If you have ever tweeted while parallel parking, you might be a TwitAddict
If you have ever tweeted during a pelvic exam, you might be a TwitAddict
If you have ever tweeted during a colonoscopy, you might be a TwitAddict
If you have ever tweeted in a bidet, you might be a TwitAddict
If you have ever tweeted while nursing a baby, you might be a TwitAddict
If you have ever tweeted while changing a personal diaper, you might be a TwitAddict
If you have ever tweeted while inserting/removing a rectal thermometer, you might be a TwitAddict
If you have ever tweeted while a cop wrote you a traffic ticket, you might be a TwitAddict
If you have ever tweeted while your wife gave birth, you might be a TwitAddict
If you have ever tweeted while hanggliding or flying a plane, you might be a TwitAddict
If you have ever tweeted while unblocking a toilet, you might be a TwitAddict
If you have ever tweeted during a funeral procession, you might be a TwitAddict
If you have ever tweeted while putting on a condom, you might be a TwitAddict
If you have ever tweeted during oral sex, you might be a TwitAddict
As always, apologies to Jeff Foxworthy...
Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/4EItD7
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
The Top Twelve Signs You Might Be A Twitaddict
Twitaddiction or Twitaddict: The unfortunate portmanteau of Twitter or tweet and addiction. (1) You might be a twitaddict if you find yourself tweeting every day of the week.
(2) You might be a twitaddict if you find yourself tweeting every trending topic that you twead.
(3) You might be a twitaddict if you find yourself defining new words based on trending topics in Twitter (Like these guys...sigh).
(4) You might be a twitaddict if you find yourself debating whether twitaddict has 2 t's or 3.
(5) You might be a twitaddict if you find yourself tweeting while incarcerated.
(6) You might be a twitaddict if you find yourself giving up booze, beer and wine for Twitter.
(7) You might be a twitaddict if you find yourself tweeting and driving.
(8) You might be a twitaddict if you plan your day's activities around Twitter.
(9) You might be a twitaddict if the kids are late for school because you were on Twitter.
(10) You might be a twitaddict if you tweeted all day and got no work done at the job!
(11) You might be a twitaddict if you tweet in the restroom.
(12) You might be a twitaddict if you 'manage your brand' on Twitter, even though you don't have one...
Apologies to Jeff Foxworthy...
Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/5Bz1qf
FOM: Results for #twitaddict on Twitter.
Please note: This posting appears simultaneously on our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.
(2) You might be a twitaddict if you find yourself tweeting every trending topic that you twead.
(3) You might be a twitaddict if you find yourself defining new words based on trending topics in Twitter (Like these guys...sigh).
(4) You might be a twitaddict if you find yourself debating whether twitaddict has 2 t's or 3.
(5) You might be a twitaddict if you find yourself tweeting while incarcerated.
(6) You might be a twitaddict if you find yourself giving up booze, beer and wine for Twitter.
(7) You might be a twitaddict if you find yourself tweeting and driving.
(8) You might be a twitaddict if you plan your day's activities around Twitter.
(9) You might be a twitaddict if the kids are late for school because you were on Twitter.
(10) You might be a twitaddict if you tweeted all day and got no work done at the job!
(11) You might be a twitaddict if you tweet in the restroom.
(12) You might be a twitaddict if you 'manage your brand' on Twitter, even though you don't have one...
Apologies to Jeff Foxworthy...
Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/5Bz1qf
FOM: Results for #twitaddict on Twitter.
Please note: This posting appears simultaneously on our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.
Monday, November 9, 2009
The Best Worst Job in the World
The Best Worst Job in the World: http://bit.ly/4EGqmt Our senior editor has not had a "regular job" in several months - due to several issues. And disqualified for UI benefits, his single source of income is the $ 7.71 he's gathered in revenue on AdSense. (Of course, Google doesn't pay until you hit the $100 milepost, and then there's fees and all that. That's why he calls this the best worst job in the world. We just tell him he's mildly retarded...
Please note: This posting appears simultaneously in our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.
Please note: This posting appears simultaneously in our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Beauty
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...comes in any size...
