2012.05.24 07:00 - Banging on woks

The Guardian for this meeting was Storm Nordwind. The comments are by Storm Nordwind.

A welcome visitor.

Storm Nordwind: Good morning Eden! :)
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Eden Haiku: afk;)
Storm Nordwind: Hi Yaku!
Yakuzza Lethecus: hey the two of you
Yakuzza Lethecus: eden, ur very seldom here :)
Storm Nordwind: And even now, she's afk!
Yakuzza Lethecus: smile of course for the appearance today not for the seldom :P
Storm Nordwind: Hi Bleu!
Yakuzza Lethecus: hey bleu
Bleu Oleander: hi Storm, Yaku and (((Eden)))

Art as Being plans.

Storm Nordwind: So... Art as Being... one exhibit between the four of us so far! :) Any plans for more?
Bleu Oleander: I have another one ... soon
Bleu Oleander: you?
Storm Nordwind: I started a build...
Bleu Oleander: yay!
Eden Haiku: Back, sorry :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: wb
Storm Nordwind: YaY Eden!
Storm Nordwind: You are not in the Laurentian Mountains yet?
Eden Haiku: No, no, still in Montreal :)
Eden Haiku: Sorry for the afk, the phone rang as soon as I got here...
Bleu Oleander: nice to see you Eden :)
Storm Nordwind: You're a popular person and we understand we have to share you!
Eden Haiku: Nice to see you too and to be here at the fountain :)
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Not Dream Circle.

Storm Nordwind: Is this a rare visit we must relish Eden? Or will we be fortunate to see you here more often? :)
Eden Haiku: Humm.., I just happened to read Eliza's note today and thought today was the dream circle and might be my last chance to see her in a while, and I had a workshop on non-violent communication cancelled & a bit of free time and decided to jump in. Not easy to get back into the flow of PaB once you took a step back...
Storm Nordwind: Indeed it is, I can quite understand.
Eden Haiku: How are you doing?
Storm Nordwind: Well... I'm well-ish. :) Happy of course! And busy. Which is fine... always glad to help.
Storm Nordwind: The shades I'm wearing are to protect my eyes every time i go into the Art Dome! ;-))
Bleu Oleander: haha!
Eden Haiku: :)
Bleu Oleander: hi San :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: hello san
Storm Nordwind: Good morning San!
Santoshima Resident: morning!
Eden Haiku: Hello Santoshima
Santoshima Resident: hello everyone ~
Santoshima Resident: art dome bright, Storm?
Storm Nordwind: Yes. And likely to get brighter I expect!

The miracle of your mind.

Eden Haiku: Saw an interesting quite this morning: " The miracle of your mind isn't that you can see the world as it is, but that you can see the world as it isn't" Katryrn Schultz
Storm Nordwind: Both a blessing and a curse?
Santoshima Resident: yep
Eden Haiku: More of a blessing I think.
Eden Haiku: Leaps of imagination: imagining a better world about to emerge :)
Storm Nordwind: Wonderfully positive interpretation Eden. :)
Eden Haiku: Wev are living a wonderfully positive time here these days:)
Bleu Oleander: the creative mind :)
Storm Nordwind: Or the potential for it, for sure.
Eden Haiku: There is the possibility of delusions no doubt, and they are abundant but we can see through them and it's easier and easier...
Storm Nordwind: I feel it, and am grateful, but very often I am simply more conscious of those for whom it's the opposite
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Storm Nordwind noticed San's instrument, and was reminded of the willow flute and animation he made for the theater last year

Quebec Spring.

