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    “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things:  Of shoes and ships-and sealing wax- Of cabbages-and kings- And why the sea is boiling hot- and whether pigs have wings.”  -Lewis Carroll.

    …down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished or afraid.  He must be a complete man and a common man, and yet an unusual man.  He must be a man of honor- by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it.  He must be the best man in in his world and a good enough man for any world.  He has a range of awareness that startles you but it belongs to him by right, because it belongs to the world he lives in.  If there were enough like him, the world would be a very safe place to live in, without becoming too dull to be worth living in.-  Raymond Chandler.

    I am that man.  A man whose past is shrouded in mystery.  Whose future is unlimited by sanity.  Whose present is unconstrained by normalcy.  I am the Right Reverend Angus McIntosh, founder of the Temple of the Circus Monkey.  And I will lead the revolution. I started this blog as a useful way to categorize earlier writings and give my overly busy head something constructive to do.  I have opinions on everything from politics to religion, philosophy, pop culture, current events,  and god only know what else.  I am a Reverend, and I believe that I do interpret the word of God, or the Universe, or the Great Whatever.  Complete ignorance of a topic won’t keep me from expounding on it with great authority. A brief explanation of the name.  Behind every great oak tree is a nut that stood it’s ground.  However, you have to avoid the squirrels!  And there are a fuck of a LOT of squirrels that would like to eat your nuts to keep you from taking root and standing up.  If I have to explain the metaphor, stop reading this and go watch a sitcom.  Your mind has rotted. So now you’ve been warned.  Enter my spiritual world at your own risk.

    The Archbishop writes this blog for himself and he’s a nut.  He didn’t require you or anyone else to read it.  If you’ve found it through some strange happenstance, he thinks you should have the following warnings:

    1- If you read this long enough you’ll find something you hate.

    2- If you read this long enough you’ll find something you love.

    3- The Archbishop is totally unconcerned with being politically correct.  If you’re offended by something, please refer back to #1.

    4- The Archbishop uses strong and colorful language.  He might even include nekkid pictures.  He’s an adult.  Deal with it or get out.

    5- The Archbishop frequently contradicts himself.  He knows that his views all conflict with each other.  So what.  It’s his mind and he can run it any way he wants.  As Emerson said, “foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds”. and Oscar Wilde said “Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.”  So there.

    6- The Archbishop is an ornery pain in the ass.  He’s not a nice person.  And he’s NEVER wrong.

    ​7-The Archbishop would love to know what you think but he disabled the comments section.  If you have something to say just send him an email.  

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3/6/2017

Why are you so Angry?

I know I use this blog to rant and rave about all kinds of things. It’s therapeutic and fun but I’m not actually that pissed off. Truth be told I’m kind of an old hippy. I’m much more Don Cornelius wishing you “Peace, Love and Soul” than Don King. It’s from this place that I pose the following question: What in the hell is everyone so mad about?


Nope, not a rhetorical question. Everybody everywhere is angry. At everything. Look at politics. There were furious demonstrations and calls for our new president’s impeachment less than 24 hours after he took office. The left, taking a break from preaching tolerance, hate this guy. Kind of like good Christians hated the last guy. Everybody hates Congress. Um, didn’t you all just finish voting for these guys?


A whole lot of conservative people here seem pissed off at Muslims which is strange because Muslims hate gay people, just like some of them do. Then, to further complicate the situation, liberal women are furious about the treatment of Muslims even though Muslims mostly want to take all their rights away. Black people are way pissed at white people. Women are enraged at men. It goes on and on. Why?


Much of this anger seems to be badly misplaced. America ain’t perfect but when it comes right down to it there isn’t a much more tolerant, diverse place on Earth. Why in the hell are women so pissed off at us when Saudi Arabia treats them like shit? Sure, our civil rights history isn’t perfect but I don’t see the relationship between the places we need to do better and the amount of rage it produces.


Politics is the most obvious but anger seems to be everywhere. The environmental movement is preaching a rage filled doom. Music is full anger and so are the movies. The news media has turned into a 24 hour outrage producing machine. I just don’t get it.


Not to be contrary but the fact is things aren’t really that bad. As a society we treat minorities and women more equally than we ever have in history. The environment is way the fuck better than it was 50 or even 100 years ago. Standards of living are pretty decent. Yes the government is fucked but it always has been and likely always will be. Perhaps, as the Buddha said, the problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude.


To sum it up, the world is pretty good but you’re an asshole. How about we we stop and take a breath or two. Maybe let’s focus on some good things. Let’s see what we can agree upon. Let’s all work really hard on fixing our anger problem and the other problems might get quite a bit better. See, I told you I was a hippy. Saor Alba, Vaya con Dios, & Viva la Revolucion.


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