Apech

No mince here ... but its not the end of the world ,,, yet ....

Are they showing Morcombe and Wise again this year?

Shows how much begatting there was in those days!

"Oooh you are awful but I like you", D. Emery. "Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people. The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness. To call on them to give up their illusions about their condition is to call on them to give up a condition that requires illusions. The criticism of religion is, therefore, in embryo, the criticism of that vale of tears of which religion is the halo. Criticism has plucked the imaginary flowers on the chain not in order that man shall continue to bear that chain without fantasy or consolation, but so that he shall throw off the chain and pluck the living flower." K. Marx "Would you like rice or noodles with that?" L. Tzu (Golden Duck Emporium, Finchley)

Anybody and everybody .. you know the type

You could take some time out and meditate for half and hour each day ... or learn a few basic qi gong exercises. Suggest you ask in General Discussion ... you'll get lots of suggestions.

I f I were to die tonight a lot of people would be happy. (list of names can be supplied).

So we conclude that religion is overall a damn fine thing. yes? I'm just off to the Mosque for a Mass with the Rabbi. I like to mix my poisons.

I still play by the deQuincy convention on weekdays but reverse positions on being Trumped, I find the endgame is more elegant without the ability to swop junctions for roundabouts.

the what?

Damn I thought the Hubbelvests Gambit was disallowed on alternate moves on the day before the Apocalypse! (these yanks won't have a clue ha ha)

I thought I'd take the number 11 Apocalypse down the Bayswater Road and then hop on the Gotterdamerung line to World's End ... should be able to see the photons dissolve into anti-matter from there ... what do you think?

Bound to be late .. like the buses.

Anyway I've decided religion is the poison of spirituality ... its definite ... so that's the end of this thread.

You mean I bought in supplies of sardines, canned peaches and bottled water for nothing!

*thinks* might be worth a nuclear chain reaction just to get that ten million.

Thank you I think so too.

Its the end of the world tomorrow ... maybe that's why!

Hey. I've been away ...is it supper time? I've just got a mug of green tea.

But ... Lao Tzu said he mustn't come and go ... never mind pass the yarrow tea please.

I feel like I'm sitting in a bar with some very drunk but erudite people who won't stop talking ... as if they think being clever is the same as being intelligent ... I dare not join in as my milk-shake would curdle.

Got any hemlock?

Here's a cheery one from Fernando Pessoa: ... yep this is a thread bump.

Baaa... I am a sheeple then cos I agree ...

Cultivation should make you calm and compassionate of course but it should also make you effective. That is have a sense how to apply yourself to this situation. Forget the hate/anger for a moment as these are ineffective. Think about the problem ... are you entitled to reasonable peace and quiet? yes. Then what is the most effective way to get it. Make a strategy with a number of escalating steps, the last one prob. is the police or move out. Try to think of new tactics ... for instance maybe your landlady is unhappy also (does he pay the rent?) and is looking for an excuse to warn him or even evict. So talking to her might not just be a matter of you complaining. Any other tenants affected by his actions? Find out. When the banging starts ... put the plan into action ... like first step might be move into another room where its not so loud and see if you can put up with it. Carry out the steps dispassionately, impeccably ... follow the plan. If it doesn't work make a new strategy. In making the strategy address the following five points: 1. Logistics ... what things do you need to have to hand ... or information like police tel. and so on. 2. Morale ... ways to keep yourself bouyant while this is going on ... so it doesn't get to you 3. Tactics ... ways in which you can adapt and respond if the situation changes 4. Strategy ... state clearly the objective and keep it in mind. 5. Freedom of action ... be prepared to initiate actions at any time ... don't get bogged down. Just some thoughts ...