Montenez continued his conversation with Dr. Zodiac, “The Greek Gods really began unravelling after the construction of various European empires. They lost the ability to control civilization as they had done in earlier times and of course the Greeks falling under Ottoman rule didn’t help their state of mind. Remember the Berlin Conference of 1870Continue reading ““Mutantism on the March” Chapter 41 “Dr. Zodiac Reveals a Secret””
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Poetry Break; “Ontario Disease Fascism”
Ontario Disease Fascism Yet another televised briefing by Premier Doug Fordand his group of well meaning “Party Members”dare we call them blackbooters?stripping civil liberties like peeling a bananafor the good of the provinceunderstandable perhaps due to an inadequately funded hospital systemresult of many political decisionsyou have taken my jobyou have taken away my rightContinue reading “Poetry Break; “Ontario Disease Fascism””
Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) “The Heptameron”: Love and the monarchy
“ ‘The reason is” said Dagoucin, ‘that in order to maintain peace in the state, consideration is given to the rank of families, the seniority of individuals and the provisions of the law, and not to man’s love and virtue, in order that the monarchy should not be undermined. Consequently, in marriages between social equalsContinue reading “Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) “The Heptameron”: Love and the monarchy”
Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: Time for a “Free Trait Agreement?: A deal between introverts and extroverts?
A Free Trait Agreement acknowledges that we’ll each act of character some of the time-in exchange for being ourselves the rest of the time. It’s a Free Trait Agreement when a wife wants to go out every Saturday night and a husband who wants to relax work out a schedule: half the time we’ll goContinue reading “Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: Time for a “Free Trait Agreement?: A deal between introverts and extroverts?”
Passage of The Day: Marguerite de Navarre “The Heptameron”: More on Love
“ ‘ I believe” said Nomerfide, ‘ that if one loves perfectly. With a love rooted in God’s commandments, then one will not experience humiliation or dishonour, provided one does not go astray and fall from the perfection of one’s love. For the glory of loving truly knows no shame. And although her body wasContinue reading “Passage of The Day: Marguerite de Navarre “The Heptameron”: More on Love”
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 40 “The Greek Gods Descend into Irrelevance”
The jolt of landing in the Zortixian spacecraft woke the napping of Montenez. Back home to the island of Samos in Greece. Back home to humanity as squalid as it may be. The month of May saw a light crowd of tourists but Montenez knew that would change as the Northern “Palefaces” as his NorthContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 40 “The Greek Gods Descend into Irrelevance””
Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre “The Heptameron”: More on love
“I would argue that a man who is deeply in love does not commit a sin, or only commits a venial sin, whatever he does. Because I’m certain that if he is in the grip of perfect love, he will not hear the voice of reason, either in his heart or his understanding. And, ifContinue reading “Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre “The Heptameron”: More on love”
Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre “The Heptameron”; Puffery
“So Simontaut began: ‘People who are used to residing at court or in the big towns have such a good opinion of (their own) cleverness that they think everyone else is nothing compared to them. It does not however (follow) that there are not always plenty of clever cunning people in all countries and allContinue reading “Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre “The Heptameron”; Puffery”
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 38 “Nicaraguan Miseries Augment”
Moza was fuming at the opposition groups whose indolence had been disrupting industrial production and civil order. They had challenged him to deal with the problems facing the nation rather than lining his pockets. They had the unmitigated audacity to convey their complaints to some of the foreign embassies in Managua. Some of these sassyContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 38 “Nicaraguan Miseries Augment””
Passage of the Day :Marguerite de Navarre: “The Heptameron”: Love
“I’ll do just as you ask, because the story I have in mind is about a woman who was wanton and a woman who was wise. You may please yourselves which example you follow. You will see that love makes bad people do bad things, and virtuous people do things we should respect. For inContinue reading “Passage of the Day :Marguerite de Navarre: “The Heptameron”: Love”
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