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Posted by sdb on March 13, 2008, at 20:42:18
I observe people not being happy of beautiful flowers in green fields or other little things. They
seem to have anxiety not to drive the newest car or not to be up to date with the newest lifestyle.
Posted by Sigismund on March 13, 2008, at 20:48:13
In reply to human race, posted by sdb on March 13, 2008, at 20:42:18
It's the kali yuga, that's what it is, just the beginning of it.
It's supposed to last 10,000 years and I am glad I won't see much of it.
It's all self-empowerment, teleevangelists and shopping malls.
Beam me up.
Posted by Phillipa on March 13, 2008, at 22:11:50
In reply to Re: human race » sdb, posted by Sigismund on March 13, 2008, at 20:48:13
It's like that here now and I don't like it much at all. Too many gadgets. I liked the regular can openers. Love Phillipa
Posted by Dinah on March 13, 2008, at 22:30:36
In reply to human race, posted by sdb on March 13, 2008, at 20:42:18
Well, I'm often happy over little things like flowers or puppy kisses.
But my a/c isn't working in my car, and I want to drive a car that has air conditioning.
My office is hot, my car is hot, and that makes me crabby and unable to enjoy fields of flowers.
Posted by Sigismund on March 13, 2008, at 23:04:23
In reply to human race, posted by sdb on March 13, 2008, at 20:42:18
There is a product you can buy your children so they can work out as they watch TV.
I saw this little boy, maybe 3, in a treadmill. At least I think that is what it's called...a kind of walking machine like they have in gyms, so he could walk and walk and never get anywhere.
The idea is to help prevent childhood obesity by giving your kids a station to work out in while they are watching TV (good preparation for the workforce!).
Well, this little boy in the photo was so unhappy, which I guess was why the photo was in the papers.
The next day a paediatrician wrote a great letter about the blind cruelty of it.
Is it any wonder that people today think in terms of products?
I see in today's paper the landless being moved out of some part of the Amazon.
Still, that was happening way before capitalism made it its project to privatise all aspects of our lives, and sell them back to us.It would even be OK with me if they had anything worth selling.
One day in Tokyo was enough for me. Computers? Handbags? Louis Vuitton? Mobile phones?
Posted by Sigismund on March 13, 2008, at 23:07:52
In reply to Re: human race, posted by Sigismund on March 13, 2008, at 23:04:23
I didn't walk to Tokyo.
Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on March 14, 2008, at 9:30:07
In reply to OTOH, posted by Sigismund on March 13, 2008, at 23:07:52
I've got my share of LV. He's the MAN.
Here we are in the technoreality of psychobabble, where north america and australia collide in milliseconds.
you may not be familiar with the syndrome I observed in some suburbs; it's like yogi bear cartoons where they are running and the background repeats itself over and over because the animation artists were working under low budgets. It's walmart target home despot, panera bread, bed bath and beyond walmart target home despot panera bread bed bath and beyond. And how could I forget starbucks.
in hong kong it was more like
chanel, prada, ferragamo, LV, Fendi, Chanel, prada ferragamo, LV, Fendi. And how could I forget Starbucks?((((((((((((sigi))))))))))))
for the tragedies you have witnessed.-Ll
Posted by Sigismund on March 14, 2008, at 15:00:15
In reply to Re: OTOH » Sigismund, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on March 14, 2008, at 9:30:07
There's an Ali G episode where he is acting the gay German fashion person interviewing a New York fashion person and he has a conversation that goes along the lines of
'So fashion is more important than brain surgery?'
'Yeah, I guess so.'
and then he moves the converstion along until he can say something like
'All the ugly people, we could just ship them off to Auschwitz or something.'
This was met with bland agreement.
It was the 'or something' that really cracked me up.
Posted by sdb on March 14, 2008, at 20:08:21
In reply to Re: human race » sdb, posted by Dinah on March 13, 2008, at 22:30:36
> Well, I'm often happy over little things like flowers or puppy kisses.
>
> But my a/c isn't working in my car, and I want to drive a car that has air conditioning.
