tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post3205431399783368279..comments2023-10-17T08:19:58.196-04:00Comments on FreeThinke: FreeThinkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-44352960781845841732013-01-04T13:48:39.899-05:002013-01-04T13:48:39.899-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-89493064197856331582012-12-18T15:27:52.799-05:002012-12-18T15:27:52.799-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-5483126395662585592012-08-04T11:30:07.383-04:002012-08-04T11:30:07.383-04:00Well, Ogden, old friend, once again we see that al...Well, Ogden, old friend, once again we see that all you have to do is give people something brilliant, unusually clever, original, charming, meditative, beautiful, inspiring or uplifting, and they'll IGNORE it.<br /><br />The fundamental motivation of most human beings is to find something they can OBJECT to, DENIGRATE, MOCK, CONDEMN, VILIFY, EXCORIATE, PERSECUTE, REJECT and feel justified in trying to KILL.<br /><br />The dominant emotion among humankind is LOVE of HATRED.<br /><br />Is it any wonder we fund ourselves in an endless series of sorry situations?<br /><br />Well, thank you anyway, dear Ogden, for giving those of us with eyes to see, and ears to hear a unique and delightful alternative to all that. I know I am not alone in my appreciation of your wryly positive contribution to Civilization.<br /><br />God bless you and keep you, wherever you are!<br /><br />~ FreeThinkeFreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-17344652514749927482012-08-03T13:36:15.859-04:002012-08-03T13:36:15.859-04:00What could Masefield mean by "the long trick?...What could Masefield mean by "the long trick?"<br /><br />~ FTFreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-21178419694157560652012-08-02T09:48:45.012-04:002012-08-02T09:48:45.012-04:00I must go down to the seas again,
_____ to the lo...I must go down to the seas again, <br />_____ to the lonely sea and the sky,<br />And all I ask is a tall ship <br />_____ and a star to steer her by,<br />And the wheel's kick and the wind's song <br />_____ and the white sail's shaking,<br />And a grey mist on the sea's face, <br />_____ and a grey dawn breaking.<br /><br />I must go down to the seas again, <br />_____ for the call of the running tide<br />Is a wild call and a clear call <br />_____ that may not be denied;<br />And all I ask is a windy day <br />_____ with the white clouds flying,<br />And the flung spray and the blown spume, <br />_____ and the sea-gulls crying.<br /><br />I must go down to the seas again,<br />_____ ro the vagrant gypsy life,<br />To the gull's way and the whale's way, <br />_____ where the wind's like a whetted knife;<br />And all I ask is a merry yarn <br />_____ from a laughing fellow-rover,<br />And quiet sleep and a sweet dream <br />_____ when the long trick's over.<br /><br />~ John Masefield (1878-1967)FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-65677367183682478792012-07-31T13:22:46.321-04:002012-07-31T13:22:46.321-04:00I can see the ocean any day and rarely go there......I can see the ocean any day and rarely go there...2 1/2 miles away, so I can always see that beautiful strip of blue at the end of Wilshire BOulevard.<br />Maybe I'll go today and park on the bluffs and enjoy the view and get some fresh air. Mr. Z used to walk the bluffs nearly every day and I haven't been able to go yet. Maybe it's time.<br />thanks.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-4187635336861748472012-07-31T10:12:23.866-04:002012-07-31T10:12:23.866-04:00Thank you, AOW, for noticing the graphics.
It'...Thank you, AOW, for noticing the graphics.<br /><br />It's almost sinfully easy -- thanks to good old Google -- to find almost <i>too much</i> material to illustrate almost any concept we can dream up. <br /><br />Every day, I offer a prayer of gratitude to the great number of nameless, faceless artists and photographers who contribute to our journalistic welfare at no cost. <br /><br />~ FTFreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-1865210551502207552012-07-31T09:21:11.564-04:002012-07-31T09:21:11.564-04:00Exactly right, Thersites. You got it.
I think Ogd...Exactly right, Thersites. You got it.<br /><br />I think Ogden Nash was aware too that while his role was meant to be that of onlooker and gently whimsical connoisseur of "the passing show," there would be little or no reason or incentive to engage in demonstrations of extraordinary skill and talent, if there were no audience to appreciate them.<br /><br />In my days as a concert pianist, I learned that an enthusiastic audience tends to bring out the best in you. On the other hand a hostile, "competitive" audience eager to see you fail so they might feel better about their own poor abilities can be a daunting -- even terrifying -- thing.<br /><br />Many critics have said that Ogden Nash was not "truly" a poet. Perhaps not, but I suspect he probably didn't mind all that much. The poor man had to be content with merely being a genius.<br /><br />~ FTFreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-46586700862204568452012-07-31T08:43:38.689-04:002012-07-31T08:43:38.689-04:00Some, Plato said, go to the Olympics to compete. S...Some, Plato said, go to the Olympics to compete. Some go to watch, and some to buy and sell. In his view, the noblest of the three are the onlookers, for they have chosen the purity of contemplation...Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-46194759259021915022012-07-31T07:34:34.527-04:002012-07-31T07:34:34.527-04:00There IS something magical and renewing about goin...There <b>IS</b> something magical and renewing about going to the beach.<br /><br />But I must confess that I prefer swimming in a swimming pool: no critters (to speak of), visibility all around, no riptides or undertow. Somehow, I always get torn up at the beach by either jellyfish or currents.<br /><br />All that said, I <b>LOVE</b> the beaches in Hawaii! Soft sand, visibility, gentle currents for the most part.<br /><br />Perhaps the Gulf side of Florida is nicer than the Atlantic side, the only beaches I've visited in Florida.<br /><br />PS: Great graphics with this post.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.com