FOM: Plus-Size Models Take Charge and The Body Scoop for Girls (CBSNEWS)
Updated/Revised: Thursday, January 14, 2010
Monday, November 2, 2009
Zwitter
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Zwitter: http://bit.ly/LhQV1 The portmanteau of zen and Twitter. The discussion of zen on Twitter. Can you describe all reality and time in a single tweet?
"Related": Zwitterion
FOM: Collective Subconscious.2 , Zen to Go (Google Books) and Tweality.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Sacrificialism
Sacrificialism: The sad but important portmanteau of sacrifice and journalism. Apparently researched in depth and at great risk by the great expository journalist Terry Gould. Mr. Gould made a recent appearance on Book TV discussing his great work Marked for Death (American Title) before the CPJ. Mr. Gould discussed the international problem of local journalists facing death threats and dying for their reporting on corrupt regimes in such places as; the Phillipines, Colombia, Irag, Russia... Mr. Gould's dialogue boiled down to the essential fact that local journalists were/are sacrificing their own lives in order to inspire others to pick up their fight against corruption through reporting.
Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/3S33Oo
FOM: Marked for Death: Dying for the Story in the World's Most Dangerous Places , Markedfordeath.net, Marked for Death and Terry Gould.
Please note: This posting appears simultaneously on our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.
Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/3S33Oo
FOM: Marked for Death: Dying for the Story in the World's Most Dangerous Places , Markedfordeath.net, Marked for Death and Terry Gould.
Please note: This posting appears simultaneously on our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.
Tweality
Tweality: http://bit.ly/2L2DI7 The fortunate (?) portmanteau of tweet and reality. The 'expansion' of one's reality via one's experience with a larger mass of consciousness on Twitter or other form of collective medium. In other words, its not about all those talking heads on the tube or talk radio!
Please Note: This posting appears simultaneously on our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Philosophical Crime
Philosophical Crime
Philosophical Crime: Not a true crime, as in breaking rules/laws outlined and proscribed by a governing body, but a crime in a sense that it breaks with a philosophy, a belief, a viewpoint, creed, some practice, failure to assist or help (negligent or non-malicious depravity...) or other abstraction.
Today (yesterday, in particular, Wednesday, October 28, 2009) we became aware of Andre Agassi's stunning and saddening admission of meth use - apparently in his new autobiography. (See our entry: Chemicallball [Era]). To us, the philosophical crime here was that the athlete was once portrayed as a rebel. We were once taught - instructed - that true rebels shun drugs and drug use. Thus, the basis of the charge of a philosophical crime in this instance - the failure of a rebel to shun drugs and their use.
The penalties for said crime or crimes? Disappointment, effects on reputation and conscience, history, the now dreaded asterisk...and possibly more. Don't get us wrong, we like Andre and wish him no harm.
Another Philosophical Crime might be the sin of omission or neglect. Where an individual, group, entity, population or other body fails to recognize or assist in urgent matters that demand attention. For example, we found it interesting to hear of the asteroid impact event in Sulawesi the other day...even though the event took place 3 weeks ago. Where are we - as a race, a people, a species - on this? How few of us recognize and treat an impact event with the deadly seriousness of this. Why are we asleep at the wheel? (Actually, we've written a position paper on asteroid tagging, see our Homeland Currency Security website. We also regularly post updated links to this danger).
World hunger - or hunger, famine, malnutrition in general - are also Philosophical Crimes in that they might be adequately addressed. Over a billion people go to bed hungry each night. Thousands starve to death everyday. Why aren't we doing more about this problem? (Actually, we've started a new concept, called The Food Corridors as a potential solution to this deadly problem. And World Focus and the CBC News does a pretty good job of covering this problem).
Suicide Bombing and Suicide Terrorism we also judge to be Philosophical Crimes. It is wrong (particularly in the name of a religion...) to kill others and oneself in acts of terrorism. It is particularly deplorable - and despicable - for any religious body or governing body to develop schemes of manned suicide attacks. For example, we recently did some historical research (of local interest to our senior editor) into the phenomena of the Japanese Kaiten and the destruction of the U.S.S. Mississinewa...
