In times of old, The Furies protected Mother Right. If a mother (or any woman) was harmed, The Furies swooped down and took their vengeance. They were one of the last vestiges of a world that existed before the patriarchy. When we feel righteous anger, it is The Furies who are calling out to us to make what is wrong right again.

Saturday, June 26, 2004

A Quick Hello 

We went to see Fahrenheit 9/11 Friday in Portland. We met four other people at the theater, which was packed. The movie may turn out to be the biggest movie of the weekend! The movie was powerful. I wept and felt so angry and disgusted with our government. I wondered if anyone who needs to see this movie will actually see it. The six of us went to dinner afterward and talked about the movie. Some of the group liked Bowling for Columbine better. I thought this movie was more powerful, but I saw Bowling when it came out on DVD, not in the theater, so that could have made a difference. (I'm sorry I'm not being more specific about the movie; it's late, and I'm a bit weary, I think.) I was glad I saw the movie, but I was more glad to be in the company of compassionate, thinking people afterward.

Here's some news from the Green Party. They are not going to endorse Ralph Nader.

We've talked here about FCC rulings which many of us believed gave too much power to the big media corporations. It appears the US appeals court agrees with us! The Bush Administration once again went too far. But it ain't over. Read on, Macbeth. (I don't know; it just popped into my brain.)

Al Gore made another great speech . I wish he was our president...although actually, he kind of is. But he isn't....If they had only counted those votes in Florida. Anyway, he warns us of the perils to Democracy when we're encouraged to be constantly afraid.

I've been getting great mail from readers lately. Thank you. I wanted to share parts of them with you, but not tonight. I need to get to sleep. We're driving to Ashland, Oregon, tomorrow, for my interview at the forensics lab on Monday (about the eagles who have bee killed). Then on Tuesday, Mario, our friend Dave Johnson, and myself are doing a reading in St. John's (which is technically part of Portland). So I'm not certain when I'll be back to Furious Spinner. Have a blast, whatever you're doing!

May You Have Fun in Beauty!
Posted by: Kim Antieau / 6/26/2004 10:00:00 PM
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