but winners understand this and respect thier adversary as a winner also.
so there are no losers in a game played between those who choose to win.
i assumed that you are a winner and that you would understand.
maybe you aren`t.
you might doubt yourself or what i`ve written, or bits of both.
and that`s human nature.
not everyone can win.
but it is a decision.
so know this;
when you decide to be a winner don`t expect others to understand and support and encourage you to get what you want.
unless they know how to win themselves.
winning makes it`s own community.
winnning is an attitude that pervades a group and lifts up and encourages all who wish to compete.
not everyone can win each game, but winners understand this and respect thier adversary as a winner also.
so there are no losers in a game played between those who choose to win.
hence the term immolation.
named after jacques demolay.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071012/ap_on_re_eu/vatican_knights_templar
we have so much to thank the catholic church for.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071012/ap_on_re_eu/vatican_knights_templar
we have so much to thank the catholic church for.
the bear must have been well fed.
for some reason blogger decided to add my pictures in reverse order therefore ruining the effect of seeing the bear approach the sled dogs initially, seemingly to attack.
as the pictorial unfolds it is clear that the bear came to play.
apparently the bear returned to the camp to play with the dogs for over a week.
it shows how little we really understand these incredible and yet terrifying creatures.
i find myself enjoying these images over and over.
yahoo search.
in my search for "british high court al gore" i came up with this as the first hit.
the reason i did the search in the first place is that a talk show host was doing an opinion piece on the subject of the recent british high court`s decision to only allow the showing of algore`s movie in schools as long as it was made clear that there are inaccuracies in the information provided in the movie that are substantially misleading.
i was heartened to read that a government cared enough about the minds of it`s children to promote balanced pespectives in science.
it seems that this balance is missing america where radical polarised viewpoints are the norm, not only in the livingrooms ofthe nation, but in the classroom also.
http://www.timeimmortal.net/2007/10/10/british-court-identifies-eleven-inaccuracies-in-al-gore-movie/
and;
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,195044.shtml
in this article is is suggested that american schools should follow suit.
it is my experience that canadian teachers would resist any suggestion that they should criticise the work of fellow socialists and would virtually choke on any words used to suggest algore could be (gasp) politcally motivated.
in my children`s schools teachers are so busy promoting volunteerism, racial equality and environmentalism that any suggestion that thier new demi-god movie star could be wrong would ensure that a strike would be imminent.......or at the least a work-to-rule or some other form of heel dragging designed to unilaterally set policy.
the reason i did the search in the first place is that a talk show host was doing an opinion piece on the subject of the recent british high court`s decision to only allow the showing of algore`s movie in schools as long as it was made clear that there are inaccuracies in the information provided in the movie that are substantially misleading.
i was heartened to read that a government cared enough about the minds of it`s children to promote balanced pespectives in science.
it seems that this balance is missing america where radical polarised viewpoints are the norm, not only in the livingrooms ofthe nation, but in the classroom also.
http://www.timeimmortal.net/2007/10/10/british-court-identifies-eleven-inaccuracies-in-al-gore-movie/
and;
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,195044.shtml
in this article is is suggested that american schools should follow suit.
it is my experience that canadian teachers would resist any suggestion that they should criticise the work of fellow socialists and would virtually choke on any words used to suggest algore could be (gasp) politcally motivated.
in my children`s schools teachers are so busy promoting volunteerism, racial equality and environmentalism that any suggestion that thier new demi-god movie star could be wrong would ensure that a strike would be imminent.......or at the least a work-to-rule or some other form of heel dragging designed to unilaterally set policy.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
winning part 4.
put yourself in the picture.
see yourself accomplishing something.
see what you saw and hear what you heard and feel what you felt as a response when you know that you had succeeded at something, no matter how trivial.
this is your "map of the world" regarding winning.
now, while you still feel this sense of winning, visualise yourself winning the thing you want to win at now.
overlay the sensory model of success you already have generated onto the visual model of winning you have build for the future event.
run this pattern several times until the feelings of victory are absolutely certain in your mind.
continue to do this exercise comfortably throughout your day as you prepare for the competition, noticing how subtle adjustments in how you visualise and re-enforce the feelings change the certainty that you feel.
making pictures larger and brighter and sounds louder and voices more assertive and encouraging amplify this sense of confidence.
get ready to win now.
see yourself accomplishing something.
see what you saw and hear what you heard and feel what you felt as a response when you know that you had succeeded at something, no matter how trivial.
this is your "map of the world" regarding winning.
now, while you still feel this sense of winning, visualise yourself winning the thing you want to win at now.
overlay the sensory model of success you already have generated onto the visual model of winning you have build for the future event.
run this pattern several times until the feelings of victory are absolutely certain in your mind.
continue to do this exercise comfortably throughout your day as you prepare for the competition, noticing how subtle adjustments in how you visualise and re-enforce the feelings change the certainty that you feel.
making pictures larger and brighter and sounds louder and voices more assertive and encouraging amplify this sense of confidence.
get ready to win now.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
winning part 3.
new boots.the thrill of a new pair of boots never leaves me. ever since i was a kid i have been thrilled knowing i was going to wear my new boots for the next game.
this game just happens to be the cup final.
funny thing though.
the grey patch on the instep of each boot is a specially coated surface with rubber strips to add grip to the contact area. this is designed to make the ball do things that the goalies aren`t expecting.
this is all well and good but for the fact that when i strike the ball on the run i hit the ball just below the laces on the top of the boot.
not to worry.
it`s going in the net anyway.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071010/ap_on_hi_te/phantom_vibrations
the human body is a neuro-chemical factory. each experience we percieve is stored by chemical markers that match receptor sites in the brain.
when we visualise we re-stimulate the receptors by making these chemicals again and re-running the memory.
our emotions re-enforce this process and give us the sensation of cell-phones ringing when they are not.
the human body is a neuro-chemical factory. each experience we percieve is stored by chemical markers that match receptor sites in the brain.
when we visualise we re-stimulate the receptors by making these chemicals again and re-running the memory.
our emotions re-enforce this process and give us the sensation of cell-phones ringing when they are not.
winning part 2.
quietly sit and relax......allowing yourself the time to close your eyes and remember a time when you performed perfectly.
you remember a time when everything you touched just moved effortlessly, like in a dream.
see what you saw and hear what you heard and notice how that made you feel......now.
recreate that sensation as you see yourself running with the ball and shooting and passing and getting into position to attack and to defend.
the feeling will come as you do this and you will find yourself re-creating the precise physiological sensations that you felt then and you will be in the optimum state to re-create the physical motions as you performed them then.
we have all done this exercise from time to time by accident or otherwise and have re-experienced the event as if was actually happening now.
all of the physiological markers of actual experience are there, the increased heart-rate, the sweaty palms, the dialated pupils and the flushed skin. some even get goose bumps.......you can if you do it right.
how would you prefer to be feeling before the next game, excited or in fear?
you remember a time when everything you touched just moved effortlessly, like in a dream.
see what you saw and hear what you heard and notice how that made you feel......now.
recreate that sensation as you see yourself running with the ball and shooting and passing and getting into position to attack and to defend.
the feeling will come as you do this and you will find yourself re-creating the precise physiological sensations that you felt then and you will be in the optimum state to re-create the physical motions as you performed them then.
we have all done this exercise from time to time by accident or otherwise and have re-experienced the event as if was actually happening now.
all of the physiological markers of actual experience are there, the increased heart-rate, the sweaty palms, the dialated pupils and the flushed skin. some even get goose bumps.......you can if you do it right.
how would you prefer to be feeling before the next game, excited or in fear?
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
winning part 1.
on sunday we are in the league cup final.
in the big picture it`s a small thing, but for 22 soccer players it will become more and more important as sunday draws near.
with each day the focus will become sharper and preperations will become more detailed.
each day until then i will post some ideas and methods that i use to prepare for things like this.
the methods are the same for business meetings, sales pitches, negotiations, preparing to go to the gym and of course sports.
today i will do some visualisation exercises, some bike riding (30 km.) and a visit to the gym to focus on core strength, lateral movement and identifying niggles from the strain of back-to-back games on the week-end.
do all senior athletes prepare like this?
no.
does it make a difference?
yes.
why don`t all the senior athletes train this way?
no time. lack of committment. lack of understanding of the advantages of such preperation.
in the big picture it`s a small thing, but for 22 soccer players it will become more and more important as sunday draws near.
with each day the focus will become sharper and preperations will become more detailed.
each day until then i will post some ideas and methods that i use to prepare for things like this.
the methods are the same for business meetings, sales pitches, negotiations, preparing to go to the gym and of course sports.
today i will do some visualisation exercises, some bike riding (30 km.) and a visit to the gym to focus on core strength, lateral movement and identifying niggles from the strain of back-to-back games on the week-end.
do all senior athletes prepare like this?
no.
does it make a difference?
yes.
why don`t all the senior athletes train this way?
no time. lack of committment. lack of understanding of the advantages of such preperation.
