RDTRN Archive - RDT Right Now #1904

RDT Right Now #1904

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Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 11:59:30 -0700
Subject: RDT Right Now #1904
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Do not hit reply to unsubscribe. To unsub, send a message to: <rdtrn-request@torithoughts.org> with "unsubscribe" in the subject and body. o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o Really Deep Thoughts Right Now Volume 04 : Issue #1904 . o - O - O - O - O - O - O - O - o . o o . o o O "Thoughts right now... O o What will become of me, o o Become of her, become of we?" o . o o . O O O - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - O o . o o o Tori Amos, "Thoughts" In this issue: o-o-o-o-o-o-o Re: RDT Right Now #1901 [ Teunis Peters <winterlion@greycloak ] Re: RDT Right Now #1902 [ Teunis Peters <winterlion@greycloak ] BethCoulter.com Updated [ "Beth Coulter" <betheqt@voicenet.co ] Sunny Florida CD [ John Bragazzi <wasserman@operamail. ] meep [ "Lavenda" <earth@comcen.com.au> ] Missed a digest? Pick up a copy at the RDTRN archives: http://www.torithoughts.org/rdtrn/archives -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:00:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Teunis Peters <winterlion@greycloaklabs.ca> To: RDT Right Now <rdtrn@torithoughts.org> Subject: Re: RDT Right Now #1901 Beth Coulter: On this "Turtle" guy and interesting meetings... sounds like something I went through recently. *heh* Hope things are going well with you there *g* Didn't work out for me - but I learned a great deal. We had chemistry - lots of it - but I scare her. oops. Getting tired of that. It's a whole pile of little things - my "I'll get you next time Gadget, next time!" voice, my learning how to be "dominant" (both in the naughty sense and in the sense of being in charge/responsible for oneself - and not losing it), and a bunch of small fiddly things that turned out VERY important. hrm... Flip side there's a lady I've known for MANY MANY years that things are starting to change with... We've been best of friends for more years than I can remember *g* (feel free to blame the pharm drugs *gah* stoopid antidepressant side effects) and now things are /changing/. Think I'm possibly even going to marry her. Very crazy stuff... Weird times. and on Brian Cooper's noticing young ladies with unusual names reminding one of bad songs - I think that's a worldwide thing. sad. Next you know, we'll be naming kids after Tori songs. *wide grin*. I possibly would - except my family names after other people in the family so probably not. and also: > Estraven wrote in the 1900th digest: > >In other words, my health care plan is: > >(1) Don't get sick. > >(2) If you do get sick, make sure you die right off. > >(3) Move to Canada. > > That's pretty much my motto as well, except for the moving to Canada part. > Though considering the scandals of patient deaths in my local public > hospital, maybe that would be a good move. Canada's got it's thorns too - health is OK - as long as you have an income. Dental is nonexistant. Just finished recovering from some dental work a bit ago... well again unless you have an income. It's fallen a LOT in the last 20 years. unless it's -specifically- a health risk not to, I don't take medications. Had too many bad side effects. examples: Loss of memory, loss of basic mathematics (permanent *sigh* I've had to relearn from scratch - and this one still hurts), ability to vibrate any muscle (couldn't stop for close to two weeks) that kind of thing. on HIV vaccine: some promise in development *sigh* Lot's of breakthroughs recently actually, but nothing really /public/ yet. Other than one experimental treatment that seems to halt it entirely... Common cold: should have hit the market last year. Went into human testing in '93. I could probably dig up a reference somewhere - it was a british lab working on HIV, got frustrated and took a break with a virus that mutated just as much but much simpler. Cures 70% (roughly) of all common colds. It's a nasal spray... Viagra: also research on this came from studying aphrodisiacs... *g* Synthetically reproduced form of a natural-occuring bark if I remember rightly. aside: > >I fight terror every day. I don't watch Fox News ("Ein Volk! Ein > >Fuehrer! Ein NewsChannel!"). you got it. From the world leader in propoganda - recently marked off as the best (and largest) producer of propoganda in recorded history. The United States of America. > *** Ride My Tool digest *** ROFLOL!!!!! *self* thinks one should get some Tool albums and possibly A