Okay, John, I didn’t think of doing it, but just for fun, here goes.

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The Thanksgiving diary I really really really wanted to post is delayed for technical reasons, sadly. Hopefully I’ll post it tomorrow. In the meantime, consider the following spotted a couple blocks from my house yesterday:

Bearing in mind two points: one, that this is on beyond a gas guzzler, this vehicle is an in-your-face “fuck you” to any concerns about efficiency, environmentalism, sustainability, class, and those who hold them – and two, that the maxi-pad sticky stuff could actually cause monetary damage to the vehicle when removed.

Discuss (after you finish chuckling, I know – it is funny-lookin’)…

Every time we see a Janet Jackson boob or the FCC passes out fines, the Puritans and our puritan heritage.  Well, stop it.  It’s not their fault.  The Puritans were Congregationalists.  Orthodoxy and congregational governance don’t mix.  The famed Salem witch trials reflect the breakdown of Calvinist orthodoxy.  Every time you see a 2nd or 3rd Congregational church in New England, it’s because the founders broke from the first which had to add that number to its name. 

The so-called Puritanism arises mainly from evangelical protestants and conservative Roman Catholics.  The irony is that the so-called Southern Baptists are an enormous part of this cohort.  And they don’t know their own heritage!  If one looks at protestant governance, it is a continuum of devolution of Roman Catholic hierarchy ranging from Episcopal to the virtual anarchy of the Baptists who believed in the priesthood of the baptized.  The notion that a Baptist denomination could have disciplinary powers over its members or congregations is a true oxymoron. 

The lack of understanding of history is breathtaking.  From those who call themselves `conservatives,’ it is frightening and fascistic. 

I know we just got done with the 2006 election. (Well, almost.) Still, 2008 is right around the corner, which means we’ll be electing a new President, assuming the Supreme Court doesn’t decide to just assign one to us again.

As you start thinking about your favored candidates you might want to check out this handy site setting forth the major candidates’ or hopefuls’ positions on Iraq.

(Hint: it’s hard to feel too optimistic)