Sunday, October 07, 2007
three beautiful things.
playing the girls soccer team and losing........and playing with a bunch of guys who can deal with it. (for the most part anyway.)
being able to play soccer comfortably outdoors in october.
spending thanksgiving with my children.
being able to play soccer comfortably outdoors in october.
spending thanksgiving with my children.
coincedance/synchronicity
the mounting series of connected events that have been accumilating recently in your life have been due to the fact that you are becoming self-aware.
not just feeling things and being aware of internal sensations, but feeling a connectedness to the universe.....every person, place and thing in the universe.
this recognition creates a sensitivity to subtle events and expressions and makes us aware of a word or two from a child that relates to something that we were just thinking or the appearance of the same object repeatedly in a short space of time.
(a short space of time.........)
seeing the sunrise the other morning was a cause/effect of the emotional compression i had been experiencing for the past few weeks.
the cause/effect of that act was more of the joy i had discovered that i could experience when i chose to.
and so the coincedances/synchronicities persist.
not just feeling things and being aware of internal sensations, but feeling a connectedness to the universe.....every person, place and thing in the universe.
this recognition creates a sensitivity to subtle events and expressions and makes us aware of a word or two from a child that relates to something that we were just thinking or the appearance of the same object repeatedly in a short space of time.
(a short space of time.........)
seeing the sunrise the other morning was a cause/effect of the emotional compression i had been experiencing for the past few weeks.
the cause/effect of that act was more of the joy i had discovered that i could experience when i chose to.
and so the coincedances/synchronicities persist.
Saturday, October 06, 2007
pre-supposing........
in conversation recently a woman said that hard-core pornography is hostile and degrades women.
i agree. it does.
but it also empowers men and women to thier own pre-suppositions about the opposite sex.
"men are all pigs" for instance.
we`ve all heard this one at one time or another, and yet not only don`t we have the intellectual tools to defend ourselves in such an arguement but it`s inacurate.
all men are not pigs.
we are characterised as pigs for having desires that are entirely natural, and while they may be inappropriately displayed at times, these desires are entirely welcomed when and if a woman so wishes.
and make no mistake, women decide.
pornography isn`t so much an action as a re-action.
and the part about objectifying women.........
that`s what women are doing when they make statements like all men are pigs.
until such time as men and women find the ability to learn a thing or two about the person they are characterising we will all be calling eachother names and objectifying eachother.
and sleeping alone.
i agree. it does.
but it also empowers men and women to thier own pre-suppositions about the opposite sex.
"men are all pigs" for instance.
we`ve all heard this one at one time or another, and yet not only don`t we have the intellectual tools to defend ourselves in such an arguement but it`s inacurate.
all men are not pigs.
we are characterised as pigs for having desires that are entirely natural, and while they may be inappropriately displayed at times, these desires are entirely welcomed when and if a woman so wishes.
and make no mistake, women decide.
pornography isn`t so much an action as a re-action.
and the part about objectifying women.........
that`s what women are doing when they make statements like all men are pigs.
until such time as men and women find the ability to learn a thing or two about the person they are characterising we will all be calling eachother names and objectifying eachother.
and sleeping alone.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
sigh...............
http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug=ap-armstrong&prov=ap&type=lgns
so, the most powerful element of professional cycling is a group of people who arbitrarily decide who will and will not be tested and how and when they will be tested and so on.
my solution is to allow them to take as much of the stuff as they want to.
beacause they do anyway.
trust me.
these people perform one of the most arduous feats known to man, and so any help the can get is welcomed without regard for repercussions.
but then the testing committee wouldn`t have a job.
bureaucrats.
like baseball, football, basketball, swimming and probably soccer...........where strength and recovery from injury is important.
build it, and the bureaucrats will come.
fucking parasites.
so, the most powerful element of professional cycling is a group of people who arbitrarily decide who will and will not be tested and how and when they will be tested and so on.
my solution is to allow them to take as much of the stuff as they want to.
beacause they do anyway.
trust me.
these people perform one of the most arduous feats known to man, and so any help the can get is welcomed without regard for repercussions.
but then the testing committee wouldn`t have a job.
bureaucrats.
like baseball, football, basketball, swimming and probably soccer...........where strength and recovery from injury is important.
build it, and the bureaucrats will come.
fucking parasites.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
the sunrise.
the sunrise moved me so entirely profoundly that my thoughts have been consumed with little else since.
an angel told me that i must re-connect with the universe, and she was right.
everything that has happened since has been on purpose and perfect and complete.
so much so that i have had little to say here.
my faith has been restored.
to be continued.............
an angel told me that i must re-connect with the universe, and she was right.
everything that has happened since has been on purpose and perfect and complete.
so much so that i have had little to say here.
my faith has been restored.
to be continued.............
Saturday, September 29, 2007
sunrise.
when i woke this morning it was still dark.
i had set my alarm deliberately so that i could ride down to the lake to watch the sunrise.
i sat on a bench with a plaque on it honouring a man who`s life had touched some people enough for them to put a plaque on a bench in the park by the lake explaining who he was to them.
i felt peaceful and comforted by the greetings from all the people walking thier dogs at sunrise as they walked by the man sitting on the park bench with his bike.
and i noticed that people with dogs are able to say hello more easily than people without.
i have been thinking about getting a dog.
and watching the sunrise.
and i have to say that the day went smoothly and people seemed consistantly friendly and relaxed.
a perfect day?
no.
close though.
i think i will make the effort to catch the sunrise occasionally.
oh yeah, and smile.......i think that`s why people were friendly.
the sunrise made me smile and the feeling lasted all day.
i had set my alarm deliberately so that i could ride down to the lake to watch the sunrise.
i sat on a bench with a plaque on it honouring a man who`s life had touched some people enough for them to put a plaque on a bench in the park by the lake explaining who he was to them.
i felt peaceful and comforted by the greetings from all the people walking thier dogs at sunrise as they walked by the man sitting on the park bench with his bike.
and i noticed that people with dogs are able to say hello more easily than people without.
i have been thinking about getting a dog.
and watching the sunrise.
and i have to say that the day went smoothly and people seemed consistantly friendly and relaxed.
a perfect day?
no.
close though.
i think i will make the effort to catch the sunrise occasionally.
oh yeah, and smile.......i think that`s why people were friendly.
the sunrise made me smile and the feeling lasted all day.
belief.
or tunnel reality if you like, as robert anton wilson was apt to say.
x.dell has again reminded me of the variety of ways of creating reality.
for some it is as others demand, a group effort made of a prior absolute material reality.......and for others it is a the constant revelation of new discovery and opportunity waiting for the prepared mind.
and of course many other versions as well.
and each is valid for the observer and provides proofs for the person percieving thier reality.
beliefs become realities.
whether you believe it or not.
you are right.
x.dell has again reminded me of the variety of ways of creating reality.
for some it is as others demand, a group effort made of a prior absolute material reality.......and for others it is a the constant revelation of new discovery and opportunity waiting for the prepared mind.
and of course many other versions as well.
and each is valid for the observer and provides proofs for the person percieving thier reality.
beliefs become realities.
whether you believe it or not.
you are right.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
the joy.
the joy of the moment of anticipation of the sunrise.
the cool morning air surrounds you and the touch of the rocks beneath you holds you up as an offering to the universe.
then the sun breaks the horizon and the message is clear once again.
the miracle is around us always.
i would like to share that with you.
all you have to do is ask.
or wish it to be so..........
i will know.
the cool morning air surrounds you and the touch of the rocks beneath you holds you up as an offering to the universe.
then the sun breaks the horizon and the message is clear once again.
the miracle is around us always.
i would like to share that with you.
all you have to do is ask.
or wish it to be so..........
i will know.
you are god.
i am god.
the girl in the coffee shop is god too.
though i`m not sure about it, dogs and cats and birds in cages in old folks homes are gods as well.
what i am certain about is that everything we see is the manifestation of our imagination.
if it happens it`s because we decided it will.
some how, somewhere and somewhen, we said "so be it". and we let it fly.
we discovered this at an early age.
as children we knew this was a magical place and we laughed and played accordingly.
some people and thier beliefs got in the way and we started to believe them.
and doubted what we knew with certaintly before.
doubt is the terrible curse.
it creeps in and takes the magic away and makes us mortal.
mortal.
of death.
let`s get back to the task at hand people.
we have mountains and skies and birds and pretty things and wonderful toys and joyful moments to create and enjoy.
the girl in the coffee shop is god too.
though i`m not sure about it, dogs and cats and birds in cages in old folks homes are gods as well.
what i am certain about is that everything we see is the manifestation of our imagination.
if it happens it`s because we decided it will.
some how, somewhere and somewhen, we said "so be it". and we let it fly.
we discovered this at an early age.
as children we knew this was a magical place and we laughed and played accordingly.
some people and thier beliefs got in the way and we started to believe them.
and doubted what we knew with certaintly before.
doubt is the terrible curse.
it creeps in and takes the magic away and makes us mortal.
mortal.
of death.
let`s get back to the task at hand people.
we have mountains and skies and birds and pretty things and wonderful toys and joyful moments to create and enjoy.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
stuart knight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0VtIPZylsg&mode=related&search=
finally someone else actually saying it.
finally someone else actually saying it.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
and again.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070925/ap_on_sc/deformed_frogs
i don`t see the environmental pressure exerted on the dna of plants and animals by things such as the runoff in the article above, producing advantagious results. i.e. a better organism.
when the environment of a species is toxified the species adapts and remains the same species or it dies.
otherwise there would be evidence for such a response.
it would be the most significant survival mechanism in genetic existance.
yet there is no evidence.
helloooooo.
i don`t see the environmental pressure exerted on the dna of plants and animals by things such as the runoff in the article above, producing advantagious results. i.e. a better organism.
when the environment of a species is toxified the species adapts and remains the same species or it dies.
otherwise there would be evidence for such a response.
it would be the most significant survival mechanism in genetic existance.
yet there is no evidence.
helloooooo.
