tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post2567853640558235280..comments2024-03-10T01:26:13.595-08:00Comments on Trainride Of The Enigmas: Causality And SorcerersGeo.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-47994161244953762152014-06-01T18:21:02.442-07:002014-06-01T18:21:02.442-07:00"Clues come from within." --Agatha Chris..."Clues come from within." --Agatha Christie. Boxtop map would help though!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-22555991734903955852014-06-01T18:14:28.721-07:002014-06-01T18:14:28.721-07:00For each new future, a new history. Reality is rea...For each new future, a new history. Reality is really bendy! Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-42850658108178110882014-06-01T18:11:36.070-07:002014-06-01T18:11:36.070-07:00Indeed, sometimes it's like trying to fly a ki...Indeed, sometimes it's like trying to fly a kite amid dustdevils.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-70993473275110250682014-06-01T08:29:24.913-07:002014-06-01T08:29:24.913-07:00Life is not so much like a box of chocolates as it...Life is not so much like a box of chocolates as it is like a choose your own ending mystery novelChickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609788440028784698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-21309650333462061822014-05-31T15:00:32.998-07:002014-05-31T15:00:32.998-07:00Make a left turn or a right turn, and history of s...Make a left turn or a right turn, and history of some sort changes. So very true.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-70077577566249676612014-05-31T11:22:59.472-07:002014-05-31T11:22:59.472-07:00Destiny causes such magical happenings and most of...Destiny causes such magical happenings and most of the time we have no idea that we are in the midst of them.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-46855720895330182242014-05-30T11:32:00.401-07:002014-05-30T11:32:00.401-07:00Indeed, Keith, love is a state of convergence that...Indeed, Keith, love is a state of convergence that outshines old uncertainties and roads not taken. I hope you know my question was facetious --there is great wisdom in choosing happiness.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-61337155814604969622014-05-30T11:21:56.946-07:002014-05-30T11:21:56.946-07:00A rewind button would doubtless get a lot of use. ...A rewind button would doubtless get a lot of use. With so many variables, life is bound to have a sizable oops-factor.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-81614421517678290092014-05-30T08:56:37.991-07:002014-05-30T08:56:37.991-07:00I used to ponder "what ifs" Geo, but I d...I used to ponder "what ifs" Geo, but I don't these days. I have become a firm believer that where we are is where we are meant to be at the moment, and we will ultimately end up where we are meant to end up. When you really think about it, why do we ruminate about things we have no control over (like the past and the 'what ifs'). Sure, things may have been better had we taken a certain fork in the road, but they also may have been worse. Just my two cents :) <br /><br />And to answer your question that you left on my blog, yes we most certainly feel that it is wise. We are both in our 30s and we both know with absolute certainty that this is what we've been looking for our entire life :)Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-55531020993599582722014-05-30T08:19:46.228-07:002014-05-30T08:19:46.228-07:00It's a little freaky when you think of the del...It's a little freaky when you think of the delicacy of space, time, and causality. All the things that needed to be in place for things to happen ... good and bad things ... it's mind boggling. When I deleted my photo library a few weeks ago I remember thinking, whoops, rewind! Go back, make a different choice, set things straight. It actually felt like an option for a moment.<br /><br />I love Norma's baby photo of the universe. It was so cute back then!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-73027268574746633862014-05-28T21:17:22.857-07:002014-05-28T21:17:22.857-07:00Very sharp memory, Jon! Donizetti's "L...Very sharp memory, Jon! Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore" predated "Sorcerer" by 30 or 40 years and its wizard --Dr. Ducamara-- ended up much richer and happier than "Wells" did in the G&S operetta.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-82243133113587845952014-05-28T21:07:03.715-07:002014-05-28T21:07:03.715-07:00Hey, here I am - better late than never.
