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Kondo for Sale

Someone recently posted this article in response to a mention of Marie Kondo on Facebook, and I had a few thoughts regarding it. Especially with what’s going on the government these days, it’s probably never a good idea to outright … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Prejudice, Religion, Shinto, Snobbery, Television, The Simpsons | Tagged ananka schofield, books, cleaning, elitism, ellen oh, fads, joy, konmari method, marie kondo, martha stewart, racism, tokimeki |

The Ozfathers

Happy Father’s Day! I know I usually make Oz posts on Mondays and Tuesdays, but I’m posting this today in honor of the holiday. It’s a list of fathers in the Oz series, not comprehensive by any means, but hopefully … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Holidays, Oz | Tagged betsy bobbin, big wigs, bini aru, books, bordermoor, cap'n bill, corabia, corumbia, crystal city, dorothy gale, down town, dr. pipt, ev, fathers, gloria, good witch of the north, halidom, jinxland, kapurta, karyl carlson, kiki aru, king cheeriobed, king evoldo, king fumbo, king pompus, king randywell, kuma party, march laumer, molto rallentando, mooj, nome king, number nine, ojo, oogaboo, ozwold, pastoria, patchwork girl, phyllis ann karr, pizzicato furioso, pon, prince philador, prince pompadore, prince tatters, princess pajonia, pumperdink, queen ann soforth, ragbad, realbad, regalia, salye soforth, scarecrow, septentria, septimius septentrion, sherwood smith, silver island, speedy, toby bridlecull, troopadours, trot, umbrella island, unc nunkie, wumbo |

The Wide World of Wizards

A while back, I wrote a series of posts on the witches and other female magicians of Oz. Now, I think it’s about time to do the same for the men. So, here are the male magicians of Oz and … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz | Tagged boglodore, books, clocker, conjo, gwig, kadj, love magnet, mangaboos, mombi, nome king, nomes, ozamaland, ozamandarins, ozwoz, patchwork girl, peter brown, potaroo, repairman, shaggy man, silver island, slyddwyn, tititi-hoochoo, trickolas om, umbrella island, umbrellaphant, waddy, wam, wizard of mo, wizard of oz, wizards, wumbo |