Monday, September 24, 2007
wow.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070924/ap_on_re_us/iran_us
how many hypocrates does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
how many hypocrates does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Saturday, September 22, 2007
another question......
http://www.virusmyth.com/aids/
dr. kary mullis started me thinking about this some years ago after i read his autobiography, wherein he callenged the religious fervor of aids/hiv study and research.
he and many others in the medical community have consistantly challenged the huge industry that has grown up around something that hasn`t been clearly identified and isolated as a specific disease.
as you will read if you read the statements on the website actively linked above.
or you can attack me personally for daring to challenge a cherished belief of yours.
it`s just blogging after all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YS2BaMPGSQ
and this guy explains it beautifully.........even if he doesn`t have a shirt on.
http://www.virusmyth.net/aids/data/kmdancing.htm
wherein a nobel prize-winning doctor goes looking for actual proof of the existance of an "hiv" and fails.
dr. kary mullis started me thinking about this some years ago after i read his autobiography, wherein he callenged the religious fervor of aids/hiv study and research.
he and many others in the medical community have consistantly challenged the huge industry that has grown up around something that hasn`t been clearly identified and isolated as a specific disease.
as you will read if you read the statements on the website actively linked above.
or you can attack me personally for daring to challenge a cherished belief of yours.
it`s just blogging after all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YS2BaMPGSQ
and this guy explains it beautifully.........even if he doesn`t have a shirt on.
http://www.virusmyth.net/aids/data/kmdancing.htm
wherein a nobel prize-winning doctor goes looking for actual proof of the existance of an "hiv" and fails.
gratitude.
things i`m grateful for today.
waking up this morning knowing we are in the finals of the league cup by beating the first place team who went undefeated this season. well, until yesterday anyway.
seeing my friends this morning and sharing the glorious early fall weather.
that remarkable woman who keeps appearing with a smile on her face.
anamaria and christina for cheerleading last night.
new clients......and old ones who appear and pay thier bill.
my children playing x-box 360 next door.
and, of course, every other energetic vibration that makes up the universe that we are all witness to each moment of our consciousness.
fuck yeah.
waking up this morning knowing we are in the finals of the league cup by beating the first place team who went undefeated this season. well, until yesterday anyway.
seeing my friends this morning and sharing the glorious early fall weather.
that remarkable woman who keeps appearing with a smile on her face.
anamaria and christina for cheerleading last night.
new clients......and old ones who appear and pay thier bill.
my children playing x-box 360 next door.
and, of course, every other energetic vibration that makes up the universe that we are all witness to each moment of our consciousness.
fuck yeah.
the obvious.
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Second-Tree-Clones-Chimeras-Quests-Elaine-Dewar/9780679312086-item.html
in reading this book it has become obvious that someone has the ability to create a species from another species.
us.
it doesn`t take time, or environmental pressure, or some other external effect to do the job.
it takes genetic manipulation of a highly sophisticated nature, because dna is such fragile stuff that any heavy-handed external effect will do nothing but catastrophic damage.
the genetic scientists are creating clones like dolly the sheep from cells taken from other sheep and adding human dna to study how the genetic information of different species store in the organic library of the cell.
and this begs the question.
why?
where is this going?
we all know where this is going.
in reading this book it has become obvious that someone has the ability to create a species from another species.
us.
it doesn`t take time, or environmental pressure, or some other external effect to do the job.
it takes genetic manipulation of a highly sophisticated nature, because dna is such fragile stuff that any heavy-handed external effect will do nothing but catastrophic damage.
the genetic scientists are creating clones like dolly the sheep from cells taken from other sheep and adding human dna to study how the genetic information of different species store in the organic library of the cell.
and this begs the question.
why?
where is this going?
we all know where this is going.
Friday, September 21, 2007
hmm.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070921/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_germany_politics_marriage
crazy chick might just have a point.
crazy chick might just have a point.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
some good ideas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4aw0XrI3C0&mode=related&search=
the last renaissance allowed resources to pool into the hands of the few.
now the average person can be a publisher.
a broadcaster.
a media superstar..........
well, not really. but you get the idea.
the last renaissance allowed resources to pool into the hands of the few.
now the average person can be a publisher.
a broadcaster.
a media superstar..........
well, not really. but you get the idea.
nuance.
occasionally it becomes obvious in communication here that it is difficult to convey some subtleties in meaning via the typed word.
many times i wish to suggest irony or sarcasm or hyperbole into a commentary to, well, please myself mostly...but i get the sense that most of the nuance gets lost in the stark blandness of the blog.
and i strongly resist the temptation to use emoticons or other ways to add meaning.
i guess i`m hoping that some will sense the ironic or dryness of humour or sarcasm without further prompting.
(sigh.)
many times i wish to suggest irony or sarcasm or hyperbole into a commentary to, well, please myself mostly...but i get the sense that most of the nuance gets lost in the stark blandness of the blog.
and i strongly resist the temptation to use emoticons or other ways to add meaning.
i guess i`m hoping that some will sense the ironic or dryness of humour or sarcasm without further prompting.
(sigh.)
Saturday, September 15, 2007
snitty.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070915/ap_en_ot/new_dictionary_words
rhymes with kitty..........
and i figured out the hypertext thingy.
rhymes with kitty..........
and i figured out the hypertext thingy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gresham%27s_Law
bad money is money that has less commodity value than exchange value.
that includes money created by fiat.
paper money.
and when we barter services to try to rationalise value in our community we are now committing a crime.
as an aside, i was having a discussion with my oldest boy about "free" energy and the use of water as an energy source by spitting the hydrogen off with electric current and i had to explain that any "free" energy will be priced by tax once it is established and will therefore never be free.
just another proof that we work for government, not the other way around.
bad money is money that has less commodity value than exchange value.
that includes money created by fiat.
paper money.
and when we barter services to try to rationalise value in our community we are now committing a crime.
as an aside, i was having a discussion with my oldest boy about "free" energy and the use of water as an energy source by spitting the hydrogen off with electric current and i had to explain that any "free" energy will be priced by tax once it is established and will therefore never be free.
just another proof that we work for government, not the other way around.
the collapsing of paradox.
sj raised an interesting point in commenting on our discussion about evolution and the myths that science hold up as fact.
to defend science in one sense i have to say that when pressed, most scientists will acknowledge that darwinian evolution regarding one species becoming another is only a theory.
sj`s comment points to science and religion doing the same thing when they ask us to believe on faith that a thing may be true.
or that a myth has some basis in fact.
science does act hypocritically in that it fails it`s own discipline of proof at times whereas religion presses of in spite of the fact.
but at the end of the day science and religion do the same job.
they write the melody that we whistle in the dark.
and remember, throughout history scientists and clergy have dined at the same table.
copernicus would allow the bishops to look through his telescope after supper and both would agree not to say anything about who saw what.
and both sides lawyers and the judge will discuss your case over dinner.
and the clintons will go to the same restaurants and share the same jokes with the bushes.
it is a population divided by belief that tolerates the treatment it gets.
to defend science in one sense i have to say that when pressed, most scientists will acknowledge that darwinian evolution regarding one species becoming another is only a theory.
sj`s comment points to science and religion doing the same thing when they ask us to believe on faith that a thing may be true.
or that a myth has some basis in fact.
science does act hypocritically in that it fails it`s own discipline of proof at times whereas religion presses of in spite of the fact.
but at the end of the day science and religion do the same job.
they write the melody that we whistle in the dark.
and remember, throughout history scientists and clergy have dined at the same table.
copernicus would allow the bishops to look through his telescope after supper and both would agree not to say anything about who saw what.
and both sides lawyers and the judge will discuss your case over dinner.
and the clintons will go to the same restaurants and share the same jokes with the bushes.
it is a population divided by belief that tolerates the treatment it gets.
Friday, September 14, 2007
nice.
