[bksvol-discuss] Re: Of Site testing & Angels
- From: "Lori Castner" <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:36:38 -0800
Maybe no Keats, but definitely worth a chuckle!
Cat Lover Lori
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From: Bob
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Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 3:14 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Of Site testing & Angels
Wow, thanks for that information and also for the poem Pavi.
Angels may laugh,
Angels may wheedle,
But we mortals still say
They dance on a needle.
Bob (definitely no Keats).
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From: Pavi Mehta
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:47 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Of Site testing & Angels
Hi Bob,
Good question. Yes there will be a beta test before release and from what I
understand John Glass will work with a group of volunteers and members on this
down the line.
And regarding the headcount of angels I apologize but just couldn't resist
tossing this poem into the mix:
Questions about Angels
by Billy Collins
Of all the questions you might want to ask
about angels, the only one you ever hear
is how many can dance on the head of a pin.
No curiosity about how they pass the eternal time
besides circling the Throne chanting in Latin
or delivering a crust of bread to a hermit on earth
or guiding a boy and girl across a rickety wooden bridge.
Do they fly through God's body and come out singing?
Do they swing like children from the hinges
of the spirit world saying their names backwards and forwards?
Do they sit alone in little gardens changing colors?
What about their sleeping habits, the fabric of their robes,
their diet of unfiltered divine light?
What goes on inside their luminous heads? Is there a wall
these tall presences can look over and see hell?
If an angel fell off a cloud, would he leave a hole
in a river and would the hole float along endlessly
filled with the silent letters of every angelic word?
If an angel delivered the mail, would he arrive
in a blinding rush of wings or would he just assume
the appearance of the regular mailman and
whistle up the driveway reading the postcards?
No, the medieval theologians control the court.
The only question you ever hear is about
the little dance floor on the head of a pin
where halos are meant to converge and drift invisibly.
It is designed to make us think in millions,
billions, to make us run out of numbers and collapse
into infinity, but perhaps the answer is simply one:
one female angel dancing alone in her stocking feet,
a small jazz combo working in the background.
She sways like a branch in the wind, her beautiful
eyes closed, and the tall thin bassist leans over
to glance at his watch because she has been dancing
forever, and now it is very late, even for musicians.
All good things,
Pavi
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jill O'Connell
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:05 AM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Aquestion about the new site
Bob, I always thought it was the head of a pin.
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From: Bob
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Cc: Pavi Mehta
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 12:02 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Aquestion about the new site
I believe you have said that the new site is going live around the
beginning of the year.
Is there going to be a time when we get to test it?
I know we tend to be a contentious bunch--our ability to argue about how
many angels can stand on the head of a needle is notorious--but, as good as
engineering is, I doubt they'll get it all right the first time around. Without
a beta cycle for this new improved product, in which problems are identified
and corrected, we might be inviting a whole host of problems. Even the great
and wonderful freedom scientific runs a beta test on its products.
Just asking.
Bob
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is
the only thing that ever has."--Margaret Mead
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