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Steaks on the Plains?

“See, I will send venomous snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you…” – Jeremiah 8:17 You might remember a few months ago when the ‘Net lit up over the upcoming Samuel L. Jackson film, SNAKES ON A PLANE. Not to be left out of the fun, I blogged it, […]

Sending Mentally Ill Soldiers Into Combat

From CNN Report: Mentally ill troops forced into combat The paper reported that some service members who committed suicide in 2004 or 2005 were kept on duty despite clear signs of mental distress, sometimes after being prescribed antidepressants with little or no mental health counseling or monitoring. Those findings conflict with regulations adopted last year […]

TFTD – on persuasion

To persuade a man that his experience is not real or is worthless is to be a propagandist for some vested interest.

Chick flicks etc

The other night we were watching TV and my husband decided that he didn’t want to watch Crossing Jordan because it looked “too heavy.” I was about to get up and limp to the computer room, but he had flipped to a medical show called “Gray’s Anatomy.” They were wheeling in injured patients on stretchers […]

TFTD – on appearing normal

In appearing normal to others, one becomes a habit-ridden plaything of social pressures and expectations.

TFTD – on "success"

The criterion of “success” has shifted from exclusive attention to behavior to concern for the quality of experience.

Political Rant

<RANT> I am not swayed by vague, impassioned arguments. If I was, I’d be a Republican. The reason the Republicans are stomping us is this: They put huge amounts of money into the infrastructure of the party. Think Tanks, framing the arguments. The Democrats don’t invest, they throw money away. The tone of the latest […]

If I Only Had a Brain

You’re out of the woods, You’re out of the dark, You’re out of the night. Step into the sun, Step into the light. Keep straight ahead for the most glorious place On the Face of the Earth or the sky. Hold onto your breath, Hold onto your heart, Hold onto your hope. March up to […]

TFTD – on "possibilities"

Our possibilities of experiencing are infinite and infinitely beyond that splinter of awareness we acknowledge, call “normal,” and disclose to others.

ECT, etc.

“A functioning police state needs no police.” — William S. Burroughs “Shock Therapy” is that ugly dog collar and backpack combination that they use in some detention centers to control kids with behavior problems. Yes, read that to mean psychological problems. Don’t get me started on behaviorists. It is used as a behavior modification technique, […]

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