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/09/14/worlds-worst-pollute.html#comments
and we aren`t even in the top ten.
we obviously aren`t trying hard enough.
and we aren`t even in the top ten.
we obviously aren`t trying hard enough.
the sexes.
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2007/09/13/womens-spatial-acuit.htmlt
but i like it when a woman "accidentally" runs into me because her "spacial accuity" isn`t as refined as mine.
i`m going to miss that.
but i like it when a woman "accidentally" runs into me because her "spacial accuity" isn`t as refined as mine.
i`m going to miss that.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
extinction.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070912/ap_on_re_eu/endangered_gorillas
every time i read an article like this i wonder why there is no evidence of an evolutionary process whereby a species exhibits survival mechanisms to turn into another species just in time in the face of real threats to it`s existance.
100% of the time the species becomes extinct when the treat is large and fast enough.
if darwin was right these gorillas could suddenly become a bird or a fish.
the only thing that happens is that the species becomes a slightly different shape or size of the same species and if that`s not enough to survive in the changing environment the species is doomed.
every time i read an article like this i wonder why there is no evidence of an evolutionary process whereby a species exhibits survival mechanisms to turn into another species just in time in the face of real threats to it`s existance.
100% of the time the species becomes extinct when the treat is large and fast enough.
if darwin was right these gorillas could suddenly become a bird or a fish.
the only thing that happens is that the species becomes a slightly different shape or size of the same species and if that`s not enough to survive in the changing environment the species is doomed.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
the caravan of martyrs.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070911/ap_on_re_mi_ea/bin_laden_video
well, here we are. the sixth aniversary of 9/11.
a man in a dyed beard stirs up old feelings once again, and transports us back six years to those first few moments of shock.
hmm.
i think the strongest feelings i had as that morning progressed was my love for my children and my determination to draw them close.
today that feeling persists as strongly.
that`s what gets me through.
well, here we are. the sixth aniversary of 9/11.
a man in a dyed beard stirs up old feelings once again, and transports us back six years to those first few moments of shock.
hmm.
i think the strongest feelings i had as that morning progressed was my love for my children and my determination to draw them close.
today that feeling persists as strongly.
that`s what gets me through.
Sunday, September 09, 2007
huh?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070909/ap_on_he_me/diet_obesity_reports
apparently, according to this article, children`s self-esteem is being threatened because they are overweight.
i would have thought they are overweight because of a pre-existing condition that lowered thier self-estimate.
but that`s just me.
apparently, according to this article, children`s self-esteem is being threatened because they are overweight.
i would have thought they are overweight because of a pre-existing condition that lowered thier self-estimate.
but that`s just me.
social atitudes and global warming.
http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA203.html
it is pretty obvious and straightforward to those not invested in divisive political and economic arguements that the sun has much more to do with global warming than the industrial revolution and it`s effects.
so why is it that we need to continually find an ad hominem target to blame for the increase in global temperatures and the potential threat to our existance?
the same reason why we blame others for the mundane occurances in our lives.
concsience and obligation.
we are conditioned to an acrimonious reaction to everything from spilled milk to someone else getting a raise at work.
and as long as people are mentally lazy enough to enjoy blaming others for our problems, solutions will never be found.
it reminds me of an interesting episode or two i had when i first began blogging.
i deliberately don`t capitalise my posts for a number of reasons, the greatest of which is the simple fact that if someone is going to be pedantic enough to focus on the case size of letters on a page, they aren`t equipped for the type of discussion enjoined here and therefore self-edit.
when i first began blogging i was attacked relentlessly for my lack of higher case letters at the begining of sentences and for proper names..........and i told the commenters pretty much what i said above.
and that this was my little corner of the blog community and i was going to have my way in that regard.
and thinking back, the majority of those types were staunch global warming junkies determined to wind down industry to save the planet for future generations of tent-dwellers and weren`t open to debate.
they merely wanted obedience.
it is pretty obvious and straightforward to those not invested in divisive political and economic arguements that the sun has much more to do with global warming than the industrial revolution and it`s effects.
so why is it that we need to continually find an ad hominem target to blame for the increase in global temperatures and the potential threat to our existance?
the same reason why we blame others for the mundane occurances in our lives.
concsience and obligation.
we are conditioned to an acrimonious reaction to everything from spilled milk to someone else getting a raise at work.
and as long as people are mentally lazy enough to enjoy blaming others for our problems, solutions will never be found.
it reminds me of an interesting episode or two i had when i first began blogging.
i deliberately don`t capitalise my posts for a number of reasons, the greatest of which is the simple fact that if someone is going to be pedantic enough to focus on the case size of letters on a page, they aren`t equipped for the type of discussion enjoined here and therefore self-edit.
when i first began blogging i was attacked relentlessly for my lack of higher case letters at the begining of sentences and for proper names..........and i told the commenters pretty much what i said above.
and that this was my little corner of the blog community and i was going to have my way in that regard.
and thinking back, the majority of those types were staunch global warming junkies determined to wind down industry to save the planet for future generations of tent-dwellers and weren`t open to debate.
they merely wanted obedience.
Saturday, September 08, 2007
obligation and conscience. (brace yourself.)
ok......here goes.
the propulsion system of guilt and anxiety.
A) obligation. if i do something for you then you owe me something in return.
b) conscience. the state of awareness of obligation.
and there we have it in a nutshell.
all the hate and pain in society driven by two value states.
church and state drums this into us from an early age.
be obliged to doing things for others.
the word obligation has the same root as religion.
ligamen : string, thread.
ligatio : imprisonment, bondage, captivity, servitude
we derive the phrase "being roped in" from this obligation against our will.
if we weren`t tied or bound then we wouldn`t do it, would we?
so what we have is an unconscious mechanism in society whereby we are all asleep roping each other into things out of obligation and wondering how we got where we are.
and you have to ask yourself; do you ever do something without hope of repayment?
and the answer?
a disciplined withdrawal from obligation.
the high culture of 2000 years ago knew this stuff. plato wrote exstensively about it but we aren`t encouraged to read it anymore.
when you understand the latin roots of words in english you get a deeper perspective on what we are actually saying to eachother.
http://www.nd.edu/~archives/latin.htm
and have fun with this stuff. it is your life after all so why not make it enjoyable?
the propulsion system of guilt and anxiety.
A) obligation. if i do something for you then you owe me something in return.
b) conscience. the state of awareness of obligation.
and there we have it in a nutshell.
all the hate and pain in society driven by two value states.
church and state drums this into us from an early age.
be obliged to doing things for others.
the word obligation has the same root as religion.
ligamen : string, thread.
ligatio : imprisonment, bondage, captivity, servitude
we derive the phrase "being roped in" from this obligation against our will.
if we weren`t tied or bound then we wouldn`t do it, would we?
so what we have is an unconscious mechanism in society whereby we are all asleep roping each other into things out of obligation and wondering how we got where we are.
and you have to ask yourself; do you ever do something without hope of repayment?
and the answer?
a disciplined withdrawal from obligation.
the high culture of 2000 years ago knew this stuff. plato wrote exstensively about it but we aren`t encouraged to read it anymore.
when you understand the latin roots of words in english you get a deeper perspective on what we are actually saying to eachother.
http://www.nd.edu/~archives/latin.htm
and have fun with this stuff. it is your life after all so why not make it enjoyable?
Friday, September 07, 2007
returning to the mirror.
over time one realises that it is important to like what you see in the mirror.
i have written extensively here about unconditional love for the self and recieved criticism for my postion........but i will say that,over time, my unconditional love for myself has been what has got me past the bumps in the road.
over time one takes solice and great comfort in the image one sees in the mirror and confidence that the image one sees can be trusted and relied upon.
and that`s far better than some "self-esteem" created by popular psychology without any means toward getting it, or even defining the concept...........
so how does one get there?
it starts with a belief that it is possible to attain an absolute trust in the self.
no more lies or cheating or betrayal.
acceptance without judgement.
determination.
and hard work.
which we all do anyway without any real reward.
so the only new thing is including your own value for yourself and the integrity to claim it at every turn.
oh yeah, and one other thing.........
smile.
i have written extensively here about unconditional love for the self and recieved criticism for my postion........but i will say that,over time, my unconditional love for myself has been what has got me past the bumps in the road.
over time one takes solice and great comfort in the image one sees in the mirror and confidence that the image one sees can be trusted and relied upon.
and that`s far better than some "self-esteem" created by popular psychology without any means toward getting it, or even defining the concept...........
so how does one get there?
it starts with a belief that it is possible to attain an absolute trust in the self.
no more lies or cheating or betrayal.
acceptance without judgement.
determination.
and hard work.
which we all do anyway without any real reward.
so the only new thing is including your own value for yourself and the integrity to claim it at every turn.
oh yeah, and one other thing.........
smile.
