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 May 23 2009, 12:05 AM
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 Postmodern Punditeer  Group: Full Member Posts: 4,960 Joined: 2-March 05 Member No.: 24  |
I'm never so busy as when I've got nothing to do! -------------------- "It's not how many times you draw breath that counts in a lifetime, but how many time something takes your breath away."
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May 23 2009, 12:16 AM
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 Jivanmukta Group: Moderators Posts: 3,639 Joined: 3-March 05 Member No.: 33 |
. . . Relaxing on a Friday night to calming and peaceful music and enjoying it . . .
-------------------- "I know not how I may seem to others, but to myself I am but a small child wandering the vast shores of knowledge, every now and then finding a small pebble to content myself with." ~~ Plato
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May 23 2009, 01:45 AM
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 This member has left Gaudiya Repercussions. Group: Full Member Posts: 4,534 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Alpine Bhaktivedanta Ashrama N.E. USA Member No.: 13 meta reshaped by LAWYER |
I feel a little bummed, cuz' my one day a week for my relaxing, off from work Saturday, has been taken by a special "duty day" where i have to work again.
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May 24 2009, 09:02 PM
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 just having one of those lives Group: Full Member Posts: 194 Joined: 18-April 09 From: the back of beyond, where the reflections originate and the sleeping dogs lie Member No.: 1,745 Marchioness Saitama |
I feel jumpy, though that is not the fault of the feline population. I don't trust them though, and believe me they don't know the meaning of the word -- the word being trust....
I think I have or am reaching the end of my tether with appliances; spaces between furniture and the unresolved issue of the stickiness of dust. -------------------- “Democracy! Bah! When I hear that I reach for my feather Boa!”
Allen Ginsberg "Heaven has appointed me to rule all the nations, for hitherto there has been no order upon the steppes." Chingis Khan “Why shouldn't the Moslems swear allegiance to the Emperor? They have to realize that the constantly hoped-for concrete manifestation of the Koran is precisely the Imperial Way.” Shigeki Kando |
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May 24 2009, 09:30 PM
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 We Here Now Group: Full Member Posts: 4,277 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Here to Eternity Member No.: 15 Just Me |
QUOTE (Paganini Teenie Genie @ May 25 2009, 05:02 AM)  the unresolved issue of the stickiness of dust. Static electricity. -------------------- गोली मत चलाना, मैं केवल दूत हूँ
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May 24 2009, 09:40 PM
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just having one of those lives Group: Full Member Posts: 194 Joined: 18-April 09 From: the back of beyond, where the reflections originate and the sleeping dogs lie Member No.: 1,745 Marchioness Saitama |
QUOTE (Homer @ May 25 2009, 08:30 AM) QUOTE (Paganini Teenie Genie @ May 25 2009, 05:02 AM) the unresolved issue of the stickiness of dust. Static electricity. Dynamic elasticity Would you have any biscuits at the moment? -------------------- “Democracy! Bah! When I hear that I reach for my feather Boa!”
Allen Ginsberg "Heaven has appointed me to rule all the nations, for hitherto there has been no order upon the steppes." Chingis Khan “Why shouldn't the Moslems swear allegiance to the Emperor? They have to realize that the constantly hoped-for concrete manifestation of the Koran is precisely the Imperial Way.” Shigeki Kando |
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May 24 2009, 09:50 PM
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We Here Now Group: Full Member Posts: 4,277 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Here to Eternity Member No.: 15 Just Me |
QUOTE (Paganini Teenie Genie @ May 25 2009, 05:40 AM) QUOTE (Homer @ May 25 2009, 08:30 AM) QUOTE (Paganini Teenie Genie @ May 25 2009, 05:02 AM) the unresolved issue of the stickiness of dust. Static electricity. Dynamic elasticity Would you have any biscuits at the moment? Biscuits are soooo passe. However, I can offer you some tempeh. -------------------- गोली मत चलाना, मैं केवल दूत हूँ
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May 25 2009, 01:21 AM
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 Ladybug Fairy Godmother Group: Full Member Posts: 237 Joined: 20-July 08 From: bumblef*ck Member No.: 1,591 Transcendental Baker |
When my dad is spewing stupid political bullshit, I should just ignore him. We will never see eye to eye.
