Apr
10
It’s good to hear from former Jehovah’s Witnesses, although it also makes me very sad to hear the familiar narratives of abuse and shunning. Thank you for writing, Aella Brenna, and I’m glad that you got some distance and healing through laughter. Thrive with light and love.
i’m an ex-JW who has since become a pagan [...]
Apr
02
Uh-huh. Exactly.
“A moment I’ve been dreading. George brought his n’er-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the political one who lives in Florida; the one who hangs around here all the time looking shiftless. This so-called kid is already almost 40 and has never had a [...]
Mar
02
Thanks to Memere’s email delivery service…. with a couple of slight corrections…
The George W Bush Presidential Museum is now in the planning stages. It was supposed to be a library, but the planners kept resigning. You’ll want to be one of the first to make a contribution to this great man’s legacy.
The Museum will include: [...]
Mar
01
I don’t know - and I truly don’t care - whether or not John McCain had a “romantic involvement” with lobbyist Vicki Iseman. Honestly, I keep expecting him to start referring to her as “that woman.” Give me a break. Can’t we break this obsession with our politicians’ sex lives?
John and Cindy McCain been married [...]
Jan
21
I was listening to some old comedy by the late Bill Hicks last night, and one thing he said had me on the floor laughing.
He was approached by some big, hulky guys after an engagement.
“Hey buddy. We’re Christians, and we didn’t like what you said.”
His response?
So forgive me.
Keep this in mind.
I have engraved [...]
Dec
15
Just in time for the holidays! Don’t waste time trying to write a reasonable, nuanced missive to explain your position and how you feel. Who ever does more than skim your letters anyway?
The dysfunctional family letter generator is very humorous, especially if you’ve had a few “rough patches” with nuclear family, extended family, half-family, step-family, [...]
Dec
05
No kidding. Hell is open for business.
Of course, “hell” is not the best translation of “L’Enfer.” “Inferno” would be better, but Hell rings about right (if you would excuse the pun) for much of the current American audience .
[Aside: Have you ever looking into the meaning of "Lucifer"? Light-bearer, god of light, Venus, the [...]