Buying the dinosaurs books was illuminating to me. Something was emerging from my brain, but I did not know what. I took the Grey School of Wizardry course on beginning paleontology. Writing the various essays helped my brain to formulate what was going on. Dealing with the issue of personal extinction, I was able to break through to my frozen ( Read more... )

Because of my brain injury, I have little impulse control. When I see something I want, I focus on the object until I get it. This has created problems for me ( Read more... )

Covetousness is usually defined as “having an urgent desire for possessions.” I would expand that definition to include intangibles such as abilities, power, prestige, talents, and time. People can covet others’ good fortunes as well. Furthermore, various synonyms of covetousness expand the concept beyond possessions to include envy, gluttony, ( Read more... )

Because of my brain injury, I have little memory of things in my life that caused a deep rage. However, I was able to reconstruct one incident from my past. As I recalled the incident, I could feel the bile rise up in me ( Read more... )

Sigh, Pagans and money - I could write a book on how financially and economic ignorant they are.

Before opening a new store, look around and see how many stores serving Pagans there are.  Then find out how many Pagans there are (beyond your friends) there are in a given area.  If said area is listing 30 foreclosures a day in the papers, then realize ( Read more... )

Pagans and Profit

By David Wm. Carper

I am not a Pagan, but my wife Virginia is. I have met many Pagans by attending Pagan functions with her, and I consider a number of them, my friends. However, what strikes me odd about Pagans is their attitude towards profit. Some expect free services, while others are reluctant to charge for the gifts that the ( Read more... )