Comments on: . http://www.peacebang.com/2006/02/07/521/ The manic mind of the minister -- Auntie Mame Meets Cotton Mather Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:06:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Kim http://www.peacebang.com/2006/02/07/521/#comment-1344 Kim Thu, 09 Feb 2006 05:38:21 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/02/07/521/#comment-1344 Why "Calvinist-leaning"???? Why “Calvinist-leaning”????

]]> By: LaReinaCobre http://www.peacebang.com/2006/02/07/521/#comment-1343 LaReinaCobre Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:34:10 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/02/07/521/#comment-1343 Ahh; if you didn't live almost 3000 miles away I'd invite you to my "Wine and Chocolate" Valentine's Party (Ladies Only). It's my first holiday themed party ever, and there will be (of course), wine and chocolate, games, prizes and tasty finger foods. Ahh; if you didn’t live almost 3000 miles away I’d invite you to my “Wine and Chocolate” Valentine’s Party (Ladies Only). It’s my first holiday themed party ever, and there will be (of course), wine and chocolate, games, prizes and tasty finger foods.

]]> By: PeaceBang http://www.peacebang.com/2006/02/07/521/#comment-1342 PeaceBang Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:17:13 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/02/07/521/#comment-1342 Oh Hunt, you're too much! I haven't read The Letter in many thousands of years and had forgotten all of that, but thank you for reminding me also that Nathanael and his wife, Sophie, had a very sexy love life together. If he's going to be in charge of my love life from the spirit world (who knows? Maybe Mr. Emerson said, "Nate, I can't manage to get anything going for her. Why don't you take it?"). We can only hope. A nice stormy, Calvinist-leaning Transcendentalist would be just the thing for me. Oh Hunt, you’re too much! I haven’t read The Letter in many thousands of years and had forgotten all of that, but thank you for reminding me also that Nathanael and his wife, Sophie, had a very sexy love life together. If he’s going to be in charge of my love life from the spirit world (who knows? Maybe Mr. Emerson said, “Nate, I can’t manage to get anything going for her. Why don’t you take it?”). We can only hope. A nice stormy, Calvinist-leaning Transcendentalist would be just the thing for me.

]]> By: Hunt http://www.peacebang.com/2006/02/07/521/#comment-1341 Hunt Tue, 07 Feb 2006 10:26:41 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/02/07/521/#comment-1341 What you forget, I think, is the nature of the Hawthorne symbol. The "A" only means "adultress" at the beginning; later is comes to mean "Able" and "Angel," which seem much more appropriate in this case. In the scaffold scene, the "A" comes to stand for family (Hester and Dimmesdale, with Pearl the "little line connecting them" - something like that; it's been years). Upside down, the "A" becomes a "V" - perhaps a happy anticipation of Valentine's Day (though I personally put little credit in holidays created by Hallmark). Remember please, my dear, that a symbol does not dictate meaning but opens it up, particularly when wielded by a transcendenalist -- OK, a dark transcendentalist, but still. After all, I know The Scarlet Letter is not exactly a cheery book when it comes to relationships, but it ain't all bad. Remember that little slap-and-tickle scene with the minister and Hester in the forest? If you're a minister with Hawthorne looking over your love life, it might be pretty exciting - just don't engage in hypocrisy - the only real sin (and that don't strike me as you). What you forget, I think, is the nature of the Hawthorne symbol. The “A” only means “adultress” at the beginning; later is comes to mean “Able” and “Angel,” which seem much more appropriate in this case. In the scaffold scene, the “A” comes to stand for family (Hester and Dimmesdale, with Pearl the “little line connecting them” - something like that; it’s been years). Upside down, the “A” becomes a “V” - perhaps a happy anticipation of Valentine’s Day (though I personally put little credit in holidays created by Hallmark). Remember please, my dear, that a symbol does not dictate meaning but opens it up, particularly when wielded by a transcendenalist — OK, a dark transcendentalist, but still. After all, I know The Scarlet Letter is not exactly a cheery book when it comes to relationships, but it ain’t all bad. Remember that little slap-and-tickle scene with the minister and Hester in the forest? If you’re a minister with Hawthorne looking over your love life, it might be pretty exciting - just don’t engage in hypocrisy - the only real sin (and that don’t strike me as you).

]]> By: Oversoul http://www.peacebang.com/2006/02/07/521/#comment-1340 Oversoul Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:21:16 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/02/07/521/#comment-1340 Oh please "too old?" You are not "too old." You're not even "old." <br/><br/>You are however as bad as my hubby, lamenting how hard it is being 35. Oh please “too old?” You are not “too old.” You’re not even “old.”

You are however as bad as my hubby, lamenting how hard it is being 35.

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