www.mensacdemy.com.
to promote the gentlemen`s arts. and those gentle women who wish to join us.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=3084
and why is it that the new boss is the same as the old boss?
several factors.
resonance.
resonance.
resonance.
the latin temprament is parternalistic and inflamatory, tyrannical and self-loathing.
my definition of bull-fighting may shed light on this.
bullfighting; a game designed by bulls to gore angry little spaniards in the ass.
i have met many spaniards who are cultured, gentle, family-oriented men with a passion for life......yet the fact remains, dictatorship and tyranny is in their mother`s milk.
(shit, maybe it`s her fault.)
and why is it that the new boss is the same as the old boss?
several factors.
resonance.
resonance.
resonance.
the latin temprament is parternalistic and inflamatory, tyrannical and self-loathing.
my definition of bull-fighting may shed light on this.
bullfighting; a game designed by bulls to gore angry little spaniards in the ass.
i have met many spaniards who are cultured, gentle, family-oriented men with a passion for life......yet the fact remains, dictatorship and tyranny is in their mother`s milk.
(shit, maybe it`s her fault.)
dipshit.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080224/ap_on_el_pr/nader
stubborn tiresome dipshit.
dog-in-the-manger.
wanker.
narrow-minded twit.
god bless him.
he reminds me of a friend of mine i used to make the mistake of playing pool with.
he would smash the balls around and sink one or two, ruining any shape i might have had.
ralphy-boy fucks up any strategy these other twits might possibly have had, costs the tax-payer many untold millions of extra dollars in the process, and goes miles toward exposing politics as the farce it really is.
not that it does any good.
look at italian politics for instance.
stubborn tiresome dipshit.
dog-in-the-manger.
wanker.
narrow-minded twit.
god bless him.
he reminds me of a friend of mine i used to make the mistake of playing pool with.
he would smash the balls around and sink one or two, ruining any shape i might have had.
ralphy-boy fucks up any strategy these other twits might possibly have had, costs the tax-payer many untold millions of extra dollars in the process, and goes miles toward exposing politics as the farce it really is.
not that it does any good.
look at italian politics for instance.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
priorities.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080222/ap_on_re_ca/odd_sweden_fish_in_space
ok, now i get it.
i wondered why, even though i liked to solve problems and make things work better, that i never became a scientist.
it`s because i`m not a dumbass.
muscular, sporty little fish?
ok, now i get it.
i wondered why, even though i liked to solve problems and make things work better, that i never became a scientist.
it`s because i`m not a dumbass.
muscular, sporty little fish?
Saturday, February 16, 2008
sticky subject.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080214/us_time/howtomakegreatteachers
high school for me was difficult. not academically, but because the i didn`t get along with most of my teachers.
there are some who would say that it wasn`t my position to be "getting along", so much as doing the work......but here we are.
it was my feeling then that most teachers were determined to have the students "get" knowledge as a by-product of them merely showing up each day and regurgitating the material. some students seemed to be able to learn by this and so became the ones the teachers responded to.
the teachers i learned from were the ones who took the time to find out who we were as individuals.
i recently went to my high school reunion, and apart from the celebration and re-aquantance with friends and the building it`s self, i was struck by the fact that the feelings i had toward my teachers then were confirmed when i saw them again.
regarding the above article, i`m not even sure that the teachers who taught me 35 years ago were in a union, but the fact they are now complexifies an already sticky issue.
should they be paid on merit?
well, it would even the playing field certainly, and sort out the arrogant pedagogues who minister to the select few of like mind.
high school for me was difficult. not academically, but because the i didn`t get along with most of my teachers.
there are some who would say that it wasn`t my position to be "getting along", so much as doing the work......but here we are.
it was my feeling then that most teachers were determined to have the students "get" knowledge as a by-product of them merely showing up each day and regurgitating the material. some students seemed to be able to learn by this and so became the ones the teachers responded to.
the teachers i learned from were the ones who took the time to find out who we were as individuals.
i recently went to my high school reunion, and apart from the celebration and re-aquantance with friends and the building it`s self, i was struck by the fact that the feelings i had toward my teachers then were confirmed when i saw them again.
regarding the above article, i`m not even sure that the teachers who taught me 35 years ago were in a union, but the fact they are now complexifies an already sticky issue.
should they be paid on merit?
well, it would even the playing field certainly, and sort out the arrogant pedagogues who minister to the select few of like mind.
the two combined.
http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/sisyphus/section7.rhtml
who would have thought; a german and a french philospher in agreement.
who would have thought; a german and a french philospher in agreement.
