tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post6090491783957156003..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Friday The 13thAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-25589271766973080122017-01-13T19:43:30.018-06:002017-01-13T19:43:30.018-06:00Maneki-neko are featured in Chris Marker's Sa...Maneki-neko are featured in Chris Marker's <i> Sans Soleil </i>.<br />Not so much because he was superstitious but because he was a notorious cat fancier. Great film maker too.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-12601349908869470332017-01-13T13:54:34.717-06:002017-01-13T13:54:34.717-06:00FT,
I didn't take it personally.
My point was...FT,<br />I didn't take it personally.<br /><br />My point was that we learn or don't learn our superstitions according to the way we were reared.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-29344590412444332712017-01-13T13:44:17.373-06:002017-01-13T13:44:17.373-06:00Did you think I was making a personal accusation? ...Did you think I was making a personal accusation? 'Twas just an observation about human nature in general –– one i believe to be correct.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-91404338041804976202017-01-13T13:18:53.320-06:002017-01-13T13:18:53.320-06:00I've always wondered how such nonsense gets st...I've always wondered how such nonsense gets started in the first place.JonBerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718776762194333398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-51104518597595907122017-01-13T08:10:57.816-06:002017-01-13T08:10:57.816-06:00FT,
I've never been superstitious. Neither we...FT,<br />I've never been superstitious. Neither were my parents and the rest of the family. Accountability was a requirement in the family.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-5076957774714462852017-01-13T07:53:18.114-06:002017-01-13T07:53:18.114-06:00We human beings seem to have a need to develop sup...We human beings seem to have a need to develop superstitions. I suspect the basis may be for us to have some sort of excuse or explanation for the blunders we make or the bad luck that sometimes befalls us. <br /><br />Were it not for the talismans we devise and invest with supernatural power, and the legendary folk tales handed down from the pre-historic world by oral tradition we would have nothing and no one to blame but ourselves –– a terrifying prospect for most no doubt. };^)>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.com