Check out photos of the lunar eclipse at The Raven’s Journey! A total eclipse of the Full Moon in Pisces, and I slept right through it… just too early in the morning for me. Here’s video from Chattanooga, TN. Post links to more photos, if you know of some.
Once in a while, I receive a non-hostile email from a current Jehovah’s Witness. Why would a Jehovah’s Witness write to me? Well, sometimes just because of a simple desire for a safe place to vent, or because something that I’ve written has resonated, or because they don’t really feel that they have many – or any – other options. There really isn’t anywhere to go – without fear of reprisal – for caring spiritual counsel within the organization. JWs…
No End in Sight, looks like it deserved the special jury documentary prize it received at Sundance. I’m looking forward to seeing the film, if it shows in Atlanta. Here’s the trailer (or see it on the home page of the movie site) : From the director: “But I had no idea how incompetently the occupation was being planned, and with what degree of ideological rigidity and arrogance and callousness and stupidity,†he said. “I just had no idea.†NPR…
From the amazing “Has Been” CD: One for recognition (That’s me, Trying) “I’d like to explain, but I can’t. So let’s keep things neutral. Stick to topics that won’t bug us. …See, if we never had a problem then that’s what life would be like – easy – uncomplicated – cool.” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr3dkWbfVd4[/youtube] One for despair (It Hasn’t Happened Yet) “I would make my folks proud. I would be happy. It hasn’t happened yet.” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts5Rmrl0A1g[/youtube] One for re-evaluation (You’ll Have Time…
Be curious, and encourage curiosity in others – especially children. Curiosity should never be discouraged. “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.†– Eleanor Roosevelt Kudos for a great post: 10 Reasons Why You Should Be Curious | Marc and Angel Here are my additions to the list: You will be better educated. Your knowledge will mean more to you….
I often get notified of media mentions of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Watchtower Society via fellow ex-Jehovah’s Witness contacts on the web. The truly driven Danny Haszard sent me this one (thanks, Danny). San Antonio’s media home on the net has a feature called “Through kids’ eyes” in which children write a little about their hopes and dreams and concerns and daily life. It’s not exactly a news item. But among the (statistically improbable) stories of JW pedophiles, murderers, abusers,…