Thursday, September 06, 2007
the mirror.
every time you look in the mirror you see yourself.
what do you see?
how does that make you feel?
what do you tell yourself about these sensations?
what if everything was a mirror?
what if everything you experienced and reacted to was a reflection of yourself?
yep, i thought so..............
what do you see?
how does that make you feel?
what do you tell yourself about these sensations?
what if everything was a mirror?
what if everything you experienced and reacted to was a reflection of yourself?
yep, i thought so..............
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
what can one say............
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070904/ap_on_re_af/new_religion_vs_old_gods
just one more reason why i`m not a christian.
just one more reason why i`m not a christian.
Saturday, September 01, 2007
tired....
tired.............. no, exhausted is the word i`m looking for. recently things have gotten a little hectic in this little corner of existance, and while there is still the simple joy in witnessing the abundance in all of this, there comes a point where one must just rest.
so i will say thanks to one and all for the comments and contributions, but i will be posting less in the next short while so that i can physically and mentally rest.
zzzzzzzzzzzzz.
so i will say thanks to one and all for the comments and contributions, but i will be posting less in the next short while so that i can physically and mentally rest.
zzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
yoga.
http://deoxy.org/annex/8yoga0.htm
yoga isn`t taught so much as remembered.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlIbduf4gXE
and this might help.
yoga isn`t taught so much as remembered.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlIbduf4gXE
and this might help.
the divine within.
http://www.gardinersworld.com/
carl jung believed that we are able to naturally recognise the divine within ourselves, and that the christians had hid this knowledge in thier stories by making people afraid of certain images and practices.
our natural want to meditate and to explore imagery has been usurped by the church as evil and the temptation of the devil.
jung believed that the divine in man is represented by the snake, or serpent.......and of course the bible makes the serpent into something trecherous.
carl jung believed that we are able to naturally recognise the divine within ourselves, and that the christians had hid this knowledge in thier stories by making people afraid of certain images and practices.
our natural want to meditate and to explore imagery has been usurped by the church as evil and the temptation of the devil.
jung believed that the divine in man is represented by the snake, or serpent.......and of course the bible makes the serpent into something trecherous.
what we`ve always known.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070829/ap_on_en_mu/people_richards
keith, grow up. you have lived the royal life for nearly more than 30 years as a hack and now someone has the balls to call the game...........
ask ronnie wood, mick taylor or brian jones, all "back-up guitarists", who carries who through the difficult bits.
keith, grow up. you have lived the royal life for nearly more than 30 years as a hack and now someone has the balls to call the game...........
ask ronnie wood, mick taylor or brian jones, all "back-up guitarists", who carries who through the difficult bits.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
a difficult question.
it is well known in psychology that a traumatic event creates a state of heightened suggestiblity and so i have had a creeping suspicion that the catholic church uses the molesting of young boys to terrorise them into a state whereby they recieve "the word of god".
in the bible it is written that the mind must be forged in fire like the steel of a sword so that one may know the glory of god.
the priests got a little heavy-handed on this one in my estimation.
but it has made the pope a very wealthy man.
in the bible it is written that the mind must be forged in fire like the steel of a sword so that one may know the glory of god.
the priests got a little heavy-handed on this one in my estimation.
but it has made the pope a very wealthy man.
Monday, August 27, 2007
this is a strange picture. supposed to be a picture of the virgin mary.....but what`s with the odd devil horns at the feet of the woman praying and the odd little fellow holding a bundle over his head, and what looks like the tail feathers of a hawk behind him.
the picture was sent to me by a friend with the admonishment that i should forward the image to 20 people so that i could have good luck in the coming few days or so.
the message also had the subtle message that some had ignored the instruction and met with tragedy........
i generally ignore instructions like that and rebuke the sender is some way, but this image is so strange that i felt compelled to present it for comment here.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
global warming revisited.
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-6393326099470628258
watch the movie before you comment.
some of the commentary is bland and slightly patronising, but hysterical fear-mongering deserves a good old-fashioned telling off occasionally.
global physics presented in simple, easy to understand ways.
so put away the placards and peace sign t-shirts and find another cause to follow because temperatures have been rising and falling on the planet for millions of years without your help, and stop telling me what type of car to drive and how much air-conditioning to use.
watch the movie before you comment.
some of the commentary is bland and slightly patronising, but hysterical fear-mongering deserves a good old-fashioned telling off occasionally.
global physics presented in simple, easy to understand ways.
so put away the placards and peace sign t-shirts and find another cause to follow because temperatures have been rising and falling on the planet for millions of years without your help, and stop telling me what type of car to drive and how much air-conditioning to use.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
selfish..........
well, someone has to be.
generally when i`m called selfish it is because i haven`t given someone something they believe they are owed.
we are back to obligation once again.
generally when i`m called selfish it is because i haven`t given someone something they believe they are owed.
we are back to obligation once again.
cynicism.
my cynicism is is a protection of my optimism.
it is also a perception of behaviours that humans are consistantly prone to that i find abhorent.
i am also optimistic, motivated and capable, determined, focused and unwilling to comprimise.
it is also a perception of behaviours that humans are consistantly prone to that i find abhorent.
i am also optimistic, motivated and capable, determined, focused and unwilling to comprimise.
recent comments.
today i recieved a comment calling me selfish and another calling me cynical.
both of these comments are accurate in thier assessment of my character.
guilty as charged.
infortunately i have inadvertently deleted the comments and i invite those responsible for the comments to re-post if they wish so that we can continue to explore this thing called existance.
both of these comments are accurate in thier assessment of my character.
guilty as charged.
infortunately i have inadvertently deleted the comments and i invite those responsible for the comments to re-post if they wish so that we can continue to explore this thing called existance.
an iconoclastic view.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCWXwsNuikQ&mode=related&search=
in his day darwin was an iconoclast. he barely dared to publish his work initially for fear of victorian outrage.
lloyd pye is a modern version with new questions and observations.
in his day darwin was an iconoclast. he barely dared to publish his work initially for fear of victorian outrage.
lloyd pye is a modern version with new questions and observations.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
human vs. monkey.
the human dna and monkey dna is estimated to be between 96 and 98% identical, which to many is enough to suggest we are related genetically.
the thing is, we are as similar to dogs and dolphins too.
it is the differences that make us unique.
monkeys have 24 chromasome pairs, whereas we have only 23.
we are devolved monkeys?
the thing is, we are as similar to dogs and dolphins too.
it is the differences that make us unique.
monkeys have 24 chromasome pairs, whereas we have only 23.
we are devolved monkeys?
Monday, August 20, 2007
a basic concern i have with evolution.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution
the basic concern i have with evolution is that it suggests that one species changes into another over time.
maybe that is true over say, um, a couple of million years........maybe.
but here`s the thing.
for apes to change into humans it would have had to happen quickly.
in a generation.
apes live in treed and vegitative areas for a number of reasons. food, protection from the elements, and from large carnivorous predators.
apes are mostly vegitarian and non-predatory themselves and so tend hide out. studies have borne out the fact they are passive group dwellers whiling away thier time together in large extended families.
given this varifyable fact what would motivate a species of primates to give up food sources and protection from the elements and predators to go and compete with those same predators for food that they didn`t ordinarily eat, and at the same time drastically change thier social dynamic.
this evolutionary model further suggests that the new human species not only managed to walk upright and learn to use weapons to hunt and kill food and protect themselves from lions and tigers, but also became master farmers at the same time.
and all of this genetic mutation would have had to have been comprehensive and species wide and immediate, i.e. happening in one generation........otherwise the new species would have been eaten or starved to death.
even though there is no evidence for this actually happening, and has certainly never happened to any other species, darwinian theory is taught in schools as gospel.
there has been some conjecture recently that some smaller dinosaurs evolved into birds, and i can`t comment one way or another other than to say it is still only a theory.
the basic concern i have with evolution is that it suggests that one species changes into another over time.
maybe that is true over say, um, a couple of million years........maybe.
but here`s the thing.
for apes to change into humans it would have had to happen quickly.
in a generation.
apes live in treed and vegitative areas for a number of reasons. food, protection from the elements, and from large carnivorous predators.
apes are mostly vegitarian and non-predatory themselves and so tend hide out. studies have borne out the fact they are passive group dwellers whiling away thier time together in large extended families.
given this varifyable fact what would motivate a species of primates to give up food sources and protection from the elements and predators to go and compete with those same predators for food that they didn`t ordinarily eat, and at the same time drastically change thier social dynamic.
this evolutionary model further suggests that the new human species not only managed to walk upright and learn to use weapons to hunt and kill food and protect themselves from lions and tigers, but also became master farmers at the same time.
and all of this genetic mutation would have had to have been comprehensive and species wide and immediate, i.e. happening in one generation........otherwise the new species would have been eaten or starved to death.
even though there is no evidence for this actually happening, and has certainly never happened to any other species, darwinian theory is taught in schools as gospel.
there has been some conjecture recently that some smaller dinosaurs evolved into birds, and i can`t comment one way or another other than to say it is still only a theory.
begin at the fringe.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Pye
this guy got me to thinking about some of the more basic issues with evolution turning one species into another, y`know.....like an ape into a human for instance.
