Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Happy Kwanzaa, and a bit about wren safety
Happy first day of Kwanzaa a couple of days late. It was also St. Stephen's day, when once boys went around with rocks killing wrens, and going around asking for pennies in Britain, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, and Scotland. Other than the fact that Stephen was stoned to death, I can't find anything to connect him to the annual avian slaughter. My guess after looking at some old folk tunes is that the wren represented a type of seasonal king. A type of Oak or Holly King, or Greenman. It was traditional that when the sun was reborn that the… Read More
Posted by LKH on 12/28 at 06:10 PM
Saturday, December 25, 2004
Merry Christmas
Trinity has just left with her father to go out of town and see other family for a few days. She was very excited because where she's going has a very white Christmas. Funny how kids get excited about snow and most adults do not. Kids don't have to drive in it, I guess. Or shovel it, no if they're little enough. Our rule is that Trinity must be taller than the shovel to clear snow. Jonathon and I did brunch with his parents, at their new house, which is only minutes away. Very cool. Then we got to… Read More
Posted by LKH on 12/25 at 07:40 AM
Friday, December 24, 2004
Christmas Eve
Well we've almost survived another season. A season of frantic shopping. We bought months ahead for Trinity because at that time she was very into Barbie Fairytopia. So we bought the dolls ahead of time. Finished, pretty much. Right? Wrong. All you parents out there see this coming, don't you? She's ten, you'd think I'd not do this again, but . . . By early December she wasn't into the Fairytopia, she wanted Groovy girls. But Gary, my ex, took her to Breakfast with Santa this year, so he was the one that knew what she wanted. But he… Read More
Posted by LKH on 12/24 at 08:26 AM
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Happy Winter Solstice
Today's the day; winter solstice. It's the first official day of winter. It is also the longest night of the year. The night when darkness reigns and the light seems faraway. For thousands of years, long before Christ was born in Bethlehem, people have huddled around their fires and prayed for the return of the light. There is this sense that if we do not pray it into being, that night will last forever, and winter will never end. Once the return of the light was called Mithras, or Apollo, now he is Christ. For all you Christians out… Read More
Posted by LKH on 12/21 at 08:11 AM
Things we like Redux
more things we like:
PS238 One of the Funniest indy comics around. #9 is in stores now, as is the 1st collection.
Nodwick The other comic by Aaron Williams. Funny if you've ever played any of Fantasy RPG.
City of Heros An OMRPG where you get to be a superhero. How cool is that. This is more me than Laurell, but I had to