ThoughtSpurs

Well, I have to admit it. Now I’m hooked. Last week’s episode of South Park with the walk-on part by the Virgin Mary was ‘must see TV’ -if only so that I could be informed in the debate. Actually she didn’t have a walk on part. She was a cartoon of a statue. A graven idol. Frankly I thought the story was refreshing. Boy is concerned about how much his dad is drinking. Dad joins AA. AA tells dad that giving one’s self up to a higher power would ‘cure’ him of his alcohol problem- patently a ridiculous notion in the mind of a child (bearing in mind the stars of South Park are kids). To the kid it seems obvious - take responsibility for yourself. Drink less. The higher power overpowers this notion. Long story short. Virgin Mary statue in nearby town seems to be bleeding. Not so original. ‘Parently they bleed all the time. Usually from acceptable places like eyes. Seems fair enough, I suppose…bleeding eyes. Hmm. Miraculous when we’re talking about a carving from a piece of marble. So, tell