Widdershins

INTP

2011-11-30T16:26:00.000-08:00

INTP - "Architect". Greatest precision in thought and language. Can readily discern contradictions and inconsistencies. The world exists primarily to be understood. 3.3% of total population. Take Free Jung Personality TestPersonality Test by SimilarMinds.com

2010-06-13T20:12:00.000-07:00

The New Moon - a week before the Summer Solstice. A significant time. A time of new beginnings. A time of change. Been feeling it coming on for a long time. Ideas brewing, but in so many ways I feel confused, like 'life' just doesn't 'make sense'.Should it? I want it to - and yet, I also long for 'magic'.I'm almost 51 years old and in all that time I've never done anything of any real

Missing Pittsburgh...

2010-02-13T19:38:00.001-08:00

Watching Rick Sebak's NORTH SIDE STORIES... and missing Pittsburgh. *Sigh* Angie Scott .) ithinkican2@sbcglobal.net Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow. -Oscar Wilde Posted via email from ithinkican2's posterous

2009-09-26T12:54:00.000-07:00

Today, I felt inspired to change the name of my blog from Ephemeral Utterances to Widdershins.You see, the new name reflects the fact that things are usually not what they seem - in nature and in life.Widdershins, the Scottish term for 'anti-clockwise', adequately expresses this. Most Westernized people think the earth turns in a clockwise direction, from right to left. In truth, however, the

2009-08-22T19:06:00.000-07:00

Been thinking a lot about blogging lately, in between work, that is... Mostly, its dawned on me that I blog less and less over the years and I finally got around to wondering why.Not surprisingly, I don't journal like I used to when I was younger either. It isn't that I don't think about it often enough, especially when something fairly significant happens - but I just don't seem to do it. The

2009-07-26T20:47:00.000-07:00

Checking out the moon tonight. Feeling a real longing that can't be adequately described...

The pen is mightier than the... keyboard?!

2009-05-09T20:22:00.001-07:00

Pen and Paper For private thoughts, writing on paper adds the tactile connection required to express myself. For more publicly shown writing with the keyboard is faster.

2009-05-07T18:48:00.001-07:00

The Cruise...

Oh, for three more hours

2009-04-16T21:16:00.001-07:00

All the fun things - web surfing, game playing, plinky updating, etc... that I would have done had I not been wasting the day working for a living.

2009-01-01T20:41:00.000-08:00

Yes, a whole new year is upon us.My friends, its been a LONG 8 years, hasn't it? Seems like it would never end - the era of Bush. We are almost there. So many folks I know are breathing a collective sigh of relief that Barack Obama will be sworn in this month. Unfortunately, we all have too much on our plates right now - as a nation and individually. The economic situation in this country is such

2008-07-23T18:51:00.000-07:00

Like the death of anyone we admire and love, the loss of Tim Russert is not getting any easier with time...We've purposely stayed away from 'Meet the Press' for the month since his death because we couldn't bear his absence. Last week we tuned in and had to shut the TV off. The lack of respect for Former Vice President Al Gore was apparent. (Brokaw spoke over him, wouldn't let him finish

2008-06-15T20:21:00.000-07:00

Nothing could have stunned me more than the shockingly unexpected death on Friday, June 13th of Tim Russert, best known for being the moderator of 'Meet the Press'.Even though I never had the privilege of meeting him in person, our family, like millions of other families, watched Tim Russert every Sunday to get the only unbiased, objective political news on television. He became thought of by us

2008-03-24T09:01:00.000-07:00

Traveling in Pittsburgh, PA today. Yesterday, we went into the city to perhaps take in a museum or other worthwhile cultural attraction, but to no avail. Being a 'transplant' to the West, I'd forgotten how seriously folks take Easter on the East Coast. Everything was closed!!!! Back home, that wouldn't be the case. If it makes money, it stays open, period. What do you want from heathens like us

2008-03-14T16:02:00.000-07:00

This has been a week of productivity at work and some frustration.Why is it that, especially in business, people have a tendency to become emotional? What we've noticed is that the ones that yell the loudest and longest are usually the one's who have something they feel guilty about.Elliot Spitzer, for instance... usually not a good idea to beat your chest in a crusade against others when you've

2007-09-14T14:54:00.000-07:00

Seems the only thing Ephemeral around here are my Utterances - which seem to happen only once or twice a year...Hmm, well, the only thing to do is start again.One would think that with the change in the political landscape the last few years, that I would have posted more. Yes, well, while I'm happy about the fact that America is finally coming to its senses regarding the illegal war in Iraq,

2006-06-26T16:42:00.000-07:00

It has been over a year and a half since I last updated this blog.Clearly, things in the political spectrum have changed quite a bit, and yet so much is still the same... Bush and Cheney are STILL in power, although people are waking up to their schemes. The Democrats still have no idea how to approach the American public - a good dose of truth would go a long way, not to mention a well thought

2005-01-28T08:21:00.000-08:00

Today, Condi Rice was sworn in as our new Secretary of State. My feelings about this are quite mixed. Emotionally, I'm quite pleased that a woman of her intelligence has been placed into this position, with the hope that she allow herself the grace of diplomacy with other countries, tempered by compassion. A true healing needs to occur for us as a global race to continue to exist. Rationally,

2004-09-26T21:21:00.000-07:00

::ephemeral utterances

2004-09-26T20:41:00.000-07:00

THE PENTAGON'S REVENGE? Yes, Gentle Readers, I'm back. Been busy making a living, getting lost in the day-to-day details of tending to things for money. Just because I've been preoccupied, doesn't mean I haven't been keeping up with what is going on in the world. Seems like the Pentagon has finally gotten the opportunity to openly 'tell it like it is'. The question is whether the people in our

2004-08-15T18:23:00.000-07:00

Been reading several interesting books lately, most specifically, John Dean's tome, 'Worse Than Watergate', which has managed to stay on the Bestseller's List in Los Angeles for double digit weeks. I have to admit it is edifying to see so many people coming out with information about this Administration, despite its attempts at ultra-secrecy. To add some fuel to the old saying that life is

2004-07-15T15:42:00.000-07:00

COLUMBINE AND THE DIFFERENCE 'SIX DEGREES OF SEPERATION' MAKES... Gentle Readers, well, again, it is time for YOU to make a difference. We all talk about how bad things are in the world and how the government is usurping rights and creating a militia-mentality in America. Come on, admit it. You are probably as guilty as I am of 'griping and hiding'. Face it, this country has been built on

2004-05-28T13:09:00.000-07:00

GETTING IT 'RIGHT' AT THE PUMP... Have you seen the new ad that blasts the Bush Administration for rising gas prices? If not, here's what happens: "The commercial, unveiled at a Los Angeles news conference, shows a woman standing at a gas pump watching the spinning dials as she fills her sport utility vehicle's tank. She looks stunned as the pump shows $3.5 million in "Oil Company

2004-05-12T08:45:00.000-07:00

Reaping the Discontent We've Sown... The article linked to above is chilling, especially since it indicates that, the Al Qaeda terrorist responsible for Nick Berg's beheading, was only able to gain a foothold in Iraq AFTER we toppled Saddam Hussein last year. If you recall, there was no love lost between the religious fanatic bin Laden and the secular Hussein - despite the stupid and wreckless

2004-04-21T12:24:00.000-07:00

*SIGH* I Miss Bill Clinton... You know, every day something new happens in the world that makes me long for the 'good 'ol days'. Anyone who reads this blog knows that I'm not a fan of Bush, but what you may not know is... I'm not that big a fan of John Kerry either. He isn't inspiring (rather boring, actually), or even interesting and I'd give you a dollar for every person in America who even

2004-04-06T17:49:00.000-07:00

POST YOUR GOAL FOR OUR NATION ON MOVEON.ORG Below is what I posted today. The Sleeping Nation The United States seems to be a country of Sleeping Citizens, who are more content to leave the decision-making up to the (supposedly) elected officials who ‘know more’ than average Americans are supposed to know. This is also the pretext under which National Security Agendas have grown to such a

