Comments for A Sensitivity to Things

Comment on Q, R, Cookie Monster… by Jaitra

Jaitra — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:55:58 +0000

Thanks Noivedya! As an official Real Top Talented Published Author and Journalist, I really hope you do get to ask Kermit’s now not so young friend this question!

Comment on Richard Nixon’s Meaning of Life by Jaitra

Jaitra — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:45:07 +0000

Thanks for your keen insight Sumangali. It seems to me you’ve gone straight to the heart of the quote; to paraphrase, that climbing the mountain, that striving and sometimes struggling, is as much the key to happiness as standing on the top of the mountain itself!

Comment on Richard Nixon’s Meaning of Life by Sumangali Morhall

Sumangali Morhall — Sat, 05 May 2012 19:40:01 +0000

Thanks for this quote, Jaitra, insightful and inspiring! It’s so true, the challenge is an integral part of life, not something to be avoided, and yet how often do we hear that crucial fact acknowledged? Very refreshing.

Comment on Mono no aware: Beauty in Japan by Taniguchi Blossoms « Fischer On Comix

Taniguchi Blossoms « Fischer On Comix — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:17:32 +0000

[...] Why do I love Taniguchi’s manga so much? Is it the contradiction, the frisson, between the perfection of his diagrammatic art and the repressed but percolating emotions of the characters that inhabit his settings? At the end of A Zoo in Winter (2008/2011), the young couple—one of whom is an autobiographical stand-in for Taniguchi himself—read the manga they’ve written together, while sitting in a cozy spot at the hospital that provides an extraordinary view of the nearby village. They’re swathed in beauty, but this beauty—like all beauty—will pass. They both know the girl is going to die, and they know they’ll never consummate their love, yet they smile, in a perfect exhibition of mono no aware. [...]

Comment on Buddha Bob Munden by Jaitra

Jaitra — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:51:55 +0000

I completely agree with you Kevin. Bob is virtually god-like in his ability to fire a gun!

Comment on Buddha Bob Munden by Kevin D. Smith

Kevin D. Smith — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 06:33:08 +0000

The first time I saw Bob demonstrate his ability, he fired all six shots and it sounded like one. I don’t believe anyone will ever beat his records.

Comment on Q, R, Cookie Monster… by Noivedya

Noivedya — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:45:43 +0000

I’m just impressed that the little girl was so natural with Kermit, especially as she presumably could see the hand underneath him.

Maybe we can ask her about that. Not sure of the date of that clip, but I’m guessing she’d now be around… 43?

Comment on Mono no aware: Beauty in Japan by Something This Way Comes: Randy Wallace’s “Postdimensionalman”

Something This Way Comes: Randy Wallace’s “Postdimensionalman” — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:34:42 +0000

[...] scattered shards. These broken knick-knacks, mostly cast in the forms of cats and birds, are a mono no aware tableau of interdependence and impermanence. A delicate [...]

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Comment on Thumbelina—The World’s Smallest Horse by Nino

Nino — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:24:49 +0000

Sooo cute! She’s as small as a dog! I wish more power to Mr. Sri Chinmoy, he’s an inspiration