Susan, after reading about your cataloguing, I thought I'd take a peek at our Library Catalogue online to see if we too have mostly B's for our quill book authors. But I got a "Phishing Site Blocked" message every time I tried to go to the Library's website…from my Mac computer, my iPhone and my husband's PC. So I checked with a friend who used to run the university's computer lab and she said to contact my service provider to have it unblocked. 40 min later and all they could suggest was to Remove Cookies. I did and restarted my computer, but it didn't fix the problem. All it did was kick me off the LiveChat with Tech Support. Brilliant. So now I have a message in to the site that initiates the Phishing message. We'll see what happens! Ha!
Service providers seem to be very bad about such things. Some months ago I discovered I was not getting messages from one of my e-mail list, so I contacted att.net. They said they had no clue -- THEY would certainly never block messages. So I contacted the mailing list administrators and discovered that, yes, the bounce messages they were getting indicated that attn.net had blacklisted their server. The workaround was to have mailing list messages sent to an alternate address that automatically forwards to my att.net address. But now another slew of my e-mail lists are moving to the same site, because it offers better service, so those messages too will have to be relayed.
One of the reasons I am unhappy is that the alternate e-mail address is a volunteer-work address that at some point I may want to share with others. But the idea of having to set up an e-mail account solely to receive e-mails I should be getting automatically doesn't set right.
Are you ready for this??!! A really nice man named Patrick from OpenDNS, the site that initiated the "Phishing Site Blocked" message, not only unblocked the Library's site for my location, but was also able to identify that there is an active Phishing attack attached to the Library website, AND he gave me all the information we need to give to our IT guy so that he can find it and eradicate it from our server! I am so impressed with his expertise and the swiftness of his replies!
puddle, all I can figure is that your part of the river is safer for kids than the part they have upriver. Any chance of that? So sorry that your portion is disrupted.
I am really feeling disruption here too. We've lived here for over 30 years and in that time more and more houses have been built. This week they have been logging out trees across the road to make a new road. :-( We are lucky that our end of the duplex is away from our road, but it's rather loud and the result is a big gaping wound in the forest. I keep wondering how the wildlife is faring. Small wonder a groundhog came bounding up our driveway recently!
Naw. This is people who looked for and bought mountain tops, but now think it's cool to play in other people's river. . . . I always wonder how they'd feel if I took a blanket and picnic basket up to spend the afternoon in their front or backyards because they have "such a lovely view". . . .
These kids are also accompanied by two small yappy dogs.
Well, puddle, I am enough of a biatch to actually try the picnic thing. Or you could go down to the river and ask the kids if they've gotten any leaches on them or crawdad bites yet. Or tell them to watch out for the cottonmouth snakes 'cause they can bite you underwater (they can).
I actually checked for the cottonmouth range when I bought--it runs right down the WV-Va border, lol! In the past, I've tried explaining what might happen to their little dogs if Beau got loose (and they are creating MAXIMUM desire on his part to snap something. . . . ). Doesn't seem to faze them.
listener--thank you for your nice compliment--although most of your post is couched in words that I am sure I don't comprehend, it gives me pause for thought, which is always pleasant. I am reminded of Rumi, as a good example of Sufiism, which of necessity teaches by indirection. And also of Meister Eckhart. Well, in any event "The Pure Land is never far away," "Samsara just as it is, is Nirvana," and "All things teach the Buddhdharma." (The latter is the basic teaching of the Flowery Wreath Sutra.) And hence to bed, hoping for an easy day at work on Thursday.
Re the "mystical experience"--Many versions are as Alan said, very difficult to talk about since we have no words to explain the experience. The "born again" version seems to have *too many* words, and they're all directed at getting others to do whatever it was you just did. . . .
listener, my meeting in Berkeley was about half Buddhist, and as a group, they, combined with long time Quaker prayers, were the *most* powerful group of prayers/meditators I've ever encountered: you could go to a meeting completely scattered and unready, and be dragged into this deep place of peace and light within minutes, and almost against your will. Amazing.
puddle, if you own the land along the river you have every right to ask them to leave. Do it with Beau by your side. ;-) Put up some really great No Trespassing signs!!
If they were there, and Beau were not bolted to the porch, I'd be on my keester. As I said--they provide the interest and incentive for him to break anything that's breakable (lines, clasps, collars).
Okay, puddle, here's one for you. I found this at "Images No Trespassing funny" ~
NOTIS!
Trespassers will B persecuted to the full extent of 2 Mungrel Dogs which never was over sochible to strangers and 1 dubble brl shot gun which aint loded with sofa pillers. Dam if I aint gitten tired of this hell raisin on my place!
Mah*Sweetie adds: Summer People and some are not. ;-)
Merry-Go-DEAN!
