tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post6267303082906595210..comments2024-03-27T12:30:52.619-04:00Comments on Lost in the Bozone: Confusion SurfacesMRMacrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-24436171696738686802009-03-15T15:30:00.000-04:002009-03-15T15:30:00.000-04:00Sorry for the late post...I almost missed the key ...Sorry for the late post...<BR/>I almost missed the key point you made in your original post. You said this comment was a response to something you had contributed to the forum!<BR/>I can see clearly now :)<BR/>I get these kinds of replies myself!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063572332177649195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-63772773695612833332009-03-12T22:18:00.000-04:002009-03-12T22:18:00.000-04:00Check this out.The USSR was better prepared for co...Check this out.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.energybulletin.net/node/23259" REL="nofollow">The USSR was better prepared for collapse than the US<BR/></A>BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-92190835075426692502009-03-12T22:17:00.000-04:002009-03-12T22:17:00.000-04:00BBC - Well now aren't you the grumpy gus.But a tru...<B>BBC - Well now aren't you the grumpy gus.</B><BR/><BR/>But a truthful one if you can see it.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-87070166617862884142009-03-12T20:11:00.000-04:002009-03-12T20:11:00.000-04:00Middle Ditch - Oh damn. Boggling rears up. Here ...Middle Ditch - Oh damn. Boggling rears up. Here I go again. <BR/><BR/>Utah - Yes Randal is. He is my hero. Uh, we are kind of reciprocal heroes. Twin heroes of different petri dishes. <BR/><BR/>Hopefully you read my comment about the painting. Just in case - The painting is "Constant Confusion" by Susan Proctor. She has a website.<BR/><BR/>Demeur - If you can't help, then no it doesn't help. This blog can only be confused by one blogger at a time. And I am not done yet. Get in line.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-6217452972365147092009-03-12T19:41:00.000-04:002009-03-12T19:41:00.000-04:00I'm confused.There does that count?I'm confused.<BR/><BR/>There does that count?Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-80916544214498468352009-03-12T15:46:00.000-04:002009-03-12T15:46:00.000-04:00Pipe Tobacco gave you the answer to your rhetorica...Pipe Tobacco gave you the answer to your rhetorical question, but what I want to know is who did the painting that accompanies this post. It's amazing.<BR/><BR/>Randal is a smartass isn't he?Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-14066025850524937922009-03-12T15:00:00.000-04:002009-03-12T15:00:00.000-04:00Read all the comments but the mind is still boggli...Read all the comments but the mind is still bogglingMiddle Ditchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493665280732775898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-33152792414109610212009-03-12T14:41:00.000-04:002009-03-12T14:41:00.000-04:00Kulkiri - If so, mine has been treading water far ...Kulkiri - If so, mine has been treading water far too long.<BR/><BR/>Pipe Tobacco - Well you are on the logical scientific side of things. Me, I'm a loose dog willing to attempt to find meaning in the meaningless.<BR/><BR/>Randal - You are probably the closest to the truth of it. A flash back or maybe an unpurged rush from the bad ole days.<BR/><BR/>Old Dude - Now that's the spirit. Go with it. But I do think this important enough to twist my shorts over.<BR/><BR/>BBC - Well now aren't you the grumpy gus. Yes, I think changing your oil might be a good idea. The filter too. Especially the filter.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-58563942984091720192009-03-12T14:23:00.000-04:002009-03-12T14:23:00.000-04:00"confusion surfaces"Monkeys love to make up new te..."confusion surfaces"<BR/><BR/>Monkeys love to make up new terms and dream up meanings for them. <BR/><BR/>They also love to make up complex words to replace simple words and call themselves wordsmiths. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, It's nice and sunny today, I should change the oil and filter on the truck.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-3046008128060978812009-03-12T13:40:00.000-04:002009-03-12T13:40:00.000-04:00it could be that interconnection between what is n...it could be that interconnection between what is now, versus what was then, but isn't now with what might be in the future, ----all in all confusion is but a moment in time, and invariable either gets clarified (non-confused) or just evaporates and is no more---its not worth getting ones shorts in a twist about.Gary ("Old Dude")https://www.blogger.com/profile/00840287762340872772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-11079333026401296462009-03-12T11:23:00.000-04:002009-03-12T11:23:00.000-04:00I think it has to do with the friction between the...I think it has to do with the friction between the LSD and the biological system that said LSD is entering.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-45001845140573968622009-03-12T10:25:00.000-04:002009-03-12T10:25:00.000-04:00MRMacrum:I *thought* you may have written the essa...MRMacrum:<BR/><BR/>I *thought* you may have written the essay tongue-in-cheek! I am glad to know now for sure. <BR/><BR/>I typically try to err on the side of caution when I am not 100% sure. Therefore, I gave a "straight" (aka dull) answer, because I was not sure if the essay was meant "comedic" or "straight.<BR/><BR/>PipeTobacco<BR/>http://frumpyprofessor.blogspot.comPipeTobaccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17746884792061867611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-68198384050948214572009-03-12T09:40:00.000-04:002009-03-12T09:40:00.000-04:00Maybe confusion is swimming underwater and occasio...Maybe confusion is swimming underwater and occasionally surfaces to breath or see daylight. Just a thought!Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-51679630501863438432009-03-12T08:07:00.000-04:002009-03-12T08:07:00.000-04:00PresterJohn - Oh sure. That realky helped. Fract...PresterJohn - Oh sure. That realky helped. Fractals huh? Now I have to worry about something that is similar to itself. Great.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-29416352284608516922009-03-12T06:43:00.000-04:002009-03-12T06:43:00.000-04:00Oh, confusion does indeed have surfaces!Best under...Oh, confusion does indeed have surfaces!<BR/><BR/>Best understood as a fractal. <BR/><BR/>Hope this helps clarify things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-389686055602167802009-03-12T02:17:00.000-04:002009-03-12T02:17:00.000-04:00Pipe Tobacco - Yes, of course you are right. I wa...Pipe Tobacco - Yes, of course you are right. I was just having fun with a brain skip moment I had when the comment first appeared. I did actually ask myself, "What the Hell is a Confusion Surface?" And then I got it. I just took the moment of stupidity and expanded it for fun. Proving that no matter how fast I think I am on the uptake, sometimes all the synapses don't close in the right order.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-3973272186440445122009-03-12T00:37:00.000-04:002009-03-12T00:37:00.000-04:00MRMacrum:I am likely FAR off base, but before I re...MRMacrum:<BR/><BR/>I am likely FAR off base, but before I read beyond the comment itself:<BR/><BR/>"a clue to confusion surfaces"<BR/><BR/>my initial thought was that the commenter was suggesting that (whatever comment he was replying to) gave him some sort of clue or understanding of why a point of confusion or misunderstanding surfaced in the conversation. <BR/><BR/>If my idea is true, this fits a very common manner of speech in academia, where succinct brevity is often so highly prized that it can lead to (in my opinion, purposeful) ambiguity and loss of meaning. <BR/><BR/>Of course, I may be completely off base in my idea, but I thought I would throw it in to see if it helped. <BR/><BR/>PipeTobacco<BR/>http://frumpyprofessor.blogspot.comPipeTobaccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17746884792061867611noreply@blogger.com