Existential Zoroastrians for Jesus

If you're a horse, and someone gets on you,

And falls off,

And then gets right back on you,

I think

You should buck him off right away.

- Jack Handey

So far, we have had the most amazing January, here in Eureka.  It gets a little cool night, but the afternoons, well... they have been downright balmy!  My entire life I felt a little out of place, most places, 'like a brown pair of shoes with a tuxedo.'  When my wife and I started visiting Eureka Springs a few years back, it was really magic for us.  I can't explain it, for if I do, it might lose its magic.  Magic is kind of like love in that regard.  I would never have thought that a small town in the Ozark mountains in Northwestern Arkansas would have anything that I might be remotely interested in.  How wrong I was.  It is an interesting community, originally developed as a health resort for the healing powers of its springs.  Of course the community has had to reinvent itself many times since then.  But the magic that drew people here to be healed, still exists.  Like most 'snake oil', it really won't heal you, but it will make you feel a damn sight better.  

Eureka is a community of artists and those who would be artists.  It is a community of those who would erect a massive concrete Jesus to watch over the town but who would later crucify the feet of Jesus so they wouldn't have to put one of those red blinking lights on his head to warn away aircraft.  It's been called the milk-carton Jesus and Willie Nelson in a dress. And the statue has been accused of having women's breasts, which fits in well with Eureka's Diversity Weekend.  Usually, when folks around here tell you they found Jesus, it means they found their way to the Great Passion Play or they were looking in the wrong direction while having a cocktail on the observation deck of the Crescent Hotel.

Eureka is also a community of entrepreneurs and restauranteurs.  Hell, artists have to eat, too! Eureka also has a mix of Wiccans, Monks, New Agers, Ancient Agers, Re-cyclers, Pre-cyclers, bicyclers, gicleers and some of the world's best trout fishermen!  A mix of people who welcomed me to make Eureka my home.  Milk Carton Jesus and all.  Well, our dog, Precious, is looking at me with her, 'Feed Me' look so I had better close my non-sequitor meanderings for now and find a Greenie for the dog.

God Gave us Brains and Expects us to use them!

But now they make sport of me,

Those who are younger than I,

Whose fathers I would have disdained

To set with the dogs of my flock.

- Job 30:1

Some ground rules:

• This Blog is for fun!
• This is NOT a religious Blog.
• This is NOT a New Age Blog.
• This is NOT any attempt to persuade you or guide you.

There is no minimum age for entry into the bizarre and arcane ramblings in this Blog, fifty might be apropos, with an equivalent reading age of, oh, say, fifth grade.  But that is so-o-o-o limiting!  In actuality, age and reading level should have no bearing on whether or not you receive any enjoyment from this blog.  Being open-minded and having sex immediately after reading this blog should grant you the highest level of satisfaction.  This Blog is certainly not for the faint of heart or those that have made that 'leap of faith.'  It is most assuredly NOT a Blog for the Conservative Fundamentalist, even though I believe it is possible for them to be able to derive maximum enjoyment from this blog.  God knows they have enough reading to keep them busy well into the next millenia, once they master the art of reading and give up allowing their Tele-Evangelists to interpret everything for them.

Most of the folks I know, young and old, have their own ideas about God, whether they are derived from some ultra-right wing fundamentalist explanation and interpretation, or whether they are based on their own interpretations and explanations.  Many of the folks I know tell me they don't believe in God at all, that religion was created to prey upon the weaknesses of the bourgeoisie in order to control them.  " 'Cause God knows they needed controllin' -Sarah Palin.   Hopefully, it doesn't matter where you are on life's journey, this Blog will provide you with some entertainment and some 'food for thought'.  And I enthusiastically seek your input, your stories and your thoughts about any ramblings I might present on this Blog.  Keep your critiques to your damn selves.  

Reflecting on your life and experiences, looking back over the ideals, motivations, and transitions you experienced at different stages in your life, and taking a hard look at who you are now may not dramatically affect your life at all.  But if there were that one percent chance that reading this blog and spending a few quiet moments in meditation might have some positive impact on your life, would you take that chance?  Again, your answer to this question revolves around who you are and where you are at this particular junction in your life.

You gotta dance with the one that bring ya' 

-Darrell Royal