2004-03-18T15:33:00.000-08:00

CENSURE THE PRESIDENT, NOW! Today Soldier's Families and Anti-War Activists called on Congress to censure the President. (Read the article here.) I also read today that more people have died from suicide bombings in Iraq in 1 year (660) than all those killed by Palestinian suicide bombings in Isreal (474) since the year 2000! (Read more about this here.) What does all this tell me? That,

2004-02-09T08:13:00.000-08:00

"MEET THE PRESS" MR. PRESIDENT... It seems the words have shifted but the tone is still the same. I paraphrase... 'There may not be any weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq, but we were right to blow that country to 'kingdom come' god damn it - just because we say so!' The Bush Admininstration has the obvious belief that if they say something long enough, to enough people in the press

2003-12-31T07:19:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Yes, Gentle Reader, I'd been wondering, of late, whether we would have good reason to shout that oft-over-used statement to the hills this holiday, when, lo and behold, a glimmer of hope dawns on the virtual horizon. First of all, there is the rather belated move on Attorney General John Ashcroft's part to step down from the CIA leak probe. It seemed to me that the probe had

2003-12-08T08:00:00.000-08:00

FOOT IN MOUTH AWARD GOES TO... DONALD RUMSFELD "Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was awarded the "Foot in Mouth" prize for the most baffling comment by a public figure on December 2, 2003. The annual prize awarded by Britain's Plain English Campaign. Rumsfeld was awarded the prize based on the following comments from a February 2002 news briefing: "Reports that say something hasn't happened

2003-11-24T07:02:00.000-08:00

"Preemptive Self-Defense" TEXT OF THE AD Hmmm, what do the words above tell you? Preemptive - "Marked by seizing the initiative: initiated by oneself."-Merriam-Webster's On-Line Dictionary Self-Defense - "1. A plea of justification for the use of force, or for homicide. 2. The act of defending oneself, one's property or a close relative." - Merriam-Webster's On-Line Dictionary Hmmm. Am I

2003-11-18T09:05:00.000-08:00

Color Change Complete!

2003-11-18T08:13:00.000-08:00

Background test 1

2003-11-18T07:55:00.000-08:00

O.K. New website is up and running well. It already feels like home! Geocities really has changed its site, and for the better I might add. This is going to be interesting. Now, if I can just tweak the colors on this blog, life will be complete. Naw. I rather miss the old templates that Blogger used to offer. My old one was dark but I liked it more than this 'in your face' color and font size

2003-11-17T15:25:00.000-08:00

Oh Happy Day! I've finally finished changing my Website. Yes, it is linked and forthwith, I will be getting rid of the offending 'freeservers' site that used to give me fits. The new one is a Geocities site and so much easier to change if I so desire. It will make this site a lot more fun to work with as well. Now... if I can only find the time to change the lousy colors on this blog! Orange

2003-10-15T12:09:00.000-07:00

The Writer's Almanac Years ago, when I had to commute over 30 miles to work each day, I used to listen to 'The Writer's Almanac' on our local classical station. It was the one bright spot of my long journey each morning. Then, the station decided to make some changes and discontinued the broadcast. Honestly, I was despondent, going so far as to write a letter to the station and call to complain

2003-10-15T08:33:00.000-07:00

DAY OF THE DEAD October *Sigh* Autumn is here again. The air is cooler and the end of Daylight Savings time is blessedly near. I don't care WHO you are, another hour of sleep is always a good thing! It is the month of the beginning of holiday preparations and celebrations, beginning with Halloween, that ubiquitous day when it's PC to openly pretend we are something other than we are. This

2003-09-17T16:35:00.000-07:00

Oh Happy Day!!! General Wes Clark has joined the fray! Yes, Gentle Readers, your intrepid blogger has decided who to support for President in 2004! Wesley Clark IS the MAN! Never was I so delighted to hear the news that someone has joined the race, as I was today! This isn't your daddy's General, this guy is one of ours. Now, please, don't get me wrong, I'm NOT a warmonger, nor could I ever be

