I always loved Victoria Jackson on Saturday Night Live – but of course I thought her persona was a put-on for comic effect. Guess what? It doesn’t look that way. This display actually makes me feel more sorry for, and a little bit less angry at, the people that have been so woefully misled. I could parse this whole thing, but why? See for yourself. Sadness.
I haven’t really been a dedicated watcher of any regular television show for some years now. Since we finally replaced our ancient tv at Christmastime with a huge flat-screen, I’ve really been enjoying my nightly political news. My hero Rachel Maddow is almost real-size! What a treat it was to finally watch Elmer Gantry, and I got a good chickflick dose with The Holiday and The Notebook. Sometimes I just feel like relaxing and being entertained. I flip through the…
On my way home from work today, I saw this and had to pull over and take a photo with my phone. I don’t recall ever seeing tanks on a train before. As I passed under the bridge, I could see that the entire train carried only tanks. Tanks and more tanks.
I’m going to let all the things I could say about Palin’s speech pass today, and let FactCheck.org (and Media Matters and The Progress Report) point out lies and distortions, of which there were many. There was a whole bunch of snideness, and even more dishonesty. But… I’m on board in one way. Why? Because there is one thing she said that gives me long-term hope. She encouraged people to stand up and speak, and if some do, so will…
An American Category Sketch of Personhood vs. Non-Personhood – not exhaustive, but representative. So much is under debate. So much is culturally modulated. So much has a history of discussion rather than a solid truth claim. So much seems a little strange. Warning: Your answers may differ. This is meant to be thought-provoking; sorry for all the things I’m leaving out. Comments are welcome, but only if you’re civil. All comments are moderated. For each of the following, is this…
As a therapeutic exercise, I attempted to rewrite the list of possible EX-JW Dysfunctional Beliefs from Mindful Construct in terms of my own perspective. I meant this to be simple, but it didn’t work out that way. Some of it is rewritten, some of it is explanatory, some of it is questioning – but I’ll honor where this took me and not go back and make the form of the responses consistent. Jehovah’s Witnesses are the only ones who know…