I'm ...Hey, here I am - better late than never.<br />I'm very familiar with Donizetti's "Elixer of Love" but I had no idea that Gilbert and Sullivan utilized the same theme.<br /><br />As for "what if's"....<br />heck, if I never came to Texas I'd still have my sanity, my looks, and my sense of humor. And I'd feel 30 years younger.<br />Too damn dry for pretzel-eating.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-91231946745117222122014-05-28T19:58:23.653-07:002014-05-28T19:58:23.653-07:00Older I get, the more I ask myself that very quest...Older I get, the more I ask myself that very question. But, so long as there are pretzels and the company of good minds --yours included-- I postpone pursuing it.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-3432836301578668382014-05-28T19:53:25.387-07:002014-05-28T19:53:25.387-07:00Most kind Margie, now THAT'S an intriguing beg...Most kind Margie, now THAT'S an intriguing beginning, about which I would like to learn more. I am reminded of the 1st paragraph of "David Copperfield"!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-74824076369211223682014-05-28T19:49:42.915-07:002014-05-28T19:49:42.915-07:00Thanks, Susan! I am content to conclude we have fr...Thanks, Susan! I am content to conclude we have free will whether we want it or not.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-17847290775800013442014-05-28T18:58:28.013-07:002014-05-28T18:58:28.013-07:00The Searchers had the right idea; we're all se...The Searchers had the right idea; we're all searchers. And yes, I recognize a brainy romantic when I have the great pleasure of encountering one --like you, dear Brigitta.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-5485099950087446732014-05-28T18:53:47.686-07:002014-05-28T18:53:47.686-07:00Norma and I considered Canada in '71 also. But...Norma and I considered Canada in '71 also. But then I got a job I didn't mind too much and ...well, who's afraid of a butterfly?Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-29811318714947333832014-05-28T18:47:44.837-07:002014-05-28T18:47:44.837-07:00I believe there were several other Fates and they ...I believe there were several other Fates and they all had a say in it. Good thing too!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-87212200882826267982014-05-28T18:46:10.181-07:002014-05-28T18:46:10.181-07:00Ah, monads or atoms? There's a scientific and ...Ah, monads or atoms? There's a scientific and metaphysical debate that began in ancient Greece and India, and has succeeded in perpetuating itself. Good argument which I now blame on Leibniz. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-16707256337269765432014-05-28T10:27:33.765-07:002014-05-28T10:27:33.765-07:00'Mental confusion' is not necessarily a ba...'Mental confusion' is not necessarily a bad thing. Indeed, being overwhelmed and disoriented would seem the hallmark of tendrils shooting out of time. At least 'at first,' no?Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-13861779814211147812014-05-28T09:12:11.800-07:002014-05-28T09:12:11.800-07:00Very nice!
Nice table. Pass the pretzels. Now, ...Very nice!<br /><br />Nice table. Pass the pretzels. Now, who are you again?The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-21889939897700534852014-05-28T07:26:38.783-07:002014-05-28T07:26:38.783-07:00Your post made me wonder what path my life might h...Your post made me wonder what path my life might have taken 'had I not gone to Boston (from Nova Scotia) to take on Nanny duties to 3 young boys when I was 21 (seems so long ago and it was) It was 'written in the stars' as from there I met my true love and 'the rest is history' <br /><br />Great post, Geo, loved it.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433759763753850718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-24621351067214253152014-05-27T10:54:34.380-07:002014-05-27T10:54:34.380-07:00Ah, it's always interesting to ponder what wou...Ah, it's always interesting to ponder what would have happened if we'd chosen to take the other forks in the road, and whether the choices we DID make were manifestations of free will or predestination. In one way or another, it seems as though all things are somehow interconnected, and one thing leads to another to another. Like George Gobel said, "If it weren't for electricity, we'd all be watching television by candlelight."Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-20409443455388035472014-05-27T10:28:34.350-07:002014-05-27T10:28:34.350-07:00Dear Geo.,
being a romantic, I love "the ide...Dear Geo., <br />being a romantic, I love "the idea of love transcending all social barriers". That happens, all the time and at any age. If it succeeds in "creating equality" - I don't know. Depends on scale and duration. And on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rXhXLsNJL8&feature=kp <br />Not for nothing they call themselves The Searchers :-) <br />As to meeting soulmates: maybe there is destiny (ha) - at least I prefer it to the explanation of simple hormone-excess. Did I mention that I'm a romantic? But hopefully with brain. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-11629003223280488882014-05-27T07:07:32.893-07:002014-05-27T07:07:32.893-07:00The butterfly in China causes a hurricane in the t...The butterfly in China causes a hurricane in the tropics. The 'what if''s....what if Cary and I had moved to Canada in 1971...personally I think it's all random, and we're just along for the ride. But it's an interesting intellectual exercise on a Tuesday morning. <br />cheers,<br />Mike<br />Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.com