"As they passed the rows of houses they saw through the open doors that men were sweeping and dusting and washing dishes, while the women sat around in groups, gossiping and laughing.
"What has happened?" the Scarecrow asked a sad-looking man with a bushy beard, who wore an apron and was wheeling a baby-carriage along the sidewalk.
"Why, we've had a revolution, your Majesty -- as you ought to know very well," replied the man; "and since you went away the women have been running things to suit themselves. I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City."
"Hm!" said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. "If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily?"
"I really do not know," replied the man, with a deep sigh. "Perhaps the women are made of cast-iron.""
- L. Frank Baum, "The Land of Oz"
Friday, January 1, 2010
As unpromised, then re-promised, here is the lone surviving video from Moot, which is Blo trying to wrap his tiny Sasquatch brain around original sin and coming this close to the heresy of Pelagianism. ;-)
Blo on Total Depravity from Jared Wilson on Vimeo.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Very belatedly, here is the fourth installment of the Thinklings 2008 Mootumentary. I recommend you watch this one, as it contains vital information you will need to survive World War Z. It also aptly demonstrates how punchy we start getting around 2:00 am.
More Mootumentaries will be forthcoming. Sorry for the delays. Above-normal busyness and a busted Mac (now temporarily fixed) delayed this one.
To see all the Mootumentaries, click on the "Mootumentaries" link in the navbar.
And remember: blades don't need reloading.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Here's the next chapter in our series of Thinklings Mootumentaries. In this one, you'll get a taste of the free-wheeling debate and conversation that occurs frequently at Moot, in between steak eatings and discussions of zombie digestive tracts.
This also illustrates how the Thinklings are not monolithic in our beliefs when it comes to the non-essentials of the faith and dynamic, politically gifted Governors of Alaska.
To see all the Mootumentaries, click on the "Mootumentaries" link in the navbar.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Enjoy . . .
(There are several more chapters to come. Might be a few days till I get the next one up)
As many of you may know, the Thinklings enjoy an annual (and at times semi-annual) all-night tradition known as the Thinklings Entmoot. We had a great Moot last weekend. You can read about the moot here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. **
A series of short "Mootumentaries" are being put together to capture the spirit of this gathering. The first one is below. There are probably 3 or 4 more coming. I'll be posting another one later today.
You can watch this in HD on Vimeo
Note: the two as-yet unidentified persons in the video are Bird's brother Sha and my eldest.
** I know to many of you this endless re-capping of our Moots must seem like mega-hubristic navel-gazing. In many ways, you're right! :-)
Moot forevah!!!
Saturday, December 23, 2006
It's hard to boil a 10 hour Moot down to six or seven minutes, but this will give you a small taste of what Moot is like:
