Give a border collie a task and the dog will do it with joy and enthusiasm — and consummate skill.
With the weather trending toward spring my border collie Billie and I have been working the sheep on a regular basis, preparing for the stock dog trials coming this summer. What fun. What bliss. The universe is back in good working order (which is what all border collies strive to achieve).
Border collie maxims: order is fun, fun is order; work is play.
Suppose you wanted to create a perfect enemy. An enemy so vile that its evil would be recognized by almost everyone. An enemy that would inspire people to come together in order to ensure its defeat.
To be more specific: suppose you were a screenwriter with the assignment of creating a suitable villain-organization for a major motion picture. The marketing plan for this movie suggests that it will be marketed primarily to a certain demographic and that, hence, your villain-organization should be particularly appalling to members of that demographic.
I swear it seems we are evolving human-animal relationships into a new art form.
Additionally amazing is doing that without being distracted at all by the lights , and noise of the crowd.
For the past few days, I’ve logged out of twitter. It was detracting and exciting, but excessively so, e.g., doom scrolling.
Instead, I’ve come here for my political fix. For my cultural fix, I’ve gone to documentaries on Amazon prime.
Feeling somewhat calmer and more sustained. 😉
AppleBetty (2:11 pm), that strikes me as a very astute move.
I have never-ever been a subscriber to Twitter/”X”. I always figured my blood pressure was elevated enough without the additional errrmmmm, stimulation coming my way.
The enrichment I might gain PER minute of perusing T/”X” is painfully low. (And how might I know that? — from seeing tweets and threads that others have put out there.)
The Coming Civil War/Wars in Europe-
Linked below is a very clear, logical, detailed, and very frightening explication by Dr. David Betz–Professor of War in the Modern World in the War Studies Department of King’s College, London–of all of the factors which he sees as being present, and indicating that Civil War will very likely be breaking out in the nations of the West, he guesses sometime within the next couple of years, with–if he had to guess–the most likely first outbreak taking place in Ireland. *
I find the factors and scenarios he lays out to be far too convincing, and he believes that once a Civil War breaks out in one country it will spread to others.
M J R –
Thanks for the interesting tidbit on the other thread about My Sweet Lord being inspired by Oh Happy Day. I imagine Harrison was inspired by the Edwin Hawkins Singers’ 1968 gospel music hit, which was based on the 1775 hymm. The Hawkins record reached #4 on the US Singles Chart, and #2 on the UK Singles Chart, among other successes, back when Top 40 radio played songs of every genre. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_Happy_Day
Dr. Jacques Vallee’s theory about UFOs/and NHI
Astronomer and Computer Engineer Dr. Vallee has been studying the UFO Phenomenon for more than 30 years now and, based on the scientific evidence he has observed, his view of what this phenomenon might be has evolved—from an initial belief that this phenomenon is essentially extraterrestrial in nature to his current belief, that this Phenomenon is more likely to be “Interdimensional” in nature i.e. originating in Environments or Realities directly adjacent to our own and that, moreover, the essentially absurd nature of UFO phenomena points to this phenomena as being a psychological “control mechanism”.
Thus, says Vallee, whatever entity or force is behind these phenomena is trying to manipulate human belief, to steer human consciousness, our beliefs, in a certain direction.
The linked YouTube video provides a very elegantly and beautifully illustrated summary of his thinking and viewpoint.*
I never “log on” to X. I search, using my browser, for the X accounts of people I trust who post news links. That way, I’m never bothered with a feed of a bunch of stuff I don’t want to see.
Music evolves, and the music of one era or one decade moves on, and is not the same.
However, these two pieces of fairly recent music and performances just popped into my head as representing two very different mindsets when it comes to love and to the relationship between the two sexes.
Re: Civil War
I wrote back when the hamsters attacked Israel that it was a world war and civil war between good and evil that will engulf most of the world. Not seeing much so far to make me change my mind. Good will defeat evil but at a high cost for letting it get this bad.
Huxley, 12:32 pm, & fullmoon, 12:53 pm:
On the wonderful dance of human with border collie:
I so agree! They have such amazing connection and focus!!
Enthralling and heart warming!
Re: Artie Shaw
I have an old high school friend who bought a house in Newbury Park, CA. He would frequent a local diner and sit at the counter late at night. He noticed an older gentleman sitting near by, who looked familiar.
My friend is an outgoing LA guy who doesn’t go shy in the face of celebrities. He started up a conversation and damn, if it wasn’t Artie Shaw, close to his 90s.
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Shaw was also a precision marksman, ranking fourth in the United States in 1962, and an expert fly fisherman. In his later years, Shaw lived and wrote in the Newbury Park section of Thousand Oaks, California.
Speaking of music and how it reflects (and sometimes drives), the era and the relationship between men and women, here is Christina Aguilera singing and dancing “Candyman,” in a reimagined WWII.*
(Maybe I’m wrong–having been born at the very end of WWII, and not there to witness what went on–but I say “reimagined,” because I believe that they would probably never have gotten away with this level of suggestive performance in, say, a general release film, in the actual time period.)
Give a border collie a task and the dog will do it with joy and enthusiasm — and consummate skill.
With the weather trending toward spring my border collie Billie and I have been working the sheep on a regular basis, preparing for the stock dog trials coming this summer. What fun. What bliss. The universe is back in good working order (which is what all border collies strive to achieve).
Border collie maxims: order is fun, fun is order; work is play.
Suppose you wanted to create a perfect enemy. An enemy so vile that its evil would be recognized by almost everyone. An enemy that would inspire people to come together in order to ensure its defeat.
