MUSINGS

6.7.19

– skullduggery
Budget – why markets not happy? 😜
“Wouldn’t have minded India losing by 50-55 runs going for glory. Fans have reasons to feel disappointed with the way India finished their innings”, says Harsha Bhogle
Industrial farming
Alternative/extreme/avant-garde metal
Triune & threesome – sacred & vulgar
Musical salvation

– Spotify sucks! (Unplayable tracks) 🤬

– Can titillation & edification ever converge?

– What is it like to offer something vital/crucial, but also something that (almost) nobody wants or values?
Should I just stop making a fool of myself or continue to be open and giving?

– Sometimes, you must take it easy and give yourself a break.
And sometimes, you need to push/stretch yourself.
You can’t just do one or the other always!

– Playing, without trying to win, is a disgrace.
Playing, without respect for your opponent, is a disgrace.
Playing, without honoring your own privilege (to be a player), is a disgrace.

– Humane brutality 🐵
Hong Kong – WOW! “The people” really are – or can be – powerful……
The anthropocentrism of environmentalism

– Is it ever ethical to coerce moral behavior? When & why is this warranted?

– Conscious ~ false self; Unconscious ~ true self
I’m afraid it’s NOT that simple, folks!
The repressed superego……

– The Humanities
Vs.
Social Sciences
Mystical spirituality
Vs.
Theological anthropology
The Humanities & social sciences
AND
Mystical spirituality & Theological anthropology

– There are certain things, which one must NOT be allowed to say to the other, irrespective of how upset one is!
And these things can be discovered only by experience (& discernment)……
Have you, as a couple, identified these forbidden statements for you?
Hey, just because you think/feel something doesn’t mean you HAVE to say/do it!
With GOD (& oneself), I suppose, we could still say whatever we feel like……?
Forgiveness DOESN’T mean there are no consequences for your actions. It means that the ultimate penalty of death (personal & relational) is averted.

– Peter Rollins – dear sir, you do a great job at a psychoanalytic reading of Christianity, but can you also show me what a Christian reading of psychoanalysis would be like?!

– Distinguish:
Freedom/liberty
&
Carelessness/apathy
Distinguish:
Freedom of expression
&
Emotional incontinence
Self-censorship – nonsense??

– Is that the sun or the moon?!

– The ecstasy of torture & murder
Are sadism & masochism 2 sides of the same coin? If so, what is that coin?

– India MUST immediately adopt & enforce the (maximum) 1 child policy, just like China did.

– White sky

7.7.19

– Party people – when was the last time you laughed, sang & danced?

– rubbish (v.)

– Movies:
“All About Eve”
Compare with “Killing Eve”, “Babyface” & “The Fan”
Female criminality
Sycophancy as projected narcissism
Do you have “true friends”??
Ambition Vs. Morality; Individuality Vs. Relationships
Awesome acting by Bette Davis!
Did you notice the blindingly beautiful Marilyn Monroe?
The film director is also the critic character – Addison DeWitt ~ Mankiewicz
WOW! Women as protagonists and men as sidekicks – but are they, really??
Almost like watching a play… Super! 🙂

“A Prayer Before Dawn”
Why the title??
Come on, he didn’t “fight his way out”…!
Drugs, violence & isolation – both outside and inside (prison)!
The father character is the real Billy Moore!?
Extreme conditions –> brutalization –> suicide/homicide/depression
Not human(e) enough.
Is there any racism in the film? The hero is a white male, and was it also made by one?
“I need to fight (…to survive)!”
To be fair, I watched it late at night, when drowsy…..

8.7.19

– Create the space, sustain the network & catalyze the reactions – centre, perimeter & radius of circle – contemplative self + critical mass of participants + meeting dynamics.
Prism/pyramid – me, the apex + triangle (at least 3 members – other than immediate family).
1 year – start-up phase.

– addle
Skeletal romance
ingenue (adj.) – Distinguish ingenuous and ingenuity
Caribou

– Invent (your own) greatness, Joe!

– What is the truth/value I can learn from blasphemy laws?? If you can’t see anything, then it’s your vision which is faulty!

– Spiritual growth (via peer support and mentoring) must be compulsory for all leaders, especially politicians (legislators, bureaucrats, etc.)!

9.7.19

– sell-swords
Task force on homophiles

– Not all that glitters is gold, and not all that stinks is shit!

10.7.19

– Critical appreciation
Covert celebrities – gods in our midst!
Sky blue – not always!
Pre-foreplay
The Dugout on Star Sports Select

– Distinguish:
Sports
&
Showbiz
I thoroughly enjoyed the casual chat between Ganguly, Laxman & Mayanti yesterday, during the rain interruption…! 😍

11.7.19

– Comedians as sages…
crone
bannermen
GoT viewer’s guide – plot, map, houses, people & histories
Free City
The Throne & the Watch
Keeps & strongholds
The old gods and the new
The First Men
Winterfell, Riverrun, Casterly Rock, Highgraden, Storm’s End, Dragonstone
Riverlands, Westerlands, Stormlands
Wardens & Lords paramount
Title, land & army
fandom
The Seven Kingdoms & Gods
bastardize
Winter is Coming
The North remembers
Cripples & bastards
Valar morghulis, Valar dohaeris
Fire, ice & blood
And now his watch is ended
What is dead may never die
Hold the door ~ Hodor
The King beyond the Wall
Orders & clans
Valyrian steel
Might Vs. Wit Vs. Magic
The Unburnt, Mother of Dragons & Breaker of Chains
The wars to come
The Night’s Watch & the Faith Militant
High Sparrow
Wildlings & Hardhome
Jaqen H’ghar, the Many-faced God & the nameless
A girl is no one
Children of the Forest
I paid the iron price and here I stand
The Red priestess
The three-eyed raven
The Night King
The House of Black & White

12.7.19

– India-NZ semi-final – the middle-order problem should’ve been resolved before the WC began (Ambati Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, etc.) and Dhoni should’ve come in at 4 after the top 3 were dismissed and the injury to Shikhar Dhawan & Vijay Shankar.
The team management and the selection committee
Why are New Zealand still considered underdogs??
What is the reason for India’s abysmal ODI/WC record against NZ and how can this be turned around in the future?
“Lack of Plan-B hurt India when it mattered” – Harsha Bhogle
Too many dot balls – we need batsmen who can do the safe rebuilding without wasting balls – rotating strike with singles and doubles