The Shed is open, nor did its openness wait upon the creation of this thread (the Thread of the Shed).
Quote from: karlhenning on May 30, 2012, 11:34:18 AM
The Shed is open, nor did its openness wait upon the creation of this thread (the Thread of the Shed).
What's it open for?
What may you require it to be open for?
(The Shed is, some would suggest, a metaphor.)
Quote from: karlhenning on
Today at 12:24:04 PM (http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=20575.msg633381#msg633381)
>What may you require it to be open for?
(The Shed is, some would suggest, a metaphor.)
Right now, I don't know; I'll give it some thought, though. ;D
The Shed's an apt place for that....
Yes, it is! :D
The shed and the hut, which one is bigger? Kimi asked me and I had no answer.
Well, perhaps the difference is more in the style of the buildings, think of a clay hut and a garden shed that looks more like a miniature house.
Quote from: North Star on May 30, 2012, 09:56:31 PM
Well, perhaps the difference is more in the style of the buildings, think of a clay hut and a garden shed that looks more like a miniature house.
Kimi thinks a hut is where they serve pizza.
Nothing is more closed than the Open Shed.
Nothing is more open than the Closed Shed.
The Shed is never open to those that have The Key, and is never closed to those that have it not.
Furthermore, there is never too much pepperoni on the pizza in the Hut. Kimi understands these things.
Even when the Door of the Shed is drawn to, one may be drawn to the Shed.
The cat sheds. :'( A LOT!!! :o ha-choo!!!
All cats, all composers, all possible motives for composition: the Shed contains the lot.
Indeed, with the pepperoni in the Shed, you expect all cats to be drawn to.
Quote from: karlhenning on May 31, 2012, 06:41:02 AM
All cats, all composers, all possible motives for composition: the Shed contains the lot.
... and young ones... kittens...
All the people having kittens that there are still composers writing new music: they're all in the Shed, too.
*sets up a lot of pots, pans, paint buckets, and plastic tubs*
*commences drumming them with a stick*
Quote from: Brian on May 31, 2012, 07:05:13 AM
*sets up a lot of pots, pans, paint buckets, and plastic tubs*
*commences drumming them with a stick*
Don't forget them washboards...
To achieve the true state of the Shed, one must first shed the Shed. To shed the Shed, one must first enter it. To enter the Shed, one must first find it. To find the Shed, one must first achieve the true state of the Shed. There, to achieve the true state of the Shed, one must first achieve the true state of the Shed. But order pizza, one merely first calls Pizza Shed.
--Shih Tzu: Shed Ching [The Book of Shed]
Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on May 31, 2012, 07:10:07 AM
To achieve the true state of the Shed, one must first shed the Shed. To shed the Shed, one must first enter it. To enter the Shed, one must first find it. To find the Shed, one must first achieve the true state of the Shed. There, to achieve the true state of the Shed, one must first achieve the true state of the Shed. But order pizza, one merely first calls Pizza Shed.
--Shih Tzu: Shed Ching [The Book of Shed]
At last, someone who really understands Shedism.
(I am concerned, however, that the proposed resolution of the pizza issue is - dare I say it? - insufficiently pepperonistic. May we have a definitive ruling from Kimi?)
This is outrageous. Pizza, or even the mention of pizza, has no place in Shedism. It is heresy. One must go back to original teachings and adhere strictly to them.
Isn't the first time I've adhered to pepperoni.
Quote from: Todd on May 31, 2012, 09:29:24 AM
This is outrageous. Pizza, or even the mention of pizza, has no place in Shedism. It is heresy. One must go back to original teachings and adhere strictly to them.
Fundamentalism is everywhere... even in the shed...
One tenet of shedism is absolute and unwavering: To attract our feline friends and neighbors, the pizza must be topped with anchovies. ;)
Pizza is but one sort of victual in the Shed.
Quote from: karlhenning on
Today at 03:42:06 PM (http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=20575.msg633716#msg633716)
Pizza is but one sort of victual in the Shed.
I shall have to keep that in mind! Thanks for pointing it out. 8)
Quote from: karlhenning on May 31, 2012, 06:41:02 AM
All cats, all composers, all possible motives for composition: the Shed contains the lot.
What if Schrödinger opens the door of the Shed?
Quote from: petrarch on May 31, 2012, 04:57:48 PM
What if Schrödinger opens the door of the Shed?
One small step for Schrödinger, one Quantum Leap for Shedism?
Quote from: springrite on May 31, 2012, 05:00:37 PM
One small step for Schrödinger, one Quantum Leap for Shedism?
But what is the state of the cats? How can you be sure?
Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on May 31, 2012, 07:10:07 AM
To achieve the true state of the Shed, one must first shed the Shed. To shed the Shed, one must first enter it. To enter the Shed, one must first find it. To find the Shed, one must first achieve the true state of the Shed. There, to achieve the true state of the Shed, one must first achieve the true state of the Shed. But order pizza, one merely first calls Pizza Shed.
--Shih Tzu: Shed Ching [The Book of Shed]
Here's the Evil Pagan Viking sect version of this verse:
To achieve the true state of the Shed requires contact with the multi-unanything. The multi-unanything exists in the non-universe. To enter the non-universe, one must first give up finding it. To truly give up finding it, one must never learn about the Shed. Thus, all religious adherents to the Shed are pagans to the Shed religion, and all who have never heard about the Shed are adherents to the religion of the Shed. Shed paganism is the only true path, and Shed pagans who renounce the pagan aspect of their beliefs shall be sought out and slayed publicly.
Pizza may be served, but expect delivery drivers to arrive via Viking ship. Prepare to have your home pillaged if a generous tip is not provided. Also, your pizza consists of sauce made out of the blood of newborns, "cheese" (whose ingredients shall not be mentioned), and burnt human flesh as crust. Valuable gold coins and/or your daughter shall be the only acceptable forms of payment.
--Shih Tzu: Shed Ching [The Book of Shed] (Evil Pagan New Age Viking translation)
OUCH! How about we switch to Chinese food being delivered instead?
Quote from: petrarch on May 31, 2012, 04:57:48 PM
What if Schrödinger opens the door of the Shed?
He can only open one of many possible potential Sheds, reducing the potential Shed to actual Shed, but all other potential Sheds, and the cats they contain, will remain potential, and still possible to open by other potential Schrodingers.
Quote from: Gold Knight on May 31, 2012, 05:32:28 PM
OUCH! How about we switch to Chinese food being delivered instead?
No good. Then it simply switches to delivery by the Mongol Horde, and you know how they are about being paid.
Quote from: Gold Knight on May 31, 2012, 05:32:28 PM
OUCH! How about we switch to Chinese food being delivered instead?
