Comments on: Great Expectations http://blog.bbbeard.com/2008/10/31/great-expectations/ A Peculiar, Yet Refreshing, Blog Sun, 20 May 2012 11:27:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: bbbeard http://blog.bbbeard.com/2008/10/31/great-expectations/#comment-99 bbbeard Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:40:50 +0000 http://blog.bbbeard.com/2008/10/31/great-expectations/#comment-99 Well, still a bitter gun-owner, clinging to my religion. Or is it a bitter religious nut, clinging to my guns? Buddhism teaches us that "change" is... well, it just is. Despite our passive reputation, Buddhism has quite a proud tradition of resistance to tyranny. Unfortunately, this resistance usually takes the form of high-profile self-immolation, which end does not particularly appeal to me. Maybe I'll start with a few outraged letters to the editor and gradually work up to the whole douse-myself-with-gasoline thing. BBB Well, still a bitter gun-owner, clinging to my religion. Or is it a bitter religious nut, clinging to my guns?

Buddhism teaches us that “change” is… well, it just is. Despite our passive reputation, Buddhism has quite a proud tradition of resistance to tyranny. Unfortunately, this resistance usually takes the form of high-profile self-immolation, which end does not particularly appeal to me. Maybe I’ll start with a few outraged letters to the editor and gradually work up to the whole douse-myself-with-gasoline thing.

BBB

]]> By: lukemeister http://blog.bbbeard.com/2008/10/31/great-expectations/#comment-98 lukemeister Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:43:18 +0000 http://blog.bbbeard.com/2008/10/31/great-expectations/#comment-98 Bernard, I'm glad you're hanging in there. I'm not so sure *all* of your co-bloggers are thrilled. Bernard,

I’m glad you’re hanging in there. I’m not so sure *all* of your co-bloggers are thrilled.

]]> By: bbbeard http://blog.bbbeard.com/2008/10/31/great-expectations/#comment-97 bbbeard Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:49:20 +0000 http://blog.bbbeard.com/2008/10/31/great-expectations/#comment-97 Well, Charlie, Henry, and Larry are presumably happy about the outcome. I'm not so sanguine. We had a vigorous discussion via email yesterday but I kept it off the blog because I didn't want to upset anybody. BBB Well, Charlie, Henry, and Larry are presumably happy about the outcome. I’m not so sanguine. We had a vigorous discussion via email yesterday but I kept it off the blog because I didn’t want to upset anybody.

BBB

]]> By: dpkeogh http://blog.bbbeard.com/2008/10/31/great-expectations/#comment-96 dpkeogh Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:45:15 +0000 http://blog.bbbeard.com/2008/10/31/great-expectations/#comment-96 you should hear my relatives in Texas. They never left the 50s. "YES, WE CAN!!" how can you beat that? oh happy happy happy. you should hear my relatives in Texas. They never left the 50s.

“YES, WE CAN!!” how can you beat that?

oh happy happy happy.

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