Sometimes suicide is wrong...particularly in the above cases. In some cases, where it is meant to save lives, it can however be the right option or action. We know this position to be provocative, but look at the case of Jesus Christ.
Warmongering is also a particularly deplorable - and despicable - Philosophical Crime. One or two famous examples are here. Think of the teacher in the scene (All Quiet on the Western Front) who encourages his students to join the war and give up their studies. Specifically, the educator convinces his students to give up education for war and death... We can also think of a recent more modern example given us by a recent US Administration...
Oh, and more on the failure to assist or help: The apparent footdragging see in the current debate on Health Care Reform in the US...such delay may be justifiable in order to write a good law, though.More on this topic later...
Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/4zSvG8
From the staff: We thought it odd that our senior editor would want to discuss this topic on today, his birthday, but we gave up the ghost.
Please note: This posting appears simultaneously on our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.
Philosophical Crime: Not a true crime, as in breaking rules/laws outlined and proscribed by a governing body, but a crime in a sense that it breaks with a philosophy, a belief, a viewpoint, creed, some practice, failure to assist or help (negligent or non-malicious depravity...) or other abstraction.
Today (yesterday, in particular, Wednesday, October 28, 2009) we became aware of Andre Agassi's stunning and saddening admission of meth use - apparently in his new autobiography. (See our entry: Chemicallball [Era]). To us, the philosophical crime here was that the athlete was once portrayed as a rebel. We were once taught - instructed - that true rebels shun drugs and drug use. Thus, the basis of the charge of a philosophical crime in this instance - the failure of a rebel to shun drugs and their use.
The penalties for said crime or crimes? Disappointment, effects on reputation and conscience, history, the now dreaded asterisk...and possibly more. Don't get us wrong, we like Andre and wish him no harm.
Another Philosophical Crime might be the sin of omission or neglect. Where an individual, group, entity, population or other body fails to recognize or assist in urgent matters that demand attention. For example, we found it interesting to hear of the asteroid impact event in Sulawesi the other day...even though the event took place 3 weeks ago. Where are we - as a race, a people, a species - on this? How few of us recognize and treat an impact event with the deadly seriousness of this. Why are we asleep at the wheel? (Actually, we've written a position paper on asteroid tagging, see our Homeland Currency Security website. We also regularly post updated links to this danger).
World hunger - or hunger, famine, malnutrition in general - are also Philosophical Crimes in that they might be adequately addressed. Over a billion people go to bed hungry each night. Thousands starve to death everyday. Why aren't we doing more about this problem? (Actually, we've started a new concept, called The Food Corridors as a potential solution to this deadly problem. And World Focus and the CBC News does a pretty good job of covering this problem).
Suicide Bombing and Suicide Terrorism we also judge to be Philosophical Crimes. It is wrong (particularly in the name of a religion...) to kill others and oneself in acts of terrorism. It is particularly deplorable - and despicable - for any religious body or governing body to develop schemes of manned suicide attacks. For example, we recently did some historical research (of local interest to our senior editor) into the phenomena of the Japanese Kaiten and the destruction of the U.S.S. Mississinewa...
Sometimes suicide is wrong...particularly in the above cases. In some cases, where it is meant to save lives, it can however be the right option or action. We know this position to be provocative, but look at the case of Jesus Christ.
Warmongering is also a particularly deplorable - and despicable - Philosophical Crime. One or two famous examples are here. Think of the teacher in the scene (All Quiet on the Western Front) who encourages his students to join the war and give up their studies. Specifically, the educator convinces his students to give up education for war and death... We can also think of a recent more modern example given us by a recent US Administration...
Oh, and more on the failure to assist or help: The apparent footdragging see in the current debate on Health Care Reform in the US...such delay may be justifiable in order to write a good law, though.More on this topic later...
Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/4zSvG8
From the staff: We thought it odd that our senior editor would want to discuss this topic on today, his birthday, but we gave up the ghost.
Please note: This posting appears simultaneously on our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The Food Corridors
The Food Corridors: 'Novel' concept for a new type of non-profit / charity to bring much needed food aid and implements (dowsing rods, well points, shovels, picks, buckets, rope and so on...) to those in the world facing the common enemies of malnutrition, starvation and famine. The charity organization is just now in the concept stages, but we will accept donations and pledges. Please hold on to your donations if you need a tax relief receipt immediately. The idea is to build 'food corridors' for humans much like animal habitat corridors. The concept appears to work for wildlife, why not humanity???