Innocent Americans still don't know what's actually in Chinese food...
Let me give this joke the Shed Test:
Two mathematicians are sitting in a bar watching a building across the street. They see 2 people go in the building, a little later they see 3 people leave. So one says to the other, "If one more person enters the building it will be empty."
(http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/grin.gif) (http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/cheesy.gif)(http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/cheesy.gif)(http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/cheesy.gif)
Quickly modifying this before the Shed Police arrest you for non-observance of basic Shed rituals:
Quote from: drogulus on May 31, 2012, 07:43:12 PM
Two mathematicians are sitting in a bar eating pizza watching a building across the street the Shed. They see 2 people go in the building Shed, a little later they see 3 people leave. So one says to the other, "If one more person enters the building Shed it will be empty."
There was a young fellow who said,
"I want some more pizza and bread!"
"Oh no," said his Mum,
"It'll upset your tum.
Be off now, and tidy the Shed."
All the pizza hot and cold,
All cats whenever bred,
All composers short and tall,
They're all within the Shed.
Quote from: springrite on May 31, 2012, 06:25:59 PM
Innocent Americans still don't know what's actually in Chinese food...
I don't know what it is — but I know that it, too, is contained in the Shed.
Quote from: Gold Knight on May 30, 2012, 06:47:19 PM
Yes, it is! :D
Wait for it...
http://www.youtube.com/v/QwUMuuWVwyY
Quote from: karlhenning on June 01, 2012, 02:20:04 AM
All the pizza hot and cold,
All cats whenever bred,
All composers short and tall,
They're all within the Shed.
That's actually a wonderful rewrite of the hymn. I 'sung' it in my head.
Have some pizza!
Thank you, sir!
Quote from: karlhenning on June 01, 2012, 06:43:00 AM
Thank you, sir!
If I hadn't already been a fully converted Sheddite, your hymn would have inspired me to become one.
The Shed almost doesn't feel like The Shed without Heavy Metal Dave.
Quote from: karlhenning on June 11, 2012, 08:31:43 AM
The Shed almost doesn't feel like The Shed without Heavy Metal Dave.
I thought:
Straw -- hut
Wood -- shed
Ice -- Igloo
Was I wrong or are some sheds (or, maybe I should say THE Shed) made of metal?
Quote from: karlhenning on June 11, 2012, 08:31:43 AM
The Shed almost doesn't feel like The Shed without Heavy Metal Dave.
But are not he and the Shed, One?
The Shed is vast with even more than just the pounds which Dave has shed.
Quote from: springrite on June 11, 2012, 08:37:02 AM
I thought:
Straw -- hut
Wood -- shed
Ice -- Igloo
Was I wrong or are some sheds (or, maybe I should say THE Shed) made of metal?
Some sheds and even some huts (Quonset huts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quonset_hut)
, e.g.) are indeed made of metal.
Come to think of it: why isn't the Quonset hut a shed? Maybe it's funny Rhode Island usage . . . .
I wish my dog didn't shed.
All wishes, fulfilled or not, are in The Shed containèd.
What a surprising series of posts. In fact I'm astoni-Shed.
Quote from: karlhenning on June 11, 2012, 11:25:28 AM
Come to think of it: why isn't the Quonset hut a shed? Maybe it's funny Rhode Island usage . . . .
I lived 12 months of my life in a Quonset hut. If it had been a shed, I'd probably still be there 8)
Sarge
Lishen to what the man shed.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Gray_Wolf_in_Minnesota_2.jpg/778px-Gray_Wolf_in_Minnesota_2.jpg)
btw, this is what the inside of the Shed looks like.
http://www.youtube.com/v/YjzIBI3jkKY
(I like to have conversations with the mask faces at 2:08. They're my friends. Sometimes we trade basketball cards).
This is the entire text from the book of the New Orthodox sect of the Shed religion:
I float through physical thoughts. I stare down the abyss of organic dreams
All bets off, I plunge - Only to find that self is shed
I would like to believe that all sects can at least agree that the Shed contains all that is known and not known and all contradictions which are possible, impossible, discovered, undiscovered, or whatever possible description of contradictions or non-contradictions (or variations of contradictions that may not be either) that may or may not exist.
Heard on NPR this morning: "...looks like an ordinary shed..."
This thread is starting to remind me of the cult my girlfriend joined....
Don't forget to sheditate today! 0:)
Timely advice, laddie!
Quote from: eyeresist on June 14, 2012, 03:14:33 AM
This thread is starting to remind me of the cult my girlfriend joined....
Oh, so you're implying it's not THIS cult? :o
Quote from: Greg on June 14, 2012, 06:50:38 AMOh, so you're implying it's not THIS cult? :o
You mean my EX is in the Shed? :o
Actually, my reaction was meant to imply the dangers of NOT being in this cult.
Hence: :o
She's a heathen! :o
I plunge, only to find that self is Shed
Preach it!
(* sound of crickets in the Shed *)
Be very careful entering the shed.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MeFxFpr1Imw/T9ilWpiT4PI/AAAAAAAAw0Q/-NC_ENOn7cw/s1600/ebTJl.gif)
Quote from: karlhenning on June 17, 2012, 06:43:52 AM
(* sound of crickets in the Shed *)
In the Shed, sound emits crickets!
Learnt just this week of the linguistics coinage "eggcorn."
The Shed never shrinketh, forsooth.
Is there dread in the Shed?
Quote from: karlhenning on June 25, 2012, 06:28:10 AM
Is there dread in the Shed?
Fear goes kaput in the Hut.
Undead in the shed.
Poor chap looks like he could use a meal. Shall we lay on a spread in the Shed?
Well said, and well fed in the Shed.
Quote from: MN Dave on July 02, 2012, 05:28:19 PM
Well said, and well fed in the Shed.
I think all of this is going a bit to your head. :)
Why am I thinking of André the giant in The Princess Bride?
//
Quote from: karlhenning on July 03, 2012, 05:11:07 AM
Why am I thinking of André the giant in The Princess Bride?
But once into the hut, he'd be known as just one of the dwarfs, with his name coming up first only because Andre comes up first alphabetically.
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the Shed.
Hello, old Shed!
I was wondering if apostate Sheddites could be described as having shed the Shed?
All know the Shed, but few actually walk it.
I suffer from conflict between my normal daily activities and what I think I should be doing in the Shed. This conflict results in bouts of disgust and perhaps depression. Maybe I need to build a shed on a mountain somewhere and leave all this behind, but that will probably never happen so I better get used to the conflict between these two sides of me.
Whatever. ::)
Reconciliation with daily activities; it can be a surprising challenge.
Quote from: karlhenning on July 19, 2012, 06:51:13 AM
Reconciliation with daily activities; it can be a surprising challenge.
