tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post8902022569994320597..comments2024-02-20T21:48:16.978-05:00Comments on The Beak Speaks: Good Newsbeakerkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088967209404588378noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-70569768246361385072006-10-23T08:28:00.000-05:002006-10-23T08:28:00.000-05:00Funny she should mention Rudolf Steiner, having ju...Funny she should mention <a href="http://www.rudolfsteinerweb.com/Goetheanum.php">Rudolf Steiner</a>, having just posted on his <i>liberal theology</i> at my own site.Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046915017081880757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-58848439144157575062006-10-23T08:21:00.000-05:002006-10-23T08:21:00.000-05:00nanc,
Its' a test of old-fashioned individual cou...nanc,<br /><br />Its' a test of old-fashioned individual courage... something missing in much of our leadership today. We tend to focus more on "group" tasks and thereby do not suffer leaders or leadership well. Just look at what happened to GWB.Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046915017081880757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-30593661709252316752006-10-23T08:18:00.000-05:002006-10-23T08:18:00.000-05:00In the olden days of Rome when a man ran for "cons...In the olden days of Rome when a man ran for "consul", he had to wear his poorest clothes and display his scars to the plebes. In this manner he "humbled" himself, and the people could assess his courage (Shakespeare "Coriolanus")<br /><br />Today, my politicians seeking elective office stand at the on-ramp to the Interstate and wave to me on my way to work. I'm always tempted to stop the car and ask to examine their scars....<br /><br /><i>CORIOLANUS <br />Well then, I pray, your price o' the consulship?<br /><br />First Citizen <br />The price is to ask it kindly.<br /><br />CORIOLANUS <br />Kindly! Sir, I pray, let me ha't: I have wounds to<br />show you, which shall be yours in private. Your<br />good voice, sir; what say you?<br /><br />Second Citizen <br />You shall ha' it, worthy sir.<br /><br />CORIOLANUS <br />A match, sir. There's in all two worthy voices<br />begged. I have your alms: adieu.<br /><br />Third Citizen <br />But this is something odd.<br /><br />Second Citizen <br />An 'twere to give again,--but 'tis no matter.<br /><br />Exeunt the three Citizens<br /><br />Re-enter two other Citizens<br /><br />CORIOLANUS <br />Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your<br />voices that I may be consul, I have here the<br />customary gown.<br /><br />Fourth Citizen <br />You have deserved nobly of your country, and you<br />have not deserved nobly.<br /><br />CORIOLANUS <br />Your enigma?<br /><br />Fourth Citizen <br />You have been a scourge to her enemies, you have<br />been a rod to her friends; you have not indeed loved<br />the common people.<br /><br />CORIOLANUS <br />You should account me the more virtuous that I have<br />not been common in my love. I will, sir, flatter my<br />sworn brother, the people, to earn a dearer<br />estimation of them; 'tis a condition they account<br />gentle: and since the wisdom of their choice is<br />rather to have my hat than my heart, I will practise<br />the insinuating nod and be off to them most<br />counterfeitly; that is, sir, I will counterfeit the<br />bewitchment of some popular man and give it<br />bountiful to the desirers. Therefore, beseech you,<br />I may be consul.<br /><br />Fifth Citizen <br />We hope to find you our friend; and therefore give<br />you our voices heartily.<br /><br />Fourth Citizen <br />You have received many wounds for your country.<br /><br />CORIOLANUS <br />I will not seal your knowledge with showing them. I<br />will make much of your voices, and so trouble you no further.<br /><br />Both Citizens <br />The gods give you joy, sir, heartily!<br /><br />Exeunt<br /><br />CORIOLANUS <br />Most sweet voices!<br />Better it is to die, better to starve,<br />Than crave the hire which first we do deserve.<br />Why in this woolvish toge should I stand here,<br />To beg of Hob and Dick, that do appear,<br />Their needless vouches? Custom calls me to't:<br />What custom wills, in all things should we do't,<br />The dust on antique time would lie unswept,<br />And mountainous error be too highly heapt<br />For truth to o'er-peer. Rather than fool it so,<br />Let the high office and the honour go<br />To one that would do thus. I am half through;<br />The one part suffer'd, the other will I do.</i>Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046915017081880757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-82170224154188758872006-10-23T08:09:00.000-05:002006-10-23T08:09:00.000-05:00nanc,
Yes, she is very direct in her use of langu...nanc,<br /><br />Yes, she is very direct in her use of language and doesn't mince words. <br /><br /><i>Fools and knaves</i>... I think beak is talkin' bout us.<br /><br />I had a great weekend. I re-read a great harliquinade and almost made it to 7/4/1776 in the Adam's (John/Abigail) correspondence.<br /><br />Its' so quiet around the house now that all the kids are off to college!Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046915017081880757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-70405610196869238552006-10-23T07:50:00.000-05:002006-10-23T07:50:00.000-05:00i like her, beak! she has panache.
