Two more days (to do away with all 2005-related crap)
I spent much of the past year worried about political issues.
I spent much of all past years worried about political issues.
I expect to spend 2006 in the same way.
And 2007, etc.
And I will continue to wonder, "But what can I DO about all of this?" and I'll continue what I already AM doing (ie voting, donating money to organizations I believe in, encouraging students to find out as much information as possible, protesting) and experiment with new forms of Doing as they seem appropriate to who I am and what I believe. I'd certainly like to argue less (makes me tired, angry, sad and usually ends up with someone questioning my Faith, which gets me all sorts of pissed off 'cause really, it's like my dad says [out on his fishing boat in a very Man With Nature sort of way]: "Me and--" here he lifts his eyes up, to the sky or the Heavens or the Great Beyond, whatever you'd like to call it-- "We got our own thing going on") and discuss more (because I appreciate being educated, and somewhere on my list of resolutions I put "Listen," so I'll listen. As long as everybody else listens. And maybe that's a little bitty part of the answer to a waaaay big problem. Or maybe I'm being too idealistic again). I guess what I'm saying to myself here is, Less bitching and moaning and more doing. And maybe, if I'm lucky, a little more humor (thanks for this link, Viki. I love me some satire).
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Fortunately, the Flying Spaghetti Monster has moved from the realm of satire and into truth. I have yet to be blessed by the touch of His Noodly Appendage, but if I continue to spread His good word, perhaps I will be so blessed.
Argh. (That's supposed to sound like a pirate.)
This guy has gotten himself a book contract and is maniacally writing some kind of bible-type thing about the Flying Spaghetti Monster: The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Link to a Boing Boing post about the book, with a link to an interview with the writer of this amazing bit of satire and of The Gospel: http://www.boingboing.net/2005/12/22/passion_of_the_spagh.html
It's due out in March of 2006. I can't wait. You'll see, this will be huge.
Posted by: Viki | December 30, 2005 5:46 PM
i can't even think about politics and the "state of the union" right now w/o getting the gag reflex. but i did just go send a copy of 1984 to the oakland tribune to participate in that protest (i put a link on my blog - they are sending copies to bush/cheney/everyone in congress).
i feel like no matter what i do, the rabid religiosos keep anybody else's voice from being heard.
Posted by: carolyn | January 4, 2006 1:36 PM