spicer
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George Orwell's Animal Farm and C. S. Lewis' Abolition of Man with Huxley's Brave New World sandwiched between.
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SolderIron
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Confucius, Mohamid, and Buddha each has writing (book?) with their instructions.
A history book on all cultures. Too lazy to look it up. I am sure the reader can get understanding about life and may be what it is all about.
Instructional types:
The Prince
The Art of War
Physis
Chemistry
Quadman2
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One of several books that I've learned a lot from was by a Dr. W. Glasser who developed the "Choice Theory".
His book, "Choice Theory" ('98-2012) deals with a lot of chaos found in relationships , and having to deal with people in general...providing sensible solutions.
Much of his findings and shares are mostly "common" sense, but he relates them so well in his teachings.
It's a must have book in order to appreciate decisions in life, and the ramifications from our choices!
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His book, "Choice Theory" ('98-2012) deals with a lot of chaos found in relationships , and having to deal with people in general...providing sensible solutions.
Much of his findings and shares are mostly "common" sense, but he relates them so well in his teachings.
It's a must have book in order to appreciate decisions in life, and the ramifications from our choices!
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SolderIron
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If those were your textbooks then I am impressed, you either still have them or can recall the author. I can remember the look of the physics book (blue with a simple title) and can't recall what the Chem book looks like at all
Those are the newer editions. My physics one had a yellow cloth cover, and the chemistry one was blue and white. These two freshman year classes "made it or broke it."If those were your textbooks then I am impressed, you either still have them or can recall the author. I can remember the look of the physics book (blue with a simple title) and can't recall what the Chem book looks like at all
We spoke of the texts by their authors.
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Quadman2
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Two other books,"Civilization" (2011) and "D-Day" (2004) by Niall Ferguson and Francis Crosby respectively, had a pronounced affect on me, both politically and historically. Both authors are quite detailed in their findings, putting you in the moment. And these two sources of information gave me new perspectives. Some aspects of Crosby's sharing have been questioned by other writers, but most of his sharing seems on this WWII event seemed to be spot-on.
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spicer
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Have not seen those books. My father was there on D-Day, obviously survived, later, a purple heart. I read accounts in a personal way, one step removed from the experience. I used to have a library.
My dad sat in front of an atomic bomb, Camp Desert Rock.. I guess 2 steps from the experience( he shared the story with my older brother) also obviously survived(17 years)..
I was born in 1963, he passed in 1974(45 years old)..
Last winter I made snowman and
forgot his name until the early spring,
His first name was Mel,
His last name was Ting
forgot his name until the early spring,
His first name was Mel,
His last name was Ting
Don't forget, "I am..."Last winter I made snowman and
forgot his name until the early spring,
His first name was Mel,
His last name was Ting
Funny how the witch of the West cried as she melted, but snow people just accept it as normal.
DesertRatt
All Bark, No Bite!
When I was younger books had more sway, because well, you are learning the range of human thought. I can recall being impressed for a short time by various books, and maybe they had some kind of influence over my actions. But mostly short range. Eventually, at around age 65 or so, I lost interest in what others were saying in books, and on TV, and in the movies. It all became noise with no pleasure. I far more enjoyed just thinking my own thoughts about what I could observe, or imagining my own fictional stories.
I think one should keep reading, watching, and listening until they have heard all the variations on human endeavors - the mythology of humanity, I suppose. When you've heard the same plot for the thousandth time there's little to gain by 1001. At that point for me, it just became about how I would navigate the final years with the ticking noise growing louder and louder.
I think one should keep reading, watching, and listening until they have heard all the variations on human endeavors - the mythology of humanity, I suppose. When you've heard the same plot for the thousandth time there's little to gain by 1001. At that point for me, it just became about how I would navigate the final years with the ticking noise growing louder and louder.
The lyrics to Pink Floyd's "Time."
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your hometown
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way
Tired of lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long, and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say
Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
And when I come home, cold and tired
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells
I really don’t like buying cards for anyone. There is just something about paying money for someone else’s thoughts and giving it to someone ( no matter what the occasion ) that really bothers me. I just feel like a middle man, or deliverer. Yet, when I write someone a personal note with my expressions on a piece of paper I feel cheap. I could buy a blank card and write on that, but that seems pointless as well. I just feel like cards are somewhat of an easy cop out. I also don’t like Valentine’s Day. The idea that someone tells me I need to buy flowers or candy or be romantic on a certain day seems crazy as well. I should be able to do those things in my own timeframe. Stupid I know. But hey, they are “ Random thoughts or Whatever “
DesertRatt
All Bark, No Bite!
In the store yesterday and remembered our anniversary is coming up in a few days. Browsed some cards, picked one. It was $7.95. Back on the rack - I'll make my own.
I also miss Walter Cronkite and Paul Harvey. Whatever happened to just getting the News? Unbiased. Nowadays They give you a couple of minutes of News and then an hour of a panel of three or four people giving their opinions trying to force their views on you, and it’s all about politics. You mean to tell me that with all the people on this planet that is all that’s going on? I guess nobody falls down a Well anymore. There are 100 news channels and they all talk about the same stuff. I would like to see someone interview normal everyday people in Ukraine and find out stuff like, Where do you go when your house is destroyed? Are grocery stores still open? Where do you work when your building is destroyed? Are kids still going to school during bombings? What is your daily routine?
Why don’t they go to places like Chicago or some other city and ask some of these young people why they are in a gang? Do they like their environment or do they want out of it?
Can’t they go on a farm and talk to a Farmer? Ask them what their biggest issues are?
I, personally would start watching the news again if they spent an hour on those kind of topics. But maybe I’m the only one. It’s all about ratings and money I guess.
“ That’s the way it is “. “ Good day.”
Why don’t they go to places like Chicago or some other city and ask some of these young people why they are in a gang? Do they like their environment or do they want out of it?
Can’t they go on a farm and talk to a Farmer? Ask them what their biggest issues are?
I, personally would start watching the news again if they spent an hour on those kind of topics. But maybe I’m the only one. It’s all about ratings and money I guess.
“ That’s the way it is “. “ Good day.”
Bill Ferris
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That Sir., is just "one of the reasons", why I haven`t watched any TV, or listened to any radio sourced news, since 9/11/01 !
I started losing faith, & started questioning all the general media, starting in the late eighties, after catching the 3 networks, & the local stations playing the "edited for content" deception/manipulation, & popular ratings entertainment M.O. driven games.
Saw the developing trend, and completely weaned myself off, and turned my back on all of it, and I never looked back !
Don`t want to know, and I certainly don`t care anymore !
Recently, I saw a post on IG that reads "Other people don't think about you as much as you think they do." Wait! What? Do people really believe that they get to occupy the thoughts of others rent free? Personally, I don't think about any one person all the time. Why would anyone else? What would cause one to think that everyone they know thinks about them all the time? Is it arrogance/self importance? Is it paranoia or something else? If I found out that someone spends that much time thinking about me, I would have to inquire about why they allow me or rather their perception of me to be such an obsession. It's not like I have any great level of importance that I should be the focal point of another's life. Apart from a SO, what would be the reason? Any thoughts on this?
