tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post7058596511925017592..comments2024-03-28T10:05:08.122-04:00Comments on BLCKDGRD: It Kissed Us Soft to Cut Our ThroatsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-52023719727448729502020-01-14T15:55:44.491-05:002020-01-14T15:55:44.491-05:00Nonsense Notes: The Owl, the Pussycat; the mince ...Nonsense Notes: The Owl, the Pussycat; the mince and quince; and then the Runcible Spoon.Mongo, At The Momenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973606827337262084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-87826775243172014672020-01-13T10:47:38.613-05:002020-01-13T10:47:38.613-05:00bernie will be getting a weekly donation from me f...bernie will be getting a weekly donation from me for the foreseeable future, however long that is<br /><br />it would surprise me if he is the party's nominee, but as lawrence berra might have said, you never know when something surprising might happen<br /><br />with regard to the coercive power of the state, john berryman says, <b>God save the King</b><br /><br />speaking of prayer, here's one that has been watered down some - to wit<br /><br /><i>A few years ago I slightly edited “The Prayer of St. Francis” [named in his honor, but not written by him – see Wikipedia] to produce a non-sectarian, non-religious version which is, I think, suitable for people of any belief system, or none.<br /><br />My goal is to be an instrument of peace.<br />Where there is hatred, let me sow love;<br />Where there is injury, pardon;<br />Where there is doubt, faith;<br />Where there is despair, hope;<br />Where there is darkness, light;<br />Where there is sadness, joy.<br /><br />I seek not so much to be consoled, as to console;<br />To be understood, as to understand;<br />To be loved, as to love.<br /><br />For it is in giving that we receive.<br />It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,<br />And it is in letting go of a smaller self that we are able to recognize our wider identity.<br /><br />I wish to point out, about this text:<br /><br />It recognizes that our internal states--our thoughts and feelings--are important.<br /><br />It also recognizes that they are changeable.<br /><br />It points out that people are not just things that are influenced--we are also able to influence others--and that our intentions are an important part of this process.<br /><br />And it focuses on compassion--compassion for our fellow sufferers, and also--by implication--compassion for ourselves.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></i>mistah charley, sb, ma, phd, jspshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786934467640941804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-11622698661292816842020-01-13T10:13:40.815-05:002020-01-13T10:13:40.815-05:00Thanks for sharing the flute trio. Do three notes ...Thanks for sharing the flute trio. Do three notes one half step apart make a chord? I can't decide but it's an interesting piece of music, breaks a lot of rules. I like that. <br /> <br />Hating on Bernie might be a good thing. It gives him more air time on tv. this is also what helped elect Trump. But who knows. What I wonder about and cannot forget is the way Bernie seemed to act like a sheep dog telling his supporters to vote for the bitch after being screwed by the bitch. I still think Bernie is the best candidate but that's not saying much. I suppose the reality is that Bernie would stand even less of a chance if he ran as an independent. But I'd like him more if he did. The Democratic Party is a lost cause and time it went the way of the dinosaur. Part of the problem for me is I can no longer stand liberals. I never could stand conservatives. The fact is we're never really given a real choice and that it's a few redneck states with populations of two and one half who decide our alleged elections. Every thing is bullshit. How can I get worked up over bullshit? I can't. I can get worked up over this-<br /><br />https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/01/13/incendiary-extinctions-australian-fires-and-the-species-effect/<br /><br />Robert Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433313459943971984noreply@blogger.com