[MD] Time IS runnin' out

Thu Oct 29 10:06:51 PDT 2009

Lessee?  Did I miss something in my search-cut-paste?    For the place in
question, there's a wiki page

DQ University <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DQ_University>

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Ian Glendinning
<ian.glendinning at gmail.com>wrote:

> Oh no, I'm in short sharp response mode, sorry about the chatter folks
> .... but you got me intrigued again ...
>
> I agree with Mark ... the DQ University thread looks like a seam worth
> mining ...
> But why didn't I get the reference to the place name "Lessee" ?
>
> Ian
>
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 5:39 PM, John Carl <ridgecoyote at gmail.com> wrote:
> > DQ University, Ian.  An actual place in Northern California that I drive
> > past to visit my two younger daughters attending prep school and my one
> > older daughter in her first year of college - a small abandoned desolate
> > place with an intriguing name which troubles my dreams.
> >
> > Lessee, I had a heckuva time finding it.  I started the thread under
> > "imaginings" which I didn't remember and wasn't much conducive to
> searching
> > old archives... but I found it at last.
> >
> > Reposted for your pleasure; more follow-up in the ongoing thread that
> > stemmed from this beginning, if you're interested.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 10:59 PM, John Carl <ridgecoyote at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > "Civilization sends us out here to solve a great problem: i.e., how two
> > races and cultures can be accommodated side by side.  And we fall to
> > stock-speculation and wheat-raising and leave the problem to the
> political
> > hack and the strong-lunged agitator."
> >
> >
> > Letter of Royce, in 1870, to chancellor of brand new Berkely, complaining
> of
> > California, but his point could be made about America today.
> >
> >
> > But Platt asks a question: how?  We may talk of utopian better ways, but
> > baby, you know we'd love to see the plan...    besides whining, what
> points
> > can be made?
> >
> >
> > I responded thus to Platt before, but more mention is needed of DQ
> > University.
> >
> >
> > The dream part imagining is whereby we communally design a curriculum for
> > such.
> >
> >
> > The dream continues in that those who currently are in charge of the
> actual
> > DQ University, would be overwhelmed by the comprehensive Quality of our
> > curriculum and would adopt it and begin training young people today in
> the
> > ideas of yesterday we're going to need tomorrow.
> >
> >
> > egad.  I'm already writing like an administrator.
> >
> >
> > Of course its far-reaching and beyond any man's grasp.  But it's a good
> > idea, and good ideas deserve an outworking of their ramifications.  So...
> I
> > will get the ball rolling with some ideas for classes at DQ University.
> >
> >
> > We start with Metaphysics 101.  This is because you need to understand
> the
> > ground upon which your education is based.  This should be the first
> thing
> > all students learn and the fact that it is not is only due to the
> > status-quo, powers-that-be-in-charge, having a vested interest in
> covering
> > up and hiding.  Not so at DQ University - which carries the principle of
> > openness and honesty to a seemingly ridiculous degree.
> >
> >
> > Metaphysics 101 will be conducted by a teacher reading to a class, with
> > pauses for questions when anybody needs to ask a question.  The class
> will
> > be as long as the students need to get through the required reading, with
> no
> > set time limit.   The grades will be pass or fail.  If you persist in
> > sticking with the class and reaching the communal consensus of
> > understanding, you are ready to move on.  If you fail, you have to keep
> > playing until you succeed or drop out or do something different.  I think
> > all classes should be like that.
> >
> > After a firm grounding in Metaphysics, the student will choose a track of
> > education in harmony with their taste and inclination, but to
> successfully
> > graduate from DQ University, every student must have absorbed and
> > demonstrated the knowledge of  mastery of all levels of their being - in
> a
> > natural progression from the biological arts of agriculture and shelter
> > creation to the high intellectual pursuits of art and politics.
> >
> >
> > In fact, the school grounds should be themselves an ideal demonstration
> of
> > proper principles put in practice.  Designed in a circle with enough food
> > for all and gardened according to the wisest minds in a holistic pattern.
> >
> >
> > And archery.  Every student should learn how to hit the target with a
> bow.
> >  For your doctorate, you have to get it in the bulls eye.
> >
> >
> > There.  I have a plan.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 7:51 AM, Ian Glendinning
> > <ian.glendinning at gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> >> I'm intrigued John/ Mark ... which "university thread" did I miss ?
> >> Regards
> >> Ian
> >> (PS my favourite song is "TIRO" - but not that one, another completely
> >> different one by Muse)
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 3:49 PM, John Carl <ridgecoyote at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > Good Timing squonk,
> >> >
> >> > As it so happens, there is this guy I'm hoping to see today who might
> be
> >> > helpful.  He's a friend of my mom's and unexpectedly showed up from
> >> Alaska
> >> > this week... he is a leader of his people and has many contacts from
> his
> >> > years as a represenative of native americans to the UN.  Last year he
> >> spent
> >> > a lot of time in Moscow and Siberia at some sort of world leadership
> >> forum
> >> > and he wants to get together and discuss his passion - self-sufficient
> >> > community.  So with congruent interests and all I figure if there's
> >> anybody
> >> > in the world who can offer advice on off-the-wall ideas about Indian
> >> > Community, this is the guy.
> >> >
> >> > I'll let you know how it goes.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 7:31 AM, <mark_maxwell at talktalk.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Please re-introduce your University thread John?
> >> >> If only more contributors would help.
> >> >
> >> >>
> >>
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