Re: a comment on To Whemy by dougsoderstrom	17-Aug-06/10:12 AM
Dear Dovina, No..... just thought I'd stop in for a short visit. I'm now placing my stuff at www.lit.org Stop in there and visit with me any time. The best to you. Your friend, Doug P.S. Tell Dark Angel (I think that is his name?) hello for me!
Re: Whemying by wFraser Allonby Q.C.w	23-Feb-05/1:34 PM
Dear Fraser: As the originator of the term "whemying," I congratulate you on a supremely fine piece of work! What rhyme, meter, and a few wonderful words can do..... especially when paired together with such a sweet concept as that of whemying.......... BRAVO TO YOU!!! Doug Soderstrom
Re: a comment on War Story by dougsoderstrom	10-Jan-05/8:06 AM
Dear Zodiac: I am in favor of The Iraq War to the same extent that I am in favor of parents torturing their children (aka Abu Grahib..SP?)! Yes, I am very much against The war! Also I think that our president, George Walker Bush, is a really bad human being! He may well be "the most dangerous terrorist" in the world today. Certainly he has the power to do more harm than anyone else on the planet.
Re: a comment on War Story by dougsoderstrom	10-Jan-05/7:23 AM
I think you're right, good man.
Re: a comment on War Story by dougsoderstrom	8-Jan-05/9:39 AM
Dear Zodiac: I'm not sure where your other response went......... BUT I guess it was a trump..... perhaps. Love, Doug
Re: a comment on War Story by dougsoderstrom	8-Jan-05/9:37 AM
Dear Zodiac: You're right..... as I have never as yet participated in a war. I was in the Marine Corps (Platoon Leader Corps) for two weeks back in 1964, but got out due to a physical ailment...... Thank God! But I did my best to pretend what war "might be like." Doug
Re: a comment on War Story by dougsoderstrom	8-Jan-05/9:33 AM
Good point, Shuushin. Doug
Re: a comment on War Story by dougsoderstrom	6-Jan-05/1:46 PM
Dear horus8: I have always been write, never have I once been wrong. How dare you say such an awful thing!
Re: a comment on Betwixt and In Between by dougsoderstrom	6-Jan-05/11:00 AM
Dear Zodiac: Yes, I am serious! And, of late, I have been whemying off into the moonlight quite often. In fact, I did so only the night before last an had a "major uberfaulty accident." I guess my timing was "a bit off." Kind of a "major midnight explosion" one might say. A real mess no doubt, but that is, no doubt, the risk one must take when whemying in the moonlight. And yes, it all did occur on a moon light hike that I had organized..... one that was at the time under my supervision....... not to say that it was all very embarrasing..... to say the least! Doug
Re: a comment on Betwixt and In Between by dougsoderstrom	6-Jan-05/10:52 AM
Dear Zodiac: Well..... considering that uberfaulty is a "protypical undergroup," that is, a group that has continued to be under-rated (as well as under-valued), the mean must then be protracted by adding to it a mathmatical value that is equal to approximately .287 times the square root of the atypical standard deviation of the group assuming that the group is, of course, in a state of rest. However, if any of the above assumptions are violated, then all bets would be off. So my best guess would be somwhere between 11.932% and 14.617%. Doug
Re: a comment on Betwixt and In Between by dougsoderstrom	4-Jan-05/9:59 AM
Zodiac: I beg to differ about the percentage of American college professors that can be classified as liberal...... the true amount is 92.47%. And only 8.39% are gay, however, the percentage rises to 17.42% if one includes those who have engaged in a bi-sexual experience more than 69 times. However, these are simply crude estimates. Love, Doug
Re: a comment on Betwixt and In Between by dougsoderstrom	4-Jan-05/9:51 AM
Dear Zodiac: I like your theoretical proposition concerning "the gay stuff." Sounds like a good idea for my next study. And by the way how did you know that I am "a moonlight hiker.......," you've been checking on me, I'll bet. Love, Doug
Re: a comment on Betwixt and In Between by dougsoderstrom	2-Jan-05/5:58 PM
Dear Shuushin: Good points. Yeah, I was just kind of just playing around with nonsense....... And yes, I am sure that we never can really do just "nothing" as, no doubt, "doing nothing" obviously always means we have "done something." Good question about Zodiac...... I'm not sure myself why he became so upset. The best to you, Doug
Re: a comment on Betwixt and In Between by dougsoderstrom	2-Jan-05/2:56 PM
