pésame . . .

Posted by Quixie at 9:36 PM

Sarah Marie Adames 4 Dec 1984 - 7 May 2009 It is with great sorrow that I extend my sympathy to Jim and his family. I don't understand...

petroglyphs . . .

Posted by Quixie at 10:36 PM

It's wrongly named Hieroglyphic Canyon . These are petroglyphs done by Hohokam people circa 1200 C.E. An easy hike just about forty minu...

cemí . . . .

Posted by Quixie at 2:47 PM

  A cemí is an indigenous Taino figurine. It is a fertility symbol that also represents the island itself (Puerto Rico in this case), with a...

quote of the day: Abraham Heschel

Posted by Quixie at 4:52 PM

The glory of a free society lies not in my consciousness of my right to be free, and my capacity to be free, but also in the realization of ...

Gore Vidal on religion . . .

Posted by Quixie at 2:20 AM

This made me smile. Ó .

blurring the frame . . .

Posted by Quixie at 1:29 PM

I attended a couple of performances in the past month, one an afro-pop concert (Angelique Kidjo at the Mesa Center for the Arts), and the ot...

$3 at Bookman's in Mesa . . .

Posted by Quixie at 4:56 PM

. A ceramic figurine/plaque I bought. Ó .

self-identity #7 . . .

Posted by Quixie at 3:14 PM

Reading along . . . Here's another expression of self-definition on the part of Reform Judaism. The Philadelphia Platform The Philadelph...

the scruples of Abulafia (how to convert a pope) . . .

Posted by Quixie at 2:38 PM

Reading along . . . I came upon the figure of Abraham Abulafia (1240–1291(?). Abulafia was an ecstatic Spanish mystic who is credited as the...

religious self identity #6

Posted by Quixie at 3:14 PM

Moses Maimonides (Rambam, b.1138–d.1204) was the first Jewish scholar to attempt to formulate a Jewish creed, perhaps because of the need to...

theater at ASU's Galvin Playhouse . .

Posted by Quixie at 6:27 PM

ASU Gammage BEYOND present SITI Company 's: Under Construction Saturday April 18th @ 7PM Norman Rockwell's idealism deconstructed ...

Einstein on lemmings . . .

Posted by Quixie at 4:41 PM

He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spina...

here's to being wrong . . .

Posted by Quixie at 10:50 AM

. I recently learned that the various Mexican drug cartels have arsenals which include military grade heavy artillery, which they haven'...

Craig V Carrier . . .

Posted by Quixie at 3:16 PM

T his past week saw the Craig/Carrier debate take place at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. A poor quality audio ...

the quest for the historical Essenes . . .

Posted by Quixie at 11:55 AM

From Time.com: Biblical scholars have long argued that the Dead Sea Scrolls were the work of an ascetic and celibate Jewish community known ...