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May 25 2009, 01:33 AM
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We Here Now Group: Full Member Posts: 4,277 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Here to Eternity Member No.: 15 Just Me |
QUOTE (PandaPaws @ May 25 2009, 09:21 AM) When my dad is spewing stupid political bullshit, I should just ignore him. We will never see eye to eye. HAHA Usually this reaction is because of being so similar!!! Maybe not in your case. -------------------- गोली मत चलाना, मैं केवल दूत हूँ
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May 25 2009, 01:40 AM
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We Here Now Group: Full Member Posts: 4,277 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Here to Eternity Member No.: 15 Just Me |
QUOTE (Kalisurfer @ May 23 2009, 08:05 AM) I'm never so busy as when I've got nothing to do! We are just now going to swim in the sea and then we will go to the regional town to buy a child size table and chair set. I don't have the time to make a contribution to society and ignore what is under my nose. Even if the day included 29 hours I would still run out of time to do all I wish I could. -------------------- गोली मत चलाना, मैं केवल दूत हूँ
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May 25 2009, 01:41 AM
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Postmodern Punditeer Group: Full Member Posts: 4,960 Joined: 2-March 05 Member No.: 24 |
I've been married 22 years today, and if we had a child in our first year in the temple, they would be turning 21 this year, and that blows my mind!
Who would this adult be now? How traumatic would have been the temple years for them as a child? Would they be a balanced person, a whole person now? -------------------- "It's not how many times you draw breath that counts in a lifetime, but how many time something takes your breath away."
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May 25 2009, 01:54 AM
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We Here Now Group: Full Member Posts: 4,277 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Here to Eternity Member No.: 15 Just Me |
QUOTE (Kalisurfer @ May 25 2009, 09:41 AM) I've been married 22 years today, and if we had a child in our first year in the temple, they would be turning 21 this year, and that blows my mind! Who would this adult be now? How traumatic would have been the temple years for them as a child? Would they be a balanced person, a whole person now? My 29 year-old son used to stay in the temple when he was around 8 with a well known kuli Indian devotee. I always thought he had had a fun time with lighthearted devotee talk. Last year my son told me that the morning lectures used to frighten him and he was afraid of the world and of all the demons. This revelation has caused much soul searching on my part. My second daughter who turns 21 soon is living in the USA and she sounds strong and vibrant. She wanted to live in a temple for some time, and then she started looking at the people who were already living there and decided otherwise. -------------------- गोली मत चलाना, मैं केवल दूत हूँ
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May 25 2009, 03:25 AM
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We Here Now Group: Full Member Posts: 4,277 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Here to Eternity Member No.: 15 Just Me |
QUOTE (Kalisurfer @ May 25 2009, 09:41 AM) I've been married 22 years today 
-------------------- गोली मत चलाना, मैं केवल दूत हूँ
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May 25 2009, 11:04 AM
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This member has left Gaudiya Repercussions. Group: Full Member Posts: 4,534 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Alpine Bhaktivedanta Ashrama N.E. USA Member No.: 13 meta reshaped by LAWYER |
Incredibly beautiful day here now, and i have to go and work for "the man"
(trying to stay on topic)I am also bowled over by Kali's announcement above, good for you Kali and your marriage. -------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: This message, together with any attachments is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is confidential and prohibited from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination or copying of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this item in error, please notify the original sender and destroy this item, along with any attachments. Thank you. |
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May 25 2009, 12:42 PM
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Ladybug Fairy Godmother Group: Full Member Posts: 237 Joined: 20-July 08 From: bumblef*ck Member No.: 1,591 Transcendental Baker |
Congrats to Kali and Bhakti, may you have many more!
