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Elvis is dead- AGAIN 
Collecting dust inside that liquor store 'till you bought it for me
A decanter full of whiskey in the image of the King
The more I drank from it the less I saw of you
That bottle's empty now and you and I are through...
"Elvis Decanter"- The Vandals
I am so very happy, because two of my best friends in the world Environgirl and Myclette came to Portland to visit. We had such a fabulous time! Crazy person that I am, I have no pix to post from our weekend, since I don't own a camera. Some day I will buy my own digital camera...
Alas, I have some sad news to share. My two youngest daughters, whom I love dearly, have killed Elvis.
I had this Elvis decanter for the last five years, given to me by my husband, previously owned by his father. This thing is a real collector's item...Unfortunately, Elvis met an untimely end when my girls knocked him over, crushing his skull and sending some sort of mysterious black ichor that was once alcohol dribbling down his porcelain face. Boo hoo!
If you remember, I wrote about my precious Elvis in a previous blog. Not only was it a whiskey decanter, it was a music box!
In memoriam, I will put on Elvis Decanter by The Vandals and wave my lighter high in the air...
I LOVE YOU ELVIS!
Collecting dust inside that liquor store 'till you bought it for me
A decanter full of whiskey in the image of the King
The more I drank from it the less I saw of you
That bottle's empty now and you and I are through...
"Elvis Decanter"- The Vandals
I am so very happy, because two of my best friends in the world Environgirl and Myclette came to Portland to visit. We had such a fabulous time! Crazy person that I am, I have no pix to post from our weekend, since I don't own a camera. Some day I will buy my own digital camera...
Alas, I have some sad news to share. My two youngest daughters, whom I love dearly, have killed Elvis.
I had this Elvis decanter for the last five years, given to me by my husband, previously owned by his father. This thing is a real collector's item...Unfortunately, Elvis met an untimely end when my girls knocked him over, crushing his skull and sending some sort of mysterious black ichor that was once alcohol dribbling down his porcelain face. Boo hoo!
If you remember, I wrote about my precious Elvis in a previous blog. Not only was it a whiskey decanter, it was a music box!
In memoriam, I will put on Elvis Decanter by The Vandals and wave my lighter high in the air...
I LOVE YOU ELVIS!
Warp Spasm
Irish folklore has always fascinated me. I was young when I first met Cúchulain, one of the great heroes of the Old Stories. (His name is spelled in a variety of ways, but everyone who knows knows it doesn't matter!)
The following is a description of Cúchulain just before a fight. When the rage of battle was upon him. Sounds monstrous, but -- sometimes, anger can make a body feel similar!
The following is a description of Cúchulain just before a fight. When the rage of battle was upon him. Sounds monstrous, but -- sometimes, anger can make a body feel similar!
The first warp-spasm seized Cúchulainn, and made him into a monstrous thing, hideous and shapeless, unheard of. His shanks and his joints, every knuckle and angle and organ from head to foot, shook like a tree in the flood or a reed in the stream. His body made a furious twist inside his skin, so that his feet and shins switched to the rear and his heels and calves switched to the front... On his head the temple-sinews stretched to the nape of his neck, each mighty, immense, measureless knob as big as the head of a month-old child... he sucked one eye so deep into his head that a wild crane couldn't probe it onto his cheek out of the depths of his skull; the other eye fell out along his cheek. His mouth weirdly distorted: his cheek peeled back from his jaws until the gullet appeared, his lungs and his liver flapped in his mouth and throat, his lower jaw struck the upper a lion-killing blow, and fiery flakes large as a ram's fleece reached his mouth from his throat... The hair of his head twisted like the tange of a red thornbush stuck in a gap; if a royal apple tree with all its kingly fruit were shaken above him, scarce an apple would reach the ground but each would be spiked on a bristle of his hair as it stood up on his scalp with rage. (Version by Thomas Kinsella)
In college, my first Brit Lit professor explained it as an over-the-top vision of extreme rage. At the time, I hadn't really experienced that kind of anger. It was long years before I discovered I had a temper, was capable of such strength of violence of feeling. I didn't truly get it.
Older, wiser, I have learned how one can indeed almost feel that ... malformed by rage. It requires great strength to control it. Strength of body and of mind. Discipline.
Anger isn't a bad thing. It can be useful. It can clear the mind, push aside peripherals, and harden one to things that must be done. But it needs always to be held in check so that one is not truly deformed by rage, internally. Rage is not anger. Rage is anger in violent motion.
For people, this can be dangerous. We cannot see the consequences of our actions. The Psalmist says: Refrain from anger and give up your rage; do not be agitated, it can only bring harm. People cannot be trusted with that kind of activity, though we are sometimes provoked to it.
I read so often of the harm unthinking rage can bring about. We do not always see someone in the throes of a warp spasm, though. We cannot always perceive the rage in a person. But we can and should be alert for it in ourselves. Anger, properly channeled, can be useful. Like a strong river current that carves pathways in the land. But rage can be like a tsunami, destroying lives in one devastating impact.
Older, wiser, I have learned how one can indeed almost feel that ... malformed by rage. It requires great strength to control it. Strength of body and of mind. Discipline.