http://www.lloydpye.com/
it is fairly easy to dismiss pye`s work for the simple reason that he mentions extra-terrestrial intervention and that elicits peals of laughter from the galleries, but science never does directly adress the "where do we actually come from" bit anyway.
if it even asks the question in a meaningful way it would be obvious that it is in actual fact another religion.
so, where do we come from?
a spark in the mud?
aliens fiddling with animal dna?
more questions coming up.
this guy got me to thinking about some of the more basic issues with evolution turning one species into another, y`know.....like an ape into a human for instance.
http://www.lloydpye.com/
it is fairly easy to dismiss pye`s work for the simple reason that he mentions extra-terrestrial intervention and that elicits peals of laughter from the galleries, but science never does directly adress the "where do we actually come from" bit anyway.
if it even asks the question in a meaningful way it would be obvious that it is in actual fact another religion.
so, where do we come from?
a spark in the mud?
aliens fiddling with animal dna?
more questions coming up.
you can`t always get what you want...........
but if you try sometimes, you get what you need.
was mick talking about the chelsea drugstore again, or some higher form of insight?
coming up; a discussion about evolution........and there are questions, yes indeed.
was mick talking about the chelsea drugstore again, or some higher form of insight?
coming up; a discussion about evolution........and there are questions, yes indeed.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
why do people act stupidly?
in the post on stupidity, a stupid person is defined as someone who`s actions bring harm to themselves and/or to others without net benifit.
why?
internal dialog.
people have a conversation in thier heads going all the time that creates pictures and generates more conversation.
we hear voices and see things.
we are experiencing hallucinations that we passively accept as reality.
the stupid person lets those internal mechanisms run the show.
so does the hapless, the bandit and the intelligent.
the internal dialog of these different groups is the mechanism that creates the different behaviour, and is situationally specific.
some stupid people become a bandit in the courtroom for instance, and some hapless souls become intelligent behind thier desk in the office.
horses for courses.
and there are those who consistantly make a horse run the wrong course.
it is my personal and professional view that stupidity is a conditioned state, and that with training people can become bandits quite quickly................
why?
internal dialog.
people have a conversation in thier heads going all the time that creates pictures and generates more conversation.
we hear voices and see things.
we are experiencing hallucinations that we passively accept as reality.
the stupid person lets those internal mechanisms run the show.
so does the hapless, the bandit and the intelligent.
the internal dialog of these different groups is the mechanism that creates the different behaviour, and is situationally specific.
some stupid people become a bandit in the courtroom for instance, and some hapless souls become intelligent behind thier desk in the office.
horses for courses.
and there are those who consistantly make a horse run the wrong course.
it is my personal and professional view that stupidity is a conditioned state, and that with training people can become bandits quite quickly................
obligation, expectation and reciprocity.
it is a cornerstone of salesmenship that the more the client feel as if he`s recieved benifit and value in a presentation, the more he`s likely to reciprocate with a purchase decision.
this kind of early bonding can last for many transactions during the relationship of the buyer and seller.
this is borne out in customer loyalty, and is referenced in the clinical work of skinner, pavlov et al.
though in some cases the client genuinely likes the product and would have made the purchase over time, it is in the best interest of the salesman to expediate the process mechanically by patronising.
and after all, the salesman has to make the sale to survive.
this form obligation has come to be known as pressure selling, and has given car salesmen and insurance agents a bad name.
and to the sophisticate that strategy is about as subtle as a hammer in the head.
this kind of early bonding can last for many transactions during the relationship of the buyer and seller.
this is borne out in customer loyalty, and is referenced in the clinical work of skinner, pavlov et al.
though in some cases the client genuinely likes the product and would have made the purchase over time, it is in the best interest of the salesman to expediate the process mechanically by patronising.
and after all, the salesman has to make the sale to survive.
this form obligation has come to be known as pressure selling, and has given car salesmen and insurance agents a bad name.
and to the sophisticate that strategy is about as subtle as a hammer in the head.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
stupidity.
A stupid person is someone who causes damage to another person, or a group of people, without any advantage accruing to himself (or herself) -- or even with some resultant self-damage.
http://cantrip.org/stupidity.html
i`m going to find the rest of this, but enjoy anyway...............
http://www.panix.com/userdirs/clocke/EGR/Stupidity.html
apparently the executors of the estate of this writer of this illuminating paper felt that it was important to force people to remove copies of his work for some reason.
stupidity possibly.
anyway, the thrust of this work is that it sheds light on how people are thier own worst enemies.
i find stupidity breathtakingly funny for the simple reason that a large percentage of the stupidity in the world could be avoided if people would read the paper posted above and recognise thier potential for stupidity.........and fucking stop it.
at this point there is abound to be someone who figures that i`m discluding myself from the group of people refered to as stupid.
well, here`s the thing. i have my days where i`m as stupid as the next person, getting drawn into political debates or agreeing to go to a wedding or helping a friend move a piano for instance, but where i differ is that i resist the urge most of the time, whereby sharply increasing my functional intelligence.
my motto; lead, follow or get out of the way.
http://cantrip.org/stupidity.html
i`m going to find the rest of this, but enjoy anyway...............
http://www.panix.com/userdirs/clocke/EGR/Stupidity.html
apparently the executors of the estate of this writer of this illuminating paper felt that it was important to force people to remove copies of his work for some reason.
stupidity possibly.
anyway, the thrust of this work is that it sheds light on how people are thier own worst enemies.
i find stupidity breathtakingly funny for the simple reason that a large percentage of the stupidity in the world could be avoided if people would read the paper posted above and recognise thier potential for stupidity.........and fucking stop it.
at this point there is abound to be someone who figures that i`m discluding myself from the group of people refered to as stupid.
well, here`s the thing. i have my days where i`m as stupid as the next person, getting drawn into political debates or agreeing to go to a wedding or helping a friend move a piano for instance, but where i differ is that i resist the urge most of the time, whereby sharply increasing my functional intelligence.
my motto; lead, follow or get out of the way.
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=1831992200947793079&q=abduction&total=3330&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=6
ok, so here we are. a harvard professor of psychology investigates alien abduction experiences and writes books on the subject.....gets investigated by an internal committee at the school and is allowed to continue while the lawyer alan dershewietz comes to his defence.........not materially, but in his right to say what he wants.
meanwhile people keep having the experiences.
a lot of people.
ok, so here we are. a harvard professor of psychology investigates alien abduction experiences and writes books on the subject.....gets investigated by an internal committee at the school and is allowed to continue while the lawyer alan dershewietz comes to his defence.........not materially, but in his right to say what he wants.
meanwhile people keep having the experiences.
a lot of people.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
i`m new to this one.............
http://isaaccaret.fortunecity.com/
hoax, viral marketing, or what?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xXdIJmjQFE
hoax, viral marketing, or what?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xXdIJmjQFE
the crack in the cosmic egg.
http://www.deepspirit.com/sys-tmpl/thecrackinthecosmicegg/
i had forgotten about this book.
i read it when i was quite young, maybe twenty-five or so, but it woke me up to something i always felt somehow but couldn`t voice........that we were creating reality as we experienced each new second.
i found the idea and the fact that someone wrote a book about it that actually got published extremely intoxicting.
i`ve been high on it ever since.
i had forgotten about this book.
i read it when i was quite young, maybe twenty-five or so, but it woke me up to something i always felt somehow but couldn`t voice........that we were creating reality as we experienced each new second.
i found the idea and the fact that someone wrote a book about it that actually got published extremely intoxicting.
i`ve been high on it ever since.
Friday, August 10, 2007
games.
we all play games and are playing games all the time, whether we realise it or not.
there are thousands of games to play and many different levels of game play for each type.
the question one has to ask is; what game am i playing and what level am i playing at.
therin lies the key to psychoanalysis.
most are unaware of the fact that they are part of a game, what the rules are, or whether they are winning or losing.
and that`s why therapy is a necessary service.
to analyse the game and explain the rules.
now i have to play soccer, and the myriad games within................
oh, to be alive. dum-dee-dum-dee-dum.
there are thousands of games to play and many different levels of game play for each type.
the question one has to ask is; what game am i playing and what level am i playing at.
therin lies the key to psychoanalysis.
most are unaware of the fact that they are part of a game, what the rules are, or whether they are winning or losing.
and that`s why therapy is a necessary service.
to analyse the game and explain the rules.
now i have to play soccer, and the myriad games within................
oh, to be alive. dum-dee-dum-dee-dum.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
wilhelm reich.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Reich
amongst a number of clinical researchers imprisoned for thier work in human developement.
others who have been similarly treated include royal rife, who`s work is, alongside reich`s, being resurrected thanks to the open nature of information on the internet.
these pioneers in healing are part of what the american medical association have helped to characterise as "quacks."
wait until you learn exactly what the a.m.a. is really all about.
amongst a number of clinical researchers imprisoned for thier work in human developement.
others who have been similarly treated include royal rife, who`s work is, alongside reich`s, being resurrected thanks to the open nature of information on the internet.
these pioneers in healing are part of what the american medical association have helped to characterise as "quacks."
wait until you learn exactly what the a.m.a. is really all about.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
the criminal history of the papacy.
