Displaying 11,311 To 11,340 Of 11,789 Comments Marriage equality is now legal in the nation’s capital. I know, but I’m seriously wondering whether or not to defriend her. I guess I won’t, we’ll agree to disagree, but she’s put herself in line with the Skialethias on Iran threads, and I’m holding my fire out of good will, which is not something I’m accustomed to doing. PS, a hearty apology to AdLib for this talk. I try to keep it at a minimum. » Posted By Khirad On December 19, 2009 @ 4:44 pm Figures that they would do the signing in the Hellmouth of all that is heathen and filthy in this country, at All Souls – one of the epicenters of those godless Unitarians! » Posted By Khirad On December 18, 2009 @ 10:58 pm Salaam, Khanom Shahrzad. You’re among sane friends here, and I hope you don’t mind if I have fun with the Persian theme or making all references thereof to the heroine whom fits you so well. This has to be my favorite of your monikers, also, for completely self-serving reasons. In any case, I once knew a Welsh girl who did a beautiful solo rendition from “Scheherazade” on Celtic harp. Yes, this is a common refrain here. You are safe. Most of us here are sick of these people. I was most disappointed (please forgive me, I’m about to talk about what’s not supposed to be talked about – I ask for absolution) today with Palemoon doing the Obama is Bush line and convinced we’re about to invade Iran. Sigh… » Posted By Khirad On December 18, 2009 @ 10:49 pm By the way, did anyone see the retrospective video Chris Matthews had of Sen. Kennedy giving a speech on the floor to the gist of: a bunch of working people paying taxes to pay for our cushy gov’t plans, but men like us are unwilling to pay a little more in taxes to return the favor? It was brilliant. I’m missing him. » Posted By Khirad On December 20, 2009 @ 8:56 pm She totally rocked that point. » Posted By Khirad On December 20, 2009 @ 8:43 pm The bastard had me when he multiplied for the 3rd time! » Posted By Khirad On December 20, 2009 @ 8:29 pm I’d at least have appreciated this from Al Franken to Lieberman:
» Posted By Khirad On December 20, 2009 @ 8:23 pm Musical ties through the generations and those “Ingleses locos” Like a Fender stunt-double, no? » Posted By Khirad On December 18, 2009 @ 11:43 pm But have you seen it with lightsabers?
» Posted By Khirad On December 18, 2009 @ 11:13 pm I know I should have imagined a character from a Robert Rodriguez film, but whenever that line came in the story, it was in this voice:
» Posted By Khirad On December 18, 2009 @ 11:06 pm That was a joy to read! I grew up with those Ingleses locos. My dad’s favorite band – and yes – he has the same story regarding growing up with that wretched C&W. The look on his face recalling listening to that “music” relates the scars it has left! Fortunately for me I grew up with the Stones, Kinks, and The Who on all the time. Only thing I razz him for is that he wasn’t into weirder stuff like Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath or King Crimson, but, beats that period of C&W! I got the part about “I will crush you” being between the lines, not an overly literal type here. Maybe overly over literary, but… Anyway, again, that was a delight to read. Kudos. And yes, it is interesting when I’ve had run-ins with the upper crust up here for university from M » Posted By Khirad On December 18, 2009 @ 9:06 pm Religious Right Holds “Prayercast” To Stop Health Care Bill LOL! » Posted By Khirad On December 18, 2009 @ 12:43 am You mean Jesus didn’t charge an arm and a leg for his miracles or raising Lazarus from the grave? He didn’t drive the money lenders INTO the temple?! And yes, the coldness you speak of I experienced too. It was all so fake. In the end they just cared about the “points” they got from “saving” me. In one sense this was more than metaphorical – they actually got points for bringing people to church and even more for them accepting Jesus Christ – heck, I went through it, what the hell, I’ve also taken the Shahada, I hope they cancel each other out – if not that, well, my dabbling in Wicca would have done the trick. Needless to say, back to your point, they don’t actually care about you. I could rant on and on about this, but all you need to do is run out and rent the movie ‘Saved!’ – it’s all in there. Fortunately I never encountered anything as Fascistic as ‘Jesus Camp’, though I can easily imagine some of those places getting that radical. It’s all a matter of degree. » Posted By Khirad On December 17, 2009 @ 10:40 pm Really? Benjamin Franklin? He’d be too lukewarm for these people (Biblical reference). Aren’t these the same people who freaked out when a Hindu gave the opening benediction once? This goes into the school prayer thing with me. The realities of a pluralistic nation have nothing to do with “doing away with God”. If they can, honestly, suggest that they’d be okay with the Gita, Qur’an, Bible, Talmud, Dhammapada, Tao Te Ching, etc. all being taught together in their kids’ schools and everyone participating in interfaith celebrations, that would be one thing. But this little exercise, and the method in which it is conducted (different religions pray different ways – though the less formal prayers are less distinguishable, the manner, when led, is discernible), no matter their exhortations that everyone is free to pray to their own god is bullshit. By the way, was the New Zealand billboard already brought up? Even if so, it gave me a good chuckle: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091217/ap_on_re_as/as_new_zealand_church_billboard_1 » Posted By Khirad On December 17, 2009 @ 10:31 pm How it is that we get our butts kicked Loved the analogy. Also, unlike the right, we want that castle. Simply setting up a trebuchet and hurling Byzentine fire or dead cows is their thing. And, we want something left after we take it. Their whole ideology is about dismantling and demolishing the castle. What the progressive legislators needed was either a secret breach, or better yet, sustained cover volleys as they roll up the battering ram. And this includes counter demonstrations against teabaggers. That was sadly lacking. That’s another thing. The political