tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post9217697662341862565..comments2024-03-07T10:48:12.443-05:00Comments on freecounterpoint: Charly's soul foodMr roThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836243623753244149noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-30611766456324111852012-07-30T21:28:04.515-04:002012-07-30T21:28:04.515-04:00Hope you're OK. Hang in there, willya?Hope you're OK. Hang in there, willya?Tecumsehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315601589942322847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-30313349144212895072012-07-30T20:08:38.349-04:002012-07-30T20:08:38.349-04:00Tecs, I got plenty of due credit from the Romanian...Tecs, I got plenty of due credit from the Romanian. That was tough to pass up, man.<br />Light a candle for me, Tecs, please.Mr roThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836243623753244149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-71610670021304747152012-07-30T15:47:40.904-04:002012-07-30T15:47:40.904-04:00I'm always there to help. And, yes, I remembe...I'm always there to help. And, yes, I remember those days when we were bantering about the power of PDEs vs CDs, and "Greasy" gave you a 2x4 to wield with abandon. <br /><br />But one thing you never, ever gave me credit for (or at least, not enough). Namely, for teaching you how to click on things, way back when the Internet was young. How come? <br /><br />Also, how come we Tecumsehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315601589942322847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-14896286183238656702012-07-30T10:10:04.043-04:002012-07-30T10:10:04.043-04:00Thanks, Tecs, but now I feel bad. I would never th...Thanks, Tecs, but now I feel bad. I would never thrash you, but I think that when Greasy solved the PDE end, I think that a few days later we went to the Mission, as was our custom then, in the good old days, and you said you knew that I would never stop busting your gonads about Greasy solving Pork-and-Beans. I waited years to make your prediction come true now as a way of thanking you for yearsMr roThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836243623753244149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-83488201701838218632012-07-30T07:56:04.106-04:002012-07-30T07:56:04.106-04:00I was bracing myself for a tropical storm, but thi...I was bracing myself for a tropical storm, but this was Cat 5 that landed on me, like a ton of bricks. Boy, oh boy. How can I reply? You can't argue with such a forceful tirade. You simply can't.Tecumsehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315601589942322847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-49870471913922571492012-07-30T06:31:52.497-04:002012-07-30T06:31:52.497-04:00Geometers mock and other deep thoughts from the fe...<i>Geometers mock</i> and other deep thoughts from the fever swamp called Tecsaa. Sorry you deniers. Perhaps you were able to read the funnies or your news source (<i>The National Retard</i>?) and have not found out that an "important problem in topology" (question: What could it mean that a little game (and one for the dumbest little boys in the low elementary school years) be Mr roThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836243623753244149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-6830133243456254652012-07-30T01:44:50.283-04:002012-07-30T01:44:50.283-04:00Of course, deep down I'm doing Geometry, albei...Of course, deep down I'm doing Geometry, albeit with no stinkin' ruler and compass. But where's the Geometry in those pesky PDEs? Ah, I know, I know. These are fighting words for Herr Rott. Let he come out swinging, I'm all braced for that.Tecumsehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315601589942322847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-47073029923947227462012-07-29T23:05:15.186-04:002012-07-29T23:05:15.186-04:00Of that Strife between CD's and PDE's ther...Of that Strife between CD's and PDE's there will never be an end. Of course the Geometers mock, and the Constructivists/CS'ers scorn, ye both.Arelcao Akleoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804389181882366153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-91529125345380838012012-07-29T22:55:39.481-04:002012-07-29T22:55:39.481-04:00It all makes sense, except for the bit about PDEs....It all makes sense, except for the bit about PDEs. I mean, what else is there to it, besides solving obvious ODEs like dy/dx=y? What does this have to do with beauty?Tecumsehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315601589942322847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-23044752914667399762012-07-29T22:19:44.559-04:002012-07-29T22:19:44.559-04:00Thank you for expressing such a positive assessmen...Thank you for expressing such a positive assessment of my writing, Tecs. Coming from you, another Safire fan like me, this means a lot to me. I admit that I am cheating since I am still stuck here in isolation in the hospital and not allowed any visitors unless we are all masked like surgeons and the visitors are allowed in for only a short period each day. This isolation puts me in a peaceful, Mr roThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836243623753244149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-9145053647415250322012-07-29T20:29:41.123-04:002012-07-29T20:29:41.123-04:00Yes, and they rise sharply from sealevel. So the b...Yes, and they rise sharply from sealevel. So the base can be tropical rainforest and at the peak is a ski-resort. In between is every environmental gradation. There was once a beautiful alpine lake below the top of Yu Shan ["Jade Mountain"], known as Sun-Moon Lake. But it was pretty much kaput after the great earthquake of 9/21, in 1999.Arelcao Akleoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804389181882366153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-38287928961024402762012-07-29T19:38:49.258-04:002012-07-29T19:38:49.258-04:00Sounds like a beautiful island, indeed. Didn'...Sounds like a beautiful island, indeed. Didn't know they have such <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mountains_in_Taiwan" rel="nofollow">tall mountains</a> there. Close to 4,000 meters? Wow.Tecumsehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315601589942322847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-19024350304081117552012-07-29T17:45:36.814-04:002012-07-29T17:45:36.814-04:00"But, how can one see the seashore from Courm..."But, how can one see the seashore from Courmayeur? I think a better venue to pine for is a place where the mountains go all the way right up to the sea. I've seen only very few such places: Monaco and Vancouver come to mind. You guys know a better one?"