Tod Davies.

I Once Saw a Green Tara in a Courtroom.

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by Tod Davies I once saw an eight foot tall black and white outline drawing of the Tibetan Buddhist Goddess Green Tara. It hung in the air in the middle of a public room. I could see through its outlines to the scene behind it; I could make out every detail. No one else could see it, hovering there about a foot off the ground, as if it had unrolled from a scroll hanging … [Read more...] about I Once Saw a Green Tara in a Courtroom.

Mothers, Daughters, and Sex

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by Tod DaviesHere’s the first thing I have to say about it: Mother, do NOT lock up your daughter.  Forget about the virginity fetish.  It’s way overrated, and when you think about who benefits from women attempting to service it, some very unsavory thoughts about the Men in Charge, even revolutionary thoughts, start drifting by.  Definitely forget the … [Read more...] about Mothers, Daughters, and Sex

Tod on the Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping

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Tired of fundamentalist and secularist rants?  Want a religion that really does some good in the world for someone other than the people on its payroll?  Want a religion that's fun for a change, and really well dressed?If you feel religious about shopping, either pro or con, check out the Reverend Billy and his Church of Stop Shopping... And hear the Reverend … [Read more...] about Tod on the Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping

Tod on Shopping

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by Tod Davies Here’s the thing about shopping.  I hesitate to say what I think about it, seeing as how the last thing I wrote was an “I hate” article, as in “I hated being an object of desire.”  To say, “I hate shopping,” seems to be leading me down a kind of thorny garden path of not exactly constructive commentary.But … [Read more...] about Tod on Shopping

The Mysterious SEX PATELS

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words from Tod... So this CD just showed up in our mailbox one day, a black and white sketch of a guitar on the cover, with the label SEX PATELS.  The play list was, as far as we could tell, exclusively punk rock songs of the 70's.  Very mysterious.Upon playing, it revealed itself to be Bollywood style punk rock.  Which took the songs to a whole new … [Read more...] about The Mysterious SEX PATELS