Here’s a meme. What was the #1 U.S. Pop Song Hit on… The Day You Were Born: "Can’t Buy Me Love" by The Beatles The Day You Were Married: "My All" by Mariah Carey The Day or Days Your Child/Children Were Born: "Maria Maria" by Santana featuring The Product G&B Do as many as you like – maybe you can think of other significant days… Blog it and leave a comment! (tip of the hat to Troy)
Jean Baudrillard, one of my all-time fave thinkers, has written a short piece on the torched cars and ransacked schools of France. "The Pyres of Autumn" argues that these events (among other things) call attention to the actual lack of a meanful social culture. He describes the ideological bankruptcy of the West as a "banalized, technized, upholstered way of life, carefully shielded from self-questioning." What does national belonging really mean, and how does one have a sense of it today?…
Welcome to the 7th Carnival of Progressive Faith Bloggers! Join us if you would like to participate in future carnivals. Your host next week is Pearlbear’s Blog. Contact Michelle directly with a "Carnival Post" email or submit your blog link and description to ProgFaithCarnival – at – Yahoo.com with "Carnival Link" in the title. I was planning on making this more of a narrative post, but the topics this week were very wide-ranging. The round-up is more concise than descriptive….
… Weekly Unconscious Mutterings Meme Week 159 I say:: you think Right time:: of the night Funeral:: death Calculate:: results Believe me:: later Chat:: coffee Anniversary:: remember Let you down:: sorry Shout:: twist Sweatsock:: pom-pom Prayer:: meditation
… Weekly Unconscious Mutterings Meme Week 158 I say:: you think Unorthodox:: Beliefs Skate:: Glide Hold on:: to yourself, this is gonna…* Europe:: Friends and Pleasure Reminder:: Nag Gold:: Standard Calcium:: Supplement Rated R:: for violence and sense of humor Saturday night:: Live Tell:: Secret "Hold On" – Sara McLaughlin Hold on Hold on to yourself for this is gonna hurt like hell Hold on Hold on to yourself you know that only time will tell
Come see this week’s Progressive Faith Bloggers Carnival at Truth and Beauty. There are some amazing reads, and the host’s own post is a breath of fresh air. I’ll be hosting next week- join us if you’d like to participate. Send me those links at heidi (at) virushead (dot) net.