<br /><br />Taiwan, particularly the bow from the cold and rainy northern point at Keelung, swinging out along the eastern shore Arelcao Akleoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804389181882366153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-81774615192153266302012-07-29T17:11:52.226-04:002012-07-29T17:11:52.226-04:00Nope, but I saw those death-lovers jump off the cl...Nope, but I saw those death-lovers jump off the cliffs into the ocean, it seemed, a mile below. I was surprised then that they all survived. My parents and I were all scared shitless that they'd hang up on a protruding point of rock and be very rapidly gutted alive thinking that at that speed the poor man wouldn't feel a thing and be sent into a coma the millisecond in which his head Mr roThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836243623753244149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-75090921507673766032012-07-29T17:03:06.998-04:002012-07-29T17:03:06.998-04:00If you want water in Courm, go to Lac de Liconi. I...If you want water in Courm, go to Lac de Liconi. I posted pictures here at VCP too. The food in Courm. is a mix between Val de Aostan (the stars are spezzatino--basically Boeuf Bourguignonne, but loaded with rosemary and wild mountain herbs and occasionally wild mushrooms) and French. As you know, Courmayeur is right across a minor massif from another paradise, Chamonix, which we also have Mr roThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836243623753244149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-18937751588983497882012-07-29T16:45:10.656-04:002012-07-29T16:45:10.656-04:00Sounds like a wonderful place. Of course, now it ...Sounds like a wonderful place. Of course, now it may be rather dangerous to go to Acapulco, what with all those drug wars. <br /><br />First time I heard of Acapulco was in the early 60's, when I saw <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fun_in_Acapulco" rel="nofollow">this movie</a> with Elvis. Movie was silly, but I liked Elvis' deep voice (I think it was one of the first times I Tecumsehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315601589942322847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-10381642742295355722012-07-29T16:30:37.090-04:002012-07-29T16:30:37.090-04:00I've been to Acapulco. I was a kid then, but I...I've been to Acapulco. I was a kid then, but I still remember the beauty of the place. Like the members of your list, there is an ocean in play. The water is the Pacific Ocean , the mountains are some flavor of the Sierra Madre. Importantly, the food was great. I remember the fish, the beef, and the huge American breakfast which I will not forget those meals in paradise. While my parents andMr roThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836243623753244149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-20578570939824156692012-07-29T15:44:09.884-04:002012-07-29T15:44:09.884-04:00But, how can one see the seashore from Courmayeur?...But, how can one see the seashore from Courmayeur? I think a better venue to pine for is a place where the mountains go all the way right up to the sea. I've seen only very few such places: Monaco and Vancouver come to mind. You guys know a better one? I think there are some where the Andes meet the Pacific, but, alas, I've never been there.Tecumsehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315601589942322847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-9728584735959024272012-07-29T15:29:29.215-04:002012-07-29T15:29:29.215-04:00I am very flattered by the fine way in which you e...I am very flattered by the fine way in which you express the scribblings of a poor scribbler whose efforts are diluted by an effort diluted by also simultaneously to be thinking seriously about the galactic vacuum of mathematics. Still, I think that the gold ring of the week goes to you. In a rare of agreement with that with that diabolical offender of the rules of Classical Legitimate Logick, Mr roThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836243623753244149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-21959747905596659412012-07-29T15:01:06.262-04:002012-07-29T15:01:06.262-04:00Wowsers! Mr Rot, Charly is really providing inspi...Wowsers! Mr Rot, Charly is really providing inspiration for you. I must say, you kicked your prose into higher gear lately. Keep on trucking, man!Tecumsehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315601589942322847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-65988913154974776162012-07-29T12:58:02.706-04:002012-07-29T12:58:02.706-04:00There's plenty of food in the swamp. Regrettab...There's plenty of food in the swamp. Regrettably, the nutria aren't endemic to the region and their population over-expanded in the last decade or so, causing a variety of problems with the local species. Someone then thought of doing a "nutria as food" campaign to address the issue. <br /><br />In a land where in which a majority of people think nothing of ingesting junk food, Charlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940193224153084100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-1135163115659506372012-07-29T11:46:14.564-04:002012-07-29T11:46:14.564-04:00"Not just aristos. People in the LA swamps ha..."Not just aristos. People in the LA swamps have been enjoying nutria meat (a big rat) for generations and I seldom see any of them from my windows."<br /><br /> In the LA swamps, it's a matter of a food that fits what they can afford. It ain't out of boredom.Arelcao Akleoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804389181882366153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-8474832758030822142012-07-29T07:23:43.682-04:002012-07-29T07:23:43.682-04:00My theory about Louisiana cooking is that it was d...My theory about Louisiana cooking is that it was discovered early that any cooked animal, with enough tasso and andouille, is not bad with beer, even the horrible beer called "Abita".<br /><br />I have not tried eating it, but I bet that even "buoy shit," (barnacles in US Navy slang) is pretty good if you cook it with tasso and andouille right.<br /><br />You nekelturny that Mr roThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836243623753244149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-50656330734994302872012-07-29T05:47:32.283-04:002012-07-29T05:47:32.283-04:00Not just aristos. People in the LA swamps have bee...Not just aristos. People in the LA swamps have been <a href="http://www.nutria.com/site17.php" rel="nofollow">enjoying nutria</a> meat (a big rat) for generations and I seldom see any of them from <a href="http://en.chateauversailles.fr/homepage" rel="nofollow">my windows</a>.Charlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940193224153084100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-55980866455995819682012-07-28T23:45:55.816-04:002012-07-28T23:45:55.816-04:00Bored aristos indulging in empty amusements to whi...Bored aristos indulging in empty amusements to while away the hours before extinction.<br /><br />Lovely.Arelcao Akleoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804389181882366153noreply@blogger.com