2003-08-25T15:28:00.000-07:00

Yes, yes, I KNOW - I changed the damn site, AGAIN! What can I tell you? Well, if you don't like this site, go to woodge. I LOVE this site, except, Daddy gets a little carried away by his little 'man-cub' in the pix dept. sometime. I don't have kids, and I don't want them, so maybe I just lack the requisite gene to appreciate 10 Bazillion photos of the same kid everywhere I turn~! Yes, the kid

2003-08-21T14:05:00.000-07:00

Meaningless post, aren't they all?

2003-08-21T14:00:00.000-07:00

Website has been added to, as well.

2003-08-21T13:52:00.000-07:00

Check out my Journal for the latest entry.

2003-08-20T19:03:00.000-07:00

Added My Amazon Wish List.

2003-08-20T17:26:00.000-07:00

Not sure I like this template change, but the other one was too dark.

2003-08-20T16:45:00.000-07:00

Hey, we're down to 5 days since my last post! That's MUCH better - maybe not for you, but definitely for me. Been feelin' the urge to impose my opinions on the unsuspecting masses. (Yeah, like everyone is beating a path to THIS blog! Not Likely, Gentle Reader.) So, Yes, we got our Desktop computer back. The rogues at Best Buy were NOT helpful. Never got a call from them after dropping the thing

2003-08-15T17:17:00.000-07:00

O.K., Over a month is TOO long between posts. And I call myself a Writer? (Hangs head in shame.) Yes, and we all have excuses don't we? Yes, we changed ISP's and yes, I installed the new DSL - but wait! Our *&&&%$%#$%^&* Desktop Computer keeps crashing. No, it's not the Blaster virus - I checked. Anyway, we've had trouble since we bought it a year ago, the trouble has just gotten more pronounced

2003-07-01T14:27:00.000-07:00

Well, sports fans, it's going to be a long, hot, (hopefully) dry summer! Yes, I know I've been remiss in not keeping up this blog, but, what can I say? Life, has just gotten in the way. Life for me, at least in cyberspace, is about to change once again. Drumroll, please..... We are changing ISP providers and making the BIG MOVE to DSL this week. Me, hopes, that I will be able to post

2003-05-03T19:23:00.000-07:00

Yes, yes. We've all breathed a collective sigh of relief now that the 'war' on Iraq is over. Or is it....? All the regular news stations, which NEVER really told us the truth about what was going on there anyway, have all gone back to their normal programming and the general public seems to be more than happy to follow suit. Seems to me, though, that this is the time which is the most

2003-04-18T18:22:00.000-07:00

So, you think that the Patriot Act, passed last year, was the only sacrifice we as a nation will be making to our Civil Rights?! GUESS AGAIN, Gentle Reader. Alas, it has come to my attention that Mr. Bush is not done with us yet. Go here to see the, up to now, secret PATRIOT ACT II.

2003-03-26T14:36:00.000-08:00

Read Paul Berman's article 'Al Qaeda's Philosopher' in The New York Times Magazine this last weekend. It provides a wonderful explanation of how the philosophy of Islam differs from Christianity and Judaism. The current winds of frenetic terrorism began as smoldering embers in the mind of an Egyptian Islamist, Sayyid Qutb, who was jailed for over 10 years and eventually executed in 1966. His

2003-03-26T13:38:00.000-08:00

Now Showing at a Desert Theatre Near You!

2003-03-22T17:46:00.000-08:00

Some erstwhile views on Media Propaganda from a Nazi who knew... PR practitioners say it's easy for politicians to have their way... Hermann Goering was more specific: "Why, of course, the people don't want war," he told G.M. Gilbert at the Nuremberg war-crimes tribunal. "Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders . . . All you have to do is tell them

2003-03-22T15:48:00.000-08:00

Read the Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush. I'm not kidding! These Articles of Impeachment were written by a Former Attorney General, Ramsey Clark. This makes the Clinton Impeachment look like a Jay Walking Ticket.