Dear Zodiac: 1. No it was a very finely done dissertation...... It took me four years and 234 pages to complete. 1A. No the dissertation was completed the late spring of 1976, and then I received my Ph.D. degree a month or so later. 2. Very interesting, I guess even Christian Humanists are human beings with a resonable degree of individuality (individual differences). 3. Gerald Douglas Soderstrom (minus the title, of course). 4. No definitely not, but I will soon be posting a new poem entitled, "This Thing Called War." Look for it as I would be pleased to hear your comments. 5. Are you serious about living in the Middle East? Here is an abstract that I found that summarizes the essence of the dissertation study that was published in The Journal of Clinical Psychology back in 1977: Soderstrom, Doug and E. Wayne Wright. 1977. "Religious Orientation and Meaning in Life." Journal of Clinical Psychology vol. 33, pp. 65-68. Abstract: Tested the general hypothesis that a mature religious commitment should aid youth in their search for meaning in life. A questionnaire was given to 427 college freshmen and sophomores in 6 midwestern colleges. Results indicate that intrinsically motivated Ss, committed Ss, and true believers had significantly higher Purpose in Life Test mean scores than did extrinsically motivated Ss, uncommitted Ss, and unbelievers. The results also indicate that religious integration (moral commitment paired with spiritual commitment) is indicative of meaning in life. It is concluded that a mature religious commitment should aid youth in their search for meaning in life. [Source: PI] I hope that this answers your questions to your satisfaction. Your Friend in Christ, Doug
Re: a comment on Betwixt and In Between by dougsoderstrom	30-Dec-04/2:53 PM
Dear Zodiac: As you reqested, here are the answers to your fine questions. 1. I earned my doctorate at Utah State University in Logan, Utah in 1976. My Ph.D. dissertation is entitled: Religious Orientation and Meaning in Life, and it is 234 pages long. 2. Christian Humanism. 3. I don't know. I guess I simply have an inability to do so, that is I have an inability to feel so crippingly ashamed. 4. You are absolutely correct as no one can know how life would have been if they had somehow chosen differently. 5. Perhaps not...... but I'll check back and see. 6. Yes, call the Library at Utah State University and ask them if it can be made available to you. 7. No, I am not gay..... as I am 100% heterosexual. Not that this provesthe point, but I am and have been married for the past 38 1/2 years and have a son who is 30 years old. 7A. Yes I do........ It means (without cheating and looking the definition up in the dictionary) I believe....... the fact of something "being everywhere" as, for example, the smell of a perfume could ubiquitously fill a room with its scent. 8. Each Ph.D. is likely to do their own thing..... these things , I would suppose are my things, things I have personally chosen to do. 8A. I, as yet, have no website of my own. 9. I have chosen not to blender my own arm, but you may blender your arm if you would like to. However, I would suggest that it would not be a good idea to do so. 10. I suppose that others (even though they do not have a Ph.D. degree) simply have more talent writing poetry than I do. But that is fine because, I believe that I am doing the best that I can.... and it does not bother me if other's do not like my poetry. 10. Even though, as I indicated earlier, I am not "colosally gay" I am sure that it must seem "just plain sad" to you that I keep coming back to poemranker ...... even though there is little doubt that each and everyone of my poetry writing efforts will be, as you say, "trumped." I sincerely hope that these responses will live up to what you expected of me in the sense of respecting the right to have each and every one of your questions answered in a reasonable manner. The best to you, and I sincerely hope that you are having a very nice Christmas and New Year's Holiday. Your friend in the name of love and peace, Doug
Re: a comment on Betwixt and In Between by dougsoderstrom	29-Dec-04/12:13 PM
Dear Blindpoetry, I suggest , if you are referring to the activity of "whemying," that is................ that you try such a practice in private where you will be less likely to be seen by others. Doug
Re: a comment on Betwixt and In Between by dougsoderstrom	29-Dec-04/12:10 PM
Dear Zodiac: Thanks for the kind response to my piece. Love, Doug
Re: a comment on Betwixt and In Between by dougsoderstrom	29-Dec-04/11:49 AM
Thank you very much for the kind words. Doug
Re: a comment on Betwixt and In Between by dougsoderstrom	29-Dec-04/11:48 AM
Very nicely said, Dovina. Your friend, Doug
Re: a comment on Betwixt and In Between by dougsoderstrom	28-Dec-04/11:04 AM
FOR DOVINA: I'm sorry , I didn't mean to void your response to my poem...... I just got mixed up and marked the wrong response. But regarding your question, I think that the poem reflects the idea that I am in the process of becoming a Buddhuist-oriented Christian Humanist who would like to be in a Zen state of perpetual "letting be." Love, Doug