{"id":913,"date":"2006-08-25T20:57:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-25T20:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/2006\/08\/trivial-nonsense-meme.html"},"modified":"2006-08-25T20:57:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-25T20:57:00","slug":"trivial-nonsense-meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2006\/08\/trivial-nonsense-meme.html","title":{"rendered":"Trivial Nonsense Meme"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I wondered what a “meme” really is besides a way for bloggers to get to know each other, so I looked it up: <\/p>\n

a neologism that first appeared in the 1976 book by Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene. Though Dawkins defined the meme as “a unit of cultural transmission, or a unit of imitation,” memeticists vary in their definitions of meme. The lack of a consistent, rigorous and precise definition of a meme remains one of the principal criticisms leveled at memetics, the study of memes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This sounds very like astrology, so I feel right at home.<\/p>\n

Anyway, Jill<\/a> tagged me for this and it seems a good way to lift me temporarily out of my Pluto obsession (Mercury in my chart is in Scorpio) so here goes:<\/p>\n

1. Things that scare me:<\/span>
The fact that I will probably never understand the mysteries of life.
Heights and highway driving.<\/p>\n

2. People who make me laugh:
<\/span>Stephanie Miller
Jon Stewart
Amy Sedaris<\/p>\n

3. Things I hate the most:
<\/span>cruelty
arrogance<\/p>\n

4. Things I don’t understand:<\/span>
Monty Python
blind religious belief
horror movies<\/p>\n

5. Things I’m doing right now:<\/span>
wondering about Pluto’s next act
putting off cleaning out my closet
petting my dog<\/p>\n

6. Things I want to do before I die:<\/span>
understand the mysteries of life
fully appreciate my life
learn to relax<\/p>\n

7. Things I can do:<\/span>
read a birthchart
program the VCR
raise a great dog<\/p>\n

8. Things I can’t do:<\/span>
go to a scary movie
watch Ann Coulter
travel alone<\/p>\n

9. Ways to describe my personality: (this was missing on Jill’s but I found it elsewhere):<\/span>
calm demeanor belying an inner wildness
friendly and kind but solitary<\/p>\n

10. Things I think you should listen to:<\/span>
Your inner voice of guidance, no matter what.<\/p>\n

11. Things you should never listen to:<\/span>
Your inner voice of self-doubt.
A sentence that begins with the words “you should”<\/p>\n

12. Things I’d like to learn:
<\/span>cascading style sheets
the hammer dulcimer<\/p>\n

13. Favorite foods:
<\/span>Mexican and Indian
dark chocolate, of course<\/p>\n

14. Beverages I drink regularly:<\/span>
I can’t start the day without my decaf.
An occasional therapeutic beer.<\/p>\n

15. Shows I watched as a kid:<\/span>
[this will date me for sure] Captain Kangaroo
real cartoons (Merrie Melodies)
Lassie<\/p>\n

Tag, you’re it!
Jeffrey <\/a>
Elsa<\/a>
Barbara<\/a>
Jude<\/a>
JM<\/a><\/p>\n

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