To be more specific: suppose you were a screenwriter with the assignment of creating a suitable villain-organization for a major motion picture. The marketing plan for this movie suggests that it will be marketed primarily to a certain demographic and that, hence, your villain-organization should be particularly appalling to members of that demographic.
The Perfect Enemy
https://chicagoboyz.net/archives/76480.html
I swear it seems we are evolving human-animal relationships into a new art form.
Additionally amazing is doing that without being distracted at all by the lights , and noise of the crowd.
For the past few days, I’ve logged out of twitter. It was detracting and exciting, but excessively so, e.g., doom scrolling.
Instead, I’ve come here for my political fix. For my cultural fix, I’ve gone to documentaries on Amazon prime.
Feeling somewhat calmer and more sustained. 😉
AppleBetty (2:11 pm), that strikes me as a very astute move.
I have never-ever been a subscriber to Twitter/”X”. I always figured my blood pressure was elevated enough without the additional errrmmmm, stimulation coming my way.
The enrichment I might gain PER minute of perusing T/”X” is painfully low. (And how might I know that? — from seeing tweets and threads that others have put out there.)
The Coming Civil War/Wars in Europe-
Linked below is a very clear, logical, detailed, and very frightening explication by Dr. David Betz–Professor of War in the Modern World in the War Studies Department of King’s College, London–of all of the factors which he sees as being present, and indicating that Civil War will very likely be breaking out in the nations of the West, he guesses sometime within the next couple of years, with–if he had to guess–the most likely first outbreak taking place in Ireland. *
I find the factors and scenarios he lays out to be far too convincing, and he believes that once a Civil War breaks out in one country it will spread to others.
* See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bg5_Wbeu14
M J R –
Thanks for the interesting tidbit on the other thread about My Sweet Lord being inspired by Oh Happy Day. I imagine Harrison was inspired by the Edwin Hawkins Singers’ 1968 gospel music hit, which was based on the 1775 hymm. The Hawkins record reached #4 on the US Singles Chart, and #2 on the UK Singles Chart, among other successes, back when Top 40 radio played songs of every genre.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_Happy_Day
Dr. Jacques Vallee’s theory about UFOs/and NHI
Astronomer and Computer Engineer Dr. Vallee has been studying the UFO Phenomenon for more than 30 years now and, based on the scientific evidence he has observed, his view of what this phenomenon might be has evolved—from an initial belief that this phenomenon is essentially extraterrestrial in nature to his current belief, that this Phenomenon is more likely to be “Interdimensional” in nature i.e. originating in Environments or Realities directly adjacent to our own and that, moreover, the essentially absurd nature of UFO phenomena points to this phenomena as being a psychological “control mechanism”.
Thus, says Vallee, whatever entity or force is behind these phenomena is trying to manipulate human belief, to steer human consciousness, our beliefs, in a certain direction.
The linked YouTube video provides a very elegantly and beautifully illustrated summary of his thinking and viewpoint.*
• See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGC-LISVRQQ
I never “log on” to X. I search, using my browser, for the X accounts of people I trust who post news links. That way, I’m never bothered with a feed of a bunch of stuff I don’t want to see.
Music evolves, and the music of one era or one decade moves on, and is not the same.
However, these two pieces of fairly recent music and performances just popped into my head as representing two very different mindsets when it comes to love and to the relationship between the two sexes.
• See Cheryl Crow singing “Begin the Beguine” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cr0WT2TFY8&list=WL&index=2
• See Miley Cyrus singing “Flowers” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl0f_V2KhgI&list=WL&index=3
Snow on Pine:
I had no idea that Sheryl Crow had covered “Begin the Beguine” so stylishly. Good for her!
For the record it’s a 1930s Cole Porter song. Artie Shaw, I believe, performed the definitive Big Band number that some may still remember:
–Artie Shaw, “Begin The Beguine ( Cole Porter )” (~1938)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCYGyg1H56s
I danced to it in the 1999 Retro Swing thing. Beguine, I am informed is:
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Beguine : a vigorous popular dance of the islands of Saint Lucia and Martinique that somewhat resembles the rumba
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beguine
Re: Civil War
I wrote back when the hamsters attacked Israel that it was a world war and civil war between good and evil that will engulf most of the world. Not seeing much so far to make me change my mind. Good will defeat evil but at a high cost for letting it get this bad.
Huxley, 12:32 pm, & fullmoon, 12:53 pm:
On the wonderful dance of human with border collie:
I so agree! They have such amazing connection and focus!!
Enthralling and heart warming!
Re: Artie Shaw
I have an old high school friend who bought a house in Newbury Park, CA. He would frequent a local diner and sit at the counter late at night. He noticed an older gentleman sitting near by, who looked familiar.
My friend is an outgoing LA guy who doesn’t go shy in the face of celebrities. He started up a conversation and damn, if it wasn’t Artie Shaw, close to his 90s.
___________________________________________
Shaw was also a precision marksman, ranking fourth in the United States in 1962, and an expert fly fisherman. In his later years, Shaw lived and wrote in the Newbury Park section of Thousand Oaks, California.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artie_Shaw
P.S.
Speaking of music and how it reflects (and sometimes drives), the era and the relationship between men and women, here is Christina Aguilera singing and dancing “Candyman,” in a reimagined WWII.*
(Maybe I’m wrong–having been born at the very end of WWII, and not there to witness what went on–but I say “reimagined,” because I believe that they would probably never have gotten away with this level of suggestive performance in, say, a general release film, in the actual time period.)
• See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbjC9Co0pBc