Jobs

The company Zelda used to work for and moved on to do contract work for them cut 9 people on Friday.

Why they didn't cut work weeks and salaries to keep as many people working is unfortunate.

I feel numb now that I have employment. Happy, but numb. False sense of security.

I'm tired...
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Wednesdays have become my favorite day of the week.
We have Bible Study. It is open study, meaning we don't have a program other than reading a chapter and discussing it.

I can share my studies as well as speak openly about it being a group of stories. And in doing this, I learn even more.

Chapter One of Genesis is the Creation story where G*d creates the world in six days. "And it was Very Good".

Then it moves on to chapter two where Mankind and Giver of Life (Adam and Eve) come into the story. Because it is a UU church with multiple beliefs, I am able to talk about how the Adam and Eve story is a political statement used to suppress the existing Earth Goddess/Nature religions.

Most of the women in the group cringe at the Adam and Eve story. In the second creation story, woman is created from Man's rib. (again, a political statement by the Biblical author).

It makes me look good, I can share my knowledge, teach, and learn from those in the group with extensive biblical back grounds.

I do not have to be fearful about talking about the political side of things.

Zelda, who won't go, mentioned the time in Catholic University Bible study where she asked the professor about Adam's first wife, Lilith. He divorced her because she liked to be on top...

This week we will start on chapter 4, Cain and Abel. Again a political story. One is a farmer, the other a rancher. Who is G*d's favorite? The farmer of course...
Why? The authors were farmers...