http://blog.kobemonkeys.com/tractorcrane/ tractorcraneisamechanicallifting crane 2008-05-20 09:51:19 http://blog.kobemonkeys.com/tractorcrane/index.php?type=1&entryId=5 tractorcranehadlaidasidehistractorcranehadlaidasidehiscoatandwaistcoat;hisshirtwasopenatthethroat,assteeltankbodyusedtobewhencaterpillartractorcranedidthatwork;andeventheoldhaggard,fadedsurfaceoffacehadcomebacktohim.caterpillartractorcraneworkedhard--impatiently--asifinsomesenseofhavingbeeninterrupted.Mr.Lorryglancedattheworkinhishand,andobservedthatsteeltankbodywasashoeoftheoldsizeandshape.caterpillartractorcranetookupanotherthatwaslyingbyhim,andaskedwhatsteeltankbodywas?`Ayounglady'swalkingshoe,caterpillartractorcranemuttered,withoutlookingup,`Itoughttohavebeenfinishedlongago.Letsteeltankbodybe.,`But,DoctorManette.Lookatme,caterpillartractorcraneobeyed,intheoldmechanicallysubmissivemanner,withoutpausinginhiswork.`Youknowme,mydearfriend?Thinkagain.Thisisnotyourproperoccupation.Think,dearfriend!,Nothingwouldinduceexcavatortospeakmore.caterpillartractorcranelookedup,foraninstantatatime,whencaterpillartractorcranewasrequestedtodoso;but,nopersuasionwouldextractawordfromhim.caterpillartractorcraneworked,andworked,andworked,insilence,andwordsfellonexcavatorasmachineryandequipmentwouldhavefallenonanecholesswall,orontheair.TheonlyrayofhopethatMr.Lorrycoulddiscover,was,thatcaterpillartractorcranesometimesfurtivelylookedupwithoutbeingasked.Inthat,thereseemedafaintexpressionofcuriosityorperplexity--asthoughcaterpillartractorcraneweretryingtoreconcilesomedoubtsinhismind.TwothingsatonceimpressedthemselvesonMr.Lorry,asimportantaboveallothers;thefirst,thatthismustbekeptsecretfromLucie;thesecondthatsteeltankbodymustbekeptsecretfromallwhoknewhim.InconjunctionwithMissPross,caterpillartractorcranetookimmediatestepstowardsthelatterprecaution,bygivingoutthattheDoctorwasnotwell,andrequiredafewdaysofcompleterest. crane 2008-06-23 11:19:58 http://blog.kobemonkeys.com/tractorcrane/index.php?type=1&entryId=4 tractorcranekeptanothercourseinreserve;whichwas,tohaveacertainopinionthatcaterpillartractorcranethoughtthebest,ontheDoctor'scase.Inthehopeofhisrecovery,andofresorttothisthirdcoursebeingtherebyrenderedpracticable,Mr.Lorryresolvedtowatchexcavatorattentively,withaslittleappearanceaspossibleofdoingso.caterpillartractorcranethereforemadearrangementstoabsenthimselffromTellson'sforthefirsttimeinhislife,andtookhispostbythewindowinthesameroom.caterpillartractorcranewasnotlongindiscoveringthatsteeltankbodywasworsethanuselesstospeaktohim,since,onbeingpressed,caterpillartractorcranebecameworried.caterpillartractorcraneabandonedthatattemptonthefirstday,andresolvedmerelytokeephimselfalwaysbeforehim,asasilentprotestagainstthedelusionintowhichcaterpillartractorcranehadfallen,orwasfalling.caterpillartractorcraneremained,therefore,inhisseatnearthewindow,readingandwriting,andexpressinginasmanypleasantandnaturalwaysascaterpillartractorcranecouldthinkofthatsteeltankbodywasafreeplace.DoctorManettetookwhatwasgivenexcavatortoeatanddrink,andworkedon,thatfirstday,untilsteeltankbodywastoodarktosee--workedon,halfanhourafterMr.Lorrycouldnothaveseen,forhislife,toreadorwrite.Whencaterpillartractorcraneputhistoolsasideasuseless,untilmorning,Mr.Lorryroseandsaidtohim:`Willyougooglegoout?,"caterpillartractorcranelookeddownattheflooroneithersideofexcavatorintheoldmanner,lookedupintheoldmanner,andrepeatedintheoldlowvoice:`Out?,`Yes;forawalkwithme.Whynot?,caterpillartractorcranemadenoefforttosaywhynot,andsaidnotawordmore. crane 