Pax Nortona – A Blog by Joel Sax
From the Land of the Lost Blunderbuss
Month: December 2002
Zoroastrian Hell
Posted on December 22, 2002 in Myths & Mysticism
If you’ve been following my blog for the last few days, you’ve probably been reading my commentary on what I have characterized as the Zoroastrian contamination of Christianity. This is not accurate.
The Living Blaming the Dead
Posted on December 22, 2002 in Anger
It’s not the dead who give you the most problems from unresolved questions. It’s the living who try to pin things on the dead and who won’t take responsibility for their actions who bug the hell out of me.
The Dilemma
Posted on December 22, 2002 in Blogging
There are two opposing schools of journaling on the issue of moods.
A Good Precedent
Posted on December 21, 2002 in Citizenship Pointers
One Ethel Darlinger tried unsuccessfully to get her insuror, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, to pay for her expensive chemotherapy treatments. It dallied, delayed, and ultimately refused. The day following her funeral, her husband received the negative reply to their last appeal.
A Blank Pillar
Posted on December 21, 2002 in Morals & Ethics
Charity isn’t another form of glory or advertising.
Who Has the Mint Jelly?
Posted on December 21, 2002 in Myths & Mysticism
When I was a child and suffering from my first moods, my mother used to tell me to “offer my pain up to God”.
Santa Claus is Coming to Jail
Posted on December 21, 2002 in Whimsies
You know, I’m glad that I never got this wild in real life. Nice thing about being only unipolar!
Does this prove I’m Psychic?
Posted on December 20, 2002 in Irony & Sarcasm
OK, the official pre-viewing spoilers on the second part of The Lord of the Rings is out here at Pax Nortona.
A Visit from Mother
Posted on December 20, 2002 in Daily Life
To save our sanity, we kept mentions of the season to a minimum….
Next: Survivor, Silicon Valley
Posted on December 19, 2002 in Satire
People may actually be getting bored with all these wilderness experiences.
Near CATastrophe
Posted on December 18, 2002 in Cats
For less than a second, her full weight hung from a bit of tender skin.
Resolved to not Unresolve
Posted on December 18, 2002 in Responsibility
Some year’s ago, I decided that there was only one New Year’s Resolution I could possibly keep and I’ve remade it every year since then.