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/Papacy1.html
there have been those who wish to seperate the actions and fallability of the humans named pope, while preserving the infallability of the office of the pope and the law of the catholic church.
to those i would ask how one makes the distinction between the person and the words of a person. (?)
do as i say, not what i do?
if you haven`t seen a history of the papacy before and are easily shocked, i would suggest bracing one`s self and have a good grip on one`s jaw.
there have been those who wish to seperate the actions and fallability of the humans named pope, while preserving the infallability of the office of the pope and the law of the catholic church.
to those i would ask how one makes the distinction between the person and the words of a person. (?)
do as i say, not what i do?
if you haven`t seen a history of the papacy before and are easily shocked, i would suggest bracing one`s self and have a good grip on one`s jaw.
Monday, August 06, 2007
david beckham.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug=ro-beckham080607&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
firstly, i live in toronto and am part of the soccer community here, playing the game three times a week on two different teams. i know of few people who have even mentioned david beckham playing here this week-end and while the game was on we were actually playing ourselves.
secondly, david beckham wasn`t hired to play the game. he was hired to sell shirts and attract attention to the game, which has struggled to gain popularity in america since the aborted first attempt to promote it 27 years ago with the nasl. whether he plays or not he will still be earning his fees.
while beckham was with real madrid he sold over $300 million worth of merchandise with his name on it. a big number that has been fact checked.
if he does similar numbers here everyone will be watching soccer.
we are consumers and we consume what we are told to consume.
even if we dislike, or even hate soccer.
proof?
you know who he is.
firstly, i live in toronto and am part of the soccer community here, playing the game three times a week on two different teams. i know of few people who have even mentioned david beckham playing here this week-end and while the game was on we were actually playing ourselves.
secondly, david beckham wasn`t hired to play the game. he was hired to sell shirts and attract attention to the game, which has struggled to gain popularity in america since the aborted first attempt to promote it 27 years ago with the nasl. whether he plays or not he will still be earning his fees.
while beckham was with real madrid he sold over $300 million worth of merchandise with his name on it. a big number that has been fact checked.
if he does similar numbers here everyone will be watching soccer.
we are consumers and we consume what we are told to consume.
even if we dislike, or even hate soccer.
proof?
you know who he is.
Sunday, August 05, 2007
wow.
In 1896 the famous John Dewey, then at the University of Chicago, said that independent, self-reliant people were a counter-productive anachronism in the collective society of the future. In modern society, said Dewey, people would be defined by their associations-not by their own individual accomplishments. In such a world people who read too well or too early are dangerous because they become privately empowered, they know too much, and know how to find out what they don't know by themselves, without consulting experts. - Kurt Johmann
privately empowered.
well, that about sums my life up.
http://www.the7thfire.com/Politics%20and%20History/john_kaminski/how_us_schools_create_sheeple.htm
and i know how to find things out without consulting experts.
so do you guys.
in the article linked above, once you get past the tiresome political bit, you get to the real purpose of education of children.
like church and state, where most are oblivious of the methodologies, the mechanisms are still in effect.
privately empowered.
well, that about sums my life up.
http://www.the7thfire.com/Politics%20and%20History/john_kaminski/how_us_schools_create_sheeple.htm
and i know how to find things out without consulting experts.
so do you guys.
in the article linked above, once you get past the tiresome political bit, you get to the real purpose of education of children.
like church and state, where most are oblivious of the methodologies, the mechanisms are still in effect.
live from wiltshire.....
........... it`s tuxedo boy.smart people are happier?
well, this little jasper has approximately 14 brain cells, the majority of which are dedicated to shitting and chasing small pieces of string, and he`s as happy as a clam.........except for just this second when some clever git flashed a really bright light in his eyes just as he was about to solve for x.
interesting.
http://chrisevans3d.com/files/iq.htm
as a therapist i have to say that i see people who`s i.q. varies dramatically, but never have i seen a direct correlation between i.q. and mental health.
having said that, i consider myself bright enough not to play games that i can`t hope to win, and so wouldn`t have voted for either candidate.
then i read how negative the correlation between college grads and bush voters was and something clicked.
maybe it`s that college education makes you socialist.
as a therapist i have to say that i see people who`s i.q. varies dramatically, but never have i seen a direct correlation between i.q. and mental health.
having said that, i consider myself bright enough not to play games that i can`t hope to win, and so wouldn`t have voted for either candidate.
then i read how negative the correlation between college grads and bush voters was and something clicked.
maybe it`s that college education makes you socialist.
funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfv-Qn1M58I
i`ve posted this little gem before, but here it is again for your edification.
and he doesn`t say anything about oranges. or nuts. or most other food sources, like cows........
i`ve posted this little gem before, but here it is again for your edification.
and he doesn`t say anything about oranges. or nuts. or most other food sources, like cows........
Saturday, August 04, 2007
an apology......sort of.
some posts ago i allowed my frustration to get the better of me.
for this i apologise.
i stated that my ex had done some things out of malice and forethought.
i was wrong.
http://mistupid.com/people/page019.htm
again, my apologies.
for this i apologise.
i stated that my ex had done some things out of malice and forethought.
i was wrong.
http://mistupid.com/people/page019.htm
again, my apologies.
the battle for your mind.
http://www.the7thfire.com/new_world_order/mind_control/battle_for_your_mind.htm
this one is for x.dell. it calls the game on groups like the jesuits, who as a group are oblivious to the methodologies that they apply, but nontheless are versant with the processes and use them at every turn.
the local priest is probably unaware of the effect of the mass on the congregation, but there are those in the higher offices of the church who are constantly refining the gig.
and someone paints those paintings with pentagrams in them for a reason.
this one is for x.dell. it calls the game on groups like the jesuits, who as a group are oblivious to the methodologies that they apply, but nontheless are versant with the processes and use them at every turn.
the local priest is probably unaware of the effect of the mass on the congregation, but there are those in the higher offices of the church who are constantly refining the gig.
and someone paints those paintings with pentagrams in them for a reason.
a test.
many say they are athiest or agnostic or not even spritual at all.
some go as far as to say they are nihilists.......you know, when you`re dead you`re dead.
for those people i say try this.
drink coffee all day and eat as little as possible, then stay up as late as you possibly can. in fact do this at the end of a long work week where you are already sleep deprived.
this is best if you are alone in your house late at night.
go into a completely dark room where you can barely see your hands in front of your face and stand and look into a mirror for as long as you can.
some go as far as to say they are nihilists.......you know, when you`re dead you`re dead.
for those people i say try this.
drink coffee all day and eat as little as possible, then stay up as late as you possibly can. in fact do this at the end of a long work week where you are already sleep deprived.
this is best if you are alone in your house late at night.
go into a completely dark room where you can barely see your hands in front of your face and stand and look into a mirror for as long as you can.
orwell still matters.
http://www.cod.edu/1984/orwell.htm
check out the lecture by a surprisingly sober christopher hitchens on why george orwell still matters.
and i believe it will stream on dial-up bill, you steam-age freak.
check out the lecture by a surprisingly sober christopher hitchens on why george orwell still matters.
and i believe it will stream on dial-up bill, you steam-age freak.
delusion.
our culture is a delusion.
our culture is an hallucination.
our lives are a delusion.
all of our philosophy is a negotiation with this delusion.
all of our art, law, science, religion and media is way of manipulating this delusion for a consensus.
but some quick flicker of movement out of the corner of one`s eye is enough to make you wonder.......just what is actually going on.
our culture is an hallucination.
our lives are a delusion.
all of our philosophy is a negotiation with this delusion.
all of our art, law, science, religion and media is way of manipulating this delusion for a consensus.
but some quick flicker of movement out of the corner of one`s eye is enough to make you wonder.......just what is actually going on.
