"Well, here's another fine mess you've gotten us into!"
Another Fine Mess aptly describes the contents of this site. There's a little of this and rather more of that . . . much of it satirical and humorous . . . some of it actually thought provoking. The focus of the satire is on two things your mother advised you never to discuss: religion and politics.
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As you have no doubt read in the national news, the National Security Agency
(NSA) has instituted a number of programs designed to gobble up billions of
emails and other forms of digital communications sent by U.S. citizens daily.
We are not making this up. (Not that part.) We want to assure you that
this site has been so cleverly encrypted that even they will not be able to
ascertain that you have visited us. And that's a good thing, too, because
some of what you will be reading here is rather critical of our current politicians.
You can never be too careful! For more on what the NSA is up to, click on the
agency seal. You're welcome.
As for satire of the church, our free e-book, LAST SUPPER RED, does much of the satirical heavy-lifting. It begins with a wine label created by a free-wheeling Christian pastor named "Snark." The label intimates it is the official wine of the Last Supper. His very much more traditional mentor and fellow stakeholder in Naked Toes Winery, one Advocatus di Aboli, goes apoplectic when he learns of it and their relationship falls apart.
The book explores a number of themes in Christian theology from the point of view of Progressive Christianity; and it does so with a good deal of, well, "snarkiness." It also suggests what is needed for for two "my way or the highway" people to find their way toward reconciliation. Clearly, none of this is at all relevant to the issues of our day. Nonetheless, clicking on the Last Supper Red wine label will take you to it.
In the beginning, this mess was all neatly organized into categories, or as we prefer to think of them, "boxes." You know how it goes: over time the contents of one box exceeds its holding capacity and spills over, or leaks, into another box.
As you can imagine, since its inception in 2011, this site began to
devolve into quite a mess . . . even by our satisfyingly low standards.
We want you to know that we care about you and don't want you to
take a header over some unexpected box . . . or boat . . . carelessly
left in the middle of the floor. Ever do that? That's why we've created
a new navigation system: it's for your safety and convenience.
If you're ready to safely find your way . . . avoiding dangerous hazards
and reckless people . . .just click on the spinning compass.
To learn even more about Another Fine Mess, and especially if you're a new visitor, just read on. Thanks for visiting us!