From commenter Embertine, the story of a cock-up of Olympic proportions. Perspective is everything; from across the pond, I have not been privy to what has been happening in London for the games. Embertine has, and expresses it beautifully: [Read more…]
The media disparity
Is mostly due to rarity—
It’s “man bites dog” for headlines, but it’s “dog bites man”, page four.
And the “major blogger” narrative?
An ill-advised comparative;
It’s missing its criteria—but truth is such a bore… [Read more…]
There was poison in the water
And it wasn’t fit to drink;
So we got ourselves together
And we had a little think… [Read more…]
…for the “moment of silence”.
A moment of silence, a moment of prayer,
A moment of nothing, a bit of dead air
Just sit on your asses to show that you care
That’s all that we ask you to do.
No need to give money, or effort, or blood,
Just hush now, responding to fire or flood,
Tornado or hurricane, lava or mud,
Your silent support will come through! [Read more…]
For my money, one of the most powerful songs in all of musical theatre, as short as it is, is South Pacific’s “You’ve got to be carefully taught”. It was deemed inappropriate, controversial, anti-American…but it was perfect. More, after the jump: [Read more…]
Suppose you ask a hired gun
To wipe somebody out—
Could you be held responsible?
Of that there’s little doubt. [Read more…]
You say you’ve been molested;
Your attacker is a priest—
We’ll get you into treatment
Till your nightmares have decreased
We’ll speak your name to Jesus
And we hope he hears our calls
And if praying doesn’t do the trick…
We’re cutting off your balls.
infuriating stuff, after the jump: [Read more…]
I’m mapping a strategy; finding a way—
Point B’s where I’m going; I’m starting at A.
I may be traversing some tricky terrain;
Without proper planning, the odds are I may
Start running in circles, or struggling in vain
So I’ll call it a frictionless plane
I know what the point is I’m travelling to;
I know what it is that I’m trying to do.
My willpower’s mighty; my hunger is keen
I’ve plotted a beeline; my compass is true—
I won’t take a chance on some danger unseen
As I travel the path in between
I’ll stick to my principles, taking my stand
My path will not follow the lay of the land!
Let others take routes that are twisted or curled
I’ll march to Point B with my standard in hand,
My banner defiantly, proudly unfurled,
And that’s how I’m changing the world.
Thoughts, after the jump: [Read more…]
I’m down at the schoolyard with placard in hand
And I’m trying my best to make kids understand
Though the school may be following the law of the land
The bible has something to say
continues after the jump: [Read more…]
The Pope pleaded “pity the pedophile priests;
Protect the poor padres, please pray”
They’ve sinned, but since Eden, we’re nothing but beasts
These men–why, they’re victims, I say
It’s Satan, or sickness, not something they choose
When they lust after children, God knows
They’re clearly as blameless as Holocaust Jews
(As the rhetoric reaches new lows)
With your staff and your ring, with your mitre and cape,
And with millions that heed your command
This is not just P.R.; this is forcible rape–
What’s the part that you don’t understand?
The fact that your coverup now comes to light
Has you pacing the Vatican floors–
And the grim realization must fill you with fright:
These sins are not Adam’s; they’re yours