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In article , Charlie wrote:
On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:30:15 -0700, Billy wrote: In article , Charlie wrote: On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:38:49 -0700, Billy wrote: In article , gardengal wrote: On Apr 5, 12:38*pm, Billy wrote: And that explains a lot. What, that you can't even win an argument with a dissipated drunk? LMAO!!! This hit me just right, given current circumstance. Thanks fer the hearty, old trout. Cheers Charlie You're welcome kid. Just have to know when to giv'em enough line. Actually, I had oatmeal, bran, molasses, cinnamon, milk, and a banana for breakfast with a large glass of water. (sigh) Still trying to get used to the idea of being an "organic" Nazi. You know, after all those years of being a "peace" Nazi. It gets confusing trying to figure out what kind of Nazi you really are, another time, another place. Indeed. One believes and acts passionately in regard to long held beliefs and ideals.... beliefs and ideals which benefit individuals and mankind, and their reward is being labeled a Nazi. T'was ever thus....and so be it. Should have been in the garden today but ended up fighting the propaganda war like a good "education" Nazi (F bush and his freakin' "No Child's Behind Left"). Historically, when you put money into education you get good results. Memorizing laundry lists isn't the way to learn. I really like the Montessori system of where the teacher doesn't have to continually traumatize a kid with tests but the teacher to student ratio is such that the teacher knows what the kid knows through interaction with him/her. Kids ain't little adults. They need time to mature before you put demands on them. American secondary students test below European students in the same grade but European students are traumatized by a test that they have to pass when they are 12 years old, that will determine the rest of their lives. In the US, we hit students hard when they go to college, and we have a list of Nobel Prize winners that is second to none. Humph. Have a good dinner. I gotta go check the ribs. Ribs?? Dude...it's sunday......change of routine?? Oh, Lovey was off spending night with her mom who just came back from the hospital with her ticky-ticker. Beau and Lilly, a.k.a. The Hounds from Hell, have been deprived since we kinda O.D.ed on ribs. Four hours on the grill and the meat was about ready to slide off the bones. Good time had by all. Randy, the senior statesman of our cats was greatly pleased as well. The new "Alpha" cat, Figaro has never quite figured out bones but it ****es him off to see the other cats enjoying them. If you get a chance, rent "The Girl from Paris". It's a real old man's movie. Er, at least it's what I would think would be an old man's movie. It's in French with very good acting and great scenery of what I'd guess would be the Jura. Ahhh...I'd have gone to the garden meself, and missed this fun, had it not been for the ***SNOW***. It's friggin' April here in zone 5/4, fer crissake and two nights of hard freeze on the way........phooey Edumcation...now there is a fine concept and practice, mostly misunderstood by the great unwashed. Seems funny that gardengal has such little respect for the autodidactic. Al E. says it best, perhaps... creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual. Here's a little slideshow for those whose edumcation doesn't encourage independant study and independant thought. Those who are inclined towards self-study can surely find some things to research in this. (sorry folks, you wanna know what this is, you gotta jump the hoops...I haven't the time, nor inclination, to tutor ya'll.) http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/historytour/history1.htm Ha...all that glitters is not gold, or so 'tis said... Charlie "My schooling not only failed to teach me what it professed to be teaching, but prevented me from being educated to an extent which infuriates me when I think of all I might have learned at home by myself." -- George Bernard Shaw "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." -- Mark Twain Sleep well. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html |
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Grass in shade
In article , Charlie wrote:
On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:14:50 -0700, Billy wrote: Have a good dinner. I gotta go check the ribs. Ribs?? Dude...it's sunday......change of routine?? Oh, Lovey was off spending night with her mom who just came back from the hospital with her ticky-ticker. Beau and Lilly, a.k.a. The Hounds from Hell, have been deprived since we kinda O.D.ed on ribs. Four hours on the grill and the meat was about ready to slide off the bones. I am drooling on the keyboard and checking the freezer...I think we have a couple slabs on ice.........plenty of Gate's on hand....yep, drooling will be relieved this weekend. Good time had by all. Randy, the senior statesman of our cats was greatly pleased as well. The new "Alpha" cat, Figaro has never quite figured out bones but it ****es him off to see the other cats enjoying them. I still laugh at the name Randy, given to a tomcat.....how fitting. If you get a chance, rent "The Girl from Paris". It's a real old man's movie. Er, at least it's what I would think would be an old man's movie. It's in French with very good acting and great scenery of what I'd guess would be the Jura. Good save, "young" trout. Damn....I guess I am just going to have to break down and get on the line with that Netflixthingie. Have picked up a few extra expenses lately, but should be able to schwing it. Is it subtitled? No, damn, you said otherwise. As you know, my french is a bit.......worse than my german. Although, I've watched non-english films and enjoyed them without totally groking the dialog. My French and German are good enough for being a tourist but far from fluent. Yeah, the "Girl from Paris" is subtitled but the acting is superb (to my taste) and the scenery is right out of "Heidi". Two "perfect" French movies are the "Fanny Trilogy" (Marius, Fanny, and Ceasar) http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Fan...id=222336&lnkc tr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1371623873_6_0 and Jean de Florette (Jean de Florette, and Manon du Source). http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Jean_de...Spring/7007546 5?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=842740283_0_0 They are adult movies but not in the adolescent "Playboy" sense. Both are written by Marcel Pagnol. There are so many good scenes in these movies but the most evocative for me is when Ceasar reflexively turns, in conversation over cards, to his old friend Honore Panisse and goes muet, because the chair is empty, as his old friend had recently died. No car chases. No gun fights, but a masterful exhibition of humanity. "My schooling not only failed to teach me what it professed to be teaching, but prevented me from being educated to an extent which infuriates me when I think of all I might have learned at home by myself." -- George Bernard Shaw "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." -- Mark Twain to be nobody but yourself - in a world which is doing it's best, night and day, to make you like everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting. -- e.e. cummings Sleep well. I did, and I shall again this night. The morrow brings new wonders and new battles, neh? Charlie -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html |
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