For instance, all this purchasing of music is an empty activity in my opinion. Yet I keep doing it out of habit. Disgust ensues.
Out of habit, only? Not out of desire to hear new things? Just askin'.
Quote from: karlhenning on July 19, 2012, 06:57:02 AM
Out of habit, only? Not out of desire to hear new things? Just askin'.
It's a bottomless pit, hearing "new" things. And are they really new? And what about those old things? The minute you purchase something and listen to it, it becomes an old thing and you're then on to the next "new" thing.
It's an endless cycle of suffering/desire.
If you watch it
will it be rewatched?
If you listen
will it be reheard?
If you read it
will it be reread?
Each new viewing
you'll find it notched.
Each new listen
you'll write the word
Each new reading
Mark \/check on the shed.
And this is why I haven't been writing lately. Am I improving on silence? I doubt it.
Or maybe I'm just lazy. ;D
Quote from: MN Dave on July 19, 2012, 07:02:52 AM
It's a bottomless pit, hearing "new" things. And are they really new? And what about those old things? The minute you purchase something and listen to it, it becomes an old thing and you're then on to the next "new" thing.
It's an endless cycle of suffering/desire.
I see your point. I think it is not necessarily the model, but . . . I do not walk in your moccasins.
For me, to listen to new stuff (in some sense) is part of my ear-discipline as a composer. It does not necessarily entail any denial/rejection of The (Already) Known.
You don't need me to tell you this, but of course, you're right that we need to keep our eyes on Doing Our Own Work. Another area of frequent challenge.
Quote from: MN Dave on July 19, 2012, 07:10:18 AM
And this is why I haven't been writing lately. Am I improving on silence? I doubt it.
Or maybe I'm just lazy. ;D
I haven't been writing either. In fact, I am going nuts about it because I have much to do. Nuts. Oh, and one other thing...Nuts. The simple solution is of course to write...but it is the hardest thing to do right now, although when I do it, it is exciting and constructive. Perhaps it is the intensity of the writing experience that I am slanting from... :'(
Quote from: Scots John on July 19, 2012, 07:20:56 AM
I haven't been writing either. In fact, I am going nuts about it because I have much to do. Nuts. Oh, and one other thing...Nuts. The simple solution is of course to write...but it is the hardest thing to do right now, although when I do it, it is exciting and constructive. Perhaps it is the intensity of the writing experience that I am slanting from... :'(
I'd like to write something meaningful but this has already been done, so what's the point?
I'm probably sharing too much here and for that I apologize. But now you know why I get grumpy sometimes. ;D
And now...Lake Harriet!
(http://pics4.city-data.com/cpicc/cfiles21575.jpg)
There is too much depression in The Shed.
Quote from: MN Dave on July 19, 2012, 07:30:14 AM
And now...Lake Harriet!
(http://pics4.city-data.com/cpicc/cfiles21575.jpg)
And a not a second sooner!
Quote from: Opus106 on July 19, 2012, 07:30:41 AM
There is too much depression in The Shed.
It's more disgust leading to anger than depression. ;D I mean, I sleep fine, my weight is fine, I don't want to kill myself...
Quote from: MN Dave on July 19, 2012, 07:22:08 AM
I'd like to write something meaningful but this has already been done, so what's the point?
Only you can determine for yourself if there's a point : ) The fact, though, that meaningful art has already been created (many a time and oft) does not of iself invalidate your own endeavors.Quote from: MN Dave on July 19, 2012, 07:24:28 AM
I'm probably sharing too much here and for that I apologize. But now you know why I get grumpy sometimes. ;D
One man's opinion, but I believe that your sharing here is entirely within Shedly compliance.
Quote from: MN Dave on July 19, 2012, 07:35:35 AM
It's more disgust leading to anger than depression. ;D I mean, I sleep fine, my weight is fine, I don't want to kill myself...
Dude, your weight management is exemplary! : ) Gold Star.
Thanks, Karl. I appreciate that, old chap.
Hey, what are mates for?
Quote from: karlhenning on July 19, 2012, 07:42:40 AM
Dude, your weight management is exemplary! : ) Gold Star.
All this was brought about when a friend emailed me, asking if I might be bipolar because of these cycles of being present in the rat race versus hiding in my shed. I told him I don't think a pill will help this or that I'd even want it to.
To abide in the Shed, is not to Hide there.
Some friends give crappy email, BTW. Maria was just telling me how a friend was trying to "advise" her on "marketing" her art, only the "advice" was really in the form of Why do you paint flowers? Real artists don't paint flowers.
To paraphrase the Baron, his "advice" was lies and balderdash. Yet, he quite possibly imagined that he was being helpful.
Oh, he meant well. I'm certain of that. He's quite the gentleman. I only enjoy hanging out with gentlemen, though sometimes I forget to be one myself. ;D
I shan't give up music though, if that's what anyone is thinking. It serves as a balm for me. A very important balm...
Well, then your friend is better than this goofball that Maria knows : )
Quote from: karlhenning on July 19, 2012, 07:59:18 AM
Well, then your friend is better than this goofball that Maria knows : )
Most certainly. :)
Maybe I should start a blog called "Dave's Shed" and feature photos of gardening tools. 0:)
Now I'm curious. What do real artists paint?
Quote from: Opus106 on July 19, 2012, 08:03:22 AM
Now I'm curious. What do real artists paint?
Oh, you know: Squiggles. Blobs. Zigzags.
Quote from: MN Dave on July 19, 2012, 08:03:20 AM
Maybe I should start a blog called "Dave's Shed" and feature photos of gardening tools. 0:)
Or it could be about weight-loss, you know. ;)
Quote from: Opus106 on July 19, 2012, 08:04:28 AM
Or it could be about weight-loss, you know. ;)
That would be a short post:
Eat less. Move around more.
Quote from: Opus106 on July 19, 2012, 08:03:22 AM
Now I'm curious. What do real artists paint?
Apparently stuff like this:
Minna minna
Ba beee da beepy
Minna Minna
Be bee de bee...
I read that it is statement art. If anyone susses out the statement, help a chap out, will you? ; )
Quote from: karlhenning on July 19, 2012, 08:21:28 AM
I read that it is statement art. If anyone susses out the statement, help a chap out, will you? ; )
See post above your last.
I want a shed.
If you see the Shed, destroy the Shed!
Quote from: MN Dave on July 19, 2012, 08:22:20 AM
See post above your last.
Oh! I just thought you had some Xenakis on your iPod! : )
Quote from: karlhenning on July 19, 2012, 09:33:59 AM
Oh! I just thought you had some Xenakis on your iPod! : )
;D
Quote from: Scots John on July 19, 2012, 08:45:52 AM
I want a shed.
