Sitting here watching the MSNBC special Hubris: Selling the Iraq War, a documentary showing the circumstances under which the American public was sold the idea of going to war in Iraq. I can’t adequately give a review of it here, but encourage those who have basic cable to see about viewing it. It is also a book, so it is available in print media. ( Read more... )

Back story: When I first began learning the Faery tradition, our teacher recommended that we each begin the process of hunting down and procuring our own set of certain tools. This was back in the late 1980s. There were certain guidelines to be followed, and which I tried to stay true to, even while I tried to be practical. One of the tools we were ( Read more... )

Some have contacted me about how they can order my new book that will be published in a limited release by the Society for Esoteric Endeavor in the UK. I contacted Ben, and he said he would send the publication announcement to those who pre-subscribe first, but without expectation that they would purchase one (since the price has not been assigned ( Read more... )

Here's the link to purchase it:

And here's the link to read the blog review:

Hello!

Taking this space for a non-filtered request for a non-copyright graphic or photo of a West Coast Redwood or Douglas Fir. Best if majestic, and well centered. Will be used for a private document that should never see any wide distribution, if any distribution at all.

Thanks for anything you can point me to.

BB

What the hell is:

INCOME BASED

and

INCOME CONTINGENT

repayment plans. I see the difference in the amount, but not in the agreement that the US Govm'nt is making with credit scores, etc.

Any and all takers.

For as long as I remember, I have been a teacher. When I was in high school, I was given the grade school violin students to teach in order to continue the Stringed-Instrument program which was being administered by only one string teacher for a multi-school district. I worked my way through college giving violin lessons, even while I was studying ( Read more... )

Well, even though my dear one had to work on Xmas eve, we still managed to have a fun shopping spree that day - doing our part to boost the retail economy, as my dear one said. He got a real treasure: a source book and cyclopedia of the Chinese Feng Shui "compass" (the chinese name for which currently escapes me). I got a new hard bound reprint of ( Read more... )

I've fiddled with my friends list ( Read more... )

I've been reading all your messages of support. Thanks ( Read more... )