The House of Goonery

“I have taken all knowledge to be my province.” -Francis Bacon, 1592


Entries from August 2007

Directionless Rage

August 29th, 2007 · 4 Comments

I feel like I’ve been punched in the stomach. A place I enjoy coming to, which provides fellowship and information, where I’ve met some wonderful people, may be closing its doors.
And all because two people want to prevent the world from knowing what they are.
You can’t shut down the Internet.
You’re trying to take away […]

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Tags: Cold War · Personal

The Wiccan Rede and Logic

August 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

DISCLAIMER
What follows is my own interpretation of the Wiccan Rede. It is not meant to be preachy towards anyone, but it is meant to allow me to “get my thoughts in order.” If my particular view does not match yours, you are free to disagree, leave me a comment telling me you disagree (and why), […]

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Tags: Cold War · Personal · Social Observations · Wicca Related

Ignorance as an Art Form

August 26th, 2007 · No Comments

http://bibleforums.org/forum/index.php
I occasionally spend time reading the posts at the above Christian forum. Despite the “thumping” which occurs there, there are some intelligent people who are quite frequent posters on the forum.
One of the trends I’ve noticed on the forum is the tendency to bash non-Christians as “devil worshippers.” This is no great surprise, mind, […]

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Tags: Personal · Social Observations

Blogblogblogblogblog. . . .NOT!

August 26th, 2007 · No Comments

I started a My Space page. I don’t know why. I already have two blogs, so I really did not need another one. I decided to delete the My Space page.
Whoopty shit, right?
Right.

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Tags: Personal

Epiphany

August 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Don’t know if I spelled “Epiphany” right; don’t care either.
Hurm.
I was watching CNN earlier this evening. They were showing a special report called God’s Warriors. This was the third episode which dealt with the Christians. They focused on the Christian Right’s efforts to create a theocracy by replacing Supreme Court Justices with those loyal to […]

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Tags: Social Observations

Just an Update

August 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments

This is just an update. Things are still crappy for me.
I can feel myself dipping into a depression. I have an apointment to see a shrink soon, so maybe I can find some relief from this deadweight I am carrying around. Aarrgh! I hate it when I feel this way.
Enough.
I’m going to bed.

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Tags: Personal

A Special Moment

August 12th, 2007 · 2 Comments

If you’ve read my blog for any length of time (or have read through the archives), you may have come across an entry entitled “My First (Parrot) Kiss.” It it I described a visit to a local Pagan/Metaphysical store called Bewitched Books and Gifts.
Today, my mother and I went to this store. Mom is […]

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Tags: Personal · Wicca Related

NUTS!

August 9th, 2007 · 2 Comments

No, I’m not responding to a German request for my surrender. I am refering to the nuts squrriels gather. “Why, oh why are you doing that WonderGoon?” I can hear you asking me. Well, I’ll tell you.
I have a lot of squrriels living near my house. (No wonder as I live in the woods.) […]

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Tags: Personal

The Gambler, the Animal Abuser, and the Egomaniac

August 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

What’s wrong with the world of sports right now? The current controversies for those who don’t regularly follow either the NBA, NFL, or MLB is/are the following:
From the NBA:
An NBA referee by the name of Tim Donaghy is accused of gambling on basketball games. I don’t know the full story on this, as I don’t […]

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Tags: Social Observations