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Pat wrote: I have known idiots here in Texas who, when they want to throw something away, toss it into the bed of their pickup trucks. They go to McDonalds, eat the hamburgers and fries, and then toss the bag and cup into the back of the truck. About a mile down the road, everything blows out and they pretend innocence that they have trashed the countryside. "I didn't do it---I put it in the back of the truck. You can't blame me if it blows out!" This is common here in Boston, too. I see a lot of trades guys toss paper cups, etc. into their truck beds. I guess they never wonder why they never have to clean out the trash... |
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"greggery peccary" .@. wrote in news:d0dmu5$i1h$1
@gnus01.u.washington.edu: I'm sorry that you lost your nice REI gloves (i found them on the street) but they are very nice and have found a good home, thanks! Road scores are the best. I found a Leatherman that way once. Some of my most useful tools were road scores. Of course it balances out with lost gloves, pumps, computers, ect. The Blackfeet have a trickster figure called "Old Man". Whenever something goes missing they say "Old man has it." Mike |
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garmonboezia wrote: "greggery peccary" .@. wrote in news:d0dmu5$i1h$1 @gnus01.u.washington.edu: I'm sorry that you lost your nice REI gloves (i found them on the street) but they are very nice and have found a good home, thanks! Road scores are the best. I found a Leatherman that way once. Some of my most useful tools were road scores. Of course it balances out with lost gloves, pumps, computers, ect. The Blackfeet have a trickster figure called "Old Man". Whenever something goes missing they say "Old man has it." Mike When something goes missing in my house I say the same thing. Only I am married to the "Old Man." Maggie |
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Claire Petersky wrote:
Well, she should see what an angry, nasty bitch I'd be if I didn't have meditation as a resource. I'd be even more of an emotional basketcase, probably on drugs or psychotherapy or both. The zendo is not a hall of saints, but an asylum from lunacy. Coworker: 14 hour days and twenty miles of cycling has got be hard. Me: Ah, but the twenty miles of cycling keeps me from killing people over the 14 hour days. I don't get what causes people to post or email purposely hurtful things. Why write disparging remarks about other people, especially without provocation? If someone bugs you, a quiet killfiling would seem to suffice. Why be mean? I sometimes wonder how much of that is biochemical.[1] In periods in the past when my blood-sugar was totally out of whack[2], I really enjoyed being mean. Later I would look back on it and cringe, but at the time it *was* really enjoyable to be cruel. Man, I'm surprised my friends didn't disown me. [1] Obviously this only applies to some people. I'm sure most of the people are just *naturally* jerks. [2] This was before I realized I had developed hypoglycemia. -- Dane Jackson - z u v e m b i @ u n i x b i g o t s . o r g Albert Camus wrote that the only serious question is whether to kill yourself or not. Tom Robbins wrote that the only serious question is whether time has a beginning and an end. Camus clearly got up on the wrong side of bed, and Robbins must have forgotten to set the alarm. -- Tom Robbins |
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"Claire Petersky" wrote in message
... I recently received an email from someone who apparently didn't find me so saintly. If it wasn't from a family member, don't sweat it. A post I had made to a local commuter board expressing frustration regarding traffic at a particular intersection caused someone to let me know that she thought that I was a hypocrite for advocating meditation in my sig and at the same time being angry about cars and being inconsiderate by blocking traffic and taking the lane. Hypocrisy is a matter of degree, not a simple yes/no. ... she should see what an angry, nasty bitch I'd be if I didn't have meditation as a resource. We'll take your word for it. No need for a demonstration. I don't get what causes people to post or email purposely hurtful things. Why write disparging remarks about other people, especially without provocation? Usenet tradition. If someone bugs you, a quiet killfiling would seem to suffice. Why be mean? For some of us, a good rant blows off some harmless steam; see Zoot's post. |
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On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 03:19:59 GMT, "Gooserider"
wrote: "Brian Sanderson" wrote in message ... week. Pair of pedals (in the middle of a crosswalk no less! Try explaining that one...) Keep yer eyes on the road, men! Brian. Geez, all I ever find are dead armadillos and the occasional orphaned shoe. :-) Once I found ten bucks! |
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Ran over a Rattlesnake on the local bike trail in Sacramento after coming
around a bend. I pretty much cut it in half... wrote in message ... On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 03:19:59 GMT, "Gooserider" wrote: "Brian Sanderson" wrote in message ... week. Pair of pedals (in the middle of a crosswalk no less! Try explaining that one...) Keep yer eyes on the road, men! Brian. Geez, all I ever find are dead armadillos and the occasional orphaned shoe. :-) Once I found ten bucks! |
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Zoot Katz wrote: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 20:19:19 -0800, , "Claire Petersky" wrote, in part: The zendo is not a hall of saints, but an asylum from lunacy. I don't get what causes people to post or email purposely hurtful things. Why write disparging remarks about other people, especially without provocation? If someone bugs you, a quiet killfiling would seem to suffice. Some flaming can be like the jikido using their kyosaku. Quietly killfilng just leaves them in dark whereas a public flaying can be quite instructional. I don't abide pile-ons well. I won't take crap from cagers either on the road or online. Mail bomb the creep! Sun-tzu said: "There are roads that are not followed. "There are armies that are not attacked." _The Art of War_, trans. Ralph D. Sawyer And then there is the adage about not mud-wrestling with pigs, because you get muddy, and the pig enjoys it. -- Ryan Cousineau, http://www.wiredcola.com Verus de parvis; verus de magnis. |
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In article ,
"Claire Petersky" writes: I recently received an email from someone who apparently didn't find me so saintly. A post I had made to a local commuter board expressing frustration regarding traffic at a particular intersection caused someone to let me know that she thought that I was a hypocrite for advocating meditation in my sig and at the same time being angry about cars and being inconsiderate by blocking traffic and taking the lane. Anger is as legitimate a sentiment as any other. Well, she should see what an angry, nasty bitch I'd be if I didn't have meditation as a resource. I'd be even more of an emotional basketcase, probably on drugs or psychotherapy or both. The zendo is not a hall of saints, but an asylum from lunacy. I don't get what causes people to post or email purposely hurtful things. Why write disparging remarks about other people, especially without provocation? If someone bugs you, a quiet killfiling would seem to suffice. Why be mean? I guess expressing feelings brings similar out in other people, and maybe some one-upmanship comes into play ("I can be angrier than you.") Let it get out of control and the next thing you know, you've got a self-amplifying feedback loop, like in Norman McLaren's animated film: 'Neighbours'. It seems to work the other way, too. Remember how Ray Charles always had that big, infectious grin while performing? Whenever I saw that, I always found myself smiling and feeling good along with him. cheers, & Ray Charles lives, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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Ryan Cousineau writes: Sun-tzu said: "There are roads that are not followed. Wherever these roads are, they're sure not in Vancouver. Or Burnaby. Even if there are "Detour" or "Road Closed" signs up, nobody believes 'em. cheers, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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