fractalnavel

worth repeating: more, uh, good reads at goodreads.ca, this time on things theist, “truth”, etc.  i've only been occasionally following this site the last few weeks, but so far has consistently solid finds.

that's a very interesting first article.  in some respects i'm envious of that little girl's (the author's daughter) atheistic upbringing.  what must it be like not to have that god concept drilled into the recesses of one's skull ?  but it gives me a headache to think that way; pulling on those (personally) ancient threads can unravel so much.

average football, average ads.  nothing “super” about that day.  except, of course, for the amount of time taken up on tv by all the pre- and post- game stuff.  i managed to avoid most of it.  that's if you don't include the impact on the other stations' scheduling, which was worse than the usual crap.

one good thing was that the hype was so clearly out of touch with the reality that maybe some sheeple finally took notice.  did anyone notice the stadium crowds in the background in the last couple of “shows” before the game ?  they looked tired and unenthusiastic to me.  perhaps even annoyed ?  the contrast between them and the small scripted “audiences” around the stage was funny.

i wonder if the two former presidents had any idea how their participation was going to be framed by other programming when they got trotted out to the field before the game.  somehow i don't think so.  but the propaganda was as obvious as the rest of the flops, so whatever.  (bill and george seem to be joined at the hip lately.  but where's jimmy ?)

over twelve hours of programming for that event.  a couple of sort of “bright” spots:  the simpson's episode and the american dad pilot after the game.  both were poking holes in current social / political trends.  american dad, while mostly tasteless, stupid and unfunny, was at least a grin because of its blatant satire.  i can't help but think that it will get pulled for being overly pointed.

still, i guess it's as good an excuse as any to get a group of friends together to party.  it seems to be one of the few remaining events where guys can get free of their wives' / girlfriends' / whoever's apron strings for a few hours.

well, at least from the perspective of a single outsider.  dumb thought: no wonder males make war and are otherwise aggressive - it's an outlet for being controlled by the females.  and no wonder the females were considered peaceful community builders - they were taking all their crap out on the males.  but true human nature is revealed as more balanced when the situational cultural influences are removed.

“fake” parties are popping up all over.  anything to cause us to flock to the retailers, the booze peddlers, whatever.  the circuses are becoming more transparent than ever.  can the bread be far behind ?

anyway, i figured i'd just blog this attitude, purge it that way, rather than possibly infecting others more directly.