 Homer, I am like my dad in many ways, we just disagree politically. He is a great guy.
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May 25 2009, 03:02 PM
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Jivanmukta Group: Moderators Posts: 3,639 Joined: 3-March 05 Member No.: 33 |
 Happy Anniversary, Kali & Bhakti! -------------------- "I know not how I may seem to others, but to myself I am but a small child wandering the vast shores of knowledge, every now and then finding a small pebble to content myself with." ~~ Plato
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May 25 2009, 05:56 PM
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 Sage Group: Full Member Posts: 1,136 Joined: 2-March 05 Member No.: 7 |
Congratulations Kali and Bhakti!
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-------------------- Like a rock in a stream, smiling as it lets anything and everything float over and around it
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May 25 2009, 06:01 PM
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Postmodern Punditeer Group: Full Member Posts: 4,960 Joined: 2-March 05 Member No.: 24 |
QUOTE (Milla @ May 25 2009, 01:56 PM) Congratulations Kali and Bhakti! Wow, I love the picture Milla, two stems together, held in place by an orb of water ... so much symbolism concerning relationships! Thank You! -------------------- "It's not how many times you draw breath that counts in a lifetime, but how many time something takes your breath away."
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May 25 2009, 06:09 PM
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Postmodern Punditeer Group: Full Member Posts: 4,960 Joined: 2-March 05 Member No.: 24 |
QUOTE (Homer @ May 24 2009, 09:54 PM) QUOTE (Kalisurfer @ May 25 2009, 09:41 AM) I've been married 22 years today, and if we had a child in our first year in the temple, they would be turning 21 this year, and that blows my mind! Who would this adult be now? How traumatic would have been the temple years for them as a child? Would they be a balanced person, a whole person now? My 29 year-old son used to stay in the temple when he was around 8 with a well known kuli Indian devotee. I always thought he had had a fun time with lighthearted devotee talk. Last year my son told me that the morning lectures used to frighten him and he was afraid of the world and of all the demons. This revelation has caused much soul searching on my part. My second daughter who turns 21 soon is living in the USA and she sounds strong and vibrant. She wanted to live in a temple for some time, and then she started looking at the people who were already living there and decided otherwise. Your kids sound great Homer, pretty balanced for young adults it seems, thanks for sharing! When I look at my old devotee friends kids, many of whom grew up here or there briefly in gurukula's and then went on to home schooling, public and privates schools, most have turned out to be pretty decent teenagers and young adults. Most had difficulties at some point in their young lives assimilating into the broader culture, but it did not take long to be everyday folks trying to find their place in the world. This does not count the many kids who I know were hurt emotionally or physically and did have a lot of work to do to get adjusted and back on track with life, but from the temple I lived in, there are a lot great young adults in the world now who grew up there. -------------------- "It's not how many times you draw breath that counts in a lifetime, but how many time something takes your breath away."
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May 25 2009, 06:18 PM
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Postmodern Punditeer Group: Full Member Posts: 4,960 Joined: 2-March 05 Member No.: 24 |
Thank you Meta, Panda Paws and Brainiac for your Anniversary wishes. It was a simple day that Bhakti and I spent together, going to a movie and out to eat ... just hanging out and talking about life.
Looking back, time moves so fast, and maybe because we did not have children, we did not see the changes and growth that takes place as a child in your life matures. I almost feel like in a state of arrested development, where I'm thinking I'll always be 25 years old because I have no reference of moving time in my life outside of the changes I see in the mirror and that in life of friends and relatives. Perhaps that is why we adopted a dog, to have another being around to go through time with and see the changes that take place in the household. It's hard to actually see yourself or your spouse age, it happens so gradually and it takes old photos to bring you into a state of time's passing fast reality. Kids and animals in your life change that, and I honor all you parents out there that have that in your life, so cherish it to no end. -------------------- "It's not how many times you draw breath that counts in a lifetime, but how many time something takes your breath away."
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