farmer? the ...i like her, beak! she has panache.<br /><br />farmer? the article says they are approximately 20,000 strong. our son has spoken of taking up fencing and has been obsessed with epees and foils since he could pick up a stick and wave it around!nanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809768490674110768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-45971330265752829312006-10-23T07:42:00.000-05:002006-10-23T07:42:00.000-05:00Nanc
I like the Editrix's straight ahead style. I...Nanc<br /><br />I like the Editrix's straight ahead style. I would pay to see what would happen if the cowardly Gert would repeat his idiocy here. The Editrix is opinionated, but very articulate. To put it mildly she does not suffer fools and knaves.beakerkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088967209404588378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-27178518872652051922006-10-23T07:32:00.000-05:002006-10-23T07:32:00.000-05:00I wonder if there are many Burschenschaft organiza...I wonder if there are many <a href="http://www.burschenschaft.de/portrait/portrait_englisch.htm">Burschenschaft</a> organizations in Germany today and whether they still maintain their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_fencing">academic fencing</a> traditions.Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046915017081880757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-33782735831172122862006-10-23T07:01:00.000-05:002006-10-23T07:01:00.000-05:00farmer?
that editrix has quite the potty mouth on...farmer?<br /><br />that editrix has quite the potty mouth on her, eh?<br /><br />did you have a good weekend?nanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809768490674110768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-70406702405911002072006-10-23T06:53:00.000-05:002006-10-23T06:53:00.000-05:00I enjoyed the interview as well. Beak is right in...I enjoyed the interview as well. Beak is right in that the history of the <i>Green's</i> is rather surprising. I'd have thought they were a left-of-center creation similar to the Trotskyites who emigrated to Mexico and who wrapped themselves in Mexican culture and art so as to seem more <i>patriotic</i> than other <i>foreigners</i>... but I guess the German experience is more like the Irish.<br /><br />I guess that ultimately every <i>revolutionary</I>/<i>out-of-power</i> group digs itself into the <i>local</i> culture and emerges/metamorphosizes from there. That's why many American communists were so put-off when Dylan went "electric" and turned his back on folk-music. The old-line communists were too afraid of joining the <i>progressive</i> movement. They remained in the larval state.Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046915017081880757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-70272806863710013022006-10-22T06:16:00.000-05:002006-10-22T06:16:00.000-05:00are you there, farmer?
the editrix interview is a...are you there, farmer?<br /><br />the editrix interview is a smashing success - excellente! too bad i have no way of telling her...nanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809768490674110768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-40445734376667526482006-10-19T12:08:00.000-05:002006-10-19T12:08:00.000-05:00hehehe...hehehe...nanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809768490674110768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-42218674060817695102006-10-19T11:36:00.000-05:002006-10-19T11:36:00.000-05:00...but hey, if I can fool AoW with this get-up, I'......but hey, if I can fool AoW with this get-up, I'll be willing to give it a go.Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046915017081880757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-42020779755736519192006-10-19T11:17:00.000-05:002006-10-19T11:17:00.000-05:00Well, we can try that nanc, but I'm not sure I'll ...Well, we can try that nanc, but I'm not sure I'll be able to pull the make-up off.Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046915017081880757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-2685202137411097992006-10-18T08:59:00.000-05:002006-10-18T08:59:00.000-05:00Whoo hoo. I am glad to see Angel back on the list....Whoo hoo. I am glad to see Angel back on the list. :)In Russet Shadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16209093483312914859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-69290897043175804362006-10-17T13:00:00.000-05:002006-10-17T13:00:00.000-05:00of course we can lurk, farmer - we just have to ch...of course we can lurk, farmer - we just have to change our identities to comment. you be me and i'll be you and they'll never know.nanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809768490674110768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-62027491788787335792006-10-17T08:51:00.000-05:002006-10-17T08:51:00.000-05:00We can't lurk? Not even peek w/one eye closed?We can't lurk? Not even peek w/one eye closed?Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046915017081880757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-33936948753061073552006-10-16T15:45:00.000-05:002006-10-16T15:45:00.000-05:00one segment, five questions and we'll stay away fr...one segment, five questions and we'll stay away from the editrix hotseat interview.nanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809768490674110768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-50884535414595391902006-10-16T15:36:00.000-05:002006-10-16T15:36:00.000-05:00I'm sorry but I haven't heard from KuhnKat about a...I'm sorry but I haven't heard from KuhnKat about an interview with you. I shall attempt to locate him, he may be in a canyon, at work or getting ready to depart for elsewhere! <br /><br />tmwThe Merry Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931051881434050901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-79673186342033917452006-10-16T14:59:00.000-05:002006-10-16T14:59:00.000-05:00did you see his terms?
he IS a very busy man.did you see his terms?<br /><br />he IS a very busy man.nanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809768490674110768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-18397446081808005372006-10-16T14:53:00.000-05:002006-10-16T14:53:00.000-05:00I will have to schedule the Farmer for a couple of...I will have to schedule the Farmer for a couple of Five Segment Questions with no filler questions.beakerkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088967209404588378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-55760232619112544672006-10-16T14:25:00.000-05:002006-10-16T14:25:00.000-05:00my client would like a word with you:
http://farm...my client would like a word with you:<br /><br />http://farmersletters.blogspot.com/nanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809768490674110768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-29513934626533944662006-10-16T13:07:00.000-05:002006-10-16T13:07:00.000-05:00i have sent you glad tidings from the farmer.
ave...i have sent you glad tidings from the farmer.<br /><br />ave farmer!nanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809768490674110768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-59903600719068618762006-10-16T07:12:00.000-05:002006-10-16T07:12:00.000-05:00Oh good, I like her and am sorry that rm had a han...Oh good, I like her and am sorry that rm had a hand in discouraging her from posting at antiprotestor!<br />Good morning, G*D bless and Maranatha!<br /><br />tmwThe Merry Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931051881434050901noreply@blogger.com