Friday, August 03, 2007
black triangles.
http://www.nidsci.org/news/illinois_contents.php
for those of you unfamiliar with this phenomenon, it consists of the appearance of large black flying trianges of varying sizes, from fighter jet sized objects to football field dimensions to a case on phoenix, arizona where the apparent size of the object was in the order of kilometers.
http://www.thephoenixlights.net/
say what you will about ufos and those who report them, but to have an entire city as witness to a phenomenon that large and pervasive suggests that something warrants further investigation.
what i draw from this, apart from the occurances and the reports from witnesses, is the way the media handles the phenomenon.
the media`s response is to ridicule and to downplay and to otherwise discredit the reporting of consistant and repeated sightings by credible people.
in the case of the phoenix lights there were many video recordings made of the event that are available that show precisely what witnesses report.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=phoenix+lights
so what is one to make of all of this, given the massive event coverage and witness material?
that it is in the interest of some to have this go away and to stop public inquiry.
one cannot say that this is evidence of aliens or super-sentient technology, but it is a study in how crowds react to witnessing the unknown and how the media (government.) wants it to spin.
and many more questions arise without substantial answers.
for those of you unfamiliar with this phenomenon, it consists of the appearance of large black flying trianges of varying sizes, from fighter jet sized objects to football field dimensions to a case on phoenix, arizona where the apparent size of the object was in the order of kilometers.
http://www.thephoenixlights.net/
say what you will about ufos and those who report them, but to have an entire city as witness to a phenomenon that large and pervasive suggests that something warrants further investigation.
what i draw from this, apart from the occurances and the reports from witnesses, is the way the media handles the phenomenon.
the media`s response is to ridicule and to downplay and to otherwise discredit the reporting of consistant and repeated sightings by credible people.
in the case of the phoenix lights there were many video recordings made of the event that are available that show precisely what witnesses report.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=phoenix+lights
so what is one to make of all of this, given the massive event coverage and witness material?
that it is in the interest of some to have this go away and to stop public inquiry.
one cannot say that this is evidence of aliens or super-sentient technology, but it is a study in how crowds react to witnessing the unknown and how the media (government.) wants it to spin.
and many more questions arise without substantial answers.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
well,there it is........
even an eight-year-old can see it.
or as george harrison once said, "it`s all in the mind."
for the inquiring mind.
http://cyberspaceorbit.com/ChinaontheGroundPart1.htm
http://cyberspaceorbit.com/CHINAgroundlevelawarenessPart2.htm
china is a mysterious place and so far away that most of us will probably never visit. i have friends who travel there on business but never have time or resources for research or exploration.
mind you, brazil is almost entirely covered in rain forest and as such lies unexplored also.
http://cyberspaceorbit.com/CHINAgroundlevelawarenessPart2.htm
china is a mysterious place and so far away that most of us will probably never visit. i have friends who travel there on business but never have time or resources for research or exploration.
mind you, brazil is almost entirely covered in rain forest and as such lies unexplored also.
filters.
http://www.garretthardinsociety.org/books/rev_filters_bajema.html
an experpt from filters agains folly by garrett hardin.
Our increasingly complex and interdependent society requires the development of more effective problem solving strategies. Garret Hardin asks, "How are we laymen to survive in a world increasingly dominated by experts?" We need lay defenses to protect ourselves against the assumptions (conscious and unconscious), the biases, the prejudices and ignorance of experts so that we can evaluate the claims of experts as we citizens try to identify the most appropriate course of action. Hardin contends that the greatest folly citizens can commit when confronted with expert testimony is to accept expert statements uncritically. The statement that "The authority of a scholar is measured by how long he/she can delay progress in his/her field" applies equally to experts in engineering and government as well as in science and theology.
Experts, be they economists, ecologists or linguists, have been aptly described as individuals who know more and more about less and less. Since the world is too complex for our minds to remember every detail and to easily encompass the whole, experts employ filters to set aside certain dimensions of reality as trivial or as something to be dealt with by another expert. Since different filters alter the total picture of reality in different ways, we need to know the characteristics of the intellectual filters used by experts as well as by ourselves in solving problems. Professor Hardin identifies three major filters against folly that we citizens can use against the blindness, short sightedness, and sheer idiocy that so often comes disguised as eloquence or expertise.
i have read this book several times and recommend it highly to those who want to be able to think clearly as opposed to finding a cause to get behind or just repeat expert opinion as fact.
the greeks called it reason.
our laws are based on the actions of the reasonable man.
unfortunately the reasonable man has become victim of the expert, so we are being judged by the values of whichever expert has the podium currently.
we are hurriedly entering into the era of the environmental scientist, wherby pretty soon all of our resources will be consumed by solving what these "experts" are calling a man-made disaster. so........as our taxes are winched up to solve the problem we have less money in our pockets.
hmm. sounds like socialist politics to me. more taxes = more government. the question nobody in the environmental cult seems to be asking is how the dollars will be spent.
but they are the experts though. we couldn`t possibly understand.
The first filter is literacy - "the ability to understand what words really mean." The second is numeracy - "the ability not only to quantify information, but also to interpret it intelligently." Hardin calls the last filter ecolacy - the ability to take into account the effects of complex interactions of systems over time.
an experpt from filters agains folly by garrett hardin.
Our increasingly complex and interdependent society requires the development of more effective problem solving strategies. Garret Hardin asks, "How are we laymen to survive in a world increasingly dominated by experts?" We need lay defenses to protect ourselves against the assumptions (conscious and unconscious), the biases, the prejudices and ignorance of experts so that we can evaluate the claims of experts as we citizens try to identify the most appropriate course of action. Hardin contends that the greatest folly citizens can commit when confronted with expert testimony is to accept expert statements uncritically. The statement that "The authority of a scholar is measured by how long he/she can delay progress in his/her field" applies equally to experts in engineering and government as well as in science and theology.
Experts, be they economists, ecologists or linguists, have been aptly described as individuals who know more and more about less and less. Since the world is too complex for our minds to remember every detail and to easily encompass the whole, experts employ filters to set aside certain dimensions of reality as trivial or as something to be dealt with by another expert. Since different filters alter the total picture of reality in different ways, we need to know the characteristics of the intellectual filters used by experts as well as by ourselves in solving problems. Professor Hardin identifies three major filters against folly that we citizens can use against the blindness, short sightedness, and sheer idiocy that so often comes disguised as eloquence or expertise.
i have read this book several times and recommend it highly to those who want to be able to think clearly as opposed to finding a cause to get behind or just repeat expert opinion as fact.
the greeks called it reason.
our laws are based on the actions of the reasonable man.
unfortunately the reasonable man has become victim of the expert, so we are being judged by the values of whichever expert has the podium currently.
we are hurriedly entering into the era of the environmental scientist, wherby pretty soon all of our resources will be consumed by solving what these "experts" are calling a man-made disaster. so........as our taxes are winched up to solve the problem we have less money in our pockets.
hmm. sounds like socialist politics to me. more taxes = more government. the question nobody in the environmental cult seems to be asking is how the dollars will be spent.
but they are the experts though. we couldn`t possibly understand.
The first filter is literacy - "the ability to understand what words really mean." The second is numeracy - "the ability not only to quantify information, but also to interpret it intelligently." Hardin calls the last filter ecolacy - the ability to take into account the effects of complex interactions of systems over time.
s.
s is for simple.
s is for spectacular.
and s is for sex.
it`s how we got here after all.
if you are hung up on it for any reason thank your local, regional or federal mind control center, or maybe the church. y`know, because they care too.
s is for spectacular.
and s is for sex.
it`s how we got here after all.
if you are hung up on it for any reason thank your local, regional or federal mind control center, or maybe the church. y`know, because they care too.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
a welcome.
i would like to formally welcome new commentators x.dell and she to hypgnosys.
hello and thanks for your graceful responses to what must have seemed like a shot from left field initially.
the shock rhetoric is my style and, while i make no apologies for it, i do realise that some may find it offensive.
i am a fellow traveller in the search for meaning all this that we call being alive and don`t mean any harm other than to lazy thinking.
once again, welcome.
hello and thanks for your graceful responses to what must have seemed like a shot from left field initially.
the shock rhetoric is my style and, while i make no apologies for it, i do realise that some may find it offensive.
i am a fellow traveller in the search for meaning all this that we call being alive and don`t mean any harm other than to lazy thinking.
once again, welcome.
the internet search engine for those over 50.
http://www.cranky.com/
there you go. it`s not because there`s something wrong with your computer, or your kids have been using it, or i must have given you the wrong url..........
it`s because you are cranky and refuse to join the 21st century.
fuck, i`m almost fifty and i can use youtube and find phone numbers online and even do posts on a blog and check my e-mails more than once every two years.
so enjoy the ed mcmahon links and take your male menopause out on someone who gives a shit.
there you go. it`s not because there`s something wrong with your computer, or your kids have been using it, or i must have given you the wrong url..........
it`s because you are cranky and refuse to join the 21st century.
fuck, i`m almost fifty and i can use youtube and find phone numbers online and even do posts on a blog and check my e-mails more than once every two years.
so enjoy the ed mcmahon links and take your male menopause out on someone who gives a shit.
in this style, ten and sixpence.
http://www.hgtech.com/Information/Mad%20Hatter.htm
we are all mad. i`m mad, he`s mad.......and you`re mad, otherwise you wouldn`t be here.
we are all mad. i`m mad, he`s mad.......and you`re mad, otherwise you wouldn`t be here.
back to the alphabet...........
where were we? oh yes, after q comes r.
r is for royalty.
royalties.
and right.
right is whatever you make it. it is after all your life and you have to live it.
just remember to look both ways before you cross the road.
r is for royalty.
royalties.
and right.
right is whatever you make it. it is after all your life and you have to live it.
just remember to look both ways before you cross the road.
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