tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post6622944168411005373..comments2023-09-09T07:55:53.277-07:00Comments on El Pollo Real: The Parable Of The Doorkeeper*chickelithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-65299688936890082422015-09-25T04:01:10.532-07:002015-09-25T04:01:10.532-07:00How funny, I would have taken my oath that you wer...How funny, I would have taken my oath that you were shooting at the other professor until I reread and caught the "he."Nichevohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591460407621898458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-42375379342670455362012-11-23T17:24:03.435-08:002012-11-23T17:24:03.435-08:00Thank you! I really didn't get it, but my atte...Thank you! I really didn't get it, but my attempt at subtle humor also missed. :PDarcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642443487136176511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-28797254282733025882012-11-23T09:16:49.697-08:002012-11-23T09:16:49.697-08:00Hey, my father was born in 1915.
Oh, wait, never ...Hey, my father was born in 1915.<br /><br />Oh, wait, never mind...The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-55831241746022466922012-11-22T20:16:48.372-08:002012-11-22T20:16:48.372-08:00Kill the gatekeeper. Never let a bureaucrat tell y...Kill the gatekeeper. Never let a bureaucrat tell you, 'no.'LA Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732961010309538637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-34773360530729322592012-11-22T11:27:40.673-08:002012-11-22T11:27:40.673-08:00At first take it's bleak & pessimistic, a ...At first take it's bleak & pessimistic, a parable of failure & waste --he wasted his life because he failed to ask the question ("Where IS everybody?") in time.<br /><br />But had he asked it timely, there'd be no story --no parable. <br /><br />Then we-the-people would have to cope with all the human failure and wastage that would never have happened if only we'd had the parable.<br /><br />So, the theme, could one say, is 'redemption through sacrifice'?buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-3001527536550974622012-11-22T10:51:00.521-08:002012-11-22T10:51:00.521-08:00Hmm, interesting. I would start with, yeah, I know...Hmm, interesting. I would start with, yeah, I know, how predictable, 60 grit on a random orbit sander. Watch the progress, then move progressively up through about 150 grit. At that point I would start applying sealer - whatever kind you prefer to work with, then sand that after it dries. <br /><br />Apply more, sand more, using ever finer grits until you get the finish you want. <br /><br />The process consists of sanding the concrete as smooth as possible, then sand the finish. Finish is easier to sand and ultimately what your eye sees. <br /><br />Hope this helps. The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-57232968937420454742012-11-22T10:25:12.069-08:002012-11-22T10:25:12.069-08:00The story is all that. What it is not is an excus...The story is all that. What it is not is an excuse for giving up. chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-18977646025984167312012-11-22T10:21:29.462-08:002012-11-22T10:21:29.462-08:00Outdoors, poured concrete bar top. It's pretty...Outdoors, poured concrete bar top. It's pretty smooth already, but I want it to look and feel like a finished garage floor: <a href="http://twitpic.com/bfgt1f" rel="nofollow">link</a>chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-13002773321071578252012-11-22T10:02:58.430-08:002012-11-22T10:02:58.430-08:00His own fear and lack of resolve was the gatekeepe...<i>His own fear and lack of resolve was the gatekeeper and it stopped him effortlessly.</i><br /><br />This.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06093453920666892035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-17049001025634149972012-11-22T09:37:33.463-08:002012-11-22T09:37:33.463-08:00The gateway was always open. The man begged for en...The gateway was always open. The man begged for entry but he never struggled with the gatekeeper, either physically or by argument, for something he believed was his right. It was his personal gateway, so it was also his personal gatekeeper. His own fear and lack of resolve was the gatekeeper and it stopped him effortlessly.RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171113315326198836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-68556982925628873472012-11-22T08:57:18.633-08:002012-11-22T08:57:18.633-08:00Wow, tough question, which raises many more questi...Wow, tough question, which raises many more questions - where is said concrete located, what is it used for, what kind of aggregate is in it, what finish will be applied, how much has to be removed using abrasives, and so on. <br /><br />If I had to sand concrete I would use the finest grit I could to start with, use good dust collection and a respirator. I think a diamond abrasive will give you the best results in the final stages. <br /><br />I wish you well, sounds like a tough job. <br /><br />The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-28949457834820572832012-11-22T08:50:33.812-08:002012-11-22T08:50:33.812-08:00Yes. Click on my tag "1915" and read so...Yes. Click on my tag "1915" and read some of the real life horrors. chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-33032584534377831742012-11-22T08:32:48.662-08:002012-11-22T08:32:48.662-08:00I assume that the next parable shows the old man&#...I assume that the next parable shows the old man's son applying to become a gatekeeper?dferghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263605187216125127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-50829967292775171652012-11-22T08:12:10.180-08:002012-11-22T08:12:10.180-08:00Consider the times and circumstances that caused K...Consider the times and circumstances that caused Kafka to write this parable. Those that don't know history are doomed to repeat it. <br /><br />Ah well. Interesting times.