Sometimes Your Ego is So Big

you could eat yourself!

Procession of Lemanja, Goddess of the Sea

American lackeys! Wake-up! You Can Have Your Corporate Parade of Roses and Corporate Rosebowl Football Game…

But when New Year’s Eve arrives I always feel saudades for the celebration of Lemanja, goddess of the sea, held 31 de Decembro on Copacabana beach…

Banned by the Catholic fascist overloads until the 1950’s, this pagan celebration originating in Africa and brought over with the importation of slaves for the sugarcane plantations is one of the most spectacular and moving sights one could ever hope to see in this lifetime in this particular Universe… Millions of people dressed in white gather on the beach at the last tropical sunset of the year with offerings of rice and cakes. They light little candles and wade out into the warm iridescent green surf to put these tributes to Lemanja afloat on little paper boats they folded themselves. The idea is that if Lemanja accepts their offerings, and they are not returned with the crash of the surf, she will grant their hearts’ wishes for the New Year… It is something so original, so heartfelt, so unlike everything in America that has been tainted and commercialized by the Gods of Capitalism that we worship here, that it will profoundly move your soul and lift up your spirit!

The millions of devotes of Lemanja then wait all night for their hopes to rise with the New Year’s sun:

Noam Chomsky

If you have had the opportunity to watch the free movie, Manufacturing Consent (links below), you will understand why Dr. Chomsky is dr. polidori’s political bodhisattva. Dr. Chomsky is getting up there in years, and the World will lose much with his eventual passing. But, a role model he remains. A pity most Americans have never even heard of him or know so little about him! (As you watch the free movie, you will gradually understand why…)

Shocking Revelation By Conservative Premier of Canada

The Dalai Lama is not a call girl! (Sounds like he’s contracted Bush disease…)

“Kung Fu Monks” Won’t Kick, Won’t Punch

God-damn pacifists!

Among the Cool Places I won’t see this morning…

are the Dambulla Caves.