Unconscious Mutterings 179
Unconscious Mutterings 178
Weekly Unconscious Mutterings Meme – Week 178
I say … and you think … ?
- That :: Girl
- Fishbowl :: Panopticon
- Church :: Steeple
- All about :: Wiki
- Fist :: Raised
- Tagline :: Slogan
- Agree :: Disagree
- Leak :: Manipulate
- Jessica :: Galbreth
- Superman :: Uberhero
Unconscious Mutterings 177
Weekly Unconscious Mutterings Meme – Week 177
I say … and you think … ?
- Newspaper :: Print
- Crucify :: “every rainy day”… or… “shiseido red” (see below)
- Sausage :: Ummm, Ummmm, let’s see… right… uh… Picasso?
- Handy :: Practical
- Cloak :: Dagger
- Drunk :: Sober
- Fuel :: Diatribe
- Caress :: Nibble
- Itch :: Scratch
- Vehicle :: Vector
“A high-brow is someone who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso.”
– A. P. Herbert
Muhammed My Friend
muhammad my friend
it’s time to tell the world
we both know it was a girl
back in bethlehem
and on that fateful day
when she was crucified
she wore shiseido red and we drank tea
by her sidesweet sweet
used to be so sweet to memuhammad my friend
i’m getting very scared
teach me how to love my brothers
who don’t know the law
and what about the deal on that flying
trapeze got a peanut butter hand
but honey do drop in at the
dew drop innsweet sweet
between the boys and the beesand moses i know
i know you’ve seen fire
but you’ve never seen fire
until you’ve seen pele blow
and i’ve never seen light
but i sure have seen gold
and gladys save a place for me
on your grapevine
till i get my own tv showashre ashre ashre ashre
and if i lose my cracker jacks at the
tidal wave i got a place
in the pope’s rubber robemuhammed my friend
it’s time to tell the world
we both know it was a girl
back in bethlehem
Crucify
every finger in the room
is pointing at me
i wanna spit in their faces
then i get afraid what that could bring
i got a bowling ball in my stomach
i got a desert in my mouth
figures that my COURAGE
would choose to sell out nowi’ve been looking for a savior
in these dirty streets
looking for a savior
beneath these dirty sheets
i’ve been raising up my hands
drive another nail in
just what GOD needs
one more victimwhy do we crucify ourselves
every day i crucify myself
nothing i do is good enough for you
crucify myself
every day
i crucify myself
and my HEART is sick of being
in chainsgot a kick for a dog
beggin’ for LOVE
i gotta have my suffering
so that i can have my cross
i know a cat named easter
he says will you ever learn
you’re just an empty cage girl
if you kill the birdi’ve been looking for a savior
in these dirty streets
looking for a savior
beneath these dirty sheets
i’ve been raising up my hands
drive another nail in
got enough GUILT to start
my own religionwhy do we crucify ourselves
every day i crucify myself
nothing i do is good enough for you
crucify myself
every day i crucify myself
and my HEART is sick of being
in chainsplease be
save me
i CRYlooking for a savior
in these dirty streets
looking for a savior
beneath these dirty sheets
i’ve been raising up my hands
drive another nail in
where are those angels
when you need themwhy do we crucify ourselves
every day i crucify myself
nothing i do is good enough for you
crucify myself
every day i crucify myself
and my HEART is sick of being
in chainswhy do we
crucify ourselves
everydaynever going back again
crucify myself
again you know
never going back again to
crucify myself
everyday
Sex in the City Quiz
This is for Tina, who has no idea how our four friends would line up with “Sex in the City” characters. I still haven’t seen the show (have pity, I’m still on network television). So I took some quizzes. I’m not sure this resolves the question.

Which Sex In The City girl are you?

Samantha Jones
Scintillating Samantha is a successful PR exec who knows what she wants – and much of the time she gets it. She radiates confidence in everything she does – whether it’s landing a star client, getting a table at the trendiest restaurant or bedding the hottest guy in a room.
Take this quiz!

