Blatant and inaccurate double standards As I’ve previously noted, I was not happy with how the second chapter was progressing. To my increasing dismay, things…
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Collie
Dashing and eclectic scholar-about-town. Have laptop, will travel!
A Short History of Myth, part 1
The first book by Karen Armstrong which I read was A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It was absolutely…
Continue ReadingThings that make me laugh…
Housemate to his mother: “I’ve been picking up foxes off the internet.” One utterly boggled look, and one humungous blush later, he hastily explained: he…
Continue ReadingMagic in “Flight of the Valkyries”
(another of the very short papers for the class on the spirituality of creativity) I know of several works of art with a mythic element…
Continue Reading“Carmen” & “Who Cares?”
On Saturday I was very pleased to get to go to the ballet again, with my delightful companion, to see “Carmen.” It was danced by…
Continue ReadingGoin’ to the moooovies! :)
The decisive (and very silly) reason I decided to see “Suckerpunch” was due to the emailed comment by one of the members of the book-club…
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This was a quick one-page paper written for one of my classes, which has a wonderful name: “Tree of Brilliant Fruit: Finding Spiritual Wisdom Through…
Continue ReadingSunshiny ramblings, part 2
Not being much for pranks, I’m cheerfully indulging myself in yet more gorgeous weather and pleasant mental ramblings: I think I’ve discovered the three things…
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The weather is absolutely gorgeous today! I am so pleased to have sunshine and warmth now, instead of constantly gray and rainy days. Consequently, here…
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Huzzah! Got my new Art! page up and pretty much rolling well. There’s a link to it up at the top of every page (between…
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