Monthly Archives: May 2011
The Currents of our Minds (The Wild One: Part Three)
All of our raptures and our drynesses, our longings and pantings, our questions and beliefs . . . are equally organically founded. – William James In my small, Christ-drunk hometown, it would have been nearly impossible to have grown up … Continue reading
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God Who? (The Wild One: Part Two)
“God is not the name of god, but an opinion of him.” – The Ring of Pope Xystus, based on The Sententiae of Sixtus, a Pythagorean. In our previous post on hunting a wild god, we were surprised — nay, … Continue reading
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Tragedy and Dukkha (The Wild One: Part One)
See god? That is the easiest thing in the world. He always appears to me in the bottom of the tenth glass of beer…. – Franz Bibfeldt, German theologian, On the Reality of Visions. Like many a Friday night, this … Continue reading
How My Therapist Tore From Me My First Primal Scream Ever
I have been working on a short series of posts concerning the notion of god. In the meantime, I am trying to come up with a post a day to keep things going. Fortunately, while writing the series, I was … Continue reading
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The Peasants versus the Uber-Rich and the Coporations (In Three Short Quotes)
“Give me control of a nation’s money and I care not who makes the laws.” – Mayer Amschel Rothschild “History records that the money changers have used every form of abuse, intrigue, deceit, and violent means possible to maintain their … Continue reading
A Series of Posts
I have been working on a short series of posts on the meaning of god. A few days ago, I published one of those posts prematurely. Consequently, I have withdrawn it in order to rewrite it. I will republish it … Continue reading
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My Rapture is Now Complete!
Today, May 21, 2011, I discovered myself in heaven from the very moment I bit into a slice of my sister-in-law’s divine apple pie. Yet, I fear the sinful calories in the accompanying ice cream may prevent me from staying … Continue reading
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“Hasta la Vista Baby”?
Name the kid “Hasta la Vista Baby”? – UN designated world treasure, Sandra Hanks, commenting on Facebook regarding Arnold Schwarzenegger’s announcement that he’d fathered a child with a member of his household staff. For the record, I am prepared to … Continue reading
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I Am So Easily Amused
I have heard it said that not everyone is simple minded enough to be easily amused. And, indeed, I know that rumor might very well have some truth to it because many of the people I meet both online and … Continue reading
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