Bumper sticker of the week: Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
Quote of the week: ''If you are running away from yourself, you won't escape here.'' The View From a Monastery, Brother Benet Tvedten
If ignorance is bliss, Washington must be paradise.
The Pottytician Award for February goes to John Ashcroft. It seems Mr. Ashcroft was even too conservative for Missouri, a state not known for its liberalism. He was so bad he lost his bid for reelection to the Senate to a dead man. Now he is Attorney General, sworn to uphold the nation's laws. My black flag's going back up.
More thoughts from the naked dancing lama:
-- Nine out of ten men who have tried Camels prefer women.--
It is not good to try and fool Mother Nature. No sex change operations.--
In times of distress, periods of upheaval, or to level out your moods, try medications.--
Politicians are not what holds the world together. Gravity does.--
I have traveled around the world, danced on many a street corner, talked to many of the power possessed, listened to sermons from the high and mighty, and still I have not been able to come to terms with my nakedness.
Priestly Pursuits:--
Changing water to wine. Drinking it.--
Learning couples communication without the practicum.--
Upholding the Pope's mandates. Sometimes holding up the Pope.--
Hearing confessions and writing best-selling novels.--
Getting accustomed to being called Father. That title should scare them.
Monk Moments:--
Is it good to only live with men? Especially if you're a man.--
Wearing a robe all day would seem to be a sign of laziness.--
Praying all day leaves little time for sinly pleasures.--
Who would want to tell their parents, Hey folks, I want to be a monk?--
What's the difference between a monk and a cowboy?
How to spot a right-wing Protestant minister:--
Polyester suit.--
Tie that don't match.--
Carrying the King James version of the Bible. This one's more male oriented.--
They always claim to know ''The Way.'' It's usually their way.--
They've always had a personal experience with God. Many talk to God. So do a lot of mental patients.--
I've never seen a left-handed right-wing minister.--
They will be eager to accept government money for their charitable works, like buying vacation homes, Lincoln's, and printing more right-wing literature.
Firing at City Hall. Was it based on performance or too much political ambition? I'm guessing neither. I'll put up a dollar betting some other female has it in for her. This is strictly a hunch and, unlike the Register-Mail, I am not putting it on the front page to help anyone politically or otherwise. I am simply suggesting that it sounds like a feline territorial skirmish. And the Tomcat has taken sides.