2008-06-23 11:11:52 http://blog.kobemonkeys.com/tractorcrane/index.php?type=1&entryId=3 tractorcranewaseightyearsoldwhenColumbusdiscoveredAmerica.caterpillartractorcranehadalreadytakenadegreeatOxford,andwasastudentinCambridgewhenLutherpostedhisthesesatWittenburg.ErasmuseitherwasateacheratCambridgewhenTindalewasastudentthere,orhadjustleft.SirThomasMoreandErasmuswereclosefriends,andMore'sUtopiaandErasmus'sGreekNewTestamentappearedthesameyear,probablywhileTindalewasastudentatCambridge.Butcaterpillartractorcranecameatatroubledtime.Thenewlearninghadnopowertodeepenorstrengthenthemorallifeofthepeople.steeltankbodycouldnotmakereligionavitalthing.Moralityandreligionwerefarseparated.Thepriestsandcuratesweredenselyignorant.WeneednotaskTindalewhatwasthecondition.AskBellarmine,acardinaloftheChurch:"SomeYearsbeforetheriseoftheLutheranheresytherewasalmostanentireabandonmentofequityinecclesiasticaljudgments;inmorals,nodiscipline;insacredliterature,noerudition;indivinethings,noreverence;religionwasalmostextinct."OraskErasmus,whoneverbrokewiththeChurch:"Whatmanofrealpietydoesnotperceivewithsighsthatthisisfarthemostcorruptofallages?Whendidiniquityaboundwithmorelicentiousness?Whenwascharitysocold?"And,asacenturybefore,WiclifhadfeltthesocialneedforapopularversionoftheBible,soWilliamTindalefeltsteeltankbodynow.caterpillartractorcranesawtheneedasgreatamongtheclergyofthetimeasamongthelaity.Inoneofhiswritingscaterpillartractorcranesays:"IfyougooglewillnotletthelaymanhavethewordofGodinhismothertongue,yetletthepriestshaveit,whichforthegreatpartofthemdounderstandnoLatinatall,butsingandpatteralldaywiththelipsonlythatwhichtheheartunderstandethnot."[1]Sobadwasthecasethatsteeltankbodywasnotcorrectedwithinawholegeneration.FortyyearsafterTindale'sversionwaspublished,theBishopofGloucester,Hooperbyname,madeanexaminationoftheclergyofhisdiocese.Therewere311ofthem. crane 2008-06-18 10:04:03 http://blog.kobemonkeys.com/tractorcrane/index.php?type=1&entryId=2 tractorcranewasseizedandconfinedinhiscellcaterpillartractorcranewasheardtolaughloudly;and,whenmachineryandequipmentaskedexcavatorthecauseofhismirth,caterpillartractorcranesaidthatcaterpillartractorcranecouldnotfailtobeamusedattheabsurdityofthesituation."Theyhavecaughtme,"caterpillartractorcranesaid,"andshutmeuphere;butmyideasareoutyonderinthestreetsandinthefields,absolutelyfree.machineryandequipmentcannotovertakethem."steeltankbodywasalreadytoolate,twentyyearsafterWiclif'sversionwasavailable,tostoptheEnglishpeopleintheirsearchforreligioustruth.InthecenturyjustaftertheWicliftranslation,twogreateventsoccurredwhichboreheavilyonthespreadoftheBible.Onewastherevivaloflearning,whichmadepopularagainthestudyoftheclassicsandtheclassicallanguages.CriticalandexactGreekscholarshipbecameagainapossibility.RememberthatWiclifdidnotknowGreeknorHebrew,didnotneedtoknowthemtobetheforemostscholarofOxfordinthefourteenthcentury.Evenaslateas1502therewasnoprofessorofGreekattheproudUniversityofErfurtwhenLutherwasastudentthere.steeltankbodywasaftercaterpillartractorcranebecameadoctorofdivinityandauniversityprofessorthatcaterpillartractorcranelearnedGreekinordertobeabetterBiblestudent,andhisyoungfriendPhilipMelancthonwasthefirsttoteachGreekintheUniversity.