Google is funny

OK, so I am faffing instead of working (see "Thank You!" below) so I thought I would try the google name game.
How it works: You put "[your name] needs" into google and post the first ten results in your blog. I did this and the very first result was some other Holly doing the same thing!! Coincidentally she was the same age as me, interested in the same things and was also married. Spooky.

My results:

1. Welcome to the Addicted To Holly gallery. It is your #1 source for up to date pictures and it will fulfill all your visual Holly needs!

2. Holly needs home in Ridgeway, Ontario

3. Holly needs help in her Olympic efforts

4. Holly needs to go bak [sic] to neighbours

5. Holly needs a home

6. Holly needs a new home

(I'm beginning to spot a theme here)

7. Holly needs something

8. Holly needs to go to obedience and learn how to walk nicely on a leash because she does a lot of "drifting" from side to side investigating things

(Finally a laugh!)

9. Holly need motorcycle

10. Holly needs identification

:-/

Not as humourous as I was led to believe. Ah well, number 8 gave me a giggle.

Cerne Abbas Giant... meet Homer Simpson

There has been a bit of fuss in the pagan community over the huge drawing of Homer Simpson next to the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset. Some are threatening to perform rain magic to hurry the flow that will wash away the soluble Homer, others are making noises of anger on internet forums, talking about disrespect of culture and religion, saying no one would have dared deface a mosque in such a manner... all I have to say to those people (some of whom are very good friends) is "Don't have a cow, man!"

Lighten up. It ain't that big of a deal, it'll be gone within a fortnight and it is pretty funny! I can just imagine where Homer would throw that doughnut. The Simpsons is well known to be a sharp and critical social commentary, though it disguises the serious aspect of itself well with brilliant humour, obviously so well that some people simply don't see the serious side at all. This advertising stunt is funny in itself but I think it also speaks to those of us who can see it. Taking a step back I think the people who came up with the idea are raising their eyebrows in a "see, we knew it would get this reaction" sort of way. I think they did it not only to advertise their film, not only because it's just funny, but also because they knew there would be a reaction and the act itself comments upon that reaction.

We shouldn't be so precious about religion, or cultural artefacts. Sometimes people need to take a step back and just laugh at these things, laugh at themselves.