ReplyDeleteSusan, after reading about your cataloguing, I thought I'd take a peek at our Library Catalogue online to see if we too have mostly B's for our quill book authors. But I got a "Phishing Site Blocked" message every time I tried to go to the Library's website…from my Mac computer, my iPhone and my husband's PC. So I checked with a friend who used to run the university's computer lab and she said to contact my service provider to have it unblocked. 40 min later and all they could suggest was to Remove Cookies. I did and restarted my computer, but it didn't fix the problem. All it did was kick me off the LiveChat with Tech Support. Brilliant. So now I have a message in to the site that initiates the Phishing message. We'll see what happens! Ha!
ReplyDeleteService providers seem to be very bad about such things. Some months ago I discovered I was not getting messages from one of my e-mail list, so I contacted att.net. They said they had no clue -- THEY would certainly never block messages. So I contacted the mailing list administrators and discovered that, yes, the bounce messages they were getting indicated that attn.net had blacklisted their server. The workaround was to have mailing list messages sent to an alternate address that automatically forwards to my att.net address. But now another slew of my e-mail lists are moving to the same site, because it offers better service, so those messages too will have to be relayed.
DeleteOne of the reasons I am unhappy is that the alternate e-mail address is a volunteer-work address that at some point I may want to share with others. But the idea of having to set up an e-mail account solely to receive e-mails I should be getting automatically doesn't set right.
Are you ready for this??!! A really nice man named Patrick from OpenDNS, the site that initiated the "Phishing Site Blocked" message, not only unblocked the Library's site for my location, but was also able to identify that there is an active Phishing attack attached to the Library website, AND he gave me all the information we need to give to our IT guy so that he can find it and eradicate it from our server! I am so impressed with his expertise and the swiftness of his replies!
DeleteBill, I do understand your frustration. I'm glad there is a work-around. Never let the computer win!
Deletepuddle, all I can figure is that your part of the river is safer for kids than the part they have upriver. Any chance of that? So sorry that your portion is disrupted.
ReplyDeleteI am really feeling disruption here too. We've lived here for over 30 years and in that time more and more houses have been built. This week they have been logging out trees across the road to make a new road. :-( We are lucky that our end of the duplex is away from our road, but it's rather loud and the result is a big gaping wound in the forest. I keep wondering how the wildlife is faring. Small wonder a groundhog came bounding up our driveway recently!
Naw. This is people who looked for and bought mountain tops, but now think it's cool to play in other people's river. . . . I always wonder how they'd feel if I took a blanket and picnic basket up to spend the afternoon in their front or backyards because they have "such a lovely view". . . .
DeleteThese kids are also accompanied by two small yappy dogs.
Well, puddle, I am enough of a biatch to actually try the picnic thing. Or you could go down to the river and ask the kids if they've gotten any leaches on them or crawdad bites yet. Or tell them to watch out for the cottonmouth snakes 'cause they can bite you underwater (they can).
DeleteI actually checked for the cottonmouth range when I bought--it runs right down the WV-Va border, lol! In the past, I've tried explaining what might happen to their little dogs if Beau got loose (and they are creating MAXIMUM desire on his part to snap something. . . . ). Doesn't seem to faze them.
DeleteBTW, the cutie riding the Carousel out front is VT*Grand. :-)
ReplyDeletelistener--thank you for your nice compliment--although most of your post is couched in words that I am sure I don't comprehend, it gives me pause for thought, which is always pleasant. I am reminded of Rumi, as a good example of Sufiism, which of necessity teaches by indirection. And also of Meister Eckhart. Well, in any event "The Pure Land is never far away," "Samsara just as it is, is Nirvana," and "All things teach the Buddhdharma." (The latter is the basic teaching of the Flowery Wreath Sutra.) And hence to bed, hoping for an easy day at work on Thursday.
ReplyDelete--Alan
Alan, now I'll have to reread what I wrote. LOL!
ReplyDeleteThis just in:
ReplyDeletePhD*Son just posted the first report from the team!
http://shorebirdscience.org/coats-2014-01/
Re the "mystical experience"--Many versions are as Alan said, very difficult to talk about since we have no words to explain the experience. The "born again" version seems to have *too many* words, and they're all directed at getting others to do whatever it was you just did. . . .
ReplyDeletelistener, my meeting in Berkeley was about half Buddhist, and as a group, they, combined with long time Quaker prayers, were the *most* powerful group of prayers/meditators I've ever encountered: you could go to a meeting completely scattered and unready, and be dragged into this deep place of peace and light within minutes, and almost against your will. Amazing.
ReplyDeletepuddle, if you own the land along the river you have every right to ask them to leave. Do it with Beau by your side. ;-) Put up some really great No Trespassing signs!!
ReplyDeleteIf they were there, and Beau were not bolted to the porch, I'd be on my keester. As I said--they provide the interest and incentive for him to break anything that's breakable (lines, clasps, collars).
DeleteOkay, puddle, here's one for you. I found this at "Images No Trespassing funny" ~
ReplyDeleteNOTIS!
Trespassers will B persecuted to the full extent of 2 Mungrel Dogs which never was over sochible to strangers and 1 dubble brl shot gun which aint loded with sofa pillers. Dam if I aint gitten tired of this hell raisin on my place!
Mah*Sweetie adds: Summer People and some are not. ;-)
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