Morality in the Icelandic Sagas

The Saga of Hrafnkel Frey’s Godi (Author unknown; late 13th century). The Saga of Hrafnkel, Priest of Frey, is one of the best known of the Old Icelandic legends dealing with a feud, as most sagas do. Hrafnkel’s Saga is unusual in its directness and for its simple, forthright structure which focuses directly on the feud […]

TRINITY

HERE I SIT ALL ALONE BY MYSELF WITH THE FATHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY GHOST   HERE IS STAND ON MY OWN FAR FROM HOME WITH THE FATHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY GHOST   THEY KILLED MY KIN TO SAVE THEIR SOULS THEY STOLE THEIR GOLD FROM THE MOTHER AND THE […]

A True Crime

My best friends are buried in the back yard they lie comfortably in the beds we made beneath the shade of the crab-apple trees   We wrapped them in satin sheets Oh mother earth! Please guard them well I won’t forget They live in my heart    

TROPE BUNCHING #2 / ‘Moxie’

Analyze the following: ‘Moxie’ by Jerome Shea  When Moxie was first in your mouth, you didn’t know what you had taken in. But by then it was past worrying. Of course you could spit it out but, a good New Englander, you swallowed. Then the first charge hit. Dry—I remember that so clearly—not the silly […]

‘Just Say No’ to pharmaceutical drugs

An increasing number of shooting rampages are being committed by individuals who are under the influence of or withdrawing from prescription drugs that are known to cause mania, psychosis and even homicide in some patients. Colorado authorities confirmed James Holmes had received psychiatric care at the University of Colorado for undisclosed issues before donning combat […]

ODE TO CHARLIE

He’s a crossfire pinball wizard no reason to get excited You ain’t going nowhere Until we kiss the sky He’s been away While the joker plays A hurricane phony Just got back today A bustle in your muffin better to burn out than it is to rust After the Beatlemania Has bitten the dust I see […]

Charter school nightmare

De-funding public education is the quickest and easiest way to control the population. The idea is simple: kill critical thinking before it starts. An under-educated populace can be manipulated quite easily, and unless people are aware of their history they are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. This is where we find ourselves […]