Category Archives: Myth

Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman: A book review

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

As I worked on a recent post, Favorite Fictional Detectives, I realized I didn’t remember the details of Skinwalkers, a key Tony Hillerman novel that I read soon after it was published in 1986.  I read it again and found … Continue reading →

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The Personal Myth

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Reblogged from People-triggers: “It ain’t so much the things we don’t know that get us into trouble, it’s the things we do know that just ain’t so.” –Mark Twain Some (very reputable) psychologists are absolutely convinced that DNA is destiny. … Continue reading →

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Pandora’s box, repression, and gun violence

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

From my perspective, the big news this week was the start of senate hearings on gun violence, which evoked a wide range of passions across the spectrum of public opinion.  More poignant than any testimony in Washington was the death … Continue reading →

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Are we there yet: apocalyptic yearnings

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

The Oakland Hills Fire which broke out in October, 1991, was a major disaster by any estimate: 25 people died, 150 suffered injuries, and 3300 homes were destroyed. What I remember about the event, however, was an account by an … Continue reading →

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The end of the world as we know it

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

Having slept through Black Friday, the next big event on my calendar is the Mayan apocalypse, scheduled for December 21. I had no intention of blogging about this until I received the Winter 2012 issue of the University of Oregon … Continue reading →

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Posted in Folklore, Holidays and Festivals, humor, Myth, Nature, Science, Spirituality | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Njal’s Saga: some concluding remarks.

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

It took me a while to get the gist of  Njal’s Saga. The first time through, I could have used a Cast of Characters; much of the effort was just keeping track of people whose names I couldn’t pronounce.  In … Continue reading →

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