Commentary
General observations on that which is and such.
Buddhism and the buddha-dharma
Commentary on the buddha-dharma, slight mentions of Buddhianity.
Film
Assorted essays and just for giggles sample film scripts.
A Modest Proposal; On the Proper Care and Feeding of a Viable Renaissance Faire
A
RenFaire is an improvised and somewhat rehearsed theatrical recreation of
a 1500s back-country English harvest festival, and here is how to run one,
inspired by a company that hates RenFaires, and can not or will not run one.
Pain, The FAQ Abandon all hope ye who read here.
That is Not a joke.
The monsters and idiots in here are what give white hair to administrators of all types.
Politics
General guidelines on how to run the world, or have someone Else run the world.
Sundry extras
The rest of the page, The First Church of The Last Laugh, and KHTI.org.
Commentary
Marionettes
On card gaming with a tarot deck.
On Film, Tasteless Fad, And Fashion, Or, How the Nineteen-Empties Became The Undoubted, Bar Nothing, Butt-Ugliest Decade Of The Entire 20th Century.
On three parts of the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism)
Quality,
the direct opposite of "Upscale"; also known as tacky, tasteless, tawdry,
the lowest of the middle class, yuppy-preppy type . . .
Three views of Shakespeare
Buddhism and the buddha-dharma
An overview of the buddha-dharma---A work in progress, and a Really Large File
The Buddha-dharma, Advertising, And Reality
Film
Essays
An expositional treatise of an explanation into stated observationary principles of central Marxist thought . . .
"The movie version (of The Hunt For Red October)
is now in preproduction while the screenwriters try . . . to figure out how
to put sex scenes into the resolutely all-male story."
The Ruling Class: "But is it funny?"
and Scripts
Alan Moore, Brian Bolland, and John Higgins' The Killing Joke
A first draft filmscript adaptation
Michael Murphy's Golf in the Kingdom; The First Game
A first draft filmscript adaptation
Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers; Chapter Eight
A first draft filmscript adaptation
Tom Clancy's The Hunt For Red October; The First Four Days
A first draft filmscript adaptation
A Modest Proposal;
On the Proper Care and Feeding of a Viable Renaissance Faire
"Once more behind the history lectern, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with . . . Well, you know the drill . . ."
A Few Observations . . . . .
The Book of Laws
Bugger the Laws
Communication is a good thing
Emily's Law
Organization is a good thing
The Law of pieces
Pain, The FAQ
Scars
email
Emily Cadigan, In Memoriam
Emily's Law
The Names
Breeders;
e.g. creatures that merely breed, as absolutely distinct from
parents, e.g. those who actually raise children.
Consultation---9/17/98
in a dream . . . ---7/19/98
Echoes; a Thumbnail Briefing
Summary, 7/10/99
A Matter Of Politics
Postscriptum
MindGame
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Politics
Clueless
conservative and liberal
Khublai Khan/Chinghiz Khan
A New Cause!
On a constitution for an independent Scotland
Once more, from the bottom
On the private ownership of firearms
Sundry extras
. . . . and I really need to get around to finishing these off . . .
Are Alien, Outland, and Blade Runner late examples of film noir?
An observation of that now ended decade, The Nineteen-Empties
The Oddyssey
. . . . and sites where I have the honor to serve as webmaster;
The First Church of the Last Laugh
Kingdom Historical Trust, Inc.
Useful mailing list administration reference link.
Dis.org
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