Perfect Circle. I like music and haven't gotten around to it yet. And on other notes - Canadian political elections are messy. At this point I'd vote, in order: - Rhino party (if they had a candidate here *sigh*). Look 'em up, worth the read. One's looking to rename the Yukon and collect money from the gov't for the yukon, the other one's campaigning (I think) for free beer or something like that. The last BC one was campaigning for abandoning ALL laws and just holding parties everywhere. - Block Party Bloc - Spoof of Bloc Quebequois. Kind of like a french version of the Rhinos. *g* Last election - wonder if they're in this one? - Bloc Quebequois - yes they're seperatists. Other end of Canada. But, outside of that they're the most /rational/ currently of all the parties. - Conservative - sad 'cause I tend to go socialist. Again, more rational but still mudslinging. - Green Party - everything the NDP -should- be except their policies aren't... entirely... good.... for economy at this time. They should be. - Marijuana party - oops that one's BC provincial. Anyways... *g* - NDP - unfortunately their current leader is /slimy/. Good socialist party. Be nice to see them stronger actually. - Liberal - ick. Actually wouldn't vote for them. Their leader hates their previous leader and their entire campaign is mudslinging. Actually normally I vote for the rep I like best - but I don't (personally) know any of 'em here. I miss that actually. Still not actually sure how I'll vote, but I decided to post 'cause y'all could use a good laugh at some of the parties we have here... We don't have a "Silly Part" (see Britain for that) but things CAN get silly here. G'day, eh? :) - Teunis -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:05:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Teunis Peters <winterlion@greycloaklabs.ca> To: RDT Right Now <rdtrn@torithoughts.org> Subject: Re: RDT Right Now #1902 to Beth Coulter: absolutely right - as well.. actually your letter is very beautiful as well. Reganomics is a disaster - and it's still followed in Canada for some bizarre reason. I blame Mulroony - who's currently advising the Liberal Party of Canada for some reason. Mulroony's a Conservative. history is a strange thing. I'll still say he was a good president though. As republican presidents go. I'll give the current one as an example of a -bad- one for comparison. hehey Lavs. Long time no write! > *** http://www.csparks.com/EricIdleFCCSong.mp3 digest *** ROFLOL!!!!! Glad to be Canadian.... Strangely enough, this Canada Day (Jul 1) I'll be going to California, where I'll spend the next few days at the Antir/West War. (SCA). First time I'll be out of Canada on Canada day. Gonna feel weird. I wonder what July 4th (US day) celebrations are like? btw - yes I know it's not "US day" but that's shorter. And for ME it feels like the same kinda holiday. Whatever. Can't remember what US folks call it - but hope y'all down there have a good US-day *g* and a happy Canada day to all Canadians out there. I know it's a bit early but I don't know when y'all will see it. HAPPY MIDSUMMER!!!!! (or Feast of St John... *g*) G'day, eh? :) - Teunis -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:01:37 -0400 From: "Beth Coulter" <betheqt@voicenet.com> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> Subject: BethCoulter.com Updated Hello all you lovely people, Yes, it's that time of year again (ha ha). It only took me two months to find something new to write about for my front page essay on my web page. This time I'm not bashing US policies, well, not entirely. This time it is about God and respect. Kinda. You know me (well, there are some newbies here on my list who don't know me, but they will), I tend to tie everything together. But I'm really focusing this time on the environment. So when you have a chance, head on over to www.bethcoulter.com and see what I have to say. And please, let me know your thoughts in return, as always. Peace in our Lifetime, Beth My country right or wrong: When Right to be kept Right; When Wrong to be made Right. www.bethcoulter.com -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 06:19:25 -0400 From: John Bragazzi <wasserman@operamail.com> To: RDT Right Now <rdtrn@torithoughts.org> Subject: Sunny Florida CD I like the new songs on the CD, but some stand out (so far) over others. Ruby Through the Looking Glass is very good. I like the way the acoustic guitar and piano go together, and the lyrics are really good. I can actually figure out what they're about! (well, except for that "doesn't every boy smoke to cry?" part. Any thoughts on that? I'm