The Serpent's Solstice

It looks like there's less then 20 hours left for the world to end. By then we will all be taking bets on the next likely date for the Zombie Apocalypse, the Rapture or the End of Days. The Rapture would be fun because we'd get rid of all those Holy Rollers and happy clappers.

Been absent of late. In spite of this serpents' allergy to children last week's school shooting was seriously disturbing and spooky especially so near Christmas. But almost as scary and downright terrifying is some of what passes for discussion in the live journal community Politicartoons

The devotion of some Americans to their guns is downright disturbing. Logic goes out the window when the reptilian brain gets fired up. After all, a Smith and Wesson always beats four aces. And these buggers think that a pistol is still insufficient. For what legitimate purpose could one possibly need a weapon that fires dozens of shots without needing to reload? People are seriously suggesting this would not have happened if the kids and teachers had guns too! Like possessing these things automatically makes you a good shot and a reasonable person who would never ever use them but for the noblest of purposes.
Guessing it would be near impossible to put huge taxes on bullets as there'd be a thriving black market in the infernal things

Spent the last few years getting over a workplace where trust and cooperation had been totally destroyed. A culture of arse covering, box ticking and fear without weapons is toxic enough without putting the whole thing on steroids.

Got to thinking that the end of days would look most attractive indeed if the alternative was to live in a society so lacking in trust that teachers would ever had to bring guns to class and where the top dogs treat everyone else as lamp posts.


In the meantime, Izzie has started negotiations with the inner serpent in an attempt to tame the other beasts that are rampaging around in the basement of her brain. Maybe they are secret agents of the toad and her goblin masters or just a bunch of dementors not allergic to chocolate.
Whatever they are, they've been making the last few months a veritable misery and it's time for them to be evicted

Now that it looks like the world will not be ending after all, it's no longer possible to outsource this job

( Sunset )

In spite of an incredibly mild and mostly gorgeous December, the weather bureau is predicting a most pickly 40 celsius for Christmas Day itself. That will be seriously sucky. It will be like 2007 all over again. And still the silly twits in the shops insist on their reindeer and snowflakes and there'll be countless sad South Brits slaving over turkey, pumpkin and roast potatoes and big slobbering serves of plum pudding

It's enough to turn a serpent into a pagan.

The Serpent's Solstice

It looks like there's less then 20 hours left for the world to end. By then we will all be taking bets on the next likely date for the Zombie Apocalypse, the Rapture or the End of Days. The Rapture would be fun because we'd get rid of all those Holy Rollers and happy clappers.

Been absent of late. In spite of this serpents' allergy to children last week's school shooting was seriously disturbing and spooky especially so near Christmas. But almost as scary and downright terrifying is some of what passes for discussion in the live journal community Politicartoons

The devotion of some Americans to their guns is downright disturbing. Logic goes out the window when the reptilian brain gets fired up. After all, a Smith and Wesson always beats four aces. And these buggers think that a pistol is still insufficient. For what legitimate purpose could one possibly need a weapon that fires dozens of shots without needing to reload? People are seriously suggesting this would not have happened if the kids and teachers had guns too! Like possessing these things automatically makes you a good shot and a reasonable person who would never ever use them but for the noblest of purposes.
Guessing it would be near impossible to put huge taxes on bullets as there'd be a thriving black market in the infernal things

Spent the last few years getting over a workplace where trust and cooperation had been totally destroyed. A culture of arse covering, box ticking and fear without weapons is toxic enough without putting the whole thing on steroids.

Got to thinking that the end of days would look most attractive indeed if the alternative was to live in a society so lacking in trust that teachers would ever had to bring guns to class and where the top dogs treat everyone else as lamp posts.


In the meantime, Izzie has started negotiations with the inner serpent in an attempt to tame the other beasts that are rampaging around in the basement of her brain. Maybe they are secret agents of the toad and her goblin masters or just a bunch of dementors not allergic to chocolate.
Whatever they are, they've been making the last few months a veritable misery and it's time for them to be evicted

Now that it looks like the world will not be ending after all, it's no longer possible to outsource this job

( Sunset )

In spite of an incredibly mild and mostly gorgeous December, the weather bureau is predicting a most pickly 40 celsius for Christmas Day itself. That will be seriously sucky. It will be like 2007 all over again. And still the silly twits in the shops insist on their reindeer and snowflakes and there'll be countless sad South Brits slaving over turkey, pumpkin and roast potatoes and big slobbering serves of plum pudding

It's enough to turn a serpent into a pagan.