Human Swines

I was talking with a buddy earlier today. In the course of our conversation, I related that husband speaks of a certain cable channel viewed primarily by women audiences as "the men are pigs channel." I then went on to admit that there are some "women who are pigs too." Buddy became excited at that point. "Finally, a woman admits that," he said.

How curious that in this era of popularized victimhood laced with artificial liberation of the feminine psyche, there still exists an exalted feeling that some vast majority of men are related to swine. I know that women are capable of being gross and vulgar in conversation and in action because I have seen it with my own two eyes. To wit, the "love heaps" of wiggling bodies groping each other during some polyamorous conferences are composed of both men and women. I also hold up the evidence that women are just as capable as men of cheating on their mates, engaging in sexist conversation related to the physical attributes of others, and beating on their partners.

I don't know whether or not "Real men eat quiche." What I do know is that real human beings of any gender engage in extraordinary acts of both kindness and cruelty, hatred and compassion. Generalizing any given statement to one gender displays our prejudicial thinking. Thus, it is not "Most or all men are pigs." Nor is it, "Most or all women are pigs."

We can say, "Some unknown percentage of human beings are pigs." I can be totally politically correct and say, "Some unknown percentage of human beings engage in piggish acts." But alas, I am just not that "well" yet.

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Autumnal Equinox comes rolling in

The Autumnal Equinox comes rolling in today (September 22, 2009) at 5:19 p.m. E.S.T. I came into my witchery before the days when this astronomical event began to be called Mabon-- that is to say before Aiden Kelly created the word-- and this particular Sabbat will more than likely never be "Mabon" to me. Also, many witches consider the equinoxes and solstices to be lesser sabbats. I don't. Within my practice, the equinoxes and solstices are the major sabbats. (Thus May Day, Lugh's Day, Sam Hain, and Brigit's birthday are the minor ones).

Today I did a welcoming to the new season and am also engaged in some fall cleaning. I have set specific goals related to the purging of some of my possessions and organization of what is left, to be completed by the Winter Solstice. At some time after 5:19 p.m., I will renew the protections (or wards, to use the old-fashioned word) around the property.

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How to Say "I love you" in several different places

courtesy of friend JoJo

How to say "I Love You" In most geographical areas
English	I Love You
Spanish	Te Amo
French	Je T’aime
German	Ich Liebe Dich
Japanese	Ai Shite Imasu
Italian	Ti Amo
Chinese	Wo Ai Ni
Swedish	Jag Alskar Dig
Lithuanian	As Tave Meliu
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia	Nice Tits

I liked living in the South when I was there (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1978).
I very quickly became "redneck and proud."
I remember those days with fondness and perhaps will share about them in
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Seems to me like in the North, people danced around their prejudices, likes and
dislikes and feelings in general.
In the South people would say, "Well, I just don't like you."
Folks were more direct and I miss that now.

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