TSCLT 12.0: The pantheon hates a pussy 2.0

[thør]

Been in many places that look like the background behind those tits.

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Happy Wednesday!!! Could have slept better. On the other hand, I could also be sick, and I'm not. Coffee is on, te dish in the sink got washed, the cat sat in the drain rack and watched me do it, so she got her water dish washed and refilled, and it's quiet around here.


We got the Great Refrigerator Swap-Out today, and I think that we're ready. The boss should be down on Thursday afternoon. We'll see. Which reminds me, I need to find some pictures for the inspector-dude.


All of which occurs after coffee, because my priorities are in order.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

The Four Noble Truths... The four noble truths result from the application of the three basic laws to the human condition. The Buddha frequently asserted that he was interested in the problem of the alleviation of human suffering: "Only one thing do I teach, suffering, and how to end it." His approach to the problem of suffering was similar to that of the physician to his patient. He first diagnoses the malady, then seeks the cause of the malady, next finds out whether a cure is possible. Finally he prescribes the medicine. The four truths correspond to the four steps of this diagnostic-curative procedure.

(1) The Truth of Suffering. This truth affirms that the law of dukkha (suffering) is applicable to the human condition:
"Birth is suffering, decay is suffering, death is suffering; sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair are suffering. To be separated from the pleasant is suffering; to be in contact with the unpleasant is suffering; in short the five aggregates of existence connected with attachment are all suffering." The validity of the truth of suffering need not be belabored here; it is essentially a matter for personal verification. The truth of dukkha refers not to the non-existence of the pleasurable and the joyful, but to the very incompleteness and finitude of that enjoyment. The imputation of pessimism sometimes made of early Buddhism is without foundation; suffering in the Buddhist sense encompasses what is usually termed "evil" in other religo-philosophical systems, and the existence of evil, caused either by chance events or by deliberate ill-will is not seriously denied.

(2) The Truth of the Cause of Suffering. The proximate cause of suffering is craving (tanhâ), but the root cause of ignorance. The objects of craving are manifold: sensual pleasure, material possessions, glory, power, fame, ego, craving for re-birth, even craving for Nirvana. There are various degrees of craving from a mild wish to an acute grasping . Craving is the proximate cause of suffering and is itself caused by other conditioning factors. The full formula of causation is contained in the Buddhist formula of dependent origination, where the causes for existence and suffering are traced back through a chain of twelve links, back to ignorance.

(3) The Truth of the Cessation of Suffering. This growth constitutes the "good news" of Buddhism. The cause of suffering could be counteracted. This truth affirms that a way out of suffering exists, which if followed will lead the individual to a state of non-suffering called nibbâna, perhaps better known by the Sanskrit form of the term, Nirvâna. If the first truth could be considered to have a taint of "pessimism," this truth has the full flavor of "optimism."

(4) The Truth of the Path to Enlightenment. The Buddhist path to Enlightenment is that discovered by the Buddha through his own personal effort and practice. It has been called the Middle Path because it is a via media between the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification. Both extremes of practice were common in the Buddha's day (as indeed they are in our own). The Buddha calls such extremes vain, profitless and ignoble. The path of the Buddha avoids two kinds of activity usually considered essential for salvation by many religious systems. These are: (1) prayer to supra human powers and agencies, and (2) elaborate rites and rituals. On the contrary, these are considered as being positive impediments on the path to the cessation of suffering and the gaining of insight and wisdom.

While the Four Noble Truths contain the kernel of the Buddha's teaching, and were proclaimed by the Buddha in his very first discourse, there are many other doctrines that are central to a philosophical system which is as deep as that of Buddhism.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Got a new Dollar General going up near the office.

Anytime 3 or more West Virginians gather for a chat, Dollar General plops down a store chock full of Chinese crap.

 

[JohnnySavage]

About time to start tackling the taxes.

I spent a lot of 2023 untangling my complicated finances. All in anticipation of when I shuffle off this mortal coil. Simplifying has, ironically, made this years taxes even more complicated.

