much to the delight of shrinks in our time! Prior to that, we had
sweating artisans, guilds and later schools or individuals under
patronage. I have Highlander blood so England does not appeal to me
but perhaps your book will set you on an American book tour- this is
deplorable but necessary. If so, I will forward my rates and figure
out signals when you spin out of control- so far, I have settled on a
wink or a slight kick to your shins under the table. :-) Yes- there's
that saying about 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration providing one
has the ambition.
On Mar 28, 9:52 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sometimes the out-of-the-blue is feigned rigsy or even made up by
> toadies. The notion of the rupture of Newton's mechanistic world-view
> by Einstein is one such example. It doesn't look nearly as clever if
> you know he was reconciling Maxwell and contemporary (and conflicting)
> experimental evidence and that there was relativity in Newton, Galileo
> and Poincare. Now Einstein is breaking up at the fringes just as
> Newton and Maxwell did as we discover Lorentz transformations aren't
> needed in electron behaviour at very low temperatures etc. Any way,
> I'd clearly need you at dinner to stop me boring everyone with this
> kind of talk! Availability and prices by return please! I'm planning
> to sit down in a couple of days time and write 5000 words a day to
> finish my book. I suspect the myths of creativity are invented
> because the truth of hard work is too boring!
>
> On Mar 26, 3:06 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Best to write "muse" uncapped as the Greek sisters are touchy. Perhaps
> > mere mortals are "a-muse-ments"?//The subject of inspiration is
> > interesting- whether divine in some form or earthy like Pavlov's
> > reflex/stimulus-response. That the Greeks attached Memory and Zeus is
> > wise- but I am a fan of Greek myths. Poets/writers invoke the Muses
> > but often they send their excuses- if they respond at all. One has to
> > want to be a public person and I rejected that as a young child. But
> > it is common to hear of an invention, new idea, some form of human
> > creativity being activated by something/someone totally unrelated or
> > "out of the blue", isn't it? I usually channel verbally or give things
> > away or rattle some quips internally. One former friend- a composer-
> > thought I should rent myself out for stimulating lunch
> > conversations! :-)
>
> > On Mar 23, 12:50 pm, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > You effer, my tubes you said, my... You've always drawn my love. And,
> > > as you can see, I have no problems expressing it
>
> > > Rigs, where are you ? Your remark has prompted a long one from me,
> > > after an equally long while. So, are you my muse in this instance ?
>
> > > Incidently, the entire outpour, almost as it is has gone on my blog
> > > with a few pics. No, the first one there is not yours, Rigs. But it'd
> > > be interesting to know how close does it come to the real thing !
>
> > > On Mar 23, 9:29 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > I've temporarily swapped the porridge for bran flakes. Having a day
> > > > off today and having fish and chips later. Good to know Vam has his
> > > > tubes unblocked! I am planting my potato crop.
>
> > > > On Mar 23, 3:10 pm, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > ... mellowness has eased into us like wines or those charming
> > > > > antiques on the Antiques Roadshow.
>
> > > > > All my life, and I believe I could speak of all others as well, I have
> > > > > been creating stories in real life, in full view of others. The last
> > > > > one, which was followed closely by my younger son, who is a chartered
> > > > > accountancy student, deserves a little recount.
>
> > > > > It started in Nov last year, when my small car had clocked about
> > > > > 50,000 km. It had served me faithfully all through the rough and rocky
> > > > > roads it had taken me on, without ever leaving me in the lurch or
> > > > > stranded. I had been noticing its calls for a 'spa' treatment, for a
> > > > > thorough overhaul and replacement of worn parts. A first assessment
> > > > > got a quote of 12,500 in all. I sought a meeting with the franchise
> > > > > owner and demanded 50% discount on Labour and 30% on Material & Parts.
>
> > > > > Wow, wow, wow... the guy and his GM were stunned. The case was
> > > > > summarily denied. I was told they do not give any discount whatsoever
> > > > > on quoted prices. I walked away... And let it be until Jan this year.
> > > > > I called up the GM, reminded him in some detail of our last
> > > > > interaction... substantial works he could bill today, provided... He
> > > > > said, I need to speak to his boss. But I again let it wait until now.
>
> > > > > I landed at his huge Workshop and went straight to the owner while the
> > > > > GM watched. We shook hands and I again refreshed the context and his
> > > > > memory. He explained, begged my understanding, and I his. He called
> > > > > his staff for a review of bill of works. I wanted nothing left out and
> > > > > the bill to be as big as needed, though without any inflation or flab.
> > > > > The quote was 23,500, with several more items added. I knew my car
> > > > > would come out good for the next 3-5 years.
