tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post7044392953062520381..comments2024-03-28T12:42:23.047-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Intelligent people have a danger. It’s easy for them to be boring."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84902584544957060492015-05-08T04:42:38.778-05:002015-05-08T04:42:38.778-05:00Boring in the sense of lacking the trauma and dram...Boring in the sense of lacking the trauma and drama that compels us to watch a movie to the very end?<br /><br />No one will ever make a movie about my life because it would be boring. I am quite happy with that circumstance. I don't need drama and trauma to have a fun and meaningful life. <br /><br />The folks who are with me in this life are there because they want to be there. We are enjoying each other's boring life. <br /><br />Nice to have companions while sitting out on the deck of life enjoying the spectacular view.hoydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13269690586125378243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2654406886368963432015-05-07T23:19:39.780-05:002015-05-07T23:19:39.780-05:00Weird Al Yankovich said it a different way "D...Weird Al Yankovich said it a different way "Dare to be stupid"<br /><br />Which is, in my opinion, very good advice. Up to a point, anyway.<br /><br />@rhhardin -- John Berrymore, Dream Song 14:<br /><br />"Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so." Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520113896946845614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86273608610652019052015-05-07T21:12:08.083-05:002015-05-07T21:12:08.083-05:00So that's my problem....So that's my problem....Gahriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795449308207016641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60152193536206096802015-05-07T20:47:14.889-05:002015-05-07T20:47:14.889-05:00I went to high school with a Tibetan prince. He s...I went to high school with a Tibetan prince. He spoke English with an American accent, and was a tremendous cornerback on the football team. A man's man.<br /><br />He shipped his son off to Tibet at 4 years of age to live with the monks. He has tried to be an American, and conform to his legacy. I see him as tormented. The seduction of the American dream, and the call of his heritage.<br /><br />Yes, he has above average intelligence. He's a lawyer for a local-global coffee company.madAsHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149940549262340795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3241712186843225032015-05-07T20:31:04.594-05:002015-05-07T20:31:04.594-05:00"The Karmapa came to Princeton because he wan..."The Karmapa came to Princeton because he wanted to be a college student for a day. “It’s very important for me to feel this sort of sadness,” he said"<br /><br />The Karmapa has a sense of humor. <br /><br />Maybe admissions offices can use it as a slogan in advertising open houses.<br /><br />"Intelligent people have a danger. It’s easy for them to be boring."<br /><br />How would a Buddhist be able to tell?Sebastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00505631054204611033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87096404492155665342015-05-07T19:43:47.498-05:002015-05-07T19:43:47.498-05:00Finally, some evidence that Obama is intelligent.Finally, some evidence that Obama is intelligent.campyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188668300381722712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21936612701895991082015-05-07T19:29:15.576-05:002015-05-07T19:29:15.576-05:00I agree with MadisonMan.
Seriously, Buddhism is e...I agree with MadisonMan.<br /><br />Seriously, Buddhism is essentially boring. It chases its tail until everyone gives up.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20790922312698486712015-05-07T18:42:08.232-05:002015-05-07T18:42:08.232-05:00Some of them are poets, e.g. Levinas _Existence an...Some of them are poets, e.g. Levinas _Existence and Existents_, with the best analysis of boredom I've ever read in the first chapter.<br /><br />The analysis of boredom is not boring.<br /><br />It's just never done.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65728772883242970932015-05-07T18:30:31.690-05:002015-05-07T18:30:31.690-05:00Yes, people are always calling me boring.Yes, people are always calling me boring.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.com