Charlotte
Sex and the City: The Four Women, the Four Elements
You scored 60% Carrie Your answers peg you as a Carrie-type, much influenced by the Air Sign qualities associated with Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. Like confident Carrie, you’re curious and perceptive, always seeking answers and never satisfied with the superficial. An Air Sign influence can lead to indecision and an avoidance of tough issues, like with Carrie and her on-again, off-again attachment to Mr Big. Forward thinking, incredibly intelligent and witty, you exude quirky charm. You’d be utterly bored by someone who’s just a pretty face or a hot body – though you don’t mind looking and flirting. You’re more turned on by an equally smart and funny mate, someone who challenges your mind and makes you laugh. You love to talk, so you need a good listener who’s open to playful and eccentric ideas about love and lovemaking.
You scored 20% Charlotte You’re a romantic at heart, strongly influenced by the intuitive, profound and sometimes naive Water Signs – Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. You’re like a mother, a mystery and a poet all in one. Though on the surface you may seem innocent and all about seeking the good in people, beneath the surface, you hide secret yearnings for intimacy, for attachment and ideal love. You’re looking for a knight in shining armour, a soul mate, someone who will complete you and tether you to the earth when you get carried away with your fantasies. You’re super-sensitive, soaking up the moods of others; you’re free with your emotions, crying at commercials and sad movies. You also provide a shoulder to cry on and open arms for hugs. Be careful that you’re not so wide-eyed and trusting that you get taken in by some cunning wolf in sheep’s clothing.
You scored 10% Samantha You identify with Samantha’s bold and liberated Fire Sign qualities, characteristics associated with the Signs of Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. You’re strong, audacious and larger than life – and you take what you want! Sometimes you can even be thoughtless and selfish, as you get so caught up in craving immediate gratification and excitement that you overlook someone else’s feelings. Your personal style probably reflects your desires: sleek, low-cut, revealing just a bit more than might be considered acceptable. Watch out that you don’t come on too strong, though. You could scare potential suitors off with all your drama. If you seek so much attention, the more basic qualities of the Fire Signs could be burned right out of the picture. Show less skin or cleavage and more of your creativity, your vibrant leadership skills and courageous generosity.
You scored 10% Miranda You chose many of the same answers that Earth Sign, like Miranda, the cynical but pragmatic lawyer, might have chosen. Like her, you don’t give your heart up to just anyone. She shies away from a relationship with Steve because he’s ‘just’ a bartender, not something more conventionally ambitious or stable. Those with powerful Earth Sign qualities – characteristics associated with Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn – are cautious in love and seek stability and status over nearly anything else. Earth Signs provide a steady, realistic attitude and they can bring order out of chaos. You’re incredibly sensual, and beneath that smart, expensive business suit of yours, you yearn for intimacy. But you are hesitant to give up your material needs, your career ambitions or your responsibilities for a passionate moment that might not turn out the way you’d hope.
Religion as a Virus: Dawkins on Religion
Richard Dawkins (Oxford prof., father of meme theory, author of The Selfish Gene) argues against irrational, militant religion in the two-part Channel 4 UK documentary “The Root of all Evil?” (Jan. 2006).
Dawkins goes too far by including all forms of faith – not all are in direct contradiction to independent thought and constructive doubt! (Please chime in on this – esp. Progressive Faith Bloggers!)
Still, his arguments are very persuasive in terms of the malignant, dangerous, and destructive forms of “faith” that we see once again today – both here and abroad.
This from the Channel 4 description:
He describes his astonishment that, at the start of the 21st century, religious faith is gaining ground in the face of rational, scientific truth. Science, based on scepticism, investigation and evidence, must continuously test its own concepts and claims. Faith, by definition, defies evidence: it is untested and unshakeable, and is therefore in direct contradiction with science.
In addition, though religions preach morality, peace and hope, in fact, says Dawkins, they bring intolerance, violence and destruction. The growth of extreme fundamentalism in so many religions across the world not only endangers humanity but, he argues, is in conflict with the trend over thousands of years of history for humanity to progress – to become more enlightened and more tolerant.
The Root of All Evil? Part 1 – The God Delusion
The Root of All Evil? Part 2 – The Virus of Faith
Here is Part 1:





