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- "Never too old or wise to fall hard, even when knowing the odds, but we just gotta hope that this time it's for real, cheers!"
Posted by dwells on "Indented" by cadymae
- "sigh. Your close reading and erudite references always make me smile. I'm impressed you remembered to come back, as well. Thank you... "
Posted by cadymae on "Up-skirting a noun" by cadymae
- "ah, solomon's journey... nothing new under the sun... I'm not much of a reader of Ecclesiastes or any other portion of the Torah, but I find it an interesting allusion... given that the words were upon the backs and making new meanings that were not before.... the burden of meaning, maybe... the notion of agape being separated from the Idol, as it were, freed to be adrift among us, maybe, is quite the contemporary theological development, you might enjoy Jean Luc Marion, _God
Without Being_ where he makes much of such a metaethical position, not unlike Levinas in _Of God Who Comes to Mind_ thanks for the pensive exploration of the word... and *wherever* meaning may reside. *bows*"
Posted by The Dybbuk on "Up-skirting a noun" by cadymae
- "This poem was just fantastic, as though there were other qualities ruled out. So I'll say it was simply fantastic, but then it was far from simple. You point is well taken; now you can have it back dear lady and thanks for the loaner, cheers!"
Posted by dwells on "Up-skirting a noun" by cadymae
- "...the advice of Kohelet is simple. enjoy the gifts we've been given in life: eating, drinking, sex, to name a few. excellent write..."
Posted by FadedBlues on "Up-skirting a noun" by cadymae
- "A little bit esoteric, but this is an intellectual piece.I see the nihilism in Kohelet...and albeit the somewhat cryptic nature of the piece, it has it's own inherent value.Well written."
Posted by Ortolan on "Up-skirting a noun" by cadymae
- "I have to look up your person of interest, but I can recognize some interesting notions, the separation of agape, the independence of such, as if witnessed in the face of the other... levinas comes to mind, and also martin buber, who wrote a book called 'I and Thou', phenomenology... an interesting write, I have to come back and fully consider it when I'm more coherent. Thank you, always."
Posted by The Dybbuk on "Up-skirting a noun" by cadymae
- "This site simply has too many members. How is it that I haven't read you yet, cadymae? I'll be rectifying that soon...this is excellent :)"
Posted by Unknown on "A whisky rinse" by cadymae
- ""For I deem that the true disciple of philosophy is likely to be misunderstood by other men; they do not perceive that he is ever pursuing death and dying; and if this is true, why, having had the desire of death all his life long, should he repine at the arrival of that which he has been always pursuing and desiring?" Phaedo, 64a, Jowett. Seems to be a long tradition in so many theologies that the enlightened one lived life detached, as if dead, or dismissed from the world... and come to know death before dying... is it any wonder Jesus had to die and un-die, as it was written before him... is that a punch-line I can unknow? Certainly not a doctrine I can... unbelieve... which must be different from disbelieving.... as unliving differs from dying, maybe. *raises glass*
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Posted by The Dybbuk on "Dying before death" by cadymae
- "un-living rather than dying... the undoing of dying: that which is undeniably done before its own doing. Reversing the lineage. Un-drinking the drunk, maybe, but never un-burning the smoked. *twitches* thanks for the unbelievable ... now I cannot unthink the thought. :) all the best to you."
Posted by The Dybbuk on "Dying before death" by cadymae
- "...philosophers are aware of the sad state of mankind, poets grieve for it..."
Posted by FadedBlues on "Why?" by cadymae
- "to some extent, I think it's age that brings pessimism... but... that technology thing, I think it's driven by economy, profit; there is a good article by Walter Benjamin on effect of technology on art... and, of course, there is the seminal work of The Dialectic of Enlightenment, by horkheimer and Adorno that theorizes the 'culture industry'... I still remain optimistic, however... :) thanks for the thoughts."
Posted by The Dybbuk on "Why?" by cadymae
- "Toreador pants and empire waists - get used to it, the universe is expanding, but not our brains, and our faith shrinks from inattention and false gods - cheers!"
Posted by dwells on "Why?" by cadymae
- "the first line cracked me up but then what followed was more sobering...I wonder about these things too...that last line left me with a depressing graph in my head ... if only the decline were as much fun as a slippery slide... "
Posted by kinkifrog on "Why?" by cadymae
- "...this brings to mind a small section of 'elite' society venturing into average neighborhoods to see how the rest of us live, not wishing to flaunt their good fortune, but secure in it nonetheless..."
Posted by FadedBlues on "Stocking trade" by cadymae
- "this made me smile...the ones responsible for stealing things off my lawn are my two dogs lol. but i get where you're coming from. cool write! thanks for sharing."
Posted by natalie on "Get off my lawn" by cadymae
- "You need a Sir Whirly Beard... He is a great lawn watcher. Ive got one right outside.... wait a minute............ (great write, great flow) "
Posted by Unknown on "Get off my lawn" by cadymae
- "@Dybbuk: My firearms instructor taught us to keep an unloaded pump shotgun in the house. Just the sound of the action makes intruders pause."
Posted by cadymae on "Get off my lawn" by cadymae
- "heh, those unruly youth... the have not's always want what they don't have. Funny how the distrust grows over generations. thanks :) just poke the shotgun out the window and yell ;)"
Posted by The Dybbuk on "Get off my lawn" by cadymae
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