>
> My office is hot, my car is hot, and that makes me crabby and unable to enjoy fields of flowers.I don't have a car, I can lend it or I drive with a taxi. Of course this isn't possible for everybody.
Nowadays in our mobile world people must travel a long way to the working place. In our globalized world mobility is rated as a plus. One day in Shanghai the other day in New York, Paris and so on.If there are some flowers left on a field then I try to watch it.
ps. I have a little motorbike.
Posted by sdb on March 14, 2008, at 20:36:51
In reply to Re: human race » sdb, posted by Sigismund on March 13, 2008, at 20:48:13
> It's the kali yuga, that's what it is, just the beginning of it.
>
> It's supposed to last 10,000 years and I am glad I won't see much of it.
>
> It's all self-empowerment, teleevangelists and shopping malls.
>
> Beam me up.I can't look into the future (some academic people seem to be able to do that...)
But what I observed recently, saw in my life or read/saw in books doesn't paint a great picture on our children's future.
There's still the possiblity for mankind to civilize and destroy other planets soon or later.
baby Gorilla in the Kongo jungle (Africa):
Posted by Sigismund on March 14, 2008, at 21:02:05
In reply to Re: human race }} Sigismund, posted by sdb on March 14, 2008, at 20:36:51
Posted by Sigismund on March 14, 2008, at 21:04:23
In reply to Re: human race » sdb, posted by Sigismund on March 14, 2008, at 21:02:05
http://www.starwallpapers.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/fitzroy-peak-andes-mountains-argentina.jpg
Posted by Dinah on March 14, 2008, at 21:43:13
In reply to Re: human race }} Dinah, posted by sdb on March 14, 2008, at 20:08:21
I have to confess that I love my car. It's so quiet in there.
I'm very impressed with the motorbike. :) I'd be terrified. I can't even manage a regular bike, and never could. I think it required too much trust for me to manage it.
It's been a while since I've seen a field of flowers. But if I get a chance, I'd like to plant my own flowers this year.
Posted by sdb on March 15, 2008, at 16:28:40
In reply to Re: human race » sdb, posted by Dinah on March 14, 2008, at 21:43:13
> I have to confess that I love my car. It's so quiet in there.
I can understand this.
>
> I'm very impressed with the motorbike. :) I'd be terrified. I can't even manage a regular bike, and never could. I think it required too much trust for me to manage it.
>
> It's been a while since I've seen a field of flowers. But if I get a chance, I'd like to plant my own flowers this year.I have to confess that I use the airplane for holidays approx. once a year. Furthermore I plan to buy a small car in one or two years or so which is very useful in the city
http://www.fiat.com/cgi-bin/pbrand.dll/FIAT_COM/showroom/showroom.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1263555503.1205615885@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfadedihljmlecefecejgdfkhdfjk.0&contentOID=1074110652#;
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/toyota_iq_small_urban_car.phpIt's possible that there is less pollution with a small car but to produce a car it always needs energy and water.
If you look at stocks of energy enterprises the net worth was increasing enormously during the last ten years.
Posted by sdb on March 15, 2008, at 21:47:46
In reply to Re: human race » sdb, posted by Sigismund on March 14, 2008, at 21:02:05
> http://www.theglobalist.com/photo/OneWorld/image1.jpg
I will then prefer the diversity instead of the total uniformity.
glenn gould statement's about the human race, valium, an opera and experiences with cows.
Posted by Sigismund on March 16, 2008, at 1:48:16
In reply to Re: human race }} Sigismund, posted by sdb on March 15, 2008, at 21:47:46
That was so funny.
Posted by Sigismund on March 16, 2008, at 2:39:00
In reply to Re: human race }} Sigismund, posted by sdb on March 15, 2008, at 21:47:46
Posted by Sigismund on March 16, 2008, at 2:53:22
In reply to human race, posted by sdb on March 13, 2008, at 20:42:18
We've gone from
>beautiful flowers in green fields
to Stalin's funeral
Posted by Kath on March 16, 2008, at 20:30:49
In reply to Re: human race » sdb, posted by Sigismund on March 13, 2008, at 20:48:13
> It's the kali yuga, that's what it is, just the beginning of it.
