we the abject, we the shunned; it's all a might uncanny
fiction
edward w pritchard
The other originally summoned becomes the abject. The subject of iconoclastic horror and destruction.
Push a ladder against the wall of the church and use a sharp knife to scrape the painting off the face of the offending representation.
Cling now to the delusion of immortality. The unclean object has been cast off.
We the abject, we the shunned; it's all a might uncanny. Faceless representations crowding the walls of silent empty lifeless cathedrals.
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
clairvoyant
clairvoyant
fiction
edward w pritchard
Please see previous post [ printed below] on peace between the Muslims in the middle east and the West. Notice author's comments on the Country of Turkey. These comments were made Nov 23 early in the AM in Ohio.
Later, the next day of November 24, Turkish forces destroyed a Russian jet fighter supporting rebel opponents of President Assad, an ally of Russia over Turkish airspace. Turkey supports the " rebels'', opponents of President Assad.
The downing of a Russian jet by Turkey a member of Nato is sure to escalate tensions in Syria and the Muslim Middle East. A return to the cold war perhaps.
Was author clairvoyant concerning the importance of Turkey in the conflict? Or are there too many Countries with advanced weapons crowding into too small a space?
additionally here is what author wrote previously about war in middle east:
fiction
edward w pritchard
Please see previous post [ printed below] on peace between the Muslims in the middle east and the West. Notice author's comments on the Country of Turkey. These comments were made Nov 23 early in the AM in Ohio.
Later, the next day of November 24, Turkish forces destroyed a Russian jet fighter supporting rebel opponents of President Assad, an ally of Russia over Turkish airspace. Turkey supports the " rebels'', opponents of President Assad.
The downing of a Russian jet by Turkey a member of Nato is sure to escalate tensions in Syria and the Muslim Middle East. A return to the cold war perhaps.
Was author clairvoyant concerning the importance of Turkey in the conflict? Or are there too many Countries with advanced weapons crowding into too small a space?
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2015
peace and toleration for Muslims and the West starts in Istanbul, Turkey
peace and toleration for Muslims and the West starts in Istanbul, Turkey
fiction
edward w pritchard
First the ideas, then the artists, then the religious men, then the politicians, then the soldiers, then simple day to day life for the ordinary people.
Peace and toleration for Muslims and the West starts in Istanbul, Turkey. Include the Country of Turkey in discussions and plans of how to reconcile Muslims and the secular Western world.
Perhaps the Pope in Rome should reach out to the Eastern Orthodox church. Perhaps Byzantine Art should be studied in America and Europe as a conduit to understanding the Muslim world.
Ideas and the irrational thoughts in the minds of Men sometimes matter as much as mundane thoughts and plans of business and bargaining.
The religious urge is a powerful motivation that influences History as much the secular concerns of the acquiring and accumulation of material goods.
Include religious leaders at highest levels of negotiation of Statesmanship.
fiction
edward w pritchard
First the ideas, then the artists, then the religious men, then the politicians, then the soldiers, then simple day to day life for the ordinary people.
Peace and toleration for Muslims and the West starts in Istanbul, Turkey. Include the Country of Turkey in discussions and plans of how to reconcile Muslims and the secular Western world.
Perhaps the Pope in Rome should reach out to the Eastern Orthodox church. Perhaps Byzantine Art should be studied in America and Europe as a conduit to understanding the Muslim world.
Ideas and the irrational thoughts in the minds of Men sometimes matter as much as mundane thoughts and plans of business and bargaining.
The religious urge is a powerful motivation that influences History as much the secular concerns of the acquiring and accumulation of material goods.
Include religious leaders at highest levels of negotiation of Statesmanship.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2015
additionally here is what author wrote previously about war in middle east:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2011
President Obama talks with General George Marshall, deceased, fellow peace prize winner
President Obama talks with General George Marshall, deceased, fellow peace prize winner
fiction
edward w pritchard
As regular readers of this blog will know, few they be, this author has the ability to summon famous deceased persons from the past when appropriate. This time General George Marshall has come to talk with our President Obama. Both men have won a Nobel peace prize and both would seem at first glance an unlikely recipient. Their conversation is summarized below:
President Obama- I know you were in charge of the US military when Pearl Harbor occurred.
George Marshall-It always starts with that. Just wait, just wait; you will see
President Obama -sorry, you won the peace prize
George Marshall-yes, for my plan to revitalize Europe after 1946
President Obama- a forward piece of thinking
George Marshall- that's why I am here, forward thinking, If I may: what do you hope to accomplish in three active wars?
President Obama- It's very complicated
George Marshall- I know, from experience: German aggression, WW2, then China goes communist, I presided over many complex military situations myself, under several Presidents. But I always took the long term view, it's a military habit to look at getting into things with the end in mind. The American people have a short attention span for foreign wars.