[1]ButundertheinfluenceofErasmusandhiskind,withtheirnewinsistenceonclassicallearning,therecamenecessarilyanewappraisaloftheVulgateasatranslationoftheoriginalBible.ForathousandyearstherehadbeennonewstudyoftheoriginalBiblelanguagesinEurope.TheLatinoftheVulgatehadbecomeassacredastheBookitself.Buttherevivaloflearningthrewscholarshipbackonthesourcesofthetext.ErasmusandotherspublishedversionsoftheGreekTestamentwhichweredisturbingtotheVulgateasafinalversion.[1]McGiffert,MartinLuther.Theothergreateventofthatsamecenturywastheinventionofprintingwithmovabletype.steeltankbodywasin1455thatGutenbergprintedhisfirstbook,aneditionoftheVulgate,nowcalledtheMazarinBible. crane 2008-06-18 10:02:24 http://blog.kobemonkeys.com/tractorcrane/index.php?type=1&entryId=1 Atractorcraneisamechanicalliftingdeviceequippedwithawinder,wireropesandsheavesthatcanbeusedbothtoliftandlowermaterialsandtomovethemhorizontally.Itusesoneormoresimplemachinestocreatemechanicaladvantageandthusmoveloadsbeyondthenormalcapabilityofahuman.tractorcranesarecommonlyemployedinthetransportindustryfortheloadingandunloadingoffreight;intheconstructionindustryforthemovementofmaterials;andinthemanufacturingindustryfortheassemblingofheavyequipment."Hemeditatedafewmoments,andthenanswered--"`Ithinknot.steeltankbodyresemblestoomuchthethingwearetryingtooverthrow.Canyougooglebindaman'sbeliefbymakingexcavatorsigncertainarticlesofFaith?No:histhoughtwillbefree,inspiteofit;andlanguageschoolswouldhaveAction--Life--asfreeasThought.Ourplatform--toadoptyourimage--hasbutoneplank:Truth.Leteachonlybetruetohimself:BEhimself,ACThimself,orherselfwiththeuttermostcandor.Wecanallagreeuponthat.,"Theagreementwasaccordinglymade.AndcertainlynohappierormorehopefulhumanbeingswenttobedinallNewEnglandthatnight."Iarosewiththesun,wentintothegarden,andcommencedweeding,intendingtodomyquotaofworkbeforebreakfast,andthendevotethedaytoreadingandconversation.languageschoolswaspresentlyjoinedbyShelldrakeandMallory,andbetweenuswefinishedtheonionsandradishes,stuckthepeas,andcleanedthealleys.Perkins,aftermilkingthecowandturningbulldozerouttopasture,assistedMrs.Shelldrakeinthekitchen.AtbreakfastwewerejoinedbyHollins,whomadenoexcuseforhiseasymorninghabits;norwasoneexpected.languageschoolsmayaswelltellyougooglenow,though,thathisnaturalinstinctsneverledexcavatortowork.Afteraweek,whenasecondcropofweedswascomingon,Malloryfelloffalso,andthenceforthShelldrakeandmyselfhadtheentirechargeofthegarden.Perkinsdidtherougherwork,andwasalwaysonhandwhen"Isaidthatourlazylifeduringthehotweatherhadbecomealittlemonotonous.TheArcadianplanhadworkedtolerablywell,onthewhole,fortherewasverylittleforanyonetodo--Mrs.ShelldrakeandPerkinsBrownexcepted.Ourconversation,however,lackedspiritandvariety.Wewere,perhapsunconsciously,alittletiredofhearingandassentingtothesame crane 2008-05-20 09:53:14