Outside The Asylum

One fictional autistic I have always admired is Wonko the Sane, from Life, the Universe, and Everything By Douglas Adams.   I've linked to my blog in a post where somebody said they feel like they were living in a giant asylum, and I thought I'd post this link.  Wonko the Sane- and the inner meaning of being Outside the Asylum

For George Floyd, based on this description of his life For want of a father, security is lost, For want of security, victimhood is assured, For the sense of being a victim, loyalty to the law is lost, For want of loyalty to the law, the crime is commuted, For want of justice, following police orders is lost, For want of following police orders, a life is lost, For want of a life, the protest for justice began, For want of justice, the riot began, For want of a riot, the looting began, For want of the looting, an zone was created, For want of the zone, a private army was created, For the private army, citizens were beaten. All for want of a father.

I am only providing a link to this, because it's a pirated copy, but the copyright owner seems to have absolutely zero interest in it anymore due to "racism" and "the most racist movie we ever made". But I think it needs a re-think.  I'm not even going to name it publicly for fear of the more violent racists attacking this post.  But it is a movie I think everybody with children, of any skin color, need to watch.   Some hints on why I think this movie is EXTREMELY important to any honest study on racism, the sexual revolution, and an understanding of the massive contribution that African Americans made to the pre-civil-war south. In no particular order: This movie is based on a book that wasn't actually what it seemed to be.  It was put forth as a children's book, but it was the first book to record the mythology, wisdom, and learning brought from West Africa by people that even the anti-racists today think of as slaves. The main character ...

We see this slogan a lot at left wing churches.  But are all truly welcome? There's a song that is hated by traditionalist Catholics for not being deep enough.  My Novus Ordo parish sings it quite frequently. It's a lie.  Not all are welcome. This exchange with a parishioner that I normally know and trust shows the depth of Trump Derangement Syndrome. They were angry about this totally silent and reverent act: This expression of utter hatred from a pro-life Democrat, shows that not all are welcome. After the last 72 hours, apparently, all are not welcome. President Trump isn't welcome. Conservatives like me aren't welcome. Heterosexuals are no longer welcome. White people are no longer welcome in America, let alone in church. All are simply not welcome- especially not a President standing with a Bible in front of a church claiming "All are welcome" that was firebombed for that message. Matthew chapter 7 is dead. Not only is Judgement bac...

Trying out a new capability for content created on Facebook, for reposting here.  I give to you a new political-psychological theory, Corona Derived Paranoia, from my facebook page: Clicking on the blue and white facebook icon will take you back to the discussion on facebook.

From a population density and total number of cases standpoint.  Sorry for the weird formatting, reposted from three comments on facebook. From my point of view, no county with a freeway and greater than 4 people per square kilometer should be open yet. Marion County has over 100 people per square kilometer. Polk has 39. You can go up to 20 people per sq km if you don't have a freeway. And the doctors in Deschutes County are rock stars: 91 cases, ZERO deaths. I would have started with the counties that have had NO new cases in the last two weeks. 6 or fewer total cases, 0 deaths, no freeways to bring in new pathogens, every single one under 9 people per sq km. Wheeler Gilliam Lake Sherman Wallowa Grant Harney Baker Crook Union Curry Tillamook Lincoln I can see the point, however, of the next 14 having fewer new daily cases and no deaths in the last two weeks (many no deaths ever) but I do consider these at risk for imported cases and increasing numbers of cases. D...

Hello Everyone, Thank you for your generous donations at the March 2020 Red Cross blood drive at St. Clare.  We collected 37 units! The Red Cross truly appreciates your support of the community blood program as donors and volunteers. This is a reminder that St. Clare is holding the next blood drive on Thursday, June 11, 2020 from 1:00 - 6:00 pm. Yes, the time has been adjusted slightly. Due to the critical need for blood, St. Clare Parish has generously agreed to hold an additional drive on Friday, May 29th, 1 pm - 6 pm. If you are interested in donating, please either sign up online via the RedCross app, visit  www.redcrossblood.org  Sponsor Code: St.ClarePortland or contact me via email or cell.  I will gladly sign you up! If you did a pre-signup but perhaps have forgotten the time of your appointment, need to change, or would like to cancel, please let me know. The drive will practice the physical distancing required.  This means that...