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Post by Dave on Jul 16, 2011 19:23:05 GMT -5
Re The Neurobiology of Bliss ... fascinating. Interesting the authors of the study were able to (either cite or) get Buddhist monks to wire up during meditation. But if I read the article right, though similar in their effects on the brain, meditation and orgasm are not exactly alike. Thank goodness! Sister Mary Contrary would be scandalized! And of course, meditation is not necessarily prayer. Remember Transcendental Meditation and other '70s pursuits. None of TM's adherents I knew were willing to call it prayer.
Prayer must be something else. I recently read Ann and Barry Ulanov's "Primary Speech: A Psychology of Prayer," where they compare human primary speech in infants to adult human attempts at prayer. Interesting concept, but what I got most from it was the idea of all speech, including prayer spoken or otherwise, being driven by desire.
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Post by Dave on Aug 20, 2011 17:26:32 GMT -5
A word of explanation about recent changes on Monk In The Cellar, The Blog. I moved the Archive back and forth such that the few readers left may have whiplash. I wanted the original 308 posts in a separate archive so that I could restart Monk by itself from scratch, publishing what will become the book manuscript, or pretty close to it. (I'm posting the second re-write as I write it, which is kinda fun.) I have Bouncer playing the editor and he will occasionally pop in with his own comments, but Jesse will not be heard from again, except as the original narrator of the Blog posts.
There will be changes in the story line and the text from the original blog. Also, I'm moving things around and tightening up a lot, I hope. This should be understandable since I wrote the original blog in stream-of-consciousness mode. With only one major Back Up, as I remember it.
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Post by keith on Sept 12, 2011 12:38:14 GMT -5
Monk 16. Gorgeous
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Post by keith on Sept 12, 2011 13:51:36 GMT -5
Monk 17. Faith
I loved Dolly's quote and Cat's as well.
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Post by Dave on Sept 13, 2011 17:45:32 GMT -5
Gorgeous ... that's m'boy! Hahahaha. I've got to get back to my short on grandma taking me to see him in a snowstorm one night when I was probably 7 or 8 y.o. I did not meet him, but in the story I do. Guess that's why some of us consider storytelling to be like compensatory dreams. Verne Gagne was a 16 time world champion, according to Wiki. Hey, that must be a modified "Mohawk" haircut on Don Eagle! And a very nice song by LeAnn Womack. I'd never heard of her, but she has a nice voice. Here's Gorgeous George Wagner and his wife.  |
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Post by Dave on Sept 13, 2011 17:57:06 GMT -5
A word on Monk The Book. I'm really making a lot of progress and am half way through the final edit. I've been able to better shape the story arc and support it, I think, as well as add pieces as I go through the story, such as a stronger description of the way Jesse feels about Terd and his concern for him, as one would for an erring older sibling. And I think I've cleared up the Sally/Aither confusion, as well as further defined Sally, the supposed guardian angel. The story has a better ending now, too. If you follow the "re-start" on MonkInThe Cellar," you're viewing the final version of the story exactly as it will appear in the book, except that I'll probably go back and make changes before I publish it that I may or may not go back and change in the ReStart Blog. (The book is closer to completion than what's reflected in the blog.)
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Post by keith on Sept 13, 2011 19:52:43 GMT -5
I've very deliberately not gone back to the "classic" version as I've read the ReStart blog. I think I would drive myself crazy with over analysis. I find I enjoy the re-read quite a lot.
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Post by Dave on Sept 13, 2011 22:55:27 GMT -5
I like your terminology of reboot. So Monk, The ReBoot, it is.
And you'll find a few additions as well as changes. As the spirit moves.
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Post by keith on Sept 14, 2011 21:24:20 GMT -5
Light, No Sugar
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Post by Dave on Sept 15, 2011 13:49:40 GMT -5
Fascinating. I never realized how boring it is to watch people placing rocks on the ground! hahahaha!  |
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Post by keith on Sept 15, 2011 21:33:17 GMT -5
No, no. Coffee cups with varying amounts of cream.
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Post by keith on Sept 18, 2011 22:53:32 GMT -5
21. Just Let Me Hear Some of That ... A reminder of what that few years difference in our ages can mean. For me the slow songs are: and the 4 Seasons version of www.4shared.com/audio/aqMf3qEn/See_you_in_september_-_Frankie.htmContext matters more than musical quality. And just one more reminder of why Ike Turner retains the title of "Dumbest Guy in America."
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Post by Dave on Sept 19, 2011 6:29:41 GMT -5
No, no. Coffee cups with varying amounts of cream. OH Yeah! |
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Post by Dave on Sept 19, 2011 6:52:47 GMT -5
"...one more reminder of why Ike Turner retains the title of "Dumbest Guy in America."
I don't know .... she'd be a lot to handle.
"A reminder of what that few years difference in our ages can mean. "
Absolutely true! And it isn't just the passing of the years in this case. Because right behind the late 1950's came the Beatles' invasion in '64. That changed the American music scene almost immediately, especially in terms of melody lines, chord progressions, etc. (A lot of sixths, a lot of mix of musical styles, etc.) And the Beatles re-injected some Country music back into the Mainstream, since they loved our CW music. And of course, classical styles and instruments, Indian melodies and instruments, etc.
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Post by keith on Sept 21, 2011 15:14:05 GMT -5
Monk 23. Heart
There are times when I feel that I may be the only person who has read "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant" but has not watched "Damn Yankees."
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