I called my great-grandmother Gaga. She was in her mid-seventies when she died and a semi-invalid, so I always experience a moment of cognitive dissonance when Lady Gaga takes the stage. I have a grudging admiration for the Lady, even if her songs all seems to sound alike. Once again “Weird Al” captures the essence [...]
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Another interesting animated video from Celestial Elf. Enjoy!
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Three cheers for the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. After 90 years, the 21 volume Chicago Assyrian Dictionary has been completed. According to Sharon Cohen, an AP reporter, the multi-volume work is “more encyclopedia than glossary, offering a window into the ancient society of Mesopotamia, now modern-day Iraq, through every conceivable form of [...]
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The St Louis Pagan Picnic is celebrating its 19th anniversary this weekend. This year we are celebrating those things we do to add a little magic to our daily lives with the Theme: Every Day Enchantments: the Extra in the Ordinary Saturday June 11, 2011 – 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, June 12, 2011 [...]
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Now I happen to like Russell Brand–though I am sure I would have to kill him if we were locked in a room for 20 minutes. I think he is one of the smartest actor/comedians on TV (and I was disappointed that My Booky Wook just doesn’t convey his charm). Until she married Russell, I [...]
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Now for something different… You can find the most amazing things on Facebook. One of my FB friends shared a virtual tour of the sacred, prehistoric cave art discovered in Lascaux, France, some 70 years ago. It is just one of the fabulous collections of Les Grands Sites Archeologiques Be amazed!
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I was catching up yesterday with Auntie Moon, an astrology blog on my Pagan Blogroll, when the author made a reference to the work of astrologer Bernice Grebner. The name took me by surprise. Mrs. Grebner was a friend of a former friend; I had met her many years ago. Though I had studied astrology [...]
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