[MD] Greetings and Happy New Year

[John Carl]

Thanks Dan,  It's good to be here again.




On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Dan Glover <daneglover at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi John
> Good to see you back!
>
> I sort of looked into the other list you mention but it seemed pretty much
> a waste of time, and the older I get the less time I have.
>
> I was hoping to engage Marsha in a discussion but as always whenever it
> started to get half-way interesting she turned a cold shoulder to it and
> began mumbling about ever-changing contexts and insulting me with
> poorly-veiled innuendos. Sort of reminds me of Uncle Bo and his gentle
> demeanor to everyone who happened to disagree with him.
>
> Unfortunately, such shenanigans began to pull down the entire discussion
> group. Those who are looking for serious interactions with others are put
> off and either stop contributing or unsubscribe all together. Soon, all
> that's left is sheer goofiness.
>
> We should all appreciate the opportunity we have here to discuss Robert
> Pirsig's ideas. Horse provides an excellent venue for us to share ideas and
> compare our interpretations of the MOQ... he should be commended for all
> his time and money he puts into it.
>
> Anyway, I haven't read the book you mentioned but yes, less antagonism
> would probably be a good thing. For my part, I'll be more congenial too, at
> least until I'm not.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Dan
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 1:32 PM, John Carl <ridgecoyote at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I had applied to Horse and was waiting for news of acceptance for about a
> > week, when I finally noticed an old filter over on the sidebar of gmail,
> > that I remembered setting up to keep MD out of my in box and in it's own
> > category.  Oops.
> >
> > I was sorry to hear about Marsha.  I'd been missing Marsha was one
> reason I
> > came back to MD.  We never hear from Marsha at LS, she doesn't adulterate
> > at all where even horse popped his head over the door occasionally.
>  Which
> > I encourage others to join.  I think a two-fold approach is a good idea,
> > one classic, one romantic and it would keep silly nonesense in one sphere
> > and solid discussion in another.  People could choose to their mood and
> not
> > have the wrong stuff foisted on 'em.  And I always hoped Marsha would
> join
> > over there.  Isn't Lila her model and mode?
> >
> > But oh well.  People rarely listen to my advice and the longer they know
> > me, the less likely they are to take it So I can't complain.   I'm glad
> to
> > be back anyway and hoping for more cordial relations with all.  I was
> > heavily influenced by a passage in a
> > book<
> >
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Metaphysical_Club:_A_Story_of_Ideas_in_America
> > >I
> > recently read,  that described an interaction between John Dewey and
> > Jane
> > Addams wherein Addams convinced Dewey of her belief that antagonism is,
> > metaphysically speaking,  illusory.
> >
> > I thought about that a bit and I realized I really liked the idea.  Who
> > wouldn't want to live in a world without antagonism?  So I'm going to
> > commit myself to that idea and see if I can't be more productive in my
> > interactions.  A new year's resolution, if you will.
> >
> >
> > John
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