President Obama- tell me about Communist China
George Marshall- first don't get me wrong, I wanted anything but communism in China. But I disagreed with my boss President Truman that we should send hundreds of American advisers to counsel the followers of Chiang against Mao. Believe me Truman was not easy to disagree with. But I sincerely believed in 1947 and 1948 that we couldn't stop the changes occurring in China without paying an unacceptable cost to America. I had to think beyond solving the immediate problem facing us, and to think long term, in my Countries best interests and against my feelings.
President Obama- What are you trying to say to me?
to be continued
end part 1
fiction
edward w pritchard
As regular readers of this blog will know, few they be, this author has the ability to summon famous deceased persons from the past when appropriate. This time General George Marshall has come to talk with our President Obama. Both men have won a Nobel peace prize and both would seem at first glance an unlikely recipient. Their conversation is summarized below:
President Obama- I know you were in charge of the US military when Pearl Harbor occurred.
George Marshall-It always starts with that. Just wait, just wait; you will see
President Obama -sorry, you won the peace prize
George Marshall-yes, for my plan to revitalize Europe after 1946
President Obama- a forward piece of thinking
George Marshall- that's why I am here, forward thinking, If I may: what do you hope to accomplish in three active wars?
President Obama- It's very complicated
George Marshall- I know, from experience: German aggression, WW2, then China goes communist, I presided over many complex military situations myself, under several Presidents. But I always took the long term view, it's a military habit to look at getting into things with the end in mind. The American people have a short attention span for foreign wars.
President Obama- tell me about Communist China
George Marshall- first don't get me wrong, I wanted anything but communism in China. But I disagreed with my boss President Truman that we should send hundreds of American advisers to counsel the followers of Chiang against Mao. Believe me Truman was not easy to disagree with. But I sincerely believed in 1947 and 1948 that we couldn't stop the changes occurring in China without paying an unacceptable cost to America. I had to think beyond solving the immediate problem facing us, and to think long term, in my Countries best interests and against my feelings.
President Obama- What are you trying to say to me?
to be continued
end part 1
President Obama talks with General George Marshall, deceased, fellow peace prize winner-part 2
President Obama talks with General George Marshall, deceased, fellow peace prize winner-part 2
fiction
edward w pritchard
The story continues with General George Marshall deceased talking with President Obama. Both have a nobel peace prize.
Cont. from part 1
President Obama- what are you trying to say?
George Marshall- Concerning current wars in Pakistan, Afganistan and Iraq, I want to know what is the strategic plan?
Presient Obama- This [1]
[1]Balance of this story has been deleted for 11 years under the enabling legislation of the American Patriot Act. It may not be copied or quoted during that period. US Dept of Justice -08/2011
end
fiction
edward w pritchard
The story continues with General George Marshall deceased talking with President Obama. Both have a nobel peace prize.
Cont. from part 1
President Obama- what are you trying to say?
George Marshall- Concerning current wars in Pakistan, Afganistan and Iraq, I want to know what is the strategic plan?
Presient Obama- This [1]
[1]Balance of this story has been deleted for 11 years under the enabling legislation of the American Patriot Act. It may not be copied or quoted during that period. US Dept of Justice -08/2011
end
Monday, November 23, 2015
peace and toleration for Muslims and the West starts in Istanbul, Turkey
peace and toleration for Muslims and the West starts in Istanbul, Turkey
fiction
edward w pritchard
First the ideas, then the artists, then the religious men, then the politicians, then the soldiers, then simple day to day life for the ordinary people.
Peace and toleration for Muslims and the West starts in Istanbul, Turkey. Include the Country of Turkey in discussions and plans of how to reconcile Muslims and the secular Western world.
Perhaps the Pope in Rome should reach out to the Eastern Orthodox church. Perhaps Byzantine Art should be studied in America and Europe as a conduit to understanding the Muslim world.
Ideas and the irrational thoughts in the minds of Men sometimes matter as much as mundane thoughts and plans of business and bargaining.
The religious urge is a powerful motivation that influences History as much the secular concerns of the acquiring and accumulation of material goods.
Include religious leaders at highest levels of negotiation of Statesmanship.
fiction
edward w pritchard
First the ideas, then the artists, then the religious men, then the politicians, then the soldiers, then simple day to day life for the ordinary people.
Peace and toleration for Muslims and the West starts in Istanbul, Turkey. Include the Country of Turkey in discussions and plans of how to reconcile Muslims and the secular Western world.
Perhaps the Pope in Rome should reach out to the Eastern Orthodox church. Perhaps Byzantine Art should be studied in America and Europe as a conduit to understanding the Muslim world.