Friday, February 15, 2008
family day.
http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/303895
y`know, i was pressed to remember why this all sounded familiar to me. the idea of shops and factories and schools being closed for the express purpose of families being together for an entire day.......
.....and then it hit me.
we used to call that sunday.
well dalton, thanks buddy. from the bureaucrats that brought us spiralling divorce, single-motherhood, family court snaggles that last until the money runs out and the revisiting of rights for children, now we have the new sunday.
now, mcguinty isn`t entirely to blame for this. he isn`t bright enough by far to entirely wrest society from the control of the church. he`s merely the one pushed to the front to pitch it to the public.
this process has been on the go for generations, probably for the last 1500 years or so, and is a constant struggle, one that was clearly adressed in the declaration of independance in america....not that it did much good.
we are coerced at gun-point after all.
just as the agents of the law in our community.
y`know, i was pressed to remember why this all sounded familiar to me. the idea of shops and factories and schools being closed for the express purpose of families being together for an entire day.......
.....and then it hit me.
we used to call that sunday.
well dalton, thanks buddy. from the bureaucrats that brought us spiralling divorce, single-motherhood, family court snaggles that last until the money runs out and the revisiting of rights for children, now we have the new sunday.
now, mcguinty isn`t entirely to blame for this. he isn`t bright enough by far to entirely wrest society from the control of the church. he`s merely the one pushed to the front to pitch it to the public.
this process has been on the go for generations, probably for the last 1500 years or so, and is a constant struggle, one that was clearly adressed in the declaration of independance in america....not that it did much good.
we are coerced at gun-point after all.
just as the agents of the law in our community.
Monday, February 11, 2008
torture.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080211/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_sept_11_trial
as x-dell so well put in an earlier comment, torture is best used for indoctrination, and that any information gained through this method would be unreliable at best for the simple fact that you will say pretty much anything if you think you are going to die.
it begs the question.
why torture these prisoners and then try them in miltary court if you know the evidence is virtually useless?
indoctrination?
why?
all that is left for me to deduce is that it is you and i that are being indoctrinated as we are tortured while reading and hearing reports of this type of treatment of prisoners.
as x-dell so well put in an earlier comment, torture is best used for indoctrination, and that any information gained through this method would be unreliable at best for the simple fact that you will say pretty much anything if you think you are going to die.
it begs the question.
why torture these prisoners and then try them in miltary court if you know the evidence is virtually useless?
indoctrination?
why?
all that is left for me to deduce is that it is you and i that are being indoctrinated as we are tortured while reading and hearing reports of this type of treatment of prisoners.
If waterboarding or other torture methods were conducive to better intelligence, then that would be a far more difficult decision. But because of the cellular structure of information and autonomy that goes on in fabianistic tatics, there isn't really much intelligence to be gained, and that which you do have will probably be more misleading than not. After all, a person under physical duress will tell you anything you want to hear, and not necessarily the truth.
Torture is only really useful for indoctrination, and some of these techniques the US wants to utilize have been explored by Margaret Singer, Richard Ofshe, and other shrinks.
Torture is only really useful for indoctrination, and some of these techniques the US wants to utilize have been explored by Margaret Singer, Richard Ofshe, and other shrinks.
Saturday, February 09, 2008
confabulate.
verb
1.
unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
2.
talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
i like words. i have been criticised for using long ones occasionally when short ones would do, but i disagree. sometimes the longer ones have meaning that the short ones don`t.
and i enjoy the ambiguity.
sort of........
i was reminded of the word confabulate in a discussion with david jacobs, an investigator into the reports by some of alien abductions.
he felt that the majority of reports contained confabulations.
i have news for david.
all reports of human behaviour contain confabulations.
and the subsequent analysis.
and so to politics.
or, the leading of the lambs to the slaughter.........(again.)
1.
unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
2.
talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
i like words. i have been criticised for using long ones occasionally when short ones would do, but i disagree. sometimes the longer ones have meaning that the short ones don`t.
and i enjoy the ambiguity.
sort of........
i was reminded of the word confabulate in a discussion with david jacobs, an investigator into the reports by some of alien abductions.
he felt that the majority of reports contained confabulations.
i have news for david.
all reports of human behaviour contain confabulations.
and the subsequent analysis.
and so to politics.
or, the leading of the lambs to the slaughter.........(again.)
