Ongelukkig nie Pratchett nie

Terry Pratcehett se Monstrous Regiment handel oor ‘n groepie vroulike soldate:  vampiere, Igors, ens.  Die titel kom van ‘n pamflet van John Knox, getiteld The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women.

Die beste hedendaagse interpretasie kan jy egter hier aanskou:

“The Monstrous Regiment of Women, The Gunn Brother’s second documentary, goes all out to demolish the feminist worldview. From a consistently Christian perspective, they show how feminism has had a devastating impact on the church, state, and family.

Starting with the infamous 16th century essay written by the reformer John Knox against the reigning female monarch, the Gunn Brothers find plenty of application to America’s political landscape; where feminists vie for every possible office including the presidency.

Featuring an all star, all female cast, the Gunn Brothers prove that feminism has in fact restricted choices for all women, brought heartache to the lives of many, and perpetuated the largest holocaust since the beginning of time.”

[Ag mapstieks, ek kry nie die video opgelaai nie.  GAAN KYK DIT!]

Dis tyd

“Don’t put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That’s why they’re called revolutions. People die, and nothing changes.”

– (Terry Pratchett, Night Watch)

Laat dit vir jou ‘n les wees…

In die gees van gemeenskaplikheid stel ek graag die volgende diens bekend.

Jy kan vir jou geliefdes wat na die wegraping agterbly, ‘n e-pos stuur.

Ek is indigo

Ai.  Dat ek dit nou eers op hierdie laat stadium van my lewe moet ontdek!  My lewe kon soveel anders gewees het as my ouers hulle deur die esoteriese laat beïnvloed het!  Ek is ‘n indigo grootmens!

Volgens Wikipedia:

According to New Age belief, Indigo children are highly sensitive with a clear sense of self-definition and a strong feeling that they need to make a significant difference in the world. They are strong-willed, independent thinkers who prefer to do their own thing rather than comply with authority figures. They are empathic and can easily detect or are in tune with the thoughts of others, and are naturally drawn to matters concerning mysteries, spirituality, the paranormal and the occult, while opposing unquestioned authority and contradictory to convention. They allegedly possess wisdom and level of awareness “beyond their years.” They are also said to feel a strong sense of entitlement.

Some beliefs hold that they are often labeled with the psychiatric diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and also Autism, and that they become unsociable when not around other Indigo Children. They are also believed to be prone to depression and sleep disorders such as insomnia and persistent nightmares. Indigo children also possess defining characteristics in learning; indigos tend to be more visual, kinesthetic learners so remember best what they can picture in their brain and create with their hands. Movement is required to keep them better focused.  [my italics]

Bedreigde spesies op jou selfoon!

Hier kan jy gratis ringtones aflaai van bedreigde spesies se gesoebat dat ons hulle sal beskerm.

Ten minste sal ons dan nog hul geluide op ons selfone hê wanneer hulle uitgesterf het.

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Sewe jaar gelede loop ons onder die geklank van “ons” lied hand-aan-hand die kerk uit (ek, wat nie ‘n romantiese haar op my kop het nie, het ‘n “lied”), geklee in ons lewendige smaraggroen uitrustings, myne sonder ‘n cape omdat jy bang was ek gaan goth.

Vandag, sewe jaar later, is aan jou hand steeds my gunsteling plek om te wees, kan ek steeds nie my oë van jou afhou nie en raak die jare net beter.

Ubi Caritas:  Ubi caritas et amor, ubi caritas, Deus ibi est. (Waar daar deernis is, en liefde, daar is God die Heer.)

(Connie Dover, Celtic Spirit CD)

Genugtig

Ek soek ‘n prentjie van ‘n tou.  Niks fancy nie.  Tik heel onskuldig “rope” in.  Minstens 50% van die foto’s wat ek kry, is van kaal vroue was vasgebind is.

Dis maar ‘n vreemde wêreld waarin ons leef.  Veral vir die arme vroue.

Ek moet sê, die knope is nogal indrukwekkend.

Grahamstad in die koue

Terwyl ek gaan vir my jaarlikse dosis kos wat aan afgode geoffer is, vang hierdie aanhaling my ewe skielik vas:

“Nor wild Romance nor Pride allured me here:

Duty and Destiny with equal voice

Constrained my steps: I had no other choice…

Something for Africa to do or say.” (Pringle)

Hier staan ek.  Ek kan nie anders nie.

(In ander nuus:  ek het vir my skoonma mooi verduidelik dat die Nasionale Kunstefees op Grahamstad nie is soos die KKNK nie.  Daar is geen ooreenkomste nie.  Sy het steeds gekies om saam te gaan.  Kan ek dan help as haar enigste kommentaar was “Hier is nie eers Afrikaanse sangers nie.  Op Oudshoorn is daar baie Afrikaanse sangers wat mens kan gaan kyk.”  Eintlik is ek dankbaar.  Ek het verwag dat die kommentaar sou wees oor die feestelike multikulturaliteit.)