You may also contact us through our current Twitter webpage: http://twitter.com/georgek1029, new web pages are being planned for this new non-profit.
FOM: Food Corridor, World Focus Tags: 'Saving the Children' , Draining a Nation , The coming famine in Kenya (2009), Guatemala’s children languish from malnutrition , Mau Forest , World food aid at 20-year low, 1 billion hungry, Grow More Food in 50 Years Than All of History?, Asia Faces Food Shortage By 2050 Without Water Reform, World Food Programme (UN), Kenya faces starvation due to drought: UN (CBC News Report Link), Kenyan Herders Devastated As Long Rains Fail (Gabrielle Menezes, WFP), Bread for the World, World Hunger Year Website, Food Security, G8 pledges to boost food , supplies, Climate Change May Spur Chronic Hunger, Oxrfam Says and Oxfam .
Note: This posting appeared previously on our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary and in Tumblr.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
The Food Corridors
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The Food Corridors: 'Novel' concept for a new type of non-profit / charity to bring much needed food aid and implements (dowsing rods, well points, shovels, picks, buckets, rope and so on...) to those in the world facing the common enemies of malnutrition, starvation and famine. The charity organization is just now in the concept stages, but we will accept donations and pledges. Please hold on to your donations if you need a tax relief receipt immediately. The idea is to build 'food corridors' for humans much like animal habitat corridors. The concept appears to work for wildlife, why not humanity??? http://bit.ly/6ghax
You may also contact us through our current Twitter webpage: http://twitter.com/georgek1029, new web pages are being planned for this new non-profit.
Please note; this posting appears simultaneously on our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary and on Tumblr.
FOM: Draining a Nation , Guatemala’s children languish from malnutrition , World Focus Tags: ‘Saving the Children’ and Mau Forest. World food aid at 20-year low, 1 billion hungry, Grow More Food in 50 Years Than All of History?, Asia Faces Food Shortage By 2050 Without Water Reform, World Food Programme (UN), Kenya faces starvation due to drought: UN (CBC News Report Link), Kenyan Herders Devastated As Long Rains Fail (Gabrielle Menezes, WFP), Bread for the World, World Hunger Year Website, Food Security, G8 pledges to boost food , supplies, Climate Change May Spur Chronic Hunger, Oxrfam Says and Oxfam .
Friday, October 9, 2009
Instant Peace Prize or 10-Day Peace Price
Instant Peace Prize / 10-Day Prize: The slightly unfortunate portmanteau of Instant coffee and Nobel Peace Prize. With reference to President Obama's unprecedented winning of the prize even though only in-office (officially...) for ten days prior to the deadline for nomination. As we have publicly stated, would Mr. Obama be seen as 'courageous' (and generous) if he offered to share the prize with other champions of peace? Do these events in the timeline diminish the prestige of the prize?
FOM: Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, The Audacity of the Nobel Committee, Nobel Peace Prize Shocks Bloggers: "This is Insane" , CBSNews Nobel Committee says President Obama given Nobel Peace Prize to reward and "enhance" his diplomatic efforts: http://bit.ly/1mjuYa and georgek1029 @markknoller "It's an unprecedented honor for a new U.S. president less than 9 months in the job".
FOM: Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, The Audacity of the Nobel Committee, Nobel Peace Prize Shocks Bloggers: "This is Insane" , CBSNews Nobel Committee says President Obama given Nobel Peace Prize to reward and "enhance" his diplomatic efforts: http://bit.ly/1mjuYa and georgek1029 @markknoller "It's an unprecedented honor for a new U.S. president less than 9 months in the job".
