What is a military officer? A yes man/woman? Or someone who protects their oath to serve the Constitution and cares about the people they command? Apparently, in this war, the military only wants the “Yes sir, Yes Sir, three bags full, Sir” type of officers. Army generals have been sacked [...]
Yesterday was not a sterling day. A small personal event plunged me into the familiar sensation of feeling small and worthless. My usual response to this is to work on something that restores my sense of worthiness, so I knitted most of the afternoon after errands were done. But, the melancholic mood was well established [...]
I was going to leave this alone.
Really, truly, I was going to ignore the goat-fuck press dust-up over Obama saying small town Americans are bitter and worried and clinging to religion and guns. But I do get sick of it going on and on and on and can’t keep my mouth shut any more. Cause [...]
In many primitive societies, the moon is seen as the carrier of the dead—a sort of boat or raft to the great, presumed Beyond. Now, paganish sort that I am, I don’t know where (if anywhere) the dead go. My experiences since building the Labyrinth incline me to think there is a somewhere; but good [...]
Yes, he pumps his service in Viet Nam and his POW status. Fine, Mr. McCain, tell us how that experience changed you for the better? Tell us how it informs your choices for the men who take the military risks you no longer have to submit yourself to suffering? What have you [...]
Yes, I am going to grouse and bitch. I pay for this website (www.walkofthefallen.com), I never ask for money to help—I just bite the bullet and do without something else. Besides this blog, there is a slide show of the Labyrinth through the five years we have maintained it, a guest book (or spam magnet), [...]
A post stolen from the Pickled Jester! (What he refers to as the gentrification of the rich, I prefer to remember is the serfication of the American worker!)
I am quite certain that almost every American is aware of the unemployment problem in this country. For those of you still amazingly unaware, over 81,000 jobs have [...]
Ok, this is the official “weird stuff” post for the week. I have had an acquaintance who had a brain tumor and believe me my title implies no disrespect for that brand of suffering. She got strange “smells” but usually of burned scents. So my reference comes from inexplicable odor occurrences. I don’t have a [...]
Today is the second of April, the “calends” of old times. On the calends of each month, I light a small candle before a beautiful marble rendition of the Athena of the Parthenon. And I light a tiny charcoal disk and place sweet resinous incense upon it. Then I muse upon religion—both personal and state.
America [...]
….for the Fisher House! This month is almost the cruelest of the year, round here, financially. Property taxes are due, insurance on the house is due….grocery costs are sky-rocketing and I have a vet visit to pay for on its way.
But, it occurred to me, if it is hard for us, it must surely be [...]
