The objective reality of impermanence is so liberating. That nothing lasts forever during the course of our lives, to shed one's skin, over and over again, provides for me a profound sense of hope.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Centurion40 on January 02, 2013, 07:48:48 AM
I too was born in Montreal. My family moved to NS when I was 5, so as to avoid one of us getting blown-up by the FLQ.
One of the things that causes me to pause about the dream is the possibility that, if we reincarnate, it is done quickly in close geographic vicinity to where we die. I don't know why that would matter, or even be a factor in such business- should any of it be true/possible.
In my dream I have the sense that I was Austrian, Hungarian, Romanian or possibly even Russian or Polish. Lots of those ethnicities settled in Montreal after WWII. So, in my mind, it is possible that my soul could have travelled to Montreal via a European immigrant.
Quote from: HorrorRetro on January 07, 2013, 11:47:02 AM
It's narcissism. Noory is a very mean-spirited man. You can tell he gets off when he hears stories about people not being able to find a job, being homeless, etc. It props up his ego. I think we all know someone in real life who fits this description. They only associate with people who are beneath them, because it makes them feel better about themselves. This is also why he frequently goes on and on about his supposed charitable deeds. He doesn't care if it embarrasses the recipient; he just cares that it makes him look good -- at least he thinks it makes him look good. The rest of us see him for what he really is.
Quote from: McPhallus on December 28, 2012, 08:31:10 PM
Woah. Catfight?
Quote from: Centurion40 on December 28, 2012, 12:21:10 PM
LOL! Nice find!!
Quote from: Centurion40 on December 28, 2012, 09:10:05 AM
Honestly, I don't know what to think of it all. I have a profound love of palm trees; seeing one in it's natural setting brings me excitement and peace. Is that because I'm Canadian, and seeing one (in it's natural setting) lets my mind confirm that I'm vacation in Florida? Or did I live in a southern climate in a previous incarnation?
I had a dream once (which I can clearly recall, and that is somewhat unique in that I've had 1000s of other dreams that I cannot recall) where I was a young soldier in WWII on the Axis side. I know that I was wearing boots and a kind of woollen uniform. I was a sort of misfit, probably because I was young and immature. I was walking alone, away from my unit, enjoying the solitude on a sunny morning- daydreaming and enjoying the the sun warming my body. I was walking along a rail-road track. The landscape was flat with a row of telegraph lines running alongside the tracks, and a line of poplar trees. Suddenly I stop dead in my tracks, realizing that I had wandered far from my unit, possibly into enemy territory. Suddenly and abruptly, the dream ends.
I thought nothing more of it, in fact I probably forgot all about it until I was watching a documentary following Peter Ustinov as he travelled through Soviet Russia. Peter was taking a train to Moscow and there was an exterior shot of the train going down the track. There was the train track landscape from my dreams, complete with the trees and the poles. Gave me a chill as I realized that I had scene that landscape before in my dream. Did I just get a glimpse from a past life, or did my mind concoct the the entire thing? Perhaps that scene was in a commercial advertising the broadcast of the documentary?
I can't tell for certain, one way or the other. The only thing that I can do is look to probabilities. Which is more probable; that I recalled a past life in a dream, or that my mind created the entire thing from something that I've seen elsewhere?
Quote from: UFO Fill on December 26, 2012, 04:27:58 PM
You young guys who have turned into girls.
I never waste my time watching TV, but over the holidays I was forced to sit in front of the tube at family gatherings. I learned that there is something called the Home and Garden Channel or something like that. On it, alleged men and their girlfriends (never wives) go out house shopping.
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The guys speak with voices higher pitched than the women. One of them walked into to kitchen of a prospective home, clapped his hands, and said "This one needs a lot of updating." WTF? He looked like a girl. Then he started talking about the need for granite counter tops. What man notices such a thing? He should have been looking under the cabinets for signs of plumbing problems or in the attic for leaks.
On another one, the man threw a little hissy fit for a screened-in patio. The woman was having none of it. He was afraid of insects. INSECTS? What man says the word "insect" for the perfectly good "bug?" The woman turned to him and said, "For God's sake, light a citronella candle."
What pussies.
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The decline in manhood has to be sNoory's fault.
Quote from: CrabbyOld Bat on December 28, 2012, 01:18:04 PM
... he and Bruce Williams are two different people. I believe stevesh mentioned Bruce Williams simply as another example of a radio show host who was worried that a replacement might take over his job.
Quote from: Paper*Boy on December 28, 2012, 11:59:34 AM
Exactly. I think he got a good scare when he had Richard Syrett on that one time to stir up memories of what Coast would be like with an actual good host.
Quote from: stevesh on December 28, 2012, 12:15:26 PM
Don't know about 'terrified', but Bruce Williams used to record extra shows that aired when he needed to be off. He used to say that his replacement wasn't going to audition on his show. Bruce was one of a kind and his job was secure. Noory is also one of a kind (thank God), but his job also seems secure, for some inexplicable reason.
Quote from: valdez on December 28, 2012, 07:05:00 AM
You can't beat Gerald Celente for raw grit and economic doom.
Quote from: Sardondi on December 28, 2012, 10:38:27 AM
Which policies I have never heard of, nor do they make any sense. "Must take full vacation time because of insurance" my ass. Now, conceivably Prem Rad could have a policy that vacation time not taken in the year earned cannot be carried over, which would make it a little unusual, but it's quite possible. And if so that's fine. But why not just tell the frickin' truth about it? Because then George knows he looks like any other wage-earner interested in his paycheck. Which of course is absolutely normal. But the problem is George has always sold himself as the Listener-Loving Hero, who sacrifices all to be with his beloved audience. Which of course is utter bullshit.
Quote from: onan on December 27, 2012, 11:41:32 AM
yeah, that is what bothered me. They interviewed her (supposed) boyfriend. I am puzzled as to why there was no curiosity from him. Supposedly she had a very responsible job managing a companies portfolio. No concern there. I quit watching because it seemed no one was asking the right questions. Or maybe I am the heartless one.
Quote from: ziznak on December 27, 2012, 05:53:03 AM
ya know what super 8 was a really good movie. I watched a pretty good version of it when it was still in the movies and liked it... It's got all your Spielberg staples but it doesn't get too sappy. Special effects, hero kids, stupid adults... good stuff.
Quote from: onan on December 27, 2012, 06:14:05 AM
Just watched "Dreams of a Life". A woman born in 1965, died in her apartment in 2003 and wasn't discovered until 2006. Sounds like an intriguing story... not so much.
Quote from: Pragmier on December 20, 2012, 03:24:45 PM
Instead of pizza rolls, try a pepperoni omelette. Low on carbs and you can dress it up with almost anything.
Quote from: Em Vee on December 20, 2012, 02:19:27 PM
my grandmother and i were uniquely close. she and i had a long standing agreement that she'd try and contact me after dying, but so far, nothing.