You don't need a shed. You have The Shed. We all have The Shed, and The Shed has us.
Quote from: MN Dave on July 19, 2012, 07:10:18 AM
And this is why I haven't been writing lately. Am I improving on silence? I doubt it.
Or maybe I'm just lazy. ;D
This kind of thinking loop is very familiar to me. I've been locked in it often myself. I'm in it now, as a matter of fact. All I think I want to do is play, play, play, but there's this niggling voice saying 'write, write, write'. I've got to the stage where I'm telling it to shut up most of the time.
You say to the voice, "Haven't you better things to do than niggle?"
Ha!
Good morning, Gents of the Shed!
And to you.
Now it can be revealed.
Before Independence Day, when visiting my buddy Paul, I often lounged in the shade of the shed in his yard.
0:)
He (Paul) little suspected the significance this wee structure in his backyard might have for me . . . .
"I do not know its name, and I give it the designation of The Shed. Making an effort (further) to give it a name I call it The Great."
Maybe I need a Writing Shed...
http://www.roalddahlmuseum.org/discoverdahl/exploring/default.aspx
Quote from: MN Dave on July 23, 2012, 04:27:43 PM
Maybe I need a Writing Shed...
http://www.roalddahlmuseum.org/discoverdahl/exploring/default.aspx
My favorite writer's shed, not far from home.
Now that's a historic shed!
If a female author tried using a writing shed, but found it didn't work, she'd shed her shed.
Quote from: Szykneij on July 23, 2012, 04:58:42 PM
My favorite writer's shed, not far from home.
But that is a replica, not the original. (I bet if you look close you will see the Home Depot logo on the lumber).
This, however, is the real thing.
(http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/sympathyfortheartgallery/82339572/1/sD0X69sBAki9zssnNJquz67K)
Inside, a typewriter for composing rambling manifestos.
Quote from: Fafner on July 24, 2012, 06:12:24 AM
But that is a replica, not the original. (I bet if you look close you will see the Home Depot logo on the lumber).
This, however, is the real thing.
(http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/sympathyfortheartgallery/82339572/1/sD0X69sBAki9zssnNJquz67K)
Inside, a typewriter for composing rambling manifestos.
Way cool! Where is that located?
Quote from: Szykneij on July 24, 2012, 08:46:29 AM
Way cool! Where is that located?
I don't know. It is shown in an FBI storage facility. At one point it was on display at the Newseum in Washington.
Been hot as hell so I added air-conditioning to my shed. Does that mean it is no longer a shed?
How about WiFi?
What I mean is, does a shed has to be historical or pre-historical or ...
Quote from: springrite on July 24, 2012, 08:59:24 AM
Been hot as hell so I added air-conditioning to my shed. Does that mean it is no longer a shed?
Well, The Shed is The Shed, always changing yet always the same. It is the air-conditioning that has changed.
QuoteWhat I mean is, does a shed has to be historical or pre-historical or ...
Each shed is but an image of The Shed; and The Shed is neither historical nor pre-historical, but
trans-historical. Or so it says here, in
The Pocket Guide to Shedism.
The Shed is the same, only the condition of the air changes . . . .
When two such mighty brains reach the same conclusion simultaneously, can there be any doubt that Sheddistic Truth is manifest?
I think there is something minimalistic about a shed. Otherwise we'll hear that Mit Romney is building a new Shed in La Jolla California, with 13 toilets, 6 Jacuzzis and two car elevators.
When good people die they go to shed heaven.
(http://www.artco.co.nz/cartoon%20shed%20heaven.jpg)
Sweeet.
SHED!
SHED! SHED!
Vedic and stereoshedic
If you need me, I'll be in the Shed.
I've listened to Red in the Shed.
Quote from: karlhenning on July 31, 2012, 11:26:42 AM
I've listened to Red in the Shed.
Better shed than red.
A new kind of shed.
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=8550
My kids (ages 6 & 9) have been lobbying me for the past several days to put a shed in our back yard, so that they can live there -- the fatigue of continually putting up and taking down their variously constructed play tents and forts has become too wearisome for their tender constitutions. And so I have pondered the merits of the shed.
And yet, I cannot help but feel that any shed I might acquire would be but a poor reflection of the celestial magnificence that is the One True Shed. It seems an effort doomed to disappointment. But, then again, it might be useful as a means to teach them the valuable lessons of the Ideal vs the Real. Rather like Plato & the Cave, which is after all merely a neolithic precursor to the Shed.
But then, the kids are as yet more conversant with the ways of Pokemon than with the thoughts of Plato, and so perhaps it is a bit premature. Methinks I should spend my dough on CDs, and let the children forage for their shelter in the cold, dark woods, as in the days of their forefathers. Hardship builds character, a healthy appetite, and wholesome yearnings for the welcoming warmth of the Shed...
Quote from: jwinter on August 01, 2012, 09:39:41 AM
My kids (ages 6 & 9) have been lobbying me for the past several days to put a shed in our back yard, so that they can live there -- the fatigue of continually putting up and taking down their variously constructed play tents and forts has become too wearisome for their tender constitutions. And so I have pondered the merits of the shed.
And yet, I cannot help but feel that any shed I might acquire would be but a poor reflection of the celestial magnificence that is the One True Shed. It seems an effort doomed to disappointment. But, then again, it might be useful as a means to teach them the valuable lessons of the Ideal vs the Real. Rather like Plato & the Cave, which is after all merely a neolithic precursor to the Shed.
But then, the kids are as yet more conversant with the ways of Pokemon than with the thoughts of Plato, and so perhaps it is a bit premature. Methinks I should spend my dough on CDs, and let the children forage for their shelter in the cold, dark woods, as in the days of their forefathers. Hardship builds character, a healthy appetite, and wholesome yearnings for the welcoming warmth of the Shed...
Thank you.
When the sixteen men of Tain,
Their fame to gain,
With might and main
(Nor little brain)
T'alleviate the pain of Tain . . . .
Quote from: karlhenning on August 06, 2013, 06:37:41 AM
When the sixteen men of Tain,
Their fame to gain,
With might and main
(Nor little brain)
T'alleviate the pain of Tain . . . .
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The great men of Tain were a-buildin' their shed,
Hey-ho, drink the dram down,
Screwed and a-hammered, they went off to bed,
Hey-ho, drink the dram down.
And then in the mornin', they were so surprised,
Hey-ho, drink the dram down,
They grumbled and argued and philosophised,
Hey-ho, drink the dram down.
So what is the moral, Karl Henning, you ask?
Hey-ho, drink the dram down,
It's best in the shed if you've got a full flask,
Hey-ho, drink the dram down.
