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<blockquote data-quote="200Meters" data-source="post: 755651" data-attributes="member: 23727"><p>Thanks.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I went to a post office this morning & transferred the moolah to whoever. We made it very clear to Youngest that this is a one-off.</p><p></p><p>We are not sure either. But I can certainly believe that Youngest, whom I do not credit for mature, sagacious thinking, might have made an error in judgement and borrowed money from people that he shouldn't have. He could also simply be playing us.</p><p></p><p>This reminds me of a poem by Stephen Crane (my favorite poet). The poem is "The sage lectured brilliantly":</p><p>_____ </p><p></p><p>The sage lectured brilliantly.</p><p>Before him, two images:</p><p>"Now this one is a devil,</p><p>And this one is me."</p><p>He turned away.</p><p>Then a cunning pupil</p><p>Changed the positions.</p><p></p><p>Turned the sage again:</p><p>"Now this one is a devil,</p><p>And this one is me."</p><p>The pupils sat, all grinning,</p><p>And rejoiced in the game.</p><p>But the sage was a sage.</p><p>_____ </p><p></p><p>We try to be the sage here.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Deal. I will try my best.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Mrs. 200Meters is the one drawn to veganism. I am quite content to be ovo-lacto and eat dairy products and eggs.</p><p></p><p>We made a pot of mushroom-and-barley soup yesterday except that we used wheat berries instead of barley and it came out very good. We have never cooked with wheat berries before and this was an experiment that worked.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't know about gang involvement. He has to survive in prison. About the getting tough thing. I will repeat that we have made it clear as can be to Youngest that the Bank of Mom and Dad is now closed and that this was a one-off. If he asks for more, we will politely tell him to eff off (well, not in those exact words but that's what we will mean).</p><p></p><p>He is full of himself as a ne'er-do-well. In Israel first-time, non-violent offenders routinely have one-third of their sentence wiped away. Youngest told me this morning that he will decline this because it would entail a night curfew and him going to treatment/therapy of some kind. He said he wants to do his time and be released with minimal strings attached. A Saul-on-the-road-to-Damascus moment he has not had.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Of course it sounds shady, because it is shady.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Beats us and beats us.</p><p></p><p>But if he got assaulted and beaten over this, we would never forgive ourselves. I'm willing to take a chance and pony up $584, this one time. Only.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ouch.</p><p></p><p>An ad on an American news show that I like (I watch it on my laptop) keeps running a line from Jefferson Airplane's phenomenal "White Rabbit" sung by the amazingly phenomenal Grace Slick. Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a> to listen to the song (<em>not</em> the ad.) Look at the underlined lines.</p><p></p><p><u>When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead</u></p><p>And the white knight is talking backwards</p><p>And the red queen's off with her head</p><p><u>Remember what the Dormouse said</u></p><p></p><p>In the world in which we live, in which logic and proportion have long since fallen sloppy dead, we would do well to remember what the Dormouse says in "Alice in Wonderland".</p><p></p><p><img src="https://hornbakelibrary.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/alice-module2-nurseryalice1890tenniel_12c.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>What <em>does </em>the Dormouse say?</p><p></p><p>Gibberish! He speaks utterly absurd gibberish!</p><p></p><p>Because life is, fundamentally, absurd. The only meaning it has is the meaning that we give it. This means that we have an awesome challenge and responsibility. It's up to us, entirely.</p><p></p><p>Rant over.</p><p></p><p>Carry on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="200Meters, post: 755651, member: 23727"] Thanks. I went to a post office this morning & transferred the moolah to whoever. We made it very clear to Youngest that this is a one-off. We are not sure either. But I can certainly believe that Youngest, whom I do not credit for mature, sagacious thinking, might have made an error in judgement and borrowed money from people that he shouldn't have. He could also simply be playing us. This reminds me of a poem by Stephen Crane (my favorite poet). The poem is "The sage lectured brilliantly": _____ The sage lectured brilliantly. Before him, two images: "Now this one is a devil, And this one is me." He turned away. Then a cunning pupil Changed the positions. Turned the sage again: "Now this one is a devil, And this one is me." The pupils sat, all grinning, And rejoiced in the game. But the sage was a sage. _____ We try to be the sage here. Deal. I will try my best. Mrs. 200Meters is the one drawn to veganism. I am quite content to be ovo-lacto and eat dairy products and eggs. We made a pot of mushroom-and-barley soup yesterday except that we used wheat berries instead of barley and it came out very good. We have never cooked with wheat berries before and this was an experiment that worked. I don't know about gang involvement. He has to survive in prison. About the getting tough thing. I will repeat that we have made it clear as can be to Youngest that the Bank of Mom and Dad is now closed and that this was a one-off. If he asks for more, we will politely tell him to eff off (well, not in those exact words but that's what we will mean). He is full of himself as a ne'er-do-well. In Israel first-time, non-violent offenders routinely have one-third of their sentence wiped away. Youngest told me this morning that he will decline this because it would entail a night curfew and him going to treatment/therapy of some kind. He said he wants to do his time and be released with minimal strings attached. A Saul-on-the-road-to-Damascus moment he has not had. Of course it sounds shady, because it is shady. Beats us and beats us. But if he got assaulted and beaten over this, we would never forgive ourselves. I'm willing to take a chance and pony up $584, this one time. Only. Ouch. An ad on an American news show that I like (I watch it on my laptop) keeps running a line from Jefferson Airplane's phenomenal "White Rabbit" sung by the amazingly phenomenal Grace Slick. Click [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0'][U]here[/U][/URL] to listen to the song ([I]not[/I] the ad.) Look at the underlined lines. [U]When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead[/U] And the white knight is talking backwards And the red queen's off with her head [U]Remember what the Dormouse said[/U] In the world in which we live, in which logic and proportion have long since fallen sloppy dead, we would do well to remember what the Dormouse says in "Alice in Wonderland". [IMG]https://hornbakelibrary.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/alice-module2-nurseryalice1890tenniel_12c.png[/IMG] What [I]does [/I]the Dormouse say? Gibberish! He speaks utterly absurd gibberish! Because life is, fundamentally, absurd. The only meaning it has is the meaning that we give it. This means that we have an awesome challenge and responsibility. It's up to us, entirely. Rant over. Carry on. [/QUOTE]
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