Collective Subconscious.2
Mysterious Cloud image licensed under Creative Commons by bionicteaching
Collective Subconscious.2: Last night we were dreaming of Twitter (again!). Does the dream state indicate that Twitter has become a new part of our collective subconscious? Or, has Twitter inadvertently tapped into some sort of collective subconscious? Can Twitter become some sort of gateway to the 'Oversoul'? In this way, does Twitter connect to a higher spiritual plane? In this way, can Twitter point us to our 'spiritual home'?Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/1DUr31FOM: Collective subconscious, Spiritual Plane , Dharma Wheel and The Over-Soul (Essays by Emerson)
Collective Subconscious.2: Last night we were dreaming of Twitter (again!). Does the dream state indicate that Twitter has become a new part of our collective subconscious? Or, has Twitter inadvertently tapped into some sort of collective subconscious? Can Twitter become some sort of gateway to the 'Oversoul'? In this way, does Twitter connect to a higher spiritual plane? In this way, can Twitter point us to our 'spiritual home'?Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/1DUr31FOM: Collective subconscious, Spiritual Plane , Dharma Wheel and The Over-Soul (Essays by Emerson)
Please note: This posting appears simultaneously on our sister publication The Anti-Zen Dictionary and our twitter page @georgek1029).
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
This Is Not a Posting - Impossible Tweets
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On bit.ly: http://bit.ly/25vUEM
'Impossible Tweets' Posted on Twitter today:
This is not a tweet.
This tweet is false.
This tweet is not here.
This tweet does not exist.
.sdrawkcab ton si teewt sihT
This tweet was deleted.
This tweet is not emotionally satisfying.
This tweet will not appear until tomorrow.
This tweet will not appear today.
Posting Monday, November 2, 2009.
This tweet is a fragment.
This tweet is not a fragment.
This is a retweet.
This tweet is untrue.
This tweet is wrong.
Posting Updated Tuesday, November 10, 2009
This tweet is fake.
This tweet is not real.
This tweet is meaningless.
This tweet is factual.
This tweet is not in English.
This tweet is in French.
This is impossible.
This tweet is too long.
This tweet is illogical. (Attributed to Mr. Spock).
This tweet is not in the timeline.
This tweet is not factual.
This is a previous tweet.
Updated Sunday, November 15, 2009:
100 years from now...this tweet won't be here...
Updated Tuesday, November 16, 2009:
This tweet is random. (Apologies to Brent Spiner).
Updated Thursday, December 10, 2009:
Define normal.
Where is the universe?
The Paradox of Twitter - Does your tweet have a noumenon?
Phwitter or Sophister? http://bit.ly/5hWjyu The portmanteaus of philosophy and Twitter. Which is the more appropriate? The former, being the joining of love (philo) and twitter - or the latter, being the joining of knowledge (sophia) and twitter.
Updated Sunday, December 13, 2009:
This tweet is real.
This tweet is not real.
Phenomena are not real - only noumena are real.
This tweet is a noumenon.
This tweet is a phenomenon.
This tweet is zen.
This tweet is not zen.
This tweet is not.
This tastes like zen.
It tastes like zen, it walks like zen, it looks like zen, but it is not zen.
FOM: Rene Magritte, Klein Bottle , Douglas R. Hofstadter,
Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid (ISBN 0-465-02656-7) and Self-Referential.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Lone Striker
The Lone Striker: This morning, in the cold 45° Autumn air, I saw a lone striker on the course practicing goals. You don't always need a match to strike...
The Sanity Clause
The Sanity Clause: Everyone reaches their own level of insanity... (Apologies to Chico and Grouch Marx...)
The Last Password
#64#64#64#64#64#64#64: If this is the only password available, you'll know the internet has run out...
Ironic Fall
"Ahhh, Autumn...This could be my last Fall..." Thought the elderly man as he fell down the stairs...
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
About Hedonism
Today, we found an article on Science Daily that argues hedonism determines value. Is this the ultimate basis for human nature? We find it hard to agree. (Of course, if you look at our previous post, see what hedonism did for Paris Hilton...). Is that what life is all about? A few shekels?
Of course, the article makes persuasive arguments about values like frienship, family and so on...(nothing about Blogger or Twitter...).
Paris Hilton
God help us. Paris Hilton is now in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. (But don't bother checking the online version just yet...maybe there's still hope...).
Overrated
Did you ever have one of those days where felt lower than you ever thought possible, and you still felt you were overrating yourself?
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