All this crap about the Fox New segment that ‘pokes fun’ or just generally displays total ignorance about Wicca and Paganism, has me just shaking my head.  In what world does getting them to issue an apology actually change anything?  It’s not like you change THEIR minds.  Those people, in spite of what they say, are NOT journalists; they’re not ( Read more... )

Tell John Boehner to Remove National Security Threat Michele Bachmann from the Intelligence Committee

Weeell. LJ ate my diatribe.  That's what I get for not working it up in Word first...gah!

If it's not the hardline Muslims, it's the hardline Christians, if it's not either of those it's some random jackass thinking shooting up a school, church or a hospital, his enlisted brethren or his local Denny's is the answer to his life's problems.  Why can't these geniuses turn the guns on themselves first?  Dear gods don't let them hold hands ( Read more... )

Sometimes I am ashamed to be White.  That's right.  I am regularly ashamed to be from the South, especially from Tennessee.  Why?  Because of all the beauty to be found in our landscape in the south and in Tennessee in particular, there is so much ugliness in the soul of its people ( Read more... )

Word of the Day: Eclectic - meaning: from Greek eklektikos, from eklegein to select, from ex- out legein to gather.

It's like picking up pretty rocks on the side of the road. Putting them all together in a jar creates a nice conversation piece, but it's unlikely to mean anything to anyone else. It's defined by the individual and thereby ( Read more... )

Tyra Banks joined Oprah today to bemoan the fact that Rhianna allegedly has gone back to Chris Brown and they are planning a book together on the horrors of domestic violence. Say what? Okay, aside from the excellent media savvy on the part of the Rhianna/Brown handlers...I was absolutely fuming watching Oprah and Tyra cover the Woman's Side.... ( Read more... )

If you ever have nothing better to do than cruise the state listings on Witchvox.com, be prepared to gag. I fully understand Wren and Fritz's hands off approach, I mean, seriously, people need to keep their sanity. But sometimes, I wish they were just a little more selective about the way some people post their ads ( Read more... )

One more reason NOT to shop at Wal-Mart!

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/flipflop.asp

I hate Wal-Mart.  I don't like K-Mart or Target much either, but when you're broke you shop where you can afford to.  I remember in the 1980's at K-Mart and Target how the smell in the shoe aisles burned my nose.  I bet if there were internet back then, they ( Read more... )

We hosted a friend from Canada this week, well just Tuesday and Wednesday.  Had a moderately successful lecture and concert performance for her.  I was troubled by our community's rudeness at her concert.  There were people there that had something else to promote they thought the community would be interested in.  They were noisy.  This was so ( Read more... )

In a vain effort to direct my rage at something other than the helpless animal that has so earned my disdain in the last few days,  I thought I would direct it at something harmless enough that it won't hurt anybody, except maybe those who think flip flops are dress sandals.   Read on...

First, look at this page and what the title in the search is ( Read more... )