Thursday, February 07, 2008
waterboarding.
the recent discussions in the media about the utilising of waterboarding in the questioning of suspected terrorists has drawn some issues into focus for me.
granted that we all feel that torture is reprehensible, but for many the thought of terrorists running loose to kill people is equally so.....
so therin lies the moral and ethical paradox.
what does the greater harm?
thankfully i`m not being asked to make those sorts of decisions.
but something else struck me as i read a headline about the cia suggesting that waterboarding may be illegal.
does this mean that this form of torture immediately becomes as reprehensible to these people as it does to you and i, or merely that it becomes legally actionable as an offence.
i wonder how these people can function as normal people when thier brains are trained to think legally all day.
similarly, do newscasters talk to thier families the same way as they talk on t.v.?
and do they comb thier hair that way on week-ends?
granted that we all feel that torture is reprehensible, but for many the thought of terrorists running loose to kill people is equally so.....
so therin lies the moral and ethical paradox.
what does the greater harm?
thankfully i`m not being asked to make those sorts of decisions.
but something else struck me as i read a headline about the cia suggesting that waterboarding may be illegal.
does this mean that this form of torture immediately becomes as reprehensible to these people as it does to you and i, or merely that it becomes legally actionable as an offence.
i wonder how these people can function as normal people when thier brains are trained to think legally all day.
similarly, do newscasters talk to thier families the same way as they talk on t.v.?
and do they comb thier hair that way on week-ends?
Sunday, February 03, 2008
the new man.
http://the-brand-new-man.blogspot.com/
well, as a chapter ends in a man`s life so a new one begins.
during the last five years of my life i wanted to do one thing. show people how to do some of the things that i knew how do do....
because when you know how, it`s easy.
the desire to do this simple thing cost me a relationship and a home and a family.
so be it.
the link above is the begining of my work to show men how to create states where they can have comfortable conversations with women.
in the near future i will begin lecturing on this topic and taking on clients with this focus in mind.
this work is as important to me as weight loss and stop smoking and any other work that i do because it decides the future state of relationships.
for men and women both.
much has been said about the field of "how to pick up women", and most of it negative.
this has been the attitude of feminists, misogynists and the sensationalist nature of media it`s self, and often the methods that teachers in this field advocate.
but doesn`t a man, or a woman, deserve to have choice and flexibility in meeting people?
why settle for someone who treats you poorly and doesn`t look after themselves either?
anyway, check out the postings on the link above and let me know what you think.
men and women both.
well, as a chapter ends in a man`s life so a new one begins.
during the last five years of my life i wanted to do one thing. show people how to do some of the things that i knew how do do....
because when you know how, it`s easy.
the desire to do this simple thing cost me a relationship and a home and a family.
so be it.
the link above is the begining of my work to show men how to create states where they can have comfortable conversations with women.
in the near future i will begin lecturing on this topic and taking on clients with this focus in mind.
this work is as important to me as weight loss and stop smoking and any other work that i do because it decides the future state of relationships.
for men and women both.
much has been said about the field of "how to pick up women", and most of it negative.
this has been the attitude of feminists, misogynists and the sensationalist nature of media it`s self, and often the methods that teachers in this field advocate.
but doesn`t a man, or a woman, deserve to have choice and flexibility in meeting people?
why settle for someone who treats you poorly and doesn`t look after themselves either?
anyway, check out the postings on the link above and let me know what you think.
men and women both.
Friday, February 01, 2008
england all-stars 2007.
in the proud tradition of champions........the england team for 2007.
even though this is for fun and raising money for charity, there is nothing like the feeling of wearing the three lions shirt.
and to have a 25 degree day in october just makes it all the more special.
oh yeah, and we beat the world all-stars 7-1 too. sweet.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
er.........