physics – and human nature – of it being easier to moblize and fire up dissent than support. » Posted By Khirad On December 17, 2009 @ 12:59 pm A Mandate for Civil Disobedience There’s also the line of Democrats being notorious for assembling circular firing squads among the ranks. » Posted By Khirad On December 17, 2009 @ 1:01 pm I can visualize it, albeit abstractly, but I can see it all the same. » Posted By Khirad On December 16, 2009 @ 7:58 pm What’s crazy is that you go to Canada and there are full bookshelves of him at any mainstream bookstore. Here in the US, “who’s that?” Reminded me of a lyric though, from an Irish band: “Give me money give me sex Nothing about filling up a hole in the soul, that’s just where the Cohen lyrics took me, and now it’s stuck in my head. » Posted By Khirad On December 16, 2009 @ 7:56 pm I dunno. For me I was always super-shy and the internet really helped me. I think the same goes for older people who feel isolated, and those like us with special interests in politics or whatnot, and maybe the person in a small town who feels alienated connect to someone across the country, or world, whom shares his/her partical interest or concern. I agree there is a balance, but technology if anything has improved my social life. Whereas I’m still awkward on the phone, if I get an event on a listserve, or e-vite, I’m likely to go. Been more social than at any other time of my life, where I was largely a hermit before. I’m not like most people though… I’m not disagreeing at all with the general conclusion, just offering another perspective, another minor wrinkle – albeit, admittedly, from someone who has been online since they were about 17. All I’m saying is that I didn’t miraculously lose social skills all of a sudden because of the internet – I never really had them. My sister would drag me to things and I was hopeless, with ‘normal’ people I couldn’t begin to relate with. I was hopeless throughout school, though am glad I have the skills I do as opposed to those poor home-schooled kids. That doesn’t mean I don’t give a nod to the guy passing by walking his dog, or a little smile to the woman often crossing my path on our routine walks. That stuff is just human, and the ones that ignore me or give me a look I chalk up to having a bad day or being in a blue mood the first few times. That makes me think of at least one person though. I’m convinced there’s an absolute uptight bitch who hates me for my long hair or whatever. I remember giving her a smile and a nod and getting a huff, increduous look and cold shoulder. Some things have little to do with technology in inhumanity and nastiness. I would also suggest that perhaps the French thing is partly cultural. We still have Puritan roots to contend with in our own cultural heritage. » Posted By Khirad On December 16, 2009 @ 1:24 pm I want it now, I love you or I hate you – nothing in between… are we dealing with naively puritanical Progressives or those with Political Borderline Personality Disorder?! With predominant theme, that of a sacrifice of our humanity to the luxuries of modernity, this is a long theme of the Third World movements, one enshrined not only by Gandhi, but liberal clerics in Iran, and in truth, among those of all faith communities around the world, Buddhists especially, to progressive Christian denominations. Now, I don’t interpret our humanity, or our “soul” the same, though I often use the same religious language, but I am struck that they’ve been saying such things, issuing such warnings, for many years – and they were right. I tread lightly on this, not wanting to spur a full-on theological debate, but how can we stem the tide of faceless, me-me-me corporatism without communities based on love and compassion, whatever they may be? Without this, how can we ever have civil discussions, if we’re truly not interested in hearing what anyone else has to say? » Posted By Khirad On December 16, 2009 @ 12:54 pm Probably a lot of good sayings and proverbs to be mixed here. Don’t count your chickens, taking the eye off the ball, it’s never the one you suspect. Okay, so it is the one we should have suspected, but, all I’m saying is, between all the other senators, the story that isn’t being told is how Specter has been a better Democrat than these folks. I think I’m gonna call it a night. Not a definite thing, but I’m just not on my game after driving the desert today. » Posted By Khirad On December 15, 2009 @ 8:32 pm See, that’s exactly what I was afraid of, a massive DUH hitting me. I assumed it was Russian but totally spaced on the f. -kaya, that was my tripping block. Been a while since I’ve flirted with the Russian lang. Might take a while on your preferred av. I only have one on gravatar, been thinking of changing mine. I’ll take notes on what happens with yours. » Posted By Khirad On December 15, 2009 @ 8:26 pm Night. » Posted By Khirad On December 15, 2009 @ 8:21 pm So did we get to the teabagger “Die In” on Rachel? Sorry. I just thought that was super classy, yet again. Speaking of, I remember bringing up how there was all this tempest in a teapot over Specter how many months ago? He hasn’t been one of the problem senators in this, and was on Rachel. Just sayin’. Read into that what you will. » Posted By Khirad On December 15, 2009 @ 8:20 pm Well said. I wish I could add more, but I’m just not feeling very focused tonight. Heck, people are even taking their chances with La Farmacia. » Posted By Khirad On December 15, 2009 @ 8:16 pm Depending on what half the year. 😉 » Posted By Khirad On December 15, 2009 @ 8:11 pm Yay, your gravatar went through! » Posted By Khirad On December 15, 2009 @ 8:04 pm It’s bugged me that I couldn’t pin that down. I’m usually good at that sort of thing. Orthographic conventions and stuff. » Posted By Khirad On December 15, 2009 @ 7:58 pm Arizonans are with you half the year – don’t ask, it’s embarassing to our state. And right now, I’m in Palm Springs visiting. So I’m in sync. » Posted By Khirad On December 15, 2009 @ 7:55 pm I thought Wyden spelled it out pretty soberly today. » Posted By Khirad On December 15, 2009 @ 7:37 pmComments Posted By Khirad
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