Don't send a psychopath to do a sociopath's work.

( A certain bookie needed to take a quick trip out of town ,,,Read more... )

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The "dark night" confuses almost everybody.
It is supposed to be a gift;
It is often seen as punishment.
Lovers of the dark may be creepy.
or dangerous, or not.

We all know what to do in the dark.
We stumble, we wait,
We turn on lights.
We recognize confusion
as the beginning of enlightenment.

September 6, 2015
Non Sequitur Comic Strip on ( Read more... )

Animism (from Latin anima, "breath, spirit, life") is the worldview that non-human entities-such as animals, plants, and inanimate objects-possess a spiritual essence ( Read more... )

American Pie (song) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaI must apologize, but whenever i hear or think the words, "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost," the very first thing that comes to mind (even if i'm in Church) is the song "American Pie" whish is presumed to be full of allustions to Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, the Beetles, the Rolling Stones ( Read more... )

There are always American Flags on display around here, in the next few days their number will be multiplied many times over.  Frequently i see the black flag of the wannabe Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (which always makes me think of the Jolly Roger)  Almost daily i am asked to sign petitions to ban the CSA battle flag in some form or ( Read more... )

Chinese Communist Party leaders are afraid that the Dalai Lama will not have an afterlife. Worried enough that this week, officials repeatedly warned that he must reincarnate, and on their terms.
China’s Tensions With Dalai Lama Spill Into the Afterlife - NYTimes.com

( I guess corporate ridiculousness is not confined to a Republican dominated U..S. government. Contempt for reason in the defense of official belief systems is common. Here it is Christianity and capitalism, in China it is Buddhism and communism. Read more... )

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