>
> > > > > We went back to boss' table. He was glad of the amount before and I
> > > > > was happy for the gain I would extract on % basis. He said he would
> > > > > take care of my request but did not specify. I agreed. There was
> > > > > something honest and transparent in him and his team. It took an
> > > > > entire day and I was beaming with their care and thoroughness at work.
> > > > > Every progress was reported to me and I'd consent to go over and
> > > > > inspect the results from to time.
>
> > > > > The painting was done late and it required that I leave the car in
> > > > > their care overnight. I asked for the final bill... 23,500... and was
> > > > > back at boss' table. Discount 20% ! Bonus further 2.5%. I paid. Got a
> > > > > drop to home 20 km away. Had the shining darling delivered the next
> > > > > morning.
>
> > > > > A story that got my son's eyes shining with excitement and
> > > > > appreciation. And, a very real understanding of personal stories we
> > > > > need to create all through our lives, involving other people, who in
> > > > > turn will be a part of the same story with some gladness, and it will
> > > > > be for each one of us as our own. We all could smile upon recall
> > > > > later, but not without having learnt somethings from it and become a
> > > > > better person in the process.
>
> > > > > I received a call for feedback today. Another is expected next week.
>
> > > > > Incidently, another one concluded today... on the issue of a builder
> > > > > who effing mother-effing asrehole had shoved white cement in internal
> > > > > conduit pipes while completing the plaster on walls. I couldn't have
> > > > > my internet for a fortnight because the wires couldn't be passed in
> > > > > internally. Today, I have the broadband connected.
>
> > > > > Which is why you are sensing the buoyancy in the words I am keying in
> > > > > now. I look forward to creating more stories and engineering them to
> > > > > happy conclusion. So, when guys question the efficacy of prayers or if
> > > > > God intervenes in human affairs... I hurry on my steps lest I have to
> > > > > take a stand. The rational thing would have been untrue. And the truth
> > > > > would have been... well, er, irrational !
>
> > > > > On Mar 23, 5:16 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > I have 20/40 vision but can't read small print, etc. without glasses-
> > > > > > or sometimes a magnifying glass. After all the reading, stitching, 000
> > > > > > brushwork, mincing, viewing I am surprised I am not as blind as a bat!
> > > > > > I joke that our eyes mist to reduce the flaws of time- like the way
> > > > > > film-makers coated the camera lens on those old misty movies. Camera
> > > > > > controls are a nightmare but I quit that anyway. I still have a rotary
> > > > > > dial phone in the basement, by the way, which intrigues the
> > > > > > grandchildren.//Sometimes I feel like an "oldie" but I think it an
> > > > > > unfortunate phrase since there is so much life left in the time we
> > > > > > have in the now- the future is as brutal with youth, for instance- and
> > > > > > a certain mellowness has eased into us like wines or those charming
> > > > > > antiques on the Antiques Roadshow.// How is that porridge faring?
> > > > > > Mostly I use oatmeal for the base of a fruit/nut muffin which I have
> > > > > > to have on hand or in the freezer. Wouldn't soups be another
> > > > > > alternative and give you some variety of taste as well as nutrients?
>
> > > > > > On Mar 22, 5:44 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Then they will need i-Phones designed to be as cool as the phones with
> > > > > > > big buttons for us oldies.
>
> > > > > > > On Mar 15, 1:41 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Maybe youth will grow enormous thumbs from texting? :-) I need
> > > > > > > > breakfast...
>
> > > > > > > > On Mar 15, 8:36 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > He pressed the wrong buttons setting up the phone and had to come to
> > > > > > > > > me to stop it speaking French. He's had a new flat pack computer desk
> > > > > > > > > for weeks - I'm on strike as he never learns anything or even hangs
> > > > > > > > > about to do so. He has shades of Asperger, but his mates are almost
> > > > > > > > > all as bad - except the young Bulgarian kid next door. In the main
> > > > > > > > > they not only can't be trusted with hammers, saws and the like but
> > > > > > > > > also have no clue how to hit a nail. Not much different with IT
>
> > > > > > > > > On Mar 15, 1:14 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > The smart phones are "crazy like a fox". There was a segment on local
> > > > > > > > > > news about how they track absolutely everything- even one's address
> > > > > > > > > > book- also interviews with young users who were not alarmed as their
> > > > > > > > > > culture thrives on dirty laundry and letting it "all hang out". There
> > > > > > > > > > are parental controls but not sure they really protect the user in the
> > > > > > > > > > long run. Google, at least, asks permission to share info.
>
> > > > > > > > > > On Mar 14, 8:19 am, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > No problem Smart phones are crazy and which is which is crazier my
>
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