Someday I hope to get to use the 1040EZ.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Still waiting for the current job to send my my paperwork so's I can get to filing. I thought the old job might dawdle, but I already have received my papers from them.


This will likely be my last less complicated year of filing. We'll see.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.

~ Mike Tyson


Dayum!!! 10 Years After, so to speak:

Some of these make sense:

1. Start every phone call with “My battery is almost dead”. That way you can hang up on them at any time.
2. Want to cut into another lane of traffic but nobody will let you in? Cut in front of a Tesla, autopilot will force the car to stop.
3. Hit the space bar twice for a full stop, and the next letter will be automatically capitalized too.
4. If you can’t think of a word, say "I forget the English word for it”. That way people will think you’re bilingual instead of an idiot.
5. If the person sitting in front of you on a flight reclines their seat all the way back and leaves you with no room, turn on the air con above you to full blast and point it at the top of their head.
6. The best way to charge your phone faster is by switching it to airplane mode before plugging it in.
7. Wet your nail clippers before using them. Your clippings won't fly everywhere.
8. Drive around with broken, expensive items in your car.
9. If you'd like to use emojis on your Mac desktop, simply press Control + Command + Spacebar to open the emoji menu.
10. Whenever buying something online, try using the coupon code "military". Many sites have a military discount and don't require any proof of military service.

 

[Inflation999]

 

[thør]

It was nicer driving in the dark this morning than just now with the light though the diffuse white clouds that are a few hundred feet up.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Home and trying to decide on what's for supper. We'll see.


El jefe viene mañana.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

This is alleged to be a portrait of one of the Titanic's ships cats who hauled her kittens off at their last UK port before it took off to NYC. Good story, I reckon.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Happy Thursday!!! Up too early, but. No rain for the next several days in the forecast, so that household outside thingie that I've been wanting to get done might actually be on tap for this weekend. Out of chaos, order.


Out of pot, coffee . . . .

 

[JohnnySavage]

I got into the Rye last night and I'm paying for it this morning. I know better than to dance with brown liquor.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

My grandfather was a fan of rye and introduced me to it. I, too, have done some dancing with it, and sometimes with regrets.


El jefe is on the way. The manglement lady and I made an executive decision to get the residents out of here at a civil and sensible hour. We got my Latest Idea executed in 2 hours flat. Plumbers are plumbing.


The weather is absolutely lovely today, for the 1st of Febbinary.

 

[thør]

The temperature this morning was -14°F, slightly colder than what my guys are experiencing up north close to the Arctic ocean. Still, a far from the -40 and below they are getting in Fairbanks. I'll take Anchorage, where my car lives in a heated garage all night and is very comfortable to use first thing in the morning. Some dumb people here keep their garage full of toys and the daily driver outside. They may learn or they'll just leave once they can't handle the weather anymore.

A sandwich with toasted hearty rye bread, hot pastrami, german mustard, and melted gruyere sounds like my kind of rye for today.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

I will do that kind of rye myself on occasion.


We had a good visit with el jefe. Making more headway. We can haz plan.

 

[thør]

Looking at a high of -3 tomorrow.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Yeah, that sounds like nothing to become irrational about.


Happy Friday, thanks be to Allah. Work, then weekend. I'm underwhelmed by our camera guy. We may take matters into our own hands.


After coffee . . . .

 

[Wat_Tyler]

At work. Forgot to look at the calendar first thing. Well, I did - the paper one. This should have been electronic.

 

[kucked2x]

At work. Forgot to look at the calendar first thing. Well, I did - the paper one. This should have been electronic.

Did similiar this am, had to turn around and go into the dumb office.

 

[thør]

Looking at a high of -3 tomorrow.

Scratch that, high of -4°F, currently -16 with the 2 mph breeze making it feel a bit chillier to human flesh at -17F.

But the heat's on and life is good.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

 

[Inflation999]

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Dozed off early. Woke up early. We'll treat this as a midnight awkae time with a nap coming oon.


In other words, no coffee yet.