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080127/ap_on_fe_st/odd_stolen_crown;_ylt=AsXMuBr8DAgTZ1rhxxJLOIAuQE4F
ok, so what is a bishop doing with a $10.000 crown, and what is it doing in his car, left unattended while he`s at dinner?
i`m not a big fan of organised religion and this sort of thing just goes to my point that these bureaucrats are so out of touch that they swan about in gold and jewels while some of thier parishoners can`t afford to feed thier families while donating money to support this perverse behaviour.
fuckwits.
ok, so what is a bishop doing with a $10.000 crown, and what is it doing in his car, left unattended while he`s at dinner?
i`m not a big fan of organised religion and this sort of thing just goes to my point that these bureaucrats are so out of touch that they swan about in gold and jewels while some of thier parishoners can`t afford to feed thier families while donating money to support this perverse behaviour.
fuckwits.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
cultural insensitivity.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080126/sc_afp/australiajapanwhaling_080126180938
i love the language these different groups use to claim thier position.
the japanese claim that whaling is a part of their lives and thier culture.
it`s commerce guys.
like us in the west.....
........raising cows for meat.
could you imagine a militant environmental group from india freaking on texans?
i have always had issues with the arrogance of enviros.....and greenforce (um, peace?) is a good example of this.
the sea shepherd conservation society?
greenforce wants to distance it`s self from it`s (more) militant cousin while cruising the oceans of the world together, merrily interfering with legal (i didn`t say moral or ethical) whaling and jeopardising the lives of japanese fishermen, who, lest we forget.....are people too.
so, while we raise millions of cows for beef and protect our borders with laws and military the japanese aren`t afforded the same luxury.
discuss........
i love the language these different groups use to claim thier position.
the japanese claim that whaling is a part of their lives and thier culture.
it`s commerce guys.
like us in the west.....
........raising cows for meat.
could you imagine a militant environmental group from india freaking on texans?
i have always had issues with the arrogance of enviros.....and greenforce (um, peace?) is a good example of this.
the sea shepherd conservation society?
greenforce wants to distance it`s self from it`s (more) militant cousin while cruising the oceans of the world together, merrily interfering with legal (i didn`t say moral or ethical) whaling and jeopardising the lives of japanese fishermen, who, lest we forget.....are people too.
so, while we raise millions of cows for beef and protect our borders with laws and military the japanese aren`t afforded the same luxury.
discuss........
Sunday, January 20, 2008
new year`s resolutions re-visited.
did you make a resolution this year?
how is it holding up?
i made the resolution to drop the things that weren`t effective and postive in my life.....
and it`s remarkable what made it across that barrier and how relationships changed and how my life has become a different place (?) as a result.
i called my life a place in the last paragraph.
i wonder why i chose that particular way of characterising it.
i want to say my life is a movie in process on the big screen.
i want to say my life is one of magic and intrigue and adventure.
so i will.
and it is.
my life isn`t a place. it isn`t stationary and immovable and limited to one way of existance.
it`s a flowing, living organic process, full of challenges and wonder and excitement.
that`s the space my new year`s resolution has created.
how is it holding up?
i made the resolution to drop the things that weren`t effective and postive in my life.....
and it`s remarkable what made it across that barrier and how relationships changed and how my life has become a different place (?) as a result.
i called my life a place in the last paragraph.
i wonder why i chose that particular way of characterising it.
i want to say my life is a movie in process on the big screen.
i want to say my life is one of magic and intrigue and adventure.
so i will.
and it is.
my life isn`t a place. it isn`t stationary and immovable and limited to one way of existance.
it`s a flowing, living organic process, full of challenges and wonder and excitement.
that`s the space my new year`s resolution has created.
fascination.
are you?
fascinated?
what makes you go if you are not fascinated?
the electrons firing out from my computer screen are hitting the pick-ups from my guitar and are making crackling sounds in my amplifier.
certain processes within the computer are making different types of crackling sounds come out of the the amp.
i`m fascinated.
fascinated?
what makes you go if you are not fascinated?
the electrons firing out from my computer screen are hitting the pick-ups from my guitar and are making crackling sounds in my amplifier.
certain processes within the computer are making different types of crackling sounds come out of the the amp.
i`m fascinated.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
stupid people.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080119/ap_on_re_us/tiger_attacks
let`s get this one straightened out before we proceed.
animals don`t entertain the same thought processes as humans.
for them it`s simple, basic and consistant.
tigers kill other animals for food.
if you are going to act like food, you`re gonna get killed.
the animal wasn`t getting pissed off, she was provided with an opportunity to eat.
i know if i was a big cat i would get wholeheartedly sick of being thrown sirloin all day long off a long stick, and would be dying to tear into something live and moving.......even if it was a tourist.
the main reason why people get hurt by animals is because they make tactical errors.
the majority of people who assert theselves behind thick glass or heavy duty fences by making jestures and yelling are ignored comprehensively.