I'll raise a glass to that!
The shed is as heavy as lead
Suddenly, I see a light of red and now I'm dead
Quote from: Mirror Image on August 06, 2013, 01:07:44 PM
The shed is as heavy as lead
Suddenly, I see a light of red and now I'm dead
They say that brevity gets a poet ahead
But if that's true then I'll be dead
I ex-poetize with unstoppable tread
I rhyme all the time from breakfast to bed
My poetry's really bad, or so it's said
But they're just jealous of my cred
Up with this poem you're probably fed
That's assuming you haven't already fled
But hey, I can do this till I'm wed
Even while I'm eating bread
Or dangling by a poetical thread
That's the glory of Dave's ol' shed!
Quote from: Brian on August 06, 2013, 01:30:36 PM
They say that brevity gets a poet ahead
But if that's true then I'll be dead
I ex-poetize with unstoppable tread
I rhyme all the time from breakfast to bed
My poetry's really bad, or so it's said
But they're just jealous of my cred
Up with this poem you're probably fed
That's assuming you haven't already fled
But hey, I can do this till I'm wed
Even while I'm eating bread
Or dangling by a poetical thread
That's the glory of Dave's ol' shed!
If Wordsworth were here, he'd have probably said,
"I wandered quite lonely, as clouds overhead,
Then trampled some daffodils till they were dead
In my rush for a dram with my pals in the shed."
Quote from: Brian on August 06, 2013, 01:30:36 PM
They say that brevity gets a poet ahead
But if that's true then I'll be dead
I ex-poetize with unstoppable tread
I rhyme all the time from breakfast to bed
My poetry's really bad, or so it's said
But they're just jealous of my cred
Up with this poem you're probably fed
That's assuming you haven't already fled
But hey, I can do this till I'm wed
Even while I'm eating bread
Or dangling by a poetical thread
That's the glory of Dave's ol' shed!
Beautiful...tears of joy in my eyes right now. :) Bravo!
Shed fun --
http://www.jigidi.com/solve.php?id=3SJLQHX2 (http://www.jigidi.com/solve.php?id=3SJLQHX2)
Of course, it's all Shed fun.
Quote from: Szykneij on August 08, 2013, 04:46:26 AM
Shed fun --
33 minutes...seemed like 10---but then the Shed does warp time 8)
Left click to enlarge
(http://photos.imageevent.com/sgtrock/may2013/shed.jpg)
Sarge
Didn't read Dip Your Ears, No. 43 (Schnittke-Bach-Webern) while doing this, though.
(http://files.myopera.com/KK91/albums/3975052/Puzzle.png)
Many is the time we've been to Rockport, nice little town.
Quote from: Szykneij on August 08, 2013, 04:46:26 AM
Shed fun --
http://www.jigidi.com/solve.php?id=3SJLQHX2 (http://www.jigidi.com/solve.php?id=3SJLQHX2)
Thanks a lot! Next week just became a lot more productive! ::)
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on August 08, 2013, 06:34:57 AM
33 minutes...seemed like 10---but then the Shed does warp time 8)
Oh you speak the truth, Sarge. I didn't measure the time. I just recall sitting there thinking 'I'll try this', and then SHEDISTA! It was done, as though time itself had no reality.
Shed your temporal illusions, ye who enter the Shed.
No Dread in the Shed
That was fun!
Heavy Metal Dave has pulled up stakes from various social media, and he's high on life. Just wanted to assure my esteemed fellow shedizens that all is well with our Dave.
I saw his extraordinarily brief blog post on goodreads.
I feel the same-ish. I want to cut down on net usage, but I'm accomplishing that by canceling my home internet.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 30, 2013, 08:28:37 AM
Heavy Metal Dave has pulled up stakes from various social media, and he's high on life. Just wanted to assure my esteemed fellow shedizens that all is well with our Dave.
Dave appears and disappears with great regularity. He always has. I've become immune to it--expect it actually. But thanks for the report. I wonder if the Shed will now begin to collapse in on itself, eventually disappearing, only to pop up again at some other point in the forum's history.
Sarge
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on August 31, 2013, 05:55:13 AM
Dave appears and disappears with great regularity. He always has. I've become immune to it--expect it actually. But thanks for the report.
Yes. I would begin to worry if he stays around these parts for too long. ;D
QuoteI wonder if the Shed will now being to collapse in on itself, eventually disappearing, only to pop up again at some other point in the forum's history.
Sarge
I'm sure you're aware that Time is an ill-defined concept without reference to the Shed.
Quote from: DavidW on August 30, 2013, 08:52:44 AM
I saw his extraordinarily brief blog post on goodreads.
I feel the same-ish. I want to cut down on net usage, but I'm accomplishing that by canceling my home internet.
Why would you want to do that? ???
The internet is the biggest library in the existence of mankind. Where will you learn stuff? Books are good, but you can get most of them online anyways (sometimes free downloads). The internet offers much more. Also, TV is pure garbage.
Quote from: Greg on August 31, 2013, 07:43:53 AM
Why would you want to do that? ???
The internet is the biggest library in the existence of mankind. Where will you learn stuff? Books are good, but you can get most of them online anyways (sometimes free downloads). The internet offers much more. Also, TV is pure garbage.
I don't have cable either. ;D Greg I have internet at work (where I am now). I'm not cut off, but this frees me from distractions so that I can read novels, listen to music and watch movies without constantly reaching for my ipad or my mac, or wasting hours looking up stupid things.
Quote from: DavidW on September 01, 2013, 04:33:08 AM
I don't have cable either. ;D Greg I have internet at work (where I am now). I'm not cut off, but this frees me from distractions so that I can read novels, listen to music and watch movies without constantly reaching for my ipad or my mac, or wasting hours looking up stupid things.
Well, if you aren't expected to do research at home, then I guess it could work...
.
I know why monks should hang out with monks.
Quote from: MN Dave on April 30, 2015, 05:20:44 AM
I know why monks should hang out with monks.
Share with us, O Shedling.
Quote from: karlhenning on April 30, 2015, 05:27:47 AM
Share with us, O Shedling.
"With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone."
"... selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate"; well, that's "social media" in a nutshell, ain't it? 0:)
Quote from: karlhenning on April 30, 2015, 05:33:41 AM
"... selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate"; well, that's "social media" in a nutshell, ain't it? 0:)
You got it, professor.
Has anyone noticed that the Shed is like a multidimensional Mobius strip? You think you're going along Shedless quite normally, and then suddenly the Shed transcends the normal 13 dimensions and comes at you through the 14th, providing an opportunity to leap into the point of contact and travel what once was a vast distance in no time at all.
I had not noticed this before, but it may be important. Especially to monks.
