semantics https://www.thebatavian.com/ en https://www.thebatavian.com/themes/barrio_batavian/images/thebatavian_logo.png semantics https://www.thebatavian.com/ Local Matters © 2008-2023 The Batavian. All Rights Reserved. Thu, 02 May 2024 20:08:26 -0400 https://www.thebatavian.com/themes/barrio_batavian/images/thebatavian_logo.png Mon, 18 May 2009 08:05:00 -0400 Conversations with Calliope- Arguing about Marriage https://www.thebatavian.com/blogs/jlangen/conversations-calliope-arguing-about-marriage/6207
(Outside Marriage)

JOE: Good morning Calliope.
CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today?
JOE: Raring to go.
CALLIOPE: Sounds like you're charged up about something. Tell me about it.
JOE: Marriage has been on my mind.
CALLIOPE: Don't tell me you're getting married again.
JOE: Relax, No such plans are in the works.
CALLIOPE: What then?
JOE: Yesterday I read in the newspaper more about the ongoing debate over gay marriage and its implications.
CALLIOPE: And?
JOE: I realized the problem was one of semantics.
CALLIOPE: How so?
JOE: Civil, legal, societal and religious views of marriage have become entangled the the point where people are talking about different things using the same word.
CALLIOPE: I see. What would you suggest?
JOE: It's time we had different terms for civil and religious views of marriage and what they imply. More tomorrow. ]]> https://www.thebatavian.com/blogs/jlangen/conversations-calliope-arguing-about-marriage/6207#comments https://www.thebatavian.com/blogs/jlangen/conversations-calliope-arguing-about-marriage/6207 May 18, 2009, 8:05am semantics Conversations with Calliope- Arguing about Marriage jlangen <div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uV2zlehaKHU/ShFNvbo0U2I/AAAAAAAABnE/0o1Et43fIkY/s1600-h/Outside+Marriage.jpg"> </a><br> <span> <span>(Outside Marriage)<br> <br> JOE: Good morning Calliope.<br> CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today?<br> JOE: Raring to go.<br> CALLIOPE: Sounds like you're charged up about something. Tell me about it.<br> JOE: Marriage has been on my mind.<br> CALLIOPE: Don't tell me you're getting married again.<br> JOE: Relax, No such plans</span></span></div> Conversations with Calliope- Humility and Semantics https://www.thebatavian.com/blogs/jlangen/conversations-calliope-humility-and-semantics/5892  
(Sitting in Herman Melville's Seaman's Bethel Seat)

JOE: Good morning Calliope.
CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today?
JOE: Still digesting yesterday's lesson in humility and semantics.
CALLIOPE: I think there might be a story behind that statement.
JOE: How astute. I told you about my go around last week with some traditionally published authors.
CALLIOPE: I recall. You called them elite authors and decided you must be a pica author.
JOE: Correct. I decided to start a group on Linked In (www.linkedin.com) for pica authors.
CALLIOPE: And?
JOE: And nothing. Prospective group members either had no idea what I was talking about or didn't care. No response at all.
CALLIOPE: Perhaps a little of your own hubris showing.
JOE: Perhaps. In any case I removed the Pica Authors Group and replaced it with a group for Non-Traditional Authors meeting with immediate enthusiasm.
CALLIOPE: What do you think made the difference?
JOE: Setting aside my vitriol and appealing to the needs and interests of fellow non-traditional authors.
CALLIOPE: Congratulations on learning an important lesson.
JOE: Thanks. I'll keep you posted. Talk with you tomorrow.
]]> https://www.thebatavian.com/blogs/jlangen/conversations-calliope-humility-and-semantics/5892#comments https://www.thebatavian.com/blogs/jlangen/conversations-calliope-humility-and-semantics/5892 May 1, 2009, 7:42am semantics Conversations with Calliope- Humility and Semantics jlangen <h3>&nbsp;</h3> <div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uV2zlehaKHU/SfrdsksE3AI/AAAAAAAABlc/WM5-7x1i9ig/s1600-h/Herman+Melville%27s+pew.jpg"></a></div> <div>(Sitting in Herman Melville's Seaman's Bethel Seat)<br> <br> JOE: Good morning Calliope.<br> CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today?<br> JOE: Still digesting yesterday's lesson in humility and semantics.<br> CALLIOPE: I think there might be a story behind that statement.<br> JOE: How astute. I told you about my go around</div>