Through the Prism

After passing through the prism, each refraction contains some pure essence of the light, but only an incomplete part. We will always experience some aspect of reality, of the Truth, but only from our perspectives as they are colored by who and where we are. Others will know a different color and none will see the whole, complete light. These are my musings from my particular refraction.

10.03.2006

It's Not All W's Fault

First, a joke from Europe:

Q: What do you call someone who speaks 3 languages?
A: Trilingual

Q: What do you call someone who speaks 2 languages?
A: Bilingual

Q: What do you call someone who speaks 1 language?
A: American

Which leads to a find from the Annoyed Librarian about a community in Tennessee that is upset about its library purchasing books in languages other than English, accepting non-English donations, and hiring bilingual staff.

2 Comments:

At 10/03/2006 9:54 PM, asdfasdfadfasd said...: Anyone who speaks anything but American is a gat damn terrorist tryin' to take mah fuckin' job!
At 10/04/2006 6:53 AM, The Girl in Black said...: I'm relieved it's Tennessee acting like hicks... instead of Kansas!

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Degolar

A Youth Services Librarian who blogs pseudonymously; A D&D character, a bard, equivalent of librarian in the oral tradition; An idealistically liberal Christian with socialist leanings; An overweight sometimes triathlete; Husband and parent; Hints of Loki, Falstaff, and Pan.

Consort of [Spouse]; Father of Dragons;
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Curator of Lore, Emissary of Illumination, and Pusher of Stories.

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""In any case, fire burns; that's its nature, and you can't expect to change that. You can use it to cook your meat or to burn down your neighbor's house. And is the fire you use for cooking any different from the one you use for burning? And does that mean you should eat your supper raw?" Maddy shook her head, still puzzled. "So what you're saying is . . . I shouldn't play with fire," she said at last. "Of course you should," said One-Eye gently. "But don't be surprised if the fire plays back.""— Joanne Harris

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Through the Prism

10.03.2006

It's Not All W's Fault

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