thinking that it's just there because it sounded good, or because she realized that the rest of the song was too easy to figure out) Seaside is very good also. Very moving music and lyrics. My tendency is to think that it doesn't refer to a specific time or place, but it's more general, about what it's like to grow up (or try to) in the world today. Bug a Martini I have mixed feelings about. I always react positively to the appearance of a rhythm section, and this is a killer electric piano riff, but the lyrics seem like they were written by Austin Powers. Apollo's Frock is good. I like the long intro. The "you have crossed my line" part doesn't sound as imposing as I thought it should, but then I realized that was the point. It's obvious that the person in question has crossed that line many times before, and probably will again. Tombigbee I like (the rhythm section appears again). Not sure yet about the lyrics. Seems to involve Native Americans, which is interesting since the following song is "Indian Summer." Which is nice, but it hasn't really grabbed me. Alanis' "So-Called Chaos" is good, but a few tracks stand out so far. One is "Eight Easy Steps," which is sharp and funny. One critic called it "self-lacerating," but that's only true if you assume that Alanis always sings about herself, and this song is obviously from somebody else's POV (though it winks at herself, too). She pokes fun at herself more than some people think (her cover of "King of Pain," playing god in Kevin Smith movies). "Out is Through" is great, both musically and lyrically. "Doth I Protest Too Much" is good, though a more secure songwriter (i.e., almost anybody) would have eliminated the "doth I protest too much" refrain and let the song lead you to the obvious conclusion without laying it out explicitly. "So-Called Chaos" is great, too. OTOH, "Knees of my Bees" is such a stupid line (let alone hook) that I can't listen to it, even though the music is good. As one reviewer said, "she has bees?" Makes "Bug A Martini" seem like Dylan. Cell phones are definitely little computers these days. Mine got all messed up and confused the other day and I thought "reboot" and I did, and it was fine. At least it's not one of the more modern ones, that are complicated enough to get viruses. I was reading last week that the first cell phone virus has appeared. As B/4, John -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 00:58:50 +1000 From: "Lavenda" <earth@comcen.com.au> To: "RDT Right Now" <rdtrn@torithoughts.org> Subject: meep Coops typed: > Tip to Lavs... if you still haven't got your digital package, threaten to > cancel. They'll probably upgrade you tomorrow and give you a free month. heh - they haven't. We received a letter a while back that went on about the problems they've had and put it back on teh customer to chase them to make sure everything is as it should be (ie you have an appointment for the installation). The other thing is apparently they're no longer saying there is an installation fee. If they tried charging that to us now I'd kick up a rucus. Anyway, we haven't bothered trying to sort anything out till after our holiday (which we leave for on Sat, away for a week. Don't rob the place ;) ). And while there obviously were advantages with the digital, I haven't minded the delay... if you haven't experienced something you can't miss it. And after that, it's back to geekdom with a LOTR convention-ette... they're describing it as a cabaret. Yes, LOTR and 'cabaret' sound like an odd combination, but so does 'orc' and 'fishnet stockings' :) Today I tried to get organised a bit for the trip. Got a little bit of cleaning up done, some catching up on email and some stamping (squee!). Heh, so much for getting the girls stuff packed. Well, still got two days. Is anyone else loving the Harry Potter soundtrack? I saw the movie last week and loved the music and kinda got the soundtrack as a concolation prize for Tiarna because she wanted to see it too (but I'd heard it was really scary so I wanted to check it out first). She's actually prefered it to the tv, which is saying something for her. But I'm still loving it Anyway, well past my bedtime X Lavs http://www.homepage-host.uni.cc/p/lavenda/ o-o-o o-o-o o-o-o o-o-o o-o-o o-o-o o-o-o o-o-o o-o-o o-o-o *** Shut Up Voices, Or I'll Poke You With A Q-Tip Again *** To POST messages to this list: <rdtrn@torithoughts.org> Can't figure out how to SUB, UNSUB, or CHANGE ADDRESSES? Send a message to <rdtrn-request@torithoughts.org> with "help" as the subject. Digest PROBLEMS or QUESTIONS? 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