Ideas and the irrational thoughts in the minds of Men sometimes matter as much as mundane thoughts and plans of business and bargaining.
The religious urge is a powerful motivation that influences History as much the secular concerns of the acquiring and accumulation of material goods.
Include religious leaders at highest levels of negotiation of Statesmanship.
Sunday, November 22, 2015
George 5th Hotel Paris
George 5th Hotel Paris
fiction
edward w pritchard
I can't remember my conversation at breakfast there at the George 5th Hotel in Paris, France, I can only remember the utter civility of one of Europe's finest hotels. There was a group of lithe Parisian fashion models walking the runway routine there in the restaurant with the Versailles like Hall of mirrors floor to ceiling windows along the narrow golden walls and plush carpeted floors displaying the latest haute couture for the lady tourists. One of whom I sat with eating a light meal. Every table had fresh cut purple flowers in a crystal vase and the chair cushions sunk a foot when you sat down. Your waiter was a man of culture and conversations in the entire Hotel were subdued and civilized.
Paris is so enlightened. So understated, so Romantic, so artsy and such a classical City. Perhaps the premier City in the World.
Why would anyone want to instigate a terrorist attack in Paris?
I wanted to stay at the George 5th because the Beatles had stayed there and they spoke English there. I wasn't rich or decadent. I only wanted the see the Art museums. But myself usually so undemonstrative, Paris stole my Heart.
Now I'll never get back. What a terrible thing to hear, Someone instigated a terrorist attack in Paris, France.
fiction
edward w pritchard
I can't remember my conversation at breakfast there at the George 5th Hotel in Paris, France, I can only remember the utter civility of one of Europe's finest hotels. There was a group of lithe Parisian fashion models walking the runway routine there in the restaurant with the Versailles like Hall of mirrors floor to ceiling windows along the narrow golden walls and plush carpeted floors displaying the latest haute couture for the lady tourists. One of whom I sat with eating a light meal. Every table had fresh cut purple flowers in a crystal vase and the chair cushions sunk a foot when you sat down. Your waiter was a man of culture and conversations in the entire Hotel were subdued and civilized.
Paris is so enlightened. So understated, so Romantic, so artsy and such a classical City. Perhaps the premier City in the World.
Why would anyone want to instigate a terrorist attack in Paris?
I wanted to stay at the George 5th because the Beatles had stayed there and they spoke English there. I wasn't rich or decadent. I only wanted the see the Art museums. But myself usually so undemonstrative, Paris stole my Heart.
Now I'll never get back. What a terrible thing to hear, Someone instigated a terrorist attack in Paris, France.
Saturday, November 21, 2015
more protests on the college Campuses, circa Nov. 2015
more protests on the college Campuses, circa Nov. 2015
fiction
edward w pritchard
Students are protesting again. Yawn.
Advice to students; don't claim to be an anarchist- call yourself a libertarian.
Stay away from alcohol [ see Eugene O' Neil's "Iceman Cometh" Hickey as the personification of Alcoholism.
Women of college age, don't major in feminism, avoid discussions of free love with male professors
and by all means attend classes regularly.
Men, get some work experience, major in something that interests you and get some work experience
Professors, you work for the college, you are part of the establishment.
Football players on scholarships and other athletes, get some advice on life from an older persons you trust
alumni- move on
the cost of College- invest wisely
on line college students- click here for solidarity-a [$25. 00 fee will apply]
student loans- confusing really, see below
bottom line- look into the future and then decide what to major in, consider such factors as job demand in Asia, your personal health, probable retirement date and lifespan, marriage and family situation and your nature, personality and philosophically if persons really have a " self" and if it matters in a capitalistic society, also consider stock prices 20 years hence, the cost of capital and inflation.
fiction
edward w pritchard
Students are protesting again. Yawn.
Advice to students; don't claim to be an anarchist- call yourself a libertarian.
Stay away from alcohol [ see Eugene O' Neil's "Iceman Cometh" Hickey as the personification of Alcoholism.
Women of college age, don't major in feminism, avoid discussions of free love with male professors
and by all means attend classes regularly.
Men, get some work experience, major in something that interests you and get some work experience
Professors, you work for the college, you are part of the establishment.
Football players on scholarships and other athletes, get some advice on life from an older persons you trust
alumni- move on
the cost of College- invest wisely
on line college students- click here for solidarity-a [$25. 00 fee will apply]
student loans- confusing really, see below
bottom line- look into the future and then decide what to major in, consider such factors as job demand in Asia, your personal health, probable retirement date and lifespan, marriage and family situation and your nature, personality and philosophically if persons really have a " self" and if it matters in a capitalistic society, also consider stock prices 20 years hence, the cost of capital and inflation.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
rust unseen, rest unheralded
rust unseen, rest unheralded
fiction
edward w pritchard
It's just a matter of time with a dreamer.
