Earlier today, I posted an essay on the Lakota way of life that was based on Ruth Beebe Hill’s work, Hanta Yo. After the post had been up for several hours, I learned by sheer chance that the book was considered controversial among scholars. Although I have not yet found out what the controversy is all about, I am suspcious the book might not be as accurate a depiction of the Lakota way of life as I have been led to believe. So I have taken down the essay so as to not risk misleading... Read Full Story
I’m curious why Sarah Palin refuses to be questioned by the media. Why do you suppose that is? Is she afraid of what they might ask her? Is she just bad at thinking on her feet? Is she some kind of control freak? Why doesn’t she take questions? Any ideas?
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It occurs to me this morning you might be wondering how someone would have gone about buying a Playboy in a small American town in the early 1970s — and get away with it. Of course, that was back when buying a Playboy in a small backwards town could break your reputation, so getting away with it was key.
Now, I don’t recall how old I was when I bought my first Playboy. Older than 16, at least. So long ago some of the details that never mattered to me anyway now escape me.
I do, however... Read Full Story
John Stewart Comedy Central
The above link should take you to one of the funniest videos I’ve yet to see. John Stewart’s delivery and timing strike me as timeless comedy. Here’s the blurb that is posted along with the video — and it seems to me the blurb is quite appropriate:
“I wasn’t alive to see Michelangelo paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. I wasn’t born yet when The Beatles toured. And I probably won’t ever get out to see that Japanese dude eat all them hotdogs. But goddamn... Read Full Story
Today, only two days after the Republican National Convention, John McCain and Sarah Palin have come to Colorado Springs to hold a 9 A.M. rally at the Municipal Airport — and possibly to meet with James Dobson, who is sometimes called the most powerful Dominionist leader in the country.
So far as I can find out, Dominionists like James Dobson are evangelicals who plan to usher in the second coming of Jesus Christ by first establishing a totalitarian Dominionist theocracy in the United States... Read Full Story
Around noon today, the weather was so pleasant that Don and I went to the coffee shop to fearlessly engage ourselves in an hour of wanton girl watching.
At least, I myself engaged in an hour of wanton girl watching. Don, on the other hand, completely forsook wanton girl watching, and instead, buried himself in reading the local newspaper.
I dearly love Don, but sometimes his behavior cannot be reduced to reason. Why anyone would read a newspaper when there are women to be watched is a... Read Full Story