Storm Nordwind: So what better worlds are emerging around you at the moment Eden? Please tell us tales of your travels into them :)
Santoshima Resident: { nice, Storm ~ a willow flute! i'd like to see and hear that sometime ~ }
Eden Haiku: Students here are on strike for more than 100 days now, We had a huge protest of about 250,000 people in the streets of Montreal on Tuesday, we were all more or less clad in red in solidarity with the students. And this despite a special law forbiding manifestation of more than 50...
Yakuzza Lethecus: i head the tuitions were raised in canada, have there been other reasons to demonstrate too ?
Santoshima Resident: incredible
Bleu Oleander: so not all positive? why are they on strike?
Bleu Oleander: hi Raffi :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: hey raffi
Eden Haiku: And now, every night, in all neigborhoods, we are out on balconies and in front doors, banging on pots 7 pans as they did in Chili, to protest againt our corrupt government, gathering at street corners with babes in strollers and old people, and Chinese cooks banging on woks. An amazing time!
Raffila Millgrove: hi all
Storm Nordwind: Wow Eden... significant times indeed
Storm Nordwind: Good morning Raffi!
Eden Haiku: Yes, it goes much much further tahn tuitions. It,s a deep deep movement created from these twenty something (the leader is 21!) and sperading throygh all levels of our society.
Storm Nordwind: Canadian Spring
Eden Haiku: Hello Raffi :)
Santoshima Resident: hi raffi
Eden Haiku: No Storm, Quebec Spring
Bleu Oleander: what are some of the issues?
Eden Haiku: We had solidarity from Alberta, and protests in Toronto and Vancouver in support of our resistance though.
Eden Haiku: It's about wanting a society whose values would be more humane and less profit-oriented, more creative. The students are incredibly creative.
Storm Nordwind: Quebec Spring... yes, of course.

Lots of interesting links

Eden Haiku: You know about the Black Mountain collective Bleu?
Bleu Oleander: no
Eden Haiku: Well, here, they created the Red Mountain collective, gave red squares to evryone to wear, created great posters.
Bleu Oleander: you might enjoy a wonderful new book by Michael Sandel "What Money Can't Buy"
Bleu Oleander: about the moral limits of markets
Eden Haiku: Here is a link about Black Mountain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain_College
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Storm Nordwind: Also a link to Sandel's lecture: http://www.tannerlectures.utah.edu/lectures/documents/sandel00.pdf
Bleu Oleander: oh yes, I am familiar with Black Mountain
Eden Haiku: Ah, I thought so :)
Bleu Oleander: :)
Storm Nordwind: Naturally that leads to the link to "Lake Eden Arts Festival" ;-))
Eden Haiku: hehe, what a coincidence:)
Yakuzza Lethecus: nice find storm :)
Eden Haiku: Here is one of the Red Mountain School posters created for the strike: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eden2010/7261977338/
Eden Haiku: Thanks for the Sandel's links. Bookmarked :)
Storm Nordwind: You're welcome. A lot to read!
Storm Nordwind: Oh and a movie on the photostream too! I see what you mean about banging the pots and pans!

What money will buy.

Bleu Oleander: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/04/what-isn-8217-t-for-sale/8902/
Bleu Oleander: a shorter version
Bleu Oleander: movies are great Eden
Eden Haiku: And it,s all over twon Storm! Some with thousands of people!
Bleu Oleander: wow
Eden Haiku: I like the prison-cell upgrade for $90. Bleu, thanks will read that article too :)
Bleu Oleander: yes :)
Storm Nordwind: "Your doctor’s cellphone number: $1,500 and up per year." ... I'm sure I used to get that anyway - or equivalent - as part of the NHS
Yakuzza Lethecus: you still have british insurance storm ?
Santoshima Resident: { thanks for all the links ~ bye }
Storm Nordwind: Everyone does! Just visit. :)) The British taxpayer is happy to fund it for you!
Storm Nordwind: Bye San
Eden Haiku: Bye San:)
Bleu Oleander: bye San
Yakuzza Lethecus: bye san
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Bleu Oleander: can anyone insure anybody in Canada? and collect on the policy when they die? can business insure their workers and collect without their approval? some of the issues he discusses in his new book
Bleu Oleander: didn't know there were so many markets in life and death
Yakuzza Lethecus: i heard the same thing from walmart in the states
Eden Haiku: afk
Storm Nordwind: A short step from gambling... and protection rackets
Bleu Oleander: blurry line indeed

Away.

Bleu Oleander: must be going ... nice to see you all ... come back more often Eden :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: bye bleu
Bleu Oleander: bye bye
Storm Nordwind: Bye for now Bleu!
Eden Haiku: Have to go sorry :) Thanks for listening and for the links :) gave a great day!
Yakuzza Lethecus: nice to see you again eden
Storm Nordwind: Bye Eden
Raffila Millgrove: Bye Storm and Yaku
Yakuzza Lethecus: bye raffi
Storm Nordwind waves
Yakuzza Lethecus: have a nice day you two