Psalm 2004 Bush is my shepherd, I shall be in want.He maketh me to lie down on park benches,He restoreth my doubts about the Republican Party. He leadeth me into the paths of unemployment for his cronies’ sake.Yea, though no weapons of mass destruction have been found, he maketh me continue to fear Evil. His tax cuts for the rich and his deficit spending discomfort me.He anointeth me with never-ending debt:Verily my days of savings and assets are kaput.Surely poverty…
There’s been some controversy this week about Teresa Heinz Kerry. What is being reported is that she made a “comment” or a “slur” against Laura Bush. Actually, when she was asked by USA Today if she would be a different kind of First Lady, she replied: “Well, you know, I don’t know Laura Bush. But she seems to be calm, and she has a sparkle in her eye, which is good, but I don’t know that she’s ever had a…
These are the quotations that struck me today. When love is gone, there’s always justice.And when justice is gone, there’s always force.And when force is gone, there’s always Mom.Hi, Mom! –Laurie Anderson To produce things and to rear them,To produce, but not to take possession of them,To act, but not to rely on one’s own ability,To lead them, but not to master them –This is called profound and secret virtue. –Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu America is the only country…
Ancient City of Teotihuacan a Modern Battleground A sign of the times? SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico – A WalMart store rising near the 2,000-year-old pyramids of the Teotihuacan Empire has ignited the wrath of Mexican conservationists and nationalists, who say the U.S. retailer is destroying their culture at the foot of one of Mexico’s greatest treasures. Since news broke last May of Wal-Mart’s plan to construct a 71,902-square-foot store near the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon 30 miles northeast…
People of Faith Stem Cell Research Petition Are you a person of faith who thinks that we need to proceed with stem cell research, however limited, however subject to careful ethical debate? If so, sign the petition at the above link. The world’s major faith traditions recognize compassion as an ethical ideal. These traditions speak to us of a duty to care for and to heal those who are ill, when it is in our power to do so. Working…
The John Cleese The new John Cleese website launches October 27th at the link above. Meanwhile, here is his standing by joke: How many Bush administration officials does it take to change a light bulb? None. There’s nothing wrong with that light bulb. There is no need to change anything. We made the right decision and nothing has happened to change our minds. People who criticize this light bulb now, just because it doesn’t work anymore, supported us when we…