Years of Poems and Spirits

Feel like laughing on the floor with this story:

An Italian comedienne who said that Pope Benedict XVI would go to Hell and be tormented by homosexual demons is facing a prison term of up to five years.

First, it is funny to think that Devil has sexual preference at all, or sexuality even exists in the after-world. It is every funnier to suggest the only person entitled to define which preference is right or wrong discover that he made the wrong bet after he died … What a sweet revenge:)

Secondly, the irony–apparently, some Christians share the same intense hatred with those Muslims they call “intolerant” (a la the Danish cartoon crowds) toward blasphemy–the only difference is the tool they use to dish out corporal punishment: one uses secular laws, the other religious edicts.

Lastly, this is the comment I posted: [what is happening to Ms. Sabina Guzzanti today] could/might have happened six centuries ago to Boccaccio (author of the Decamerone). When religion and history fight, religion has no chance–history wins every time!

I can’t believe it has been 7 years. It was a traumatic moment. Since then, I have been witnessing the country turning vengeful, fear-ridden and more receptive to authoritarianism. Politicians like Guiliani milked the event as if they own a larger piece of the tragedy than the rest of us.

I still remember hearing the news of AA F578 crash (two month after 9.11, due to rudder failure). I just checked it again–it was the 2nd most fatal air disasters in the U.S. 260 people died. But in that morning, every one seemed to relax a little bit after hearing it was a mechanical problem. Speaking for myself, I was just hoping that news would go away.

Had a pretty good climb yesterday over the hill behind Chateau Ste Michelle winery. The best performance ever since I had the Specialized. Temperature was about 72F, little wind, 4pm.