for the most part you can bang on the glass and yell and jump up and down all you want and the cat will yawn, fart and otherwise go on with being top of the food chain.
the fuckwits in question failed to remain out of the cat`s reach, and got torn apart for thier efforts.
that`s why they call them stupid people.
and i bet they have had at least one conversation with a lawyer since.
let`s get this one straightened out before we proceed.
animals don`t entertain the same thought processes as humans.
for them it`s simple, basic and consistant.
tigers kill other animals for food.
if you are going to act like food, you`re gonna get killed.
the animal wasn`t getting pissed off, she was provided with an opportunity to eat.
i know if i was a big cat i would get wholeheartedly sick of being thrown sirloin all day long off a long stick, and would be dying to tear into something live and moving.......even if it was a tourist.
the main reason why people get hurt by animals is because they make tactical errors.
the majority of people who assert theselves behind thick glass or heavy duty fences by making jestures and yelling are ignored comprehensively.
for the most part you can bang on the glass and yell and jump up and down all you want and the cat will yawn, fart and otherwise go on with being top of the food chain.
the fuckwits in question failed to remain out of the cat`s reach, and got torn apart for thier efforts.
that`s why they call them stupid people.
and i bet they have had at least one conversation with a lawyer since.
clowns.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080118/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_britain_clowns
my two children, boys 9 and 11 both said that they found clowns weird and my youngest said he thought they were scary.
they added santa, one or two of thier school teachers, steve from across the street and one soccer coach and boy scout leaders who wear shorts to the list.
razor sharp perception from my two.
my two children, boys 9 and 11 both said that they found clowns weird and my youngest said he thought they were scary.
they added santa, one or two of thier school teachers, steve from across the street and one soccer coach and boy scout leaders who wear shorts to the list.
razor sharp perception from my two.
Friday, January 18, 2008
bike ride.
i rode to milton yesterday. the ride is mostly hills and valleys and made me realise how much i missed this type of riding, as i mostly ride on the flat in town and into toronto.
the weather was perfect for a winter ride. just a few degrees above freezing and little wind to speak of.
as i climbed up and out of suburbia for the first time in, well, i forget the last time i was away from the tract homes and consumer traffic......i realised how much i missed the raw landscape that i was now surrounded by.
the mystical envelope that now enveloped me was made up of rock faces and pine trees and two lane black top and my shifting neurology due to the much missed exertion due to pushing the pedals.
i felt a drawing into all of this existance and a certain knowledge of my place as included, accepted and welcomed.
i laughed outloud a few times is i cranked up the hills and around the twists and bends into the creekbeds and across the edge of the escarpment that seperates the lakeside communities from the halton hills......and soon i emerged into the new emerging community of milton, the new bedroom community for the teeming metropolis to the west, toronto.
the same suburban spasm that is occuring in burlington is also occuring in milton with equal intensity, and with it will bring a commercial prosperity and unprecedented growth and opportunity.
that being said, it will still be necessary to get away from it occasionally to recharge and see the futility in such an existance.
i rode back with a sort of sadness, knowing that i had to descend back into the suburban ghetto once again, but comfortable in the knowledge that the unspoiled escarpment awaits my return.
the weather was perfect for a winter ride. just a few degrees above freezing and little wind to speak of.
as i climbed up and out of suburbia for the first time in, well, i forget the last time i was away from the tract homes and consumer traffic......i realised how much i missed the raw landscape that i was now surrounded by.
the mystical envelope that now enveloped me was made up of rock faces and pine trees and two lane black top and my shifting neurology due to the much missed exertion due to pushing the pedals.
i felt a drawing into all of this existance and a certain knowledge of my place as included, accepted and welcomed.
i laughed outloud a few times is i cranked up the hills and around the twists and bends into the creekbeds and across the edge of the escarpment that seperates the lakeside communities from the halton hills......and soon i emerged into the new emerging community of milton, the new bedroom community for the teeming metropolis to the west, toronto.
the same suburban spasm that is occuring in burlington is also occuring in milton with equal intensity, and with it will bring a commercial prosperity and unprecedented growth and opportunity.
that being said, it will still be necessary to get away from it occasionally to recharge and see the futility in such an existance.
i rode back with a sort of sadness, knowing that i had to descend back into the suburban ghetto once again, but comfortable in the knowledge that the unspoiled escarpment awaits my return.
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