Anger isn't a bad thing. It can be useful. It can clear the mind, push aside peripherals, and harden one to things that must be done. But it needs always to be held in check so that one is not truly deformed by rage, internally. Rage is not anger. Rage is anger in violent motion.
For people, this can be dangerous. We cannot see the consequences of our actions. The Psalmist says: Refrain from anger and give up your rage; do not be agitated, it can only bring harm. People cannot be trusted with that kind of activity, though we are sometimes provoked to it.
I read so often of the harm unthinking rage can bring about. We do not always see someone in the throes of a warp spasm, though. We cannot always perceive the rage in a person. But we can and should be alert for it in ourselves. Anger, properly channeled, can be useful. Like a strong river current that carves pathways in the land. But rage can be like a tsunami, destroying lives in one devastating impact.
25 HOTTEST URBAN LEGENDS + Mice
as of 1-1-08!
On an other note, I have a question...
Does anyone know a humane way to repel mice?
We have a nice mice family who are driving our
2 cats and basset/dalmation NUTTS!
~ B
Petition to stop change of Disney character names 
R ecently, there was a petition that was circulated on the internet, petition can still be found on the net as posted, the petition, (PetitionSpot) http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savebugsbunny/signatures/3, was encouraging everyone to sign this petition to save Bugs bunny, claiming that the ACLU was preparing a proposal for changing the names of some of the Disney characters, Bugs Bunny being one of the main character names they wanted to see changed
After researching Snopes.com and other resources, for confirmation, and (verification) that would substantiate this petition, I was unable to find any such proof that ACLU or Disney had any intentions of changing star character names as stated. This is more than likely a big hoax considering the fact that Bugs Bunny is a Warner Bros. character. If you scan the signatures on the petition link above, you will see where I had fallen for the gag too.
### Return to jimspolice.blogspot.com (SAFE LINK)
If anyone has information and proof otherwise, please contact me at: jimbadge11@aol.com. Thank you.
After researching Snopes.com and other resources, for confirmation, and (verification) that would substantiate this petition, I was unable to find any such proof that ACLU or Disney had any intentions of changing star character names as stated. This is more than likely a big hoax considering the fact that Bugs Bunny is a Warner Bros. character. If you scan the signatures on the petition link above, you will see where I had fallen for the gag too.
### Return to jimspolice.blogspot.com (SAFE LINK)
If anyone has information and proof otherwise, please contact me at: jimbadge11@aol.com. Thank you.
Dogsong
I had to read this "young adult" novel for one of my classes.
TITLE: Dogsong AUTHOR: Gary Paulson
A strangely interesting story of a 14 yr old Eskimo boy in a "coming of age" tale, this story is filled with questions of life and death, nature and supernatural. Our discussion in class today centered around 3 basic questions:
Likewise, the second question also left room for debate. There are some gruesome details, though "natural", that may be upsetting to some students. There are statements made that may be offensive to certain people because of their apparent bias. Although some 7th - 8th graders may be able to digest it, I feel it is more appropriate for more mature students, perhaps juniors or seniors.
I guess my own response centered mostly around the third question. To my mind, people are people. We have the same genuine fundamental needs regardless of cultural influence, although how we go about meeting or satisfying those needs may depend on our culture. Some wanted to make it a gender issue because the protagonist in this story is a 14 yr old male, but again, I suggested it was "bigger" than that. It is about one human in search of his purpose or destiny and how his search impacts others. At one point toward the end, he comes to the realization that life is about the journey, not about any particular destination. He remembers this lesson as it drops from his brain to his heart. It isd one thing to "know" a thing, another to KNOW it (by experience).
If you have a chance (if you're older than 14 ;) ) and are interested in a different kind of book, give it a try. It's a quick read. :D
~ B
TITLE: Dogsong AUTHOR: Gary Paulson
A strangely interesting story of a 14 yr old Eskimo boy in a "coming of age" tale, this story is filled with questions of life and death, nature and supernatural. Our discussion in class today centered around 3 basic questions:
- Why does the old man, Oogruk, go out onto the ice to die?
- What might be an appropriate reading level / age group for this novel?
- Are there universal archetypes, such as the monomyth, that transcend culture?
Likewise, the second question also left room for debate. There are some gruesome details, though "natural", that may be upsetting to some students. There are statements made that may be offensive to certain people because of their apparent bias. Although some 7th - 8th graders may be able to digest it, I feel it is more appropriate for more mature students, perhaps juniors or seniors.
I guess my own response centered mostly around the third question. To my mind, people are people. We have the same genuine fundamental needs regardless of cultural influence, although how we go about meeting or satisfying those needs may depend on our culture. Some wanted to make it a gender issue because the protagonist in this story is a 14 yr old male, but again, I suggested it was "bigger" than that. It is about one human in search of his purpose or destiny and how his search impacts others. At one point toward the end, he comes to the realization that life is about the journey, not about any particular destination. He remembers this lesson as it drops from his brain to his heart. It isd one thing to "know" a thing, another to KNOW it (by experience).
If you have a chance (if you're older than 14 ;) ) and are interested in a different kind of book, give it a try. It's a quick read. :D
~ B
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