Quote from: Elgarian on April 30, 2015, 11:01:15 AM
Has anyone noticed that the Shed is like a multidimensional Mobius strip? You think you're going along Shedless quite normally, and then suddenly the Shed transcends the normal 13 dimensions and comes at you through the 14th, providing an opportunity to leap into the point of contact and travel what once was a vast distance in no time at all.
I had not noticed this before, but it may be important. Especially to monks.
:D
Alan, I was thinking of you earlier today, using the phrase "the listener's share," and casting it in quotes in your honor.
Quote from: karlhenning on April 30, 2015, 11:03:04 AM
Alan, I was thinking of you earlier today, using the phrase "the listener's share," and casting it in quotes in your honor.
My dear fellow, I am honoured, though it is but a bit of theft from Gombrich's notion of 'the beholder's share', and the real credit is his. Still, in the Shed, all things belong to all those who enter in, so who are we to quibble?
I did recall that you brought the idea here from elsewhere; but I wanted to credit you (even in thought) as the gracious messenger.
Quote from: karlhenning on April 30, 2015, 11:30:07 AM
I did recall that you brought the idea here from elsewhere; but I wanted to credit you (even in thought) as the gracious messenger.
Then I must thank you for crediting the humble messenger, for we are in the Shed, and the Shed Beholds and Listens to all things, both humble and gracious. May your day be as lovely as the petals of the magnolia tree, and as pink.
TTT (though, it's all the top, really)
I've come here to sulk and it seems the shed is a perfect place to be. 8)
To shed a tear, or to tear a shed?
Banish all the world, but tear not the shed!
I felt that this antiquity might be worth resuscitating.
Quote from: Karl Henning on November 11, 2024, 01:18:58 PMI felt that this antiquity might be worth resuscitating.
OK, that is charming. (Did not see it the first time.) Many lessons to ponder.
-Bruce
"It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you." -Buddha
K
Buddha said, "Understanding brings peace, even in difficult situations."
Quote from: Karl Henning on November 11, 2024, 08:29:21 PMBuddha said, "Understanding brings peace, even in difficult situations."
It's hard to imagine that Buddha could say something like that. Understanding implies the use of the mind, and the mind itself is the source of all disturbances and the main obstacle to achieving peace.
Quote from: Karl Henning on November 11, 2024, 01:18:58 PMI felt that this antiquity might be worth resuscitating.
Must be a message there about the importance of perseverance!
Quote from: vandermolen on November 12, 2024, 02:15:15 AMMust be a message there about the importance of perseverance!
I must admit that while watching that, I wanted to lift those tiny little ducklings up and set them down near Mom (or at least provide a ramp for them)....
K
Quote from: Karl Henning on November 12, 2024, 06:52:21 AM
🤣
I love that video with the bird and its cats....too funny and wonderful. Love the narration by the owner on it too. Think that I posted it a while ago on the cat thread? Sweet to see how kind animals can be to one another. I wish that we humans could get better at that.
K
Quote from: Kalevala on November 12, 2024, 06:13:23 AMI must admit that while watching that, I wanted to lift those tiny little ducklings up and set them down near Mom (or at least provide a ramp for them)....
K
Yes, I was worried about the last one!
Quote from: Karl Henning on November 11, 2024, 01:18:58 PMI felt that this antiquity might be worth resuscitating.
I take it that the ducklings are trying to get to the Shed?
Someone must explain to them that you do not
go to the Shed. The Shed comes to you.
[Excellently resurrected, by that Henning fellow! Evenin' Karl.]
Quote from: Elgarian Redux on November 12, 2024, 11:00:20 AMI take it that the ducklings are trying to get to the Shed?
Someone must explain to them that you do not go to the Shed. The Shed comes to you.
[Excellently resurrected, by that Henning fellow! Evenin' Karl.]
Truly, the Shed Is, and if only we know, we're already in it.
Quote from: Elgarian Redux on November 12, 2024, 11:00:20 AMI take it that the ducklings are trying to get to the Shed?
Someone must explain to them that you do not go to the Shed. The Shed comes to you.
[Excellently resurrected, by that Henning fellow! Evenin' Karl.]
Elgarian returns, to comment on a duck video? :)
Quote from: Spotted Horses on November 12, 2024, 12:40:40 PMElgarian returns, to comment on a duck video? :)
No, no. I have never left the Shed.
Quote from: Karl Henning on November 12, 2024, 11:24:26 AMTruly, the Shed Is, and if only we know, we're already in it.
I've missed the Shed, whist simultaneously recogising that the Shed is ever-present, even while we are missing it.
But seriously, are there now too many ducklings in the Shed?
Quote from: Elgarian Redux on November 12, 2024, 12:50:38 PMI've missed the Shed, whist simultaneously recogising that the Shed is ever-present, even while we are missing it.
But seriously, are there now too many ducklings in the Shed?
One cannot ever have too many ducklings!
K
Quote from: Kalevala on November 12, 2024, 01:01:03 PMOne cannot ever have too many ducklings!
K
Emotionally, that is indeed the case. But when ducks Shed their feathers (as I believe they do, once or twice a year), what impact will this have on the totality of Shedness? And is the Shed a verb or a noun? Or indeed, a verb AND a noun? Can one, in fact, Shed the Shed?
Quote from: Elgarian Redux on November 12, 2024, 01:27:52 PMEmotionally, that is indeed the case. But when ducks Shed their feathers (as I believe they do, once or twice a year), what impact will this have on the totality of Shedness? And is the Shed a verb or a noun? Or indeed, a verb AND a noun? Can one, in fact, Shed the Shed?
Having just re-watched
Mary Poppins, I'll go ahead and interject this joke from the Ed Wynne tea party scene. My friend had such a terrible nightmare he tore his pillow to bits with his teeth. When he told me about it next day, I asked, "how do you feel?" "Down in the mouth."
I am not sure what the Shed is, but the videos of ducks, cows, and birds are keeping my family mightily entertained!
VS
Quote from: Elgarian Redux on November 12, 2024, 01:27:52 PMEmotionally, that is indeed the case. But when ducks Shed their feathers (as I believe they do, once or twice a year), what impact will this have on the totality of Shedness? And is the Shed a verb or a noun? Or indeed, a verb AND a noun? Can one, in fact, Shed the Shed?
To add to the shed. How can we learn to be kinder (or maybe
as kind ) than what we
think animals are like? Perhaps we have some things to learn?
K
Quote from: Kalevala on November 12, 2024, 03:40:56 PMTo add to the shed. How can we learn to be kinder (or maybe as kind than what we think animals are like? Perhaps we have some things to learn?