>
> It's supposed to last 10,000 years and I am glad I won't see much of it.
>
> It's all self-empowerment, teleevangelists and shopping malls.
>
> Beam me up.DITTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! K
Posted by sdb on April 14, 2008, at 17:59:25
In reply to Re: human race }} Sigismund, posted by sdb on March 15, 2008, at 21:47:46
> > http://www.theglobalist.com/photo/OneWorld/image1.jpg
>
> I will then prefer the diversity instead of the total uniformity.
>
> glenn gould statement's about the human race, valium, an opera and experiences with cows.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57kR6RsV2iA
>what's the diagnosis of Glenn?
hear his statements at his house in front of lake Simcoe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAHhBsaqs8Q
(I like him, e.g. his special humour)
Posted by Sigismund on April 15, 2008, at 18:48:30
In reply to Re: diagnosis of Glenn Gould }} all, Sigismund, posted by sdb on April 14, 2008, at 17:59:25
Did Glen Gould end up taking lots of Valium and worrying about his health?
He died young.
He seems perfectly charming to me.
What about Richter?
I remember you saying once that he looked unhappy.
What do you think of him?
My favourite version of the Bach Well Tempered Clavier is by Richter.
Posted by sdb on April 17, 2008, at 17:55:29
In reply to Gould and Richter » sdb, posted by Sigismund on April 15, 2008, at 18:48:30
> Did Glen Gould end up taking lots of Valium and worrying about his health?
>as far as I know he took quite a lot of drugs. Maybe to find out if something works for his (mental) health.
> He died young.
They said he had a brain stroke. Like his mother.
No other macroscopic pathologies were observable that could have caused any other problems according to pathologists.
>
> He seems perfectly charming to me.
>oh yes, his recording technicians said that he was just a very nice person.
> What about Richter?
>
> I remember you saying once that he looked unhappy.there is very little known about Richter. He seemed to be a quite introverted person. Clearly, it was not easy to live in Russia (and it isn't easy to be a very gifted "genius" person). He is said to have had another sexual orientation which was forbidden in Russia. As far as I know, Richter never said himself something about another orientation. He neglected to be a genius saying to be normal. Inversely, Richter said to have liked being a genius. Richter said to very dislike school and to remember only one number (house number).
Richter was forced by Nikita Chruschtschow (First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, his son is now professor in the US) to play in the US what he very disliked. He said that he had a depression and a panic (after a "controlling person" said that his job is to play) near the Chicago museum. According to Richter the US was boring, except the museums, the bars with good drinks and the orchestras. I can understand his statement to some extend since Europe or Russia look like an antic outdoor museum for some people living on other continents. Furthermore Richter was actively forced to play.
Richter frequently traveled through Europe, where France was a preferred lieu to stay.
Richter played e.g. in Japan. He was said to have "flight anxiety". Richter stated that he only would have traveled to Japan under narcotics for a last time.
the film enigma is the only big interview. At the end of the film he says: "I don't like myself"
ST. Richter, enigma Part. 2
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6317314286098314769
>the live wasn't always easy here...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JlyaRjqV0M8
...at the beginning of the enigma film he said that power, politics and planning were things that he disliked.
> What do you think of him?
I didn't know him personally. It is evident that he was probably the most complete pianist (during the time it was possible to make recordings).
> My favourite version of the Bach Well Tempered Clavier is by Richter.
this is indeed very, very beautiful.
I always thought that Schubert is boring until I heard Richter.
other stuff
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20080303/msgs/818143.html
Posted by Sigismund on April 18, 2008, at 21:44:05
In reply to Re: Gould and Richter }} Sigismund, posted by sdb on April 17, 2008, at 17:55:29
This
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JlyaRjqV0M8
was amazing. Very interesting.
I have Richter playing Schubert piano sonatas somewhere on a CD set, and because it doesn't have the last piano sonata (D965???), I've never listened to it properly.
I shall get it out and listen to it.
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