Philosophy
Long-time Playground regulars may recall my thesis that while the term holiday derives from the phrase "holy day," and with each holiday comes an accompanying virtue we claim to be honoring, the way we actually celebrate our holidays is by engaging in vice. and not just any vice, but the big ones, the seven deadly sins. Valentine's Day is not about love, it's about lust. Thanksgiving is not really a time for gratitude, but gluttony. Christmas hardly a time for goodwill, but rather greed.
And so, we come to our newest national holiday, September 11th. Is there any chance to keep this occasion from falling prey to the same treatment and allowing it to cater to our baser selves and representing greed and vengeance? What could be done to reclaim it for our better selves?
- Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulet
Happy Fat Tuesday everyone. This is the one and only honest holiday we have. Longtime Playground regulars will recall my holiday theory -- "holiday" comes from "holy day" and we use our holidays to pretend that we are honoring that which is sacred, virtuous....
- New Holidays
The observation of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday is our most recent calendar addition. It was added in 1983, although it was fought for a decade to follow in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and, of course, Arizona. It leads...
- Holidays Are Hypocrisy
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists everywhere, New bit I'm working on: Yes, Christmas comes but once a year. Kinda like being married... You know, I have a theory about the holidays. Holidays are hypocrisy. The term "holiday" comes from...
- Holidays And The Seven Deadly Sins
Halloween's a weird one for us. The shorties don't eat candy, but we feel like we're depriving them of the experience not taking them trick or treating. So they get to go door to door having friendly people give them brightly colored wrappers...
- Updating The Seven Deadly Sins
So, Kerry's teaching a course looking philosophically at the seven deadly sins -- greed, lust, pride, happy, sleepy, dopey, and doc -- those ways of being that give one a propensity for acting in unacceptable ways. He asked a great question the other...
Philosophy
The Meaning of 9/11
Long-time Playground regulars may recall my thesis that while the term holiday derives from the phrase "holy day," and with each holiday comes an accompanying virtue we claim to be honoring, the way we actually celebrate our holidays is by engaging in vice. and not just any vice, but the big ones, the seven deadly sins. Valentine's Day is not about love, it's about lust. Thanksgiving is not really a time for gratitude, but gluttony. Christmas hardly a time for goodwill, but rather greed.
And so, we come to our newest national holiday, September 11th. Is there any chance to keep this occasion from falling prey to the same treatment and allowing it to cater to our baser selves and representing greed and vengeance? What could be done to reclaim it for our better selves?
- Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulet
Happy Fat Tuesday everyone. This is the one and only honest holiday we have. Longtime Playground regulars will recall my holiday theory -- "holiday" comes from "holy day" and we use our holidays to pretend that we are honoring that which is sacred, virtuous....
- New Holidays
The observation of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday is our most recent calendar addition. It was added in 1983, although it was fought for a decade to follow in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and, of course, Arizona. It leads...
- Holidays Are Hypocrisy
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists everywhere, New bit I'm working on: Yes, Christmas comes but once a year. Kinda like being married... You know, I have a theory about the holidays. Holidays are hypocrisy. The term "holiday" comes from...
- Holidays And The Seven Deadly Sins
Halloween's a weird one for us. The shorties don't eat candy, but we feel like we're depriving them of the experience not taking them trick or treating. So they get to go door to door having friendly people give them brightly colored wrappers...
- Updating The Seven Deadly Sins
So, Kerry's teaching a course looking philosophically at the seven deadly sins -- greed, lust, pride, happy, sleepy, dopey, and doc -- those ways of being that give one a propensity for acting in unacceptable ways. He asked a great question the other...