My Man Jesus

You don't need to literally believe

in Christ's divinity to know that 

Jesus was a swell guy. 

I've always had a soft spot 

for the Jesus of the Gospels.

 ruheteng

christ in the wilderness, ivan kramskoy

 thatbitchsimone

he looks like he needs a cigarette

 refuzz

Well, that's it for now, folks!

Gotta go!

Post of the Week

This week's outstanding post

from the blogosphere is a

sombre reflection on,

and analysis of,

American gun culture

and mass shootings.

It cuts through standard platitudes

and wishful thinking to remind us

of another once-impregnable social reality

which nevertheless reached an

unexpected tipping point of change.

It's a tough template but one that

can instill a bleak sense of hope that

someday this madness too shall end.

No drumroll or fanfare this week,

just the sound of a breaking heart.

"Guns Are the New Cigarettes" 

by Anne Johnson of 

The Gods Are Bored blog

(which you can read by clicking here)

Bad Puns Are How Eye Roll

Oh, thought I couldn't work 

superheroes into this post?

Well, think again!

Post of the Week, Part 2

This one is for all you fans

of the late, great Johnny Cash

(and also of water sports kink, I guess . . . .)

Drumroll, please!

"A Cash Flow Problem"

video posted by Miss C

of Miss Cellania blog

(which I am reposting here

for your ease of reference) --

In her post, Miss C also noted

the hilarious take on this

by Stephen Colbert 

so I'm posting that video too!

His commentary on this story

begins at 1:50 --

Post of the Week, Part 1

We're overflowing with

blogosphere riches

this week, people!

There'll be a Post of the Week today

AND also on Tuesday!

Today -- a thoughtful meditation on

the aesthetic and life-lesson benefits

of simplicity.

Drumroll, please,

Mr Flightless Bird!

"Fabulous Friday - Simple" by Travel of 

The Adventures of Travel Penguin blog

(which you can read by clicking here)

Let's Talk Tarot

I know several of you out there are fans of tarot, so I thought you might be interested in a wonderful tarot blog and YouTube channel that I've been enjoying very much lately.

The Mystical Empowerment blog (click here) and YouTube channel (click here) are the creations of Martha, whom many of you may know from her delightfully funny blog Plowing Through Life. But Martha is also an expert tarot reader! On her tarot blog and video channel, she regularly features posts on specific tarot cards, walk-throughs of various tarot/oracle card decks, videos about her extensive collection of decks, and fun tarot tips on short spreads for quick answers like this one --

I must confess that Martha is inadvertently being a bad influence on me because I now have a list as long as my arm of new tarot decks and oracle card decks which I want to buy! But seriously, thanks to Martha, I again have a rejuvenated enthusiasm for exploring all the ins and outs of this fascinating area of interest.

Please check out her online tarot sites -- you won't be disappointed!

Driving Ourselves Crazy

Let's end with 

a few GROANERS,

shall we?

FYI, this final one is a

glass recycling truck --