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Name: NormLNorma
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Religion:
Atheist
Location:
VAN NUYS, California
United States
VAN NUYS, California
United States
School:
Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles Valley City College. Various Los Angeles high schools. And various classes in other schools
Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles Valley City College. Various Los Angeles high schools. And various classes in other schools
Work:
Lots of different jobs. Delivered phone books in Los Angeles, was a shill in Las Vegas, worked in a photo lab, was a computer operator for a major world wide company, and various other things in between
Lots of different jobs. Delivered phone books in Los Angeles, was a shill in Las Vegas, worked in a photo lab, was a computer operator for a major world wide company, and various other things in between
Hometown(s):
Born in Los Angeles, California. Ready to leave. Will go to Bangkok, Thailand
Born in Los Angeles, California. Ready to leave. Will go to Bangkok, Thailand
Quote:
I'll get back to you on that one
I'll get back to you on that one
Health Care and the GovernmentComments (15)
Bighug says:
I didn't say I liked Rand and Mencken, I said I was influenced by them. Their writing, that is. I don't know enough about Ayn Rand to say either way, but I'm sure I would not like Mencken just based on his empathy with Hitler and the Nazis.
The comment about not caring if people like my photos was disingenuous. OK, I was lying. I'm not like Gauguin in that sense. It is nice to hear good comments. There are few photos I have on my computer that I like well enough to put on my page. Most of my better ones are framed enlargements. When my new camera arrives, a PentaxK20D, I will attempt to do more.
You have some very good photos.
Posted: August 21, 2009 3:45PM EDT
Kemay says:
I love your Photography! Beautiful! Insightful-I would love to hear of your travels if you leave the country, and come back with more pic's and wondrous stories-please share! Peace
kim
Posted: July 15, 2009 3:57PM EDT
CuriousCreations says:
Hello Kemay,
That is very kind of you to comment on my photos. It means a lot to hear that.
Feel free to write to me at Curious@CuriousCreations.com, if you don't mind sending email instead of using this site to communicate.
My website is CuriousCreations.com if you want to see more, if you haven't already.
Are you an artist or photographer too? Whoops, guess I should look at your profile before I ask. : )
Thank you again,
Norma
ps. not sure when I'll be going but have tentative plans to go to Thailand within the next 6 months
Posted: July 16, 2009 12:53AM EDT
mytwocents says:
Hi Norma,
That was helpful. Are you really planning to go to Bangkok? Have you been there before? That would be a very interesting trip. The only other country I have ever visited was Canada. Not very far from home for me.
I've been very busy with meetings of one sort or another. May will be another busy month. Hope I can get some work done around the house before summer is really here.
Wishing you peace,
Ellie
Posted: April 28, 2009 10:21PM EDT
CuriousCreations says:
Hi Ellie,
I will send you a message to you personaly, too much to say on this reply.
Norma
Posted: April 29, 2009 12:46AM EDT
mytwocents says:
Thanks for your reply. I know only the sketchiest bit about Buddhism. I understood that there is no belief in a god or gods, but thought it had a philosophy the required a particular practice. I certainly did not mean to offend you if I did. I should know better than to make assumptions about anything I know so little about.
Have a great day.
Ellie
Posted: April 19, 2009 1:20PM EDT
CuriousCreations says:
You did not offend me. I try to answer back in an informative way according to what is asked or questioned.
You are right. The fundamental philosophy of Buddhism does not include any supreme being. One is left to form his own opinions about where we came from. In later forms of Buddhism, Zen, there are 'saints' that they also show respect to other than The Buddha. I do not follow those schools of thought.
I am involved with the Thai community although I myself am not Thai or Asian. Thailand is one of the few countries left that still practices the original form of Buddhism.
LOL, if I was as good as one thinks a Buddhist should be I'd be a Buddha and in Nirvana. We who are living a life still here on Earth are not ready to be there yet.
In Buddhism it's up to the individual to set his own standards, as it were, as to how far he wants to go. He knows what he should do but if he doesn't that's his fault. There's no forgiveness as in Christianity, we have to earn what we get. If I 'choose' to be angry, haha or do other things that we know we shouldn't, it will just take longer.'
Of course there's more to it and that's rather a simple way to explain, the best I could but maybe that helps. There are good websites that explain in an easy to understand way the various kinds of Buddhism, if you'd like to know more, better than I can tell it.
Thank you,
Norma
CuriousCreations.com
Posted: April 19, 2009 10:00PM EDT
mytwocents says:
Wow! You are the angriest Buddhist I have ever encountered. does it interfere with meditation? Just curious.
Peace,
Ellie
Posted: April 18, 2009 9:59PM EDT
CuriousCreations says:
No, I do not often meditate. Most Buddhists who I know don't either, not as in sitting and clearing their mind, if that's what you are talking about. Do you know anything about Buddhism? I think if one did know a lot about it they would understand your statement of being angry and being a Buddhist have nothing to do with one another. Not in the way I think you mean it to sound. If I'm wrong please let me know
Posted: April 19, 2009 2:57AM EDT
