Yes - mostly classical, folk, and bluegrass. I also very much enjoy musicals.dawny0826 said:
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Buttercup
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Hmm. I hope you don't mind further questions about your personal beliefs. If my questions are too invasive, feel free to put me back in my cage and take away my banana.Jayhawker Soule said:
"Religious" in my mind refers to a faithful devotion to something. And "naturalist" generally means to me a belief that scientific laws are adequate to account for all phenomena. So does that mean you have a basic humanist viewpoint but enjoy the rituals and comfort of some religious practices?
Do you believe in a supreme being or not?
Beautiful although, having at one time struggled to play viola, I tend to prefer strings over piano.dawny0826 said:
Your questions are fine.Buttercup said:
We define "religious" differently. I view it as the impulse to make whole.Buttercup said:
No. I do not.Buttercup said:
Good night ...
Maybe even 3 or 4Jayhawker Soule said:One or two women members?
In many ways - both from your posts on RF and your responses in this thread, you remind me a lot of my father, though he's much older and seems much more cynical than you.
Thank you for starting this thread - I've enjoyed and appreciated your responses
Sorry - it is the Hebrew rendering of "Shalom".divine said:
My cup runneth over ...Snowbear said:Maybe even 3 or 4
My regards to your father. I do not think of myself as being at all cynical.Snowbear said:
Thank you ...Snowbear said:Thank you for starting this thread - I've enjoyed and appreciated your responses
Jayhawker Soule said:
That surprises me; are you just modest?
To the best of my knowledge (and from some of your posts on this thread), I am aware that you are a husband, Father and grandfather(if I remember correctly some 12 times over).
You describe your lifetime's employment as:-
Paper route, factory worker, longshoreman, steel worker, electronic engineering, software engineering, project management, engineering management.
You list your Outstanding qualifications as :-
discipline, enthusiasm, and respect for scholarship coupled with a fairly well-developed understanding of what I don't know - nothing more.
You obviously are a man of social conscience, prepared to "get your hands dirty" to help achieve rights for others, reflected in:-
The Civil Rights movement wasn't something that we did - it was who we were. Today's students desire social justice - they are not about social justice. Ironically, I suspect this is because they are far less naive and far more empowered.
I can remember when I came across my first picket line. Dow Wilson was building a housing track closed to non-whites. The idea struck me as both ugly and impossible. Had it not, I might have nodded knowingly and walked on by rather than joining with tears in my eyes.
As I look at the above, I should say that there is a considerable number of qualities and successes which could only been have achieved by someone determined to achieve them. Don't you (in reflection) believe that you are a man who has achieved ? If anyone else's life had been described as above, would you not consider them achievers?
Thinking about your earlier answer, in view of the above, I would guess that either you are a perfectionist, or modest (or possibly both); am I right?
c0da
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What is your opinion of Joan Peter's From Time Immemorial. I noticed you posted a link about it in a thread a while back. I'm reading it at the moment and I'm just wondering what you think of it...
What are its better points?
What are it's flaws?
How accurate would you consider what Peter's puts forward?
Thanks.
What are its better points?
What are it's flaws?
How accurate would you consider what Peter's puts forward?
Thanks.
Aaahhhh, a man after my own heart............since you have mentioned that you are a fan of theatre, ballet, and musicals (my eyes lit up with your admissions), what are your favorite 1) musicals, 2) ballets, 3)theatre productions?
Do you have favorites in Greek theatre? Shakespeare?
Your cup should continue to runneth over..........I have enjoyed rubbing elbows with you, and I consider you very highly as one of my favorites on RF.
Peace,
Mystic
Do you have favorites in Greek theatre? Shakespeare?
Your cup should continue to runneth over..........I have enjoyed rubbing elbows with you, and I consider you very highly as one of my favorites on RF.
Peace,
Mystic
No.michel said:
I have achieved what I have achieved ... a good deal of which required precious little effort on my part. I am far more proud of my choices than my achievements. But, thank you for the compliment.michel said:
No, not really. I actually believe that my self assessment is fairly balanced.michel said:
To quote Chao-chou: "Mu"retrorich said:
Les Mis is incomparable, as is Giselle (though I rarely miss an opportunity to see Swan Lake). I've had no exposure of worth to Greek theatre. I enjoy most Shakespeare.MysticSang'ha said:
Thank you. That was very kind. Shalom.MysticSang'ha said:
Feathers in Hair
World's Tallest Hobbit
Giselle! *claps hands eagerly* I was lucky enough to 'grow up' with it, and am glad to hear that I'm not the only one here that holds it dear to my heart. (And that I wasn't the only one with a paper route!)
More questions! Do you feel a connection with any creature in the wild kingdom or in legend, and, if so, which one(s)? (I suppose that could be better phrased "What's your favorite critter?", but why use one word when ten will do?)
Also, do you have a story that you enjoy telling your grandkids, or a book that they enjoy hearing you read? What do you recommend in the children's book department? (Other than "The Monster At the End of This Book", by Grover, because I think it's safe to infer that such a well-read indivudual as yourself would support mandatory copies of this superior novel in all household.)
More questions! Do you feel a connection with any creature in the wild kingdom or in legend, and, if so, which one(s)? (I suppose that could be better phrased "What's your favorite critter?", but why use one word when ten will do?)
Also, do you have a story that you enjoy telling your grandkids, or a book that they enjoy hearing you read? What do you recommend in the children's book department? (Other than "The Monster At the End of This Book", by Grover, because I think it's safe to infer that such a well-read indivudual as yourself would support mandatory copies of this superior novel in all household.)
Jayhawker Soule said:
I'm a wreck throughout that show.
You don't have to admit it (but it'd be really great if you did), but just how emotional do you get when Jean Valjean sings "Bring Him Home"? Or when Eponine sings "On My Own"? I also became a convert of sorts into the Javert fan-girls club..............isn't his suicide a spectacle on stage that HAS to be seen to be believed?Since it seems you prefer Russian ballet to others, are you familiar with the ballets by George Balanchine? He's most well-known for "Swan Lake", but he also contributed so many other incredible ballets such as "Stars and Stripes" and "Coppelia." He may well be the single most influential choreographer in the 20th century for putting the music of Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky on the map and in America's hearts...........most specifically with annual runs of "The Nutcracker" by hundreds of ballet companies everywhere.
He's very easy to find on Google for his repetoire, although if you're interested in learning more you can PM me for more references on his work.
***SHAMELESS PLUG***
Since you have said you have not had any worthy exposure to Greek theatre, might I suggest reading the play Lysistrata by Aristophanes? It's a very amusing play and a quick read, and the shameless plug is the fact that I have been commissioned to choreograph this play in St. Louis, MO this season where it will be staged in mid-November.
***END SHAMELESS PLUG***
Peace,
Mystic