2003-03-22T12:22:00.000-08:00

MOVING FROM REVULSION TO RESOLVE O.K., so the War Machine is moving relentlessly on and there is, sadly, nothing, nothing, any of us can do about it now. All we can do is sit back and watch what's happening - and learn. Learn what? Well, if we can all step back from emotionally reacting to this event, we can more clearly see what's happening. It is very tempting to personnify the war in

2003-03-21T19:25:00.000-08:00

REGARDING THE BOMBING OF BAGHDAD: I think Robert Plant and Company said it best... GREAT SPIRIT From the Album 'Fate of Nations' Robert Plant by: Plant/Johnson/MacMichael Great Spirit come, Great Spirit come Who has chased away the moonbeams? Who has pulled a blanket across the sky? Who will sing in celebration Throughout this land that's bound to die? Oh - that's bound to die. Great Spirit

2003-03-17T19:44:00.000-08:00

O.K., So we've now heard it from the 'horse's (ass's) mouth --- we are now at least 48 hours from WAR. We are doing this, let me remind those of you who have blacked out for the past 6 months, reputedly to save us from 'terrorism'. Hmmm. Terrorism. Forgive me, but if that's true, WHY did the government change the Terrorism Alert Status to Elevated (Orange) within 5 minutes after the

2003-03-13T15:12:00.000-08:00

Today's Odds of Going to War...

2003-03-13T14:25:00.000-08:00

A funny thing happens when we get older. When we are kids we believe what people tell us, like it was ‘gospel’. We expect people to be consistent with us. If they tell us we are going to Disneyland on Wednesday, we just ‘know’ we are going to go. We expect Christmas to come every year, that we’ll get goodies if we were good and we’d be overlooked if we were bad. I guess, you’d call it ‘secular

2003-01-11T22:44:00.000-08:00

Well, it's good to be back. Actually, I haven't really gone anywhere, I just haven't been HERE! The last several posts have been rather political in nature and I thought I'd start the new year by 'giving it a rest'. We all know that Bush is sending us headlong into a war that has no real justification, so, why belabor the point, hmmmm? Don't worry, I'll be back to this topic shortly. For now,

2002-12-10T16:39:00.000-08:00

By the by... I just asked Santa if we will go to war with Iraq by 2003. His reply: 'Not This Year.' Remember, you heard it here FIRST!!!!!

2002-12-10T14:23:00.000-08:00

Daily Blasts at Cheney Residence Things that make you go, Hmmm. Monday, December 9, 2002 Posted: 6:53 AM EST (1153 GMT) WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- Neighbors of Vice President Dick Cheney are being shaken and rattled at least once a day by mysterious blasts on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory where Cheney lives. The Navy says the explosions are part of a construction project that has

2002-12-07T15:06:00.000-08:00

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2002-12-07T11:19:00.000-08:00

HBO Repeats Iraqi Baby-Killing PR Scam and Sadaam’s Apology to Kuwait. A Connection? Tonight HBO will air the movie ‘Live from Baghdad and with it the actors playing journalists will repeat the false story of Iraqi soldiers killing babies by ‘ripping them from incubators’. It was said this tactic was originally used in the ’92 Gulf War to sell the war to the American People. Get the Spin here.

2002-12-06T12:02:00.000-08:00

Drug Contradictions, Anyone? So, how come the War on Drugs doesn’t include the pharmaceuticals that are pushed down our throats on a daily basis? Viagra, for instance – or Claratin are proof positive that we live in a world of paradox. Turn on the television at any time and we are besieged by ads for legal prescription drugs that are marketed with the same flair that cars and perfume are. Yes,

2002-12-05T10:46:00.000-08:00

'I am Born.' Well, I'm not, this blog is. As the name suggests, this place is for short lived bursts of items that cross my cranium that I spit out here in all their glory. You can expect daily updates that are made up of interesting items I've found while doing what I do each day. TODAY - Ever wonder if God Exists and if he does, how can we, being the creatures that we are, can even get