<br />Dust Bunny Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115422951538885247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-16064157652553135122012-11-22T07:25:35.572-08:002012-11-22T07:25:35.572-08:00The most comforting and humane comment of all, L.The most comforting and humane comment of all, L.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-71258000362450292802012-11-22T07:24:31.655-08:002012-11-22T07:24:31.655-08:00I don't got it
Maybe you do got what it takes...<i>I don't got it</i><br /><br />Maybe you do got what it takes--you just have to apply yourself again or try a different door. Not saying it's an easy parable to understand.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-48711651017614423502012-11-22T07:21:39.108-08:002012-11-22T07:21:39.108-08:00Sixty: I could use your advice on sanding concret...Sixty: I could use your advice on sanding concrete--which grit is best? chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-21144258516908313262012-11-22T07:20:24.189-08:002012-11-22T07:20:24.189-08:00Your parable lacks the meaner edge of Kafka's ...Your parable lacks the meaner edge of Kafka's but in the end presents the same scarecrow/tinman/cowardly lion "you had it all along in you power" message. chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-82255190083527165942012-11-22T07:16:33.812-08:002012-11-22T07:16:33.812-08:00A few more, I hope. You? And welcome to this lit...A few more, I hope. You? And welcome to this little corner.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-36854511905166696632012-11-22T07:13:20.152-08:002012-11-22T07:13:20.152-08:00Darcy: I think the parable is Rorschach test, mean...Darcy: I think the parable is Rorschach test, meant to show the reader something personal as well as universal. For me it's the objective barrier I faced trying to enter patent law as scientific bumpkin. That is why I wrote the blog post in the first place. I'm putting myself through that again.<br /><br />OTOH, it's the faceless bureaucracy frustrating everyone--which is why I linked it in a comment on Althouse to a story she wrote about Benghazi and the faceless DNI. I suspect is where it got noticed first--so I owe her thanks for her forum. chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-67381188056183125112012-11-22T06:12:03.942-08:002012-11-22T06:12:03.942-08:00Insty, in addition to being the world's worst ...Insty, in addition to being the world's worst photographer while thinking, in a drunken stupor that he is the greatest, is also a law prof, which makes this parable all about him. His ego knows no bounds, just as his eye has no training. <br /><br />Hey Glenn, how about posting some more out-of-focus bar pictures - that's where you live, right?<br /><br />But back to the issue at hand - congrats on the linkage, CL - you are a star!The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-47692774875338787812012-11-22T04:49:05.885-08:002012-11-22T04:49:05.885-08:00I hope somebody will explain the meaning - sigh.
...I hope somebody will explain the meaning - sigh.<br /><br />I don't got it.S.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09746381491495106590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-84097721202400282332012-11-22T04:48:08.707-08:002012-11-22T04:48:08.707-08:00A variation: High in the Himalayas in a cave lives...A variation: High in the Himalayas in a cave lives the guru known as the All-Knowing guru. One day, crawling slowly and painfully on all fours, a pilgrim arrives and collapses at the guru's feet. <br /><br />The pilgrim is ragged and starving, and having searched for the guru the whole world over for forty long years, is now old and near death.<br /><br />He gazes upward at the guru, and through his parched, cracked lips he whispers, "You are the one who knows the meaning of life?"<br /><br />The guru, tenderly bending over the trembling seeker, gently answers, "Yes, my son ...life is ...a river."<br /><br />The seeker quickly props himself up on an elbow and repeats "Life is a RIVER?"<br /><br />The guru, lifting his eyebrows in surprise, answers, "You mean, it's NOT a river?"buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-3080230660215250482012-11-22T04:24:29.478-08:002012-11-22T04:24:29.478-08:00Hey, congrats, chick!
I'm not sure I get thi...Hey, congrats, chick! <br /><br />I'm not sure I get this parable, but I like it anyway.<br /><br />I may just sit here a while on this stool and try to figure it all out...Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642443487136176511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-71372646710972508372012-11-21T23:00:28.980-08:002012-11-21T23:00:28.980-08:00Wha? I got instalanched?Wha? I got instalanched?chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.com