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Dear Vikar,
I love your website, and love laughing
at the jokes, I love your rants, and enjoy following
along with your job stories. I really enjoyed the
‘child-free’ rants and reaction. My 2 children
are grown and gone. I never believed it was any parent’s
right to inflict their spawn on the innocent public
– obnoxious kids are everywhere, and their parents
are always oblivious. It’s just ironic that the
people smart enough to know they don’t want kids
would probably make the best parents.
My point (along with the praise) –
why not get a vasectomy and forget the birth control
forever. My husband, who loved his penis above anything
else on the planet, finally agreed to one, and even
he had to admit it was no big deal (and believe me,
there was no loss of function – within 24 hours
we were back at it. Think about it, and throw away
the condoms forever.
Love and thanks,
Kath
Kath,
First off, you've made my day. I may smile for a week
and it won't even be insanity related.
As far as the childfree rant goes, I'll certainly
forward your comments to my wife. She's the real force
for the childfree. I'm the real force behind the concept
of a refuge for Adults.
I have to stress again, I don't hate kids. Do they
annoy me? Yeah. Do I hate them? No, .... they're kids.
That's what they do. I believe that it is the nature
of a child, by default, to believe he or she has no
restrictions until told otherwise. The problem is
that most of the new parents out there have taken
the philosophy that kids shouldn't be disciplined
either verbally or physically. They are either scared
to death of causing mental scars or of DYFUS coming
after them. Unfortunately, they also have a tendancy
to think that they have the cart blanche right to
take their undisciplined spawn everywhere they go.
The Starbucks story is completely true and the children's
lives were extended by my leaving early.
As far as the concept of a vasectomy, my wife has
been after me for years. While I can justify it intellectually,
I have too many dreams involving John Wayne Bobbit
to rationalize it. With my luck, I'll get the one
surgeon that develops Parkinson's in the middle of
the procedure leaving me to start a career with the
Vienna Boys Choir.
Thanks for the letter.
Regards,
Vikar
Vikar,
If you are such a huge fan of George
Carlin you would know that HE DID NOT write Words
Of Wisdom which you passed off as his writings -
"A nation can survive its fools, and even the
ambitious, but it cannot survive treason from within.
An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is
known and he carries his banners openly. But the traitor
moves among those within the gate freely, his sly
whispers rustling through all the alley, heard in
the very halls of government itself. For the traitor
appears no traitor he speaks in the accents familiar
to his victims and he wears their face and their garments
and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the
hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he
works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine
the pillars of a city. He infects the body politic
so that it can no longer resist."
(Marcus Tullius Cicero) 743 BC
Craig Allyn B.
Craig,
All Rightee
then.
Speaking as an average joe, I apologise. I simply
took the submission at face value.
I have lost track of Mr. Carlin's later works, but
I can most certainly quote the entire AM/FM album
as well as Class Clown and A Place for My Stuff stand
up by heart. So, when I DO read words that have his
type of flavor in them, I'll print them.
-
"How to act: Never under compulsion, out of selfishness,
without forethought, with misgivings.
Don't gussy up your thoughts.
No surplus words or unnecessary actions.
Let the sprit in you represent a man, an adult, a
citizen, a Roman, a ruler. Taking up his post like
a soldier and patiently awaiting his recall from life.
Needing no oath or witness.
Cheerfulness. Without reqiring other people's help.
Or serenity supplied by others.
To stand up straight - not straightened."
Marcus Aurelius - Meditations Book Three: In Carnuntum
Regards,
Vikar
Vikar,
A possible rant for you: Can you suggest
what "In God We Trust" and "under God"
both Cold War era additions to the money and the Pledge
say about ethics in America where Enron and Gulf War
redux are playing?
Beginning to rant, too,
Digby
Digby,
I will give
it serious thought.
Regards,
Vikar
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Dear Vikar,
My husband forwarded your web site
to me, because he, too, is a Catholic married in 1994
to a witch. I have only reluctantly discovered it
since our marriage!
I don't do Samhain or many props, but
my "spells" have the same impact, and I
also do strange things like unconsciously blow up
all electronics, including Fed Ex beepers and cash
registers.
Nice to know that there is someone
else out there!
Leslie in Massachusetts
Leslie,
Leslie,
That is the
wonderful thing about being in a religion other than
Catholicism and Christianity. In Witchcraft and Wicca
the big rule is Harm None.
The nature
based religions don't require you to go with the crowd
and therefore is best for those of us who have found
our individuality.
If you don't
celebrate Samhain, so be it. What I can tell you is
that there is nothing like doing circle during Samhain.
It's intense. You should try it with a group. Should
you ever find yourself in my neck of the woods I'd
certainly love to have you along.
Since the
writing of "Living with a Witch" I've found
my own path among the pagans. This is after 36 years
as a Catholic with a Jesuit education.
I'm much happier.
Regards,
Vikar
Dear Vikar,
Living with a witch was so spot on.
Do you get frustrated that you can not share everything
that she see's?
My Wife has such a good heart but most
people misunderstand her, even me sometimes!
David A.
Thanks
David.
Yes, I do get upset because everyone does not understand.
Yes, the perception of the witch/pagan/wicca community
is very misunderstood. But, then again, why shouldn't
they be misunderstood? The PR against them has been
in the works for over 2,000 years.
The worst modern offender being L. Frank Baum. Everyone
who has been unenlightened asks me if my wife's skin
turns green. I usually answer, "Only when she's
seasick."
Since first publishing that article, I, myself, have
started walking the road to Wicca and Paganism. This
is quite as statement from a man with a Jesuit education.
I now find that the works of Joseph Campbell are more
interesting than those of any Catholic theology class.
The road to Paganism involves a LOT of reading. My
wife has often told me that any real witch out there
has a degree in comparitive religion, by default.
If your wife is a happy witch and she is truly "harming
none" then I see no reason to discourage it.
My only advice is that she "feel out" the
people she decides to confide her religious beliefs.
Regards,
Vikar
Dear Vikar,
Since you and I both have the same
format of website (ranting), I thought you may be
interested in exchanging links, its up to you. http://mor4wd.com/lb
By the way, I enjoyed your rant on
children, and how unfair it is to single couples and
such. You should at least read my rant on "Why
Parent Your Children...", I think you'll share
the same point of view with me. Thanks Vik.
- Matt
Dear Matt,
You've got
it.
In my Other Stuff section, you will be the 3rd link
from the top.
http://www.vikarsrant.net/OtherStuff.htm
(I couldn't
bump Mr. Wizard's site (Marzie's Toolbox) as well
as Scott Bilker at Debtsmart.com.)
A small word of advice - Get a domain name. Llamabox.com
works better than http://mor4wd.com/lb/index.asp
Anything else you need? Like Rants to be posted and
referred back to your site? It's not a problem - within
reason.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, or
concerns, please feel free to email me.
Regards,
Vikar
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