No, it’s not ‘hello, world.’ Little by little, the coding monkeys eat my brain… but I will eventually triumph, and have ALL my old web site loaded up here so I can take advantage of the nifty blog code which will save time previously spent coding and updating and all that blather which will facilitate me moving up the timetable for my eventual Conquest of the WORLD!!
*sigh* I need to get out more… ;)
Originally written in the late ’90s regarding the reading list of a truly fascinating anthropology class. The papers are extremely light — basically just some quick review and discussion questions. I include them here mostly because the books were excellent and well worth reading for thoughtful perspectives on women’s roles in a variety of religions….
Amazon Ink I loved the basic premise of this story, which was that the Amazons of myth and legend still exist, hidden within our modern-day culture. Unfortunately, past that initial premise I found myself asking a ton of anthropologically based questions which were never answered — I think it was a case of me knowing…
This makes me feel bad — so it must be bad! On deeper examination of this issue, I believe the selfish desire to profit regardless of the pain or damage it causes others is behind the deliberately inaccurate reframing of cultural appropriation as something good. For example, I’ve seen terms such as “cultural evolution” and…
I guess what I enjoyed most about the humor that worked for me was when it wasn’t strained, nor about humiliating and belittling others. Humor that made me sincerely laugh, that arose naturally from the situation, worked fantastically well. Mercy’s sly teasing, and Cassie’s unintentionally hilarious dialogue (especially while under fire), both were genuinely funny….
We live in an interesting area of the city. Taking the main road to the highway, we pass through an economically depressed area. There are some… curious differences there from what I’ve lived in previously. For example, there are an astonishing number of churches! Just glancing at google maps, within 10 miles of me I…
Because I too love symbolism, I checked the meaning of the various names used. There’s an interesting mix which made me think the composer, Adolphe Adam, picked some deliberately for their translations, while others were simply chosen either for their commonality, or for reasons I cannot fathom. Giselle, for example, is Old German for “pledge”…
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This is a test. Maybe I’ll erase it someday.
I reply to my test.
Heehee! DestroysProductivity Lass strikes again! ;)
Yes, you need to get out more. Put on the spandex and the boots and go cause traffic accidents. It’s a lovely day to be a distraction!