K
I like this, for a number of reasons, perhaps the least of which is: although the Shed contains All, it is nevertheless possible (perhaps even
necessary) to add to it.
Quote from: Karl Henning on November 12, 2024, 03:48:41 PMI like this, for a number of reasons, perhaps the least of which is: although the Shed contains All, it is nevertheless possible (perhaps even necessary) to add to it.
Let the size of the Shed be X.
Let us now add 1 to the Shed, thus: X+1.
Now the Shed is that which contains All, and therefore cannot be added to. Thus:
X=X+1.
This is the Great Equation of Shed.
(It may be deduced that within the Shed, 1=0. Or, in the words of the Poet of Shed, the Shed is a bowl of cherries.)
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."
— Søren Kierkegaard
Quote from: Elgarian Redux on November 13, 2024, 12:16:49 AMLet the size of the Shed be X.
Let us now add 1 to the Shed, thus: X+1.
Now the Shed is that which contains All, and therefore cannot be added to. Thus:
X=X+1.
This is the Great Equation of Shed.
(It may be deduced that within the Shed, 1=0. Or, in the words of the Poet of Shed, the Shed is a bowl of cherries.)
You've reminded me of an Erma Bombeck quote (re "bowl of cherries"). :)
So, maybe the Shed is a bottomless pit? 🤔
K
Quote from: Kalevala on November 14, 2024, 08:58:21 AMYou've reminded me of an Erma Bombeck quote (re "bowl of cherries"). :)
So, maybe the Shed is a bottomless pit? 🤔
K
The best and most accommodating of bottomless pits!
Quote from: Kalevala on November 14, 2024, 08:58:21 AMSo, maybe the Shed is a bottomless pit? 🤔
K
Bottomless, topless, and sideless, I imagine.
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
Quote from: Karl Henning on November 28, 2024, 08:18:23 AM"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
Ergo: You become everything.
This is the great thing about The Shed. You get the whole universe AND it keeps the rain out.
I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but today, something funny (and kinda nice) happened.
You know that when you type something on your iPad, words are "anticipated" at the top of the onscreen keyboard, with three suggestions . Well, this morning I was writing an e-mail, and when I was going to type a word starting with the letter z, the central suggestion that came up was...
Zvezdoliki! :)
Quote from: ritter on December 01, 2024, 07:11:50 AMI don't know if this is the right place to post this, but today, something funny (and kinda nice) happened.
You know that when you type something on your iPad, words are "anticipated" at the top of the onscreen keyboard, with three suggestions . Well, this morning I was writing an e-mail, and when I was going to type a word starting with the letter z, the central suggestion that came up was...Zvezdoliki! :)
I love it!
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.
— Kahlil Gibran
Jn Lennon: Nothing you can do, but you can learn
How to be you in time
Among much else, I've learnt two things:
1. My parakeet really, really enjoys the fourth Brandenburg Concerto.
2. Unlike many humans, he's not picky about which performance it may be.
Quote from: Karl Henning on January 17, 2025, 02:39:42 PMAmong much else, I've learnt two things:
1. My parakeet really, really enjoys the fourth Brandenburg Concerto.
2. Unlike many humans, he's not picky about which performance it may be.
Aw, sweet! You have a parakeet! And one who enjoys music! I had a cat who seemed to enjoy Vaughan Williams. :) I remember seeing her sitting in front of one of the speakers when I put him on.
RIP my sweet girl.
K
Quote from: Kalevala on January 17, 2025, 02:59:55 PMAw, sweet! You have a parakeet! And one who enjoys music!
He's quite vocal when the music I'm playing is not his bag, too. I respect his sonic space.
A new niche market: Music for parakeets.
Quote from: Karl Henning on January 17, 2025, 03:03:20 PMHe's quite vocal when the music I'm playing is not his bag, too. I respect his sonic space.
🤣 Hey, you can't please everyone! ;)
K
Quote from: Karl Henning on January 17, 2025, 02:39:42 PMAmong much else, I've learnt two things:
1. My parakeet really, really enjoys the fourth Brandenburg Concerto.
2. Unlike many humans, he's not picky about which performance it may be.
So it doesn't matter whether it's recorders or traverse flutes - or have you tried to let him hear Dart's sopranino recorder special (on Marriner's first recording ca. 1969)?
Quote from: prémont on January 17, 2025, 03:07:48 PMSo it doesn't matter whether it's recorders or traverse flutes - or have you tried to let him hear Dart's sopranino recorder special (on Marriner's first recording ca. 1969)?
I haven't played him the Marriner. He seems pretty easy, but offhand I think he's only heard recorders there.
Quote from: Kalevala on January 17, 2025, 03:07:08 PM🤣 Hey, you can't please everyone! ;)
K
I definitely listen to Allan Pettersson in another room. If I'm lucky, he doesn't insist that I shut the door.
"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." - John Burroughs
Seen on FB:
The First Lesson You Won't Find in a Textbook...
On the first day of "Introduction to Law," the professor walked into the classroom, looked directly at a student sitting in the front row, and asked:
— What's your name?
— Nelson, sir.
— Get out of my class and never come back! — the professor shouted.
Everyone froze. Nelson was stunned, gathered his things, and quietly left.
The entire room was in shock. But... no one said a word.
— Good. Let's begin, — the professor said. — Why do we need laws?
Still unsettled, students slowly began to answer:
— To maintain order in society.
— No!
— To make sure people obey rules.
— No!
— To punish those who break them.
— No!
Finally, one girl shyly said:
— To ensure justice?
— Finally! Exactly. Laws exist for justice.
— Now tell me: was it just to kick Nelson out of class?
The room fell silent.
— I want a unanimous answer!
— No! — the students replied in unison.
— So, was it an injustice?
— Yes!
— Then why did no one speak up?
Why do we even need laws if we lack the courage to defend them?
When you witness injustice, you must not stay silent.
Ever.
— Go find Nelson, — the professor added. — Because he's the real professor. I'm just a student from another section.
Remember: when we don't stand up for our rights, we lose our dignity. And dignity is never negotiable.
Quote from: Karl Henning on January 17, 2025, 02:39:42 PMAmong much else, I've learnt two things:
1. My parakeet really, really enjoys the fourth Brandenburg Concerto.
2. Unlike many humans, he's not picky about which performance it may be.
At one point, I bird-sat for my parents for a week. That little budgie dug classic rock. He would dance around and chirp along.
Of course, he could have been trying to tell me to turn it down, now that I think about it.
:-\
Quote from: Number Six on April 25, 2025, 04:58:21 PMAt one point, I bird-sat for my parents for a week. That little budgie dug classic rock. He would dance around and chirp along.
Of course, he could have been trying to tell me to turn it down, now that I think about it.
