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This presents such a succinct juxtaposition, which so strongly makes the point.  Stunning to recall -- violence against women being such a cultural staple that that the threat is used as humor. How does it look to you if S.2 is made present-tense?  The brevity of this multiplies its force.   Very cr...

Brilliant---

drawn from the rocks of earth,

bears memory of water, dreams of flight,
the lands, the forests, the temples of our ancestors.

Witty, engaging, endearing.  Very nice,

T

Great picture!  Love it. Here's one from me: https://i.imgur.com/gCnzTpj.jpg The devolution of yard art is so quintessentially American--and not in a good way.  Pink plastic flamingos, ok.  Figurines of black  boys fishing? Fourth of July approaches.  How about a life-sized  George Wallace wrapped i...

I have never understood human need for wrathful gods - good gods yes but one that punishes makes little sense A mean and vengeful God has traditionally been a prime weapon of government for social control of its citizenry.  The church-state deal has historically been the church legitimizing the aut...

What delicious irony so gently presented amidst a wealth of imagery.  I can see N in her bed at night, terrified by what she has been taught.  By adults. People who are entrusted with her care.  People who should know better.  But I guess that was the intention then. Scare the shit out of her in ord...

Huh, I thought I posted this -- but here's {again} maybe: I understand the arguments for uniforms--to remove class distinctions evidenced by personal fashion choices, but I have a hard time ascribing that to Brits and Brits' cultural offspring.  More a sign of elitism perhaps.  IN any event, it may ...

Oh my, our N experiences a late night visitation from an apparition, and gets charged with a celestial mission--to proclaim the miracle of electric cars . What excitement might the next episode bring?  Oooooh.  Ahhhhh! I recall the NSP adds proclaiming that electricity is penny cheap.  Improve your ...

Ah -- the why-not ontological argument.  But to me, if Gaia constituted a conceptual acceptance, then she would, by definition, already be a complex entity.  If am catching your drift correctly.

And Life seems more and more to be
   a dance upon the wings
of chance vibrations of love and death
   and other nonsense things.

[my apologies]