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Tuesday Too # 22
1.) Do you think pornography is dangerous? Why, or why not?
I find this a tough question, because on the one hand, I’m against censoring, but on the other hand I find sites which promote rape as porn quite frightening. I can’t open my internet mail without at least one porn solicitation waiting for me to click. They send mail to whoever; of course there’s the, “Don’t Enter the Site, if You’re Under 18!”. Excuse me, but the sites don’t know how old I am if I click on enter. I thought about snuff films. Do they lead to more snuff films, and then I found this on the Skeptical Inquirer. Even though I respect their logic, I’m not sure about this one.
I find the world of instant information fantastic, but it’s still the beginning of this new world, and we don’t know the consequences down the road, or just around the corner. Hmmm… I guess it was such a tough question that I can’t really answer it completely. I don’t think that’s because I’m a fence sitter; I think it’s because all the evidence is not in. However, I will say that I think it’s dangerous for children who don’t understand what relationships are about.
2.) What do you think about people being held in jail without charges, without access to a lawyer, or a phone call for an indeterminate period of time?
See this!
3.) How do you feel about this US program?
Very scary. It makes me glad I don’t look like I’m from the middle east, and I wonder who they’ll want to know about next month/year/decade?.
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“When I retire I’m going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those boxes. There are things in there that ought to be burned.”
–Richard Milhous Nixon
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Off line Tales
Of course, Elliott created havoc for Abbott. The first relatively minor incident (more trouble for Abbott than Elliott) occurred on the first night I was away. Elliott was nowhere to be found. Abbott searched the house many times without success. Elliott was softly singing high above the kitchen counter, peering out from an upper cabinet. In fact the cabinet is so high up, you need a ladder to reach it. Abbott is partially deaf, and thus was unaware of the kitty cat soprano singing up above his head, as he paced the kitchen wondering how he was going to explain the loss of Elliott. Finally in desperation he called his daughter, asking her to help him search the premises. And remember I said softly singing; Elliott has a very tiny voice. After completing another search of the house, the two stood in the kitchen considering what might have happened and what could be said? Apparently, at that very moment Elliott decided to give one more demonstration of his singing ability, and was thus rescued from his 6 hour perch.
What else happened?
I’ll have to tell you later; gotta run. My off line life is way out of hand.
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Early Tuesday Too
1.) What is the most important thing going on in your life this week?
2.) Tell us about your quintessential faux pas.
3.) Why would you most likely be nominated to speak your mind, and what is it you’re going to say?
Boston
I met/saw Eve and Leah yesterday. Of course this meeting happened, after a missed exit, winding up in downtown Boston, and having to traverse the city to get back to Newton. Lucky for me they were still waiting for me even though I was a half hour late. It was great, I’ve got a picture, and will post it upon my return. You are on your own for the Tuesday Too this week, as this is most likely my last access to a computer until the 19th.
Change of Plans
Okay, on the computer again. I’ve made up some questions; I’ll post them tomorrow morning before I leave for Cliff Island. So if you’re hell-bent on doing the Tuesday Too, on whatever day, they’ll be up in the AM.
“Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice.”
–George Orwell
Fear the Great Motivator?
A discussion on Chad’s site, post #127. Fear is a Great Motivator has “motivated” this post.
Are you doing this out of fear?
No, it’s purely for pleasure. It’s possible that pleasure is the opposite of fear, or at least forms the basis for a different kind of motivation.
Are you a hedonist?
I will say that I like pleasure; who doesn’t? What does fear have to do with those things we enjoy that are “extras” such as floating for hours and snokeling, just because it’s beautiful? You are captivated by another world. Laughter springs spontaneously from us; tears stream down the cheeks. You are laughing so hard, that you must hold your sides, and try to catch your breath.
But laughing isn’t a necessity.
If life was only about survival, more people would check out sooner. I think it’s hopefulness, hoping for something pleasurable, hoping for the chance to laugh once more, hoping to fall in love again. Hope drives us more than fear.
Are you saying life’s a joke?
Where’s the punch line? No, but it’s probably more funny if you have a sense of humor. Sure people with money have it easier, but oddly enough laughter is one of those things you can’t buy. Maybe that’s not entirely true; you could buy a comedian to follow you around. It’s a sense of humor you can’t buy.
Will the Tuesday Too be here next week?
Maybe, but it depends on access to a computer. You might not hear from me again until next Friday.
Tuesday Too # 20
1.) Yes conflicting theories abound, what do you think dreams (nightly adventures) mean, or do you subscribe to a particular theorist and why?
See prior post.
2.) When you are confronted by a homeless person asking for change, how do you respond? How does it make you feel? If you’ve never been in this situation, imagine it, and calculate your response.
I not sure what I base my decision on; sometimes I give them money, and sometimes I don’t. When I give them money, I feel fortunate in my own circumstances and empathy for theirs. When I do not give them money, I feel feel that somehow I’ve failed to live up to my best self, and I pass quickly down the street. While I am not a religious person, I grew up going to a church every Sunday, and some of the stories are stuck in my head. This is not necessarily a bad thing. The story that comes to mind is the one about Jesus, disguised as a beggar, and being repeatedly turned away by “good god fearing folks” who don’t recognize him. So I have these stories in my head that I hear, but at the same time I’m the one who invented a stigmata kit… so go figure?
3.) Do you feel you have been short changed in any way by destiny/fate/god? If so, how?
Not in any way do I feel short changed, but rather grateful to be here at all.
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“That’s the nature of research–you don’t know what in hell you’re doing.”
— ‘Doc’ Edgerton