Schopenhauer

Here we get to see some of Schopenhauer’s famous pessimism. He is a bit of a misanthrope. Aren’t we all?

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As paper-money circulates in the world instead of real coin, so is the place of true esteem and genuine friendship: you have the outward appearance of it - a mimic show made to look as much like the real thing as possible.

On the other hand, it may be asked whether there are any people who really deserve the true coin. For my own part, I should certainly pay more respect to an honest dog wagging his tail than to a hundred such demonstrations of human regard.

-- Arthur Schopenhauer, “Counsels and Maxims”

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Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney is certainly proud of what he has been a part of in his life.

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Paul McCartney has spoken out about Oasis comparing themselves to The Beatles, saying that he does not think any band can live up to the comparison.

Speaking about his influence on the Britpop era of music in the mid-1990s, McCartney told Q that he was happy to be referenced by a new generation of bands but he felt they were raising expectations to a point that could not be matched when comparing themselves to The Beatles. "I'm actually kind of honoured," he said. "They could be copying anyone – even when things happen like Oasis saying, 'We are then next Beatles'. But I also think, Listen lads you can't say that. And don't say that, because it's probably the kiss of death!"

Going on to cover the Gallagher's legendary bravado, McCartney added: "In Oasis' cases, I think it was coming from them. In others it's the record label or management and that's never a good idea: The poor band! Now go and do better than The Beatles did. Not an easy task."

-- ONTD

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Sylvia

“What is my life for and what am I going to do with it? I don’t know and I’m afraid. I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones, and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited. Yet I am not a cretin: lame, blind and stupid. I am not a veteran, passing my legless, armless days in a wheelchair. I am not that mongoloidish old man shuffling out of the gates of the mental hospital. I have much to live for, yet unaccountably I am sick and sad.”

-- Sylvia Plath, The Journals, the college years

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Last night, after I finished my evening blogging, I skipped “Wolf’s Hall” and went straight to bed, hoping to get as much solid sleep as possible before Pop and Walker call it a day. But the next thing I know it’s about two in the morning. Could they still be watching TV? The answer is no. They somehow managed to go to bed without waking me. It’s quite possible that I was just that dead to the world. In any case, I am grateful. Moreover, it is still pretty quiet. There is no moaning and groaning, nor is there even any snorin, nor is the radio playing. It’s like a regular night. The weather is moderate enough that I also don’t have to worry about letting the cats inside the house. And it’s a great night’s sleep. Go figure! And now I am up early to get in some blogging rounds and take care of trash day before getting an early start on my morning walk. Yes, my friends, Monk is on a roll today!

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Picking up the newspaper after my morning walk, I see that they want to cut household watering in half, that the aquifer is seriously plunging down. Funny, I haven’t even started watering yet.

Daimon says, “And I’m sure it breaks your heart that the law will soon require you to keep from carrying out that pleasant chore.”

Heh, nothing like a legal mandate to for my laziness. Why can’t all of my life be like this? I just need to take care of those trees, and I still have yet to start on that. It is hard to get back in the habit of these summer chores.

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The Amazon bill came in, and Pop was caught off-balance by the annual charge for Prime membership. I myself was surprised to see that it was $85 rather than $75. But Pop took it all in like a grandee, like money is one problem he does not have to worry about in life. How does he do it, though??

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