Thursday, January 24, 2013


“I remember my parents saying ‘Stevie, don’t strain your eyes reading, come and watch TV.’”
                                                                                                               -Stephen Greenblatt.

When Stevie watched TV, Did that conversation really happen? or just looked around him, he would have seen that Christianity changed its "logo."  The "endlessly reiterated, prominently displayed images of the bloodied, murdered son" of God had been augmented by a simple, sleek logo:


Cool. And perfect for the confined space of a Crusader's shield or breastplate.  http://publicoccurrenc.blogspot.com/2010/07/seeking-soul-of-china_31.html

Stevie, did your mother and father really say that to you?  C'mon. Watching TV was supposed to be bad for your eyes. I would like an affidavit, sworn before Almighty Epicurus, that they really said to you "Stevie, don't strain your eyes reading, come and watch TV."