tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post4208373198872653703..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: International Anne Johnson DayAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-28441678786692536342008-12-02T18:21:00.000-05:002008-12-02T18:21:00.000-05:00Oops, that would be "reality of things". You know,...Oops, that would be "reality of things". You know, so I make some sense.Thaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948272740932982138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-73701140669671832008-12-02T18:19:00.000-05:002008-12-02T18:19:00.000-05:00I decided last year that since I'm the one cooking...I decided last year that since I'm the one cooking dinner, I get to call the shots. Which means that my sister's fiancee got uninvited last year after my sister assumed she could come along, since I don't like her (the fiancee, now, alas, wife). It's not as mean or petty as it sounds, though. I just couldn't see the point in two people who can't stand each other hanging out and making an already stressful day a living hell, when you could both just be grown-ups about it and say, <I>nah.</I> Especially given the irony of doing it for the illusion of "family." I'm one of those people who'd rather have it out in the open and acknowledged, though, which I suppose makes me a hard-core Truthian. Though perhaps I'm just tired. <BR/><BR/>Athana, that's pretty twisted, logic-wise. I'm sorry. (Radfem me could probably spent an hour or two ranting on how the whole martyr thing feeds the patriarchy and how it's in women's interests in a system like that to turn against each other and themselves, &c., &c., but I'll spare everyone, and just note that, yeah, it's <I>real</I> effed up.)<BR/><BR/>So, justice Goddesses? There is of course Iusticia, Justice Herself, though I suspect She's all about family unity Herself; there's Themis (Divine Voice or Law) Whose type of justice is an inner, intuitive sort, as She was also an Oracle; there's Her daughter Dike, Whose focus is more on man-made type laws and custom, though Eirene (Peace) is Her sister. There is Demeter Thesmophoros, the Lawgiver, Who might know something about strained mother-daughter relationships.<BR/><BR/>There's also Ma'at, a personal favorite, Whose role in judgement is to balance the heart against the wrongs committed; so She might help cut through the surface crap to get to the real of things from the heart's point of view.<BR/><BR/>Then there are the Erinyes if you want to be really really hard-core. Though they tend to side with parents against children, so.<BR/><BR/>And there's also Athena, of course, but I'll bet you knew that. :)Thaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948272740932982138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-70222954817253312612008-12-01T19:07:00.000-05:002008-12-01T19:07:00.000-05:00Count me 100% behind a summer-months Ann/Anne John...Count me 100% behind a summer-months Ann/Anne Johnson day! Don't suppose all you Ann/Annes would let the rest of us roll Xmas and Turkey day in there too. Lately I can't come within ten miles of my family in Nov-Dec. without major havoc ensuing. I thought that by staying home only three days this year at T day I'd clear the hurdle. <BR/><BR/>But no. <BR/><BR/>On the way to the airport to plunk me on the plane home again, my mother discovered that the reason my cousin's wife came to T Day dinner and left after 30 seconds was because of me. I said something to her hubby my nephew about being rude to Mother. So now in the interests of family unity, the very mother who was maligned wants me to apologize for barking at her maligner. <BR/><BR/>Do any of you have the names of a few of the better Goddesses of Justice out there? I need a consult or two.Athanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-2856452053819718452008-12-01T17:33:00.000-05:002008-12-01T17:33:00.000-05:00Is it just me that thinks "Black Plague" every tim...Is it just me that thinks "Black Plague" every time someone says "Black Friday"?!Maevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852349354673305704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-77694161512884761342008-12-01T14:02:00.000-05:002008-12-01T14:02:00.000-05:00I think How Many of Me is totally bogus. How can t...I think How Many of Me is totally bogus. How can there possibly be only 2800 Anne Johnsons in America? There's another Anne Johnson living right here on my street. I just checked the phone book -- there's another Ann Johnson with a listed number.<BR/><BR/>However, I am suspicious enough of the high end number to change my profile information. It's high time to update it anyway.<BR/><BR/>Billy, the parameters of International Anne Johnson Day were clearly outlined in the entry. No mention was made of gifts. But by all means, if you want to, I'm a size 10.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-61372153868707928302008-11-30T22:36:00.000-05:002008-11-30T22:36:00.000-05:00She would want a gift. *rolls eyes*She would want a gift. *rolls eyes*BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-22778073497468239902008-11-30T21:01:00.000-05:002008-11-30T21:01:00.000-05:00Oh man! I gotta change my name again?'Cause I tot...Oh <I>man!</I> I gotta change my name <I>again?</I><BR/><BR/>'Cause I <I>totally</I> want to be in on Anne Johnson Day.Thaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948272740932982138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-66168801896354301842008-11-30T16:30:00.000-05:002008-11-30T16:30:00.000-05:00Imagine,when I googled for my non-wageslave name, ...Imagine,when I googled for my non-wageslave name, Vercingetorex Himmler, nothing came up. Oh, well, I'll just change it to something simple, like George W. Bush, that's a nice name.democommiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714733977927594559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-49822681318139023212008-11-30T13:04:00.000-05:002008-11-30T13:04:00.000-05:00there is only one of me...ME...i like the fact tha...there is only one of me...ME...i like the fact that there is only one me..so will start my own religion of just me...and have my holiday on every day of the year...so?..where's my fecking gift..?yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-25950794417243945822008-11-30T12:42:00.000-05:002008-11-30T12:42:00.000-05:00It seems to me that people get along pretty well a...It seems to me that people get along pretty well at Thanksgiving, well, around here anyway. But they soon get over it and back to their old ways. <BR/><BR/>And I pretty much hate the whole month of December and all that insanity. <BR/><BR/>I'll be camping in the country on Christmas, no way I'm staying in town. The only money I will be spending on it will be sent to. <BR/><A HREF="http://www.mujeresdemaizof.org" REL="nofollow">MY FAVORITE FOUNDATION</A><BR/><BR/>Ha, my verification word is cabless, that's okay, I have a bike, ha ha ha.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-17913777056239386852008-11-30T12:08:00.000-05:002008-11-30T12:08:00.000-05:00I've found a couple of things that supposedly do t...I've found a couple of things that supposedly do this but they don't appear to be accurate... <BR/><BR/>http://howmanyofme.com/ ~ US name checker<BR/><BR/>There are 2,824 people in the U.S. named Anne Johnson. <BR/><BR/>http://www.yournotme.com/testaspnet/default.aspx ~ UK version<BR/><BR/>Not sure about the UK one... apparently I'm totally unique o.O<BR/><BR/>But i thought i'd post these anywya, though I can't say how accurate they are.<BR/><BR/>I'm not an Anne Johnson but I agree wiht the idea of your day in the summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-17087186025029724902008-11-30T10:42:00.000-05:002008-11-30T10:42:00.000-05:00Hmm..unfortunately, my name isn't Anne Johnson thi...Hmm..unfortunately, my name isn't Anne Johnson this time around.<BR/><BR/>However, I'm not so sure that Christmas being in your winter has as much to do with idiot behaviour as all that.<BR/>Here it's midsummer just before Christmas, and guess what? People go on a sense-less spree as well!<BR/>The roads are at their most dangerous, homicides are up as well as suicides. I think it may have more to do with December and That Damn Holday marking the end of the year. I know I'm hectically busy in my work right now-because many people want to rush their stuff so that they can rush to the beach, and possibly kill themselves on the way. Our road carnage figures in December are astronomical.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>Terri in JoburgAquila ka Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725237187718174157noreply@blogger.com