The idee fixee will be miraculously discovered, the famous and powerful will journey from the Palace in the Mountains to the humble rural farm desperate finally to receive the vital information that will right the secret malady sinking the Country and damning the present generation to repeat the gross vices of the lost past. Societies eternal Homage granting Pagan immortality to another conceited self aggrandizing Dreamer.
The dreamer unable to summon the Will to plan, unable to present and market big ideas, unable to connect with the doers, the people of action not intellectual fantasizers rests unseen. Rusting unheralded alone with his thoughts, plans and mild delusions. Reading forgotten books and incorporating ideas from the great minds of the past into his own philosophy and stealing as his own ideas themes like this one in these paragraphs stolen from American philosopher Emerson.
Judge kindly the unheralded dreamer. On balance he harms no one but himself gradually over time learning to see things as they really are. Like everyone else he must come to learn certain things about himself.
That's about all there is to it really.
fiction
edward w pritchard
It's just a matter of time with a dreamer.
The idee fixee will be miraculously discovered, the famous and powerful will journey from the Palace in the Mountains to the humble rural farm desperate finally to receive the vital information that will right the secret malady sinking the Country and damning the present generation to repeat the gross vices of the lost past. Societies eternal Homage granting Pagan immortality to another conceited self aggrandizing Dreamer.
The dreamer unable to summon the Will to plan, unable to present and market big ideas, unable to connect with the doers, the people of action not intellectual fantasizers rests unseen. Rusting unheralded alone with his thoughts, plans and mild delusions. Reading forgotten books and incorporating ideas from the great minds of the past into his own philosophy and stealing as his own ideas themes like this one in these paragraphs stolen from American philosopher Emerson.
Judge kindly the unheralded dreamer. On balance he harms no one but himself gradually over time learning to see things as they really are. Like everyone else he must come to learn certain things about himself.
That's about all there is to it really.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
the free market strikes it's cruel fist again
the free market strikes it's cruel fist again
fiction
edward w pritchard
Author has been following American industrial paper producer Verso Paper [ VRSZ] for several years and notices the stock is today at 4 cents a share and the company again is laying off unionized workers and threatening to close several more mills.
Company assures displaced workers to deal with things you can control such as safety at the local plants and [ author's interpretation] "let the free market sort out the rest".
It's the usual story concerning lost jobs, New York hedge funds arranging leveraged buyout, promises and promises to local Governments and regulators, and then ultimately idle Mills and Factories.
Americans infatuation with the free market strikes again abet on a small scale in a few small towns losing a Mill and local jobs. Insignificant to some in the cosmic significance of market dislocations.
Author studied American History in college and recalls that it was America politicians in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century who resisted European economist's calls for Free Trade. American instead choosing to protect it's fledgling manufacturing companies with tariffs and other protections. Such measures now terribly out of fashion and so politically incorrect.
The fall of Verso paper more than likely has something to do with the internet and new technologies but a fall in stock price in eighteen months from five dollars a share to four cents is somewhat starting to one not trained in classical economics.
Stay tuned for a bankruptcy filing soon from Verso paper. What must the bankruptcy trustee think when he reviews the paper work on these type of deals?
The free market strikes its cruel fist again.
fiction
edward w pritchard
Author has been following American industrial paper producer Verso Paper [ VRSZ] for several years and notices the stock is today at 4 cents a share and the company again is laying off unionized workers and threatening to close several more mills.
Company assures displaced workers to deal with things you can control such as safety at the local plants and [ author's interpretation] "let the free market sort out the rest".
It's the usual story concerning lost jobs, New York hedge funds arranging leveraged buyout, promises and promises to local Governments and regulators, and then ultimately idle Mills and Factories.
Americans infatuation with the free market strikes again abet on a small scale in a few small towns losing a Mill and local jobs. Insignificant to some in the cosmic significance of market dislocations.
Author studied American History in college and recalls that it was America politicians in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century who resisted European economist's calls for Free Trade. American instead choosing to protect it's fledgling manufacturing companies with tariffs and other protections. Such measures now terribly out of fashion and so politically incorrect.
The fall of Verso paper more than likely has something to do with the internet and new technologies but a fall in stock price in eighteen months from five dollars a share to four cents is somewhat starting to one not trained in classical economics.
Stay tuned for a bankruptcy filing soon from Verso paper. What must the bankruptcy trustee think when he reviews the paper work on these type of deals?
The free market strikes its cruel fist again.
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