:-\
Much depends on the tone of the chirp, of course.
Quote from: Number Six on April 25, 2025, 04:58:21 PMAt one point, I bird-sat for my parents for a week. That little budgie dug classic rock. He would dance around and chirp along.
Of course, he could have been trying to tell me to turn it down, now that I think about it.
:-\
:laugh: I suspect, that if you kept it down to a decent level, that he was enjoying it; however, as Karl said it's about getting to know the bird and trying to understand what they were saying. If you hadn't been around the bird often (or also that species?), it could be hard to figure out. That said, I suspect that you would be sensitive enough to interpret if the bird was upset. Talk to your parents and share what you observed and what their thoughts are. Perhaps a good learning experience for all of you?
K
Quote from: Kalevala on April 26, 2025, 10:27:28 AM:laugh: I suspect, that if you kept it down to a decent level, that he was enjoying it; however, as Karl said it's about getting to know the bird and trying to understand what they were saying. If you hadn't been around the bird often (or also that species?), it could be hard to figure out. That said, I suspect that you would be sensitive enough to interpret if the bird was upset. Talk to your parents and share what you observed and what their thoughts are. Perhaps a good learning experience for all of you?
K
This was 10 years or more ago, and that parakeet has long been pining for the fjords. :o
But I appreciate your advice, and it's something I will remember should it come up again.
Quote from: Number Six on April 26, 2025, 07:29:44 PMThis was 10 years or more ago, and that parakeet has long been pining for the fjords. :o
But I appreciate your advice, and it's something I will remember should it come up again.
No more going "Voom!" for
that bird!
I was thinking of chasing down the "Language Learners" thread but figured I'd just hang it here in the Shed. A fellow composer related today that he felt metaphorically kicked in the teeth. I shared with him a phrase I first heard from a native of Ohio, who told me that this motto appeared in the foyer of a Princeton dormitory. I have the impression that he spoke of it as part of a mosaic on the floor. This would be unusual, but not genuinely impossible, I suppose:
Illegitimi non carborundum!
My own knowledge of Latin is sketchy and imperfect, so I've only today learnt that, in all cosmic appropriateness, the Latin here is itself not strictly legitimate.
Groucho Marx: I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal.
I've been wondering: why do we need a new thread about Life, the Universe, and Everything, when we still have, and always have had, the Shed?
Quote from: Elgarian Redux on July 18, 2025, 01:14:28 PMI've been wondering: why do we need a new thread about Life, the Universe, and Everything, when we still have, and always have had, the Shed?
The shed has been boarded up for quite some time.
The Shed Waiteth.
Marcus Aurelius: "You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone."
Seen on FB:
If you ever feel useless, think about "ueue" in the word queue.
Whenever I feel useless, I just remember that someone is paid to choose a five-letter word for the NYT Wordle, and they frequently do a bad job of it, too. >:D
Quote from: DavidW on July 18, 2025, 04:47:35 PMWhenever I feel useless, I just remember that someone is paid to choose a five-letter word for the NYT Wordle, and they frequently do a bad job of it, too. >:D
In the Shed, you may see those words in an entirely different light.
Quote from: Elgarian Redux on July 19, 2025, 12:34:17 AMIn the Shed, you may see those words in an entirely different light.
Yes, this thread may shed a new light on well known words.
Quote from: DavidW on July 18, 2025, 04:47:35 PMWhenever I feel useless, I just remember that someone is paid to choose a five-letter word for the NYT Wordle, and they frequently do a bad job of it, too. >:D
:laugh: ;D
K
Quote from: prémont on July 19, 2025, 03:48:48 AMYes, this thread may shed a new light on well known words.
In the Shed, the word is your oyster.
That Ol' Self-Same Shed courtesy of Internet AI
In the backyard's quiet corner, where the overgrown weeds creep,
Stands That Ol' Self-Same Shed, secrets it does keep.
Weathered wood and paint peeled thin, a history it holds so deep,
Of rusting tools and forgotten dreams, while memories softly sleep.
The faint scent of sawdust lingers, mingled with damp earth's embrace,
Echoes of projects started, and finished at a leisurely pace.
A haven for the maker's hand, a quiet, contemplative space,
Where shadows dance and dust motes gleam, reflecting light and grace.
Though seasons pass and years may fly, and changes mark the land,
That Ol' Self-Same Shed remains, a steadfast, familiar stand.
A silent witness to the world, a comfort close at hand,
A sanctuary from the chaos, a place to understand.
VS :blank:
Quote from: Karl Henning on July 18, 2025, 03:45:58 PMSeen on FB:
If you ever feel useless, think about "ueue" in the word queue.
If you ever feel confused, think of the syllable "cue".
Just looking around ... do you think the ol' Shed needs a lick of paint? I always assumed The Shed would be self-renovating.
Where's MN Dave when you need him?
All through the well-remembered fields I travel.
By the tinkling brook I softly tread.
But Lo! A darkling shadow blocks my footpath!
It cannot be! It is! I've found The Shed.
[No AI generator was harmed in the composition of this verse.]
Quote from: Elgarian Redux on July 20, 2025, 01:08:12 AMJust looking around ... do you think the ol' Shed needs a lick of paint? I always assumed The Shed would be self-renovating.
Where's MN Dave when you need him?
Indeed. On one hand, I see him now and again on FB, on t'other, like most of us, perhaps, he is disappointed in how the tone of social media has changed.
Might Applied Music essentially be a branch of Chaos Theory? It's a hypothesis I am entertaining.
Is this thread thinking of purchasing a second shed?
Quote from: Number Six on September 01, 2025, 08:20:30 PM
Is this thread thinking of purchasing a second shed?
It would shed a second shed.
Quote from: Karl Henning on September 01, 2025, 08:45:47 PMIt would shed a second shed.
'A second shed'. It sounds desirable, Karl, even noble in its aim, but is it not a founding principle of Shedism, that the Shed is One? That all other sheds (such as a second shed) are mere reflections of The One Shed? As A. Gardener has shown, in his book
Meditations Among the Chrysanthemum cuttings, the notion of two Sheds is ultimately self-refuting. This is, he argues, the founding principle of Shedonometry, and indeed, the whole field of Shedematics.
Quote from: Elgarian Redux on September 02, 2025, 12:20:54 AM'A second shed'. It sounds desirable, Karl, even noble in its aim, but is it not a founding principle of Shedism, that the Shed is One? That all other sheds (such as a second shed) are mere reflections of The One Shed? As A. Gardener has shown, in his book Meditations Among the Chrysanthemum cuttings, the notion of two Sheds is ultimately self-refuting. This is, he argues, the founding principle of Shedonometry, and indeed, the whole field of Higher Shedematics.