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Philosophical Belief Quiz

This Philosophical Belief Quiz, designed by a Philosopher and a Psychologist, is intended to help you evaluate your thoughts related to a few different philosophical areas, identify any alignment with other people who've taken this quiz (both philosophers and participants) and (possibly) assist in identifying any correlation-causation between your thoughts and some of your individual psychological traits or beliefs.

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Cactus - new EP available from El Diablitos

Lyrics written/performed by Pamela Flores (my wonderful wife); music written, produced, and guitars performed by Tony Guerrero. All profits from this EP to be donated to the Portland Children's Hospital.

more El Diablitos:

Ballad of Sancho y Panza

Cops Against Humanity (Portland Protest Edition)

just wondering to myself:

would I be a participant if

I still lived in Portland OR

still worked enforcing laws

if CS was in the wind and I

herd the crowd in the street

yes I would hope to be part

of the ‘change from within’

vicariously wondering that

as I watch (and judge) you

do Cops Against Humanity

because of you I no longer

will say: I’m a retired cop

while sitting in the comfort

just wondering to myself:

eight image excerpts by Portland artist Austin Granger at austingranger.com

FRAMING

Laundromat Pantograph

⩴ The Reason to Make Goals ⩴ We Become What We Think About ⩴

Earl Nightingale, 1956

"The progressive realization of a worthy ideal"

more good advice:

politicians

Beau

Tire Rule of Thumb (for travelling to Vermont)

all-weather after

Mother's Day always snow-tires

before Halloween

more Vermontisms:

lazy witch coffins

informal state gatekeeper

crow regulations

CIA Page 25

The "there-must-be-a-conspiracy-because-Fox-Mulder-would-think-so" surrounding the "missing" page 25, from the declassified 70s-80s era CIA Analysis of the Gateway Project (astral projection/remote viewing) was resolved. The complete report, including page 25, was in the files of the Monroe Institute and now you can read it on VICE

deeper deconstructions:

detritus and cat

rule of threes

Magnifico's Safer-Brand Tomato

Composite artwork comprised of portions of:

three images by Balisee; one image by Paul Kelly;

and one image from the Gateway Project Report.

GREENWEED's Mailbox

GREENWEED's Mailbox - 20 Apr (04/20 Cannabis Day)

Mailbox artwork - ALL

Santa Claus' Mailbox - 25 Dec (Christmas)

AULDLANGSYNE's Mailbox - 1 Jan (New Year's Day)

Sommerzeit's Mailbox - 2nd Sunday in Mar (Daylight Savings Time / 'Summertime' in Germany)

ÔSTARA's Mailbox - 19-22 Mar (Vernal Equinox / first day of Spring - northern hemisphere)

Avril Poisson's Mailbox - 1 Apr (April Fools Day / April Fish in France)

St. George's Mailbox - 23 Apr (Feast of St George)

May IV's Mailbox - 4 May (Star Wars Day)

Serling's Mailbox - 11 May (Twilight Zone Day)

Orangemen's Mailbox - 12 Jul (Orangemen's Day / 'The Glorious Twelfth')

Patience Fortitude and Resignation

          This is about multiple metaphors, containing metaphorical words, images, and a fictional story so rife with metaphor that it deserves a meta-metaphoric Consumer Warning: Meta-Fives Ahead.

         . . . “Simon says, ‘Mother may I’.”

What an odd statement to make, Pat. I want to be bemused, but I’m too concerned at your encroachment on carelessness. Think your words before speaking them! Spoken words can never be taken back. Language is too important a tool to play with.

          It was clearly not a question. Not sure why you feel the need to berate her, Tudy. And cutting at me with your eyes does nothing but further encourage me to point out that you know she hates that nickname. Call her Patience, or Patty, or even Tense. When you use that androgynous term you’re intending harm. Calling her femininity into question. Besides, she was only playing with you. Yes, with language, too—but mostly just with you.

          The goddess of spring who was of three minds, of a single universal nature, everywhere at this moment in the northern hemisphere and in flux outside every window (as well as remembered to have cyclically existed before windows and even before human consciousness) was especially enjoying this—this conversation with herself.

Ôstara was potential. She was chaos. She was the entirety of the environment. She loved the certainty. The inevitability. The birth. The growth. She loved every moment of her existence. And even looked forward to her solstice-respite. But she cherished her one supreme power the most—which the triple-goddess always tried to use very, very, sparingly: the power to call anything into question. Because when Ôstara called something into question, the ripple effect was world-wide. Monumental.

You’re already in concession-mode, Rez. Accepting that she wasn’t actually flippant (or careless) because it was just play-talk and not a real query. I’m not entertained. By either of you. She is too cavalier and you are too laissez-faire.

Constantly the guard-dog, Fortitude—never a smile that makes it all the way to the eyes, forever the guile that takes shit everyday to the flies.

Wow, you must have kept that chestnut in cold-storage for centuries! I certainly didn’t miss it. But. I also can’t say I understand what you mean by it. Never did.

Patience understands it. Completely. I suspect.

A corollary of negatives. The ‘guile that takes shit to the flies’ would be a desire to deceive strong enough to overpower the aversion to handle fecal matter. A ‘smile that makes it to the eyes’ is a sign of sincerity. Rez’s-sayin’ you’re just doin’ what ya always do. Pretendin’ concern, practicin’ deception, makin’ yourself feel good by tearin’ us down.

Ouch-ahh. You will always be unable to fool yourself, Forty. And you are me and we are all together.

I am the eggman.

I am the walrus.

You both think yourselves sooo funny. Weary and nearly senile to the left of me, naïvely inexperienced to the right, here I am: stuck in the middle with you.

Touché.

mmpff

It is the appropriate point in this era for another shake-up or even another mass die-off, I think. Suggestions or criticisms are welcome. Not questions.

Last year we began a significant Homo Sapien culling and it is still blooming. I would like to wait and see where that domino falls before we start another. Unless we are open to re-visiting the nefarious...

No. We are not interested in re-visiting your pet peeve. But a double whammy IS in order. While humans, full of hubris, struggle to protect their weakest and most ignorant, I want to remind them of our power.

I’m good with whatever. But. Unless I get-ta frame th’ next question . . . I veto. AND. Before you get all indignant, understand this: I’m prepared to 1816 us. Fair warning! Don’t call me out on this. Don’t cajole. Don't even passively criticize. If you do, I’ll cancel us and see you guys on the southern hemisphere's next equinox. Statement. Of. Fact.

Two hundred and five years ago, in 1816, Ôstara called her own existence into question. Consequently, she never arrived in the northern hemisphere in March of that year and, subsequently, she was not present to abdicate her throne in June. Summer never arrived. Winter retained its presence for over a year.

in some way related:

ÔSTARA's Mailbox

The Schlatter's (Osgood and Gore)

New Storms