Month: March 2004
Perfection
Posted on March 10, 2004 in Attitudes Crosstalk Mania
I’m caught for a second by these words….And then I detect a pitfall: if perfection is dissatisfaction, where does happiness come in?
One Year for Bill
Posted on March 9, 2004 in Milestones
Bill of Prairie Point has been blogging for one year.
These Matilja Poppies are in honor of this achievement, his sometimes service as a guest-blogger here, and his recent efforts to rescue native plants from road construction.
Martyrdom 6: Catholic Martyrs, Attis, Pious Frauds, and BDSM
Posted on March 9, 2004 in Courage & Activism Martyrdom Series Morals & Ethics Myths & Mysticism Strange
It was not for beauty that the early church fathers banned the damaged from celebrating the Mass; the prelates were more concerned about the barbarous lengths to which some interpreted scripture and pagan rites in which initiates altered themselves.
New Lexicons for the New Century
Posted on March 9, 2004 in Humor? Mailbox Words
I received a shorter version of this list from John Lettiere via email.
Pseudonyms
Posted on March 8, 2004 in Blogging Morals & Ethics
I reject this thinking as unethical and as a capitulation.
Mondrian Mash
Posted on March 8, 2004 in Pointers
Mondrian reminds me too much of the idle tiling of graph paper sheets I used to do when I was supposed to be doing my mathematics homework.
Nightfall
Posted on March 8, 2004 in Poems
Slashing swatches of sky
the knees of scarlet embryos just before dusk
Father Forgive Them, They Forgot Their Lines
Posted on March 8, 2004 in Humor?
Jesus: [rolls eyes at camera] John could write gospel, but, you know, could he write dialogue?
Does God Hate Lobster?
Posted on March 7, 2004 in Crosstalk Humor? Silicon Valley
Eat not of the Shrimp because it is loved by Your Creator.
