Ham

Short (or long?) lived it was.. the conflict that is..maybe.. this deserves another conversation.. does God play games.. and one must set aside almightness to play.. Mike had a pretty good handle on some of this.

I should say has.  Don't think he is expired yet. 

What happened between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2.

Generally speaking- the Victors of any conflict pretty much write the history.  I don't know if there were any victors in this particular conflict..

Hello or Goodbye..

The best way to start a Saturday Night.

I've failed at least a thousand times..

They are looking for somebody to single-handedly run that particular lunatic asylum..

my qualifications.. heh.

It can't be done by one individual.

The world really sucks.. heh.  It is a "competitive position"..  to one of my colleagues..  the last communication was "you know, even if the gods above me required it, I would absolutely not kick your foot.."  feel free to do what you want but..

all that we learned in the Way Simulation is pretty small compared to reality.  Some of you failed tje simulation miserably but who cares.. No Big Deal. 

Tonight it is wine.  Tomorrow, it is (a lot of) coffee.  heh

I put my name in for the position.. run the place.. heh.

Administrator.. good god.. heh

we have in the back of the room.. a state of inertia.. I call it the Black Hole.. heh

but no complaints here.  Only observation..

Nobody moves.  They merely sit, unless for the few times that they simply cannot, sit

In a Learning Center- I would remove every single chair, every single place of stability..

I would replace every chair, every table, with a vertical writing board, a small podium where one could place their book and notes.. and we would have freedom to walk about the problem of the day..

A small bar.  It could serve coffee, or wine or both..

What if.. heh.  What if.. this Simulation is based on some laws of physics..  generally we agree on them, their underlying tenets or from the mathematical version, Axioms, make some agreeable sense or logic..

heh.

Can the Earth traverse backwards in its orbit about the sun.. I suppose, given enough energy to do so.  In my mind I can visualize it.. but the cause and consequences might be more than that which I want to actually pay for.

Or if I were a god like being I could just snap my fingers and let the underlings pay for it all..

but I would still be responsible for the final bill..

heh

you know, angry mobs waiting for their pay.. heh  I would rather ask the question- what do you really want to do..

this is why the local college will not hire me as an administrator.  They want "big" changes..  the last few times in history that we have had big changes a whole hell of a lot of people have died over it.. I prefer big changes one very small step at a time.  Can't give them what they want in the short time required..  so what will become of me..

My first observation.  This place is f*ucking dam*ned filthy.  If nobody else wants the job, I'll clean the place up.

The Students deserve at Least- a clean place to work.

A little bit at a time.

Anybody want to follow me yet?  (the leadership question..)

Nope.  OK.. I'll still keep doing it at $17.00 per hour.

The math is the easy part.

God bless you dear friends..

they left room for him, and did not even care if he was half wasted and needed cues.. I would be happy if somebody loved me even half as much as this.  :)

What I like about this particular event- maybe I think too much.  But- notice the spacing between McGuinn and Clark.. that was where Crosby went..  I think that they left room for him..  hoping that he would show up..  look at this one in 1977.

Well, if you have an hour or two to spare. 

Personally- I do not think that there is any escape.  I am always looking for the family that never was..  I would settle on a visit on a Saturday afternoon..

24 minutes ago, waysider said:

I guess some things have changed since I've been gone.

 

 

You've found me smiling, friend.

I guess that I will have to unleash the best of Chicago on you.. heh

Old Ones will enjoy this as well..

Oh yes, the old stand by.. Old Acid Heads will enjoy this..

I like this better for a Saturday Night.

Any dance with Mary Jane never really killed any of my pain.. heh

Some old stuff depending upon ones perspective.

13 hours ago, chockfull said:

Yeah I still read the Bible and pray.  I haven’t come across much inspiration in math lately - most of the modern AI is elementary statistical modeling with a huge training set.

Praying kind of is a fellowship with God to me.

Wisdom is a mixed bag.  Most of what I have I gained through pain.  I have had a few you could call “divine intervention wisdom” where certain info got to me to change my action course.  Mostly I feel it is developed through being aware of yourself and your surroundings - the constructs of emotional intelligence are the beginnings of wisdom.

Religious zealots have a remarkable lack of awareness of any self flaws and society so are very low on the wisdom scale of any kind including God rescuing their sorry behinds.

Yeah just navigating my own salvation and growth in Christ and it looks a lot different than the construct under cult authority.

Yes it does, doesn't it.

very much different.  and far more accountable..

the Trips are getting harder.. not that I am complaining.

emothional intelligence.. maybe there is such a thing.. if you have found this.. god bless you.

pretty much thought.. wisdom brings pain.. or is it the other way around.. maybe both are the same.

Sometimes listen to music..

Where I would rather spend New Years.. there is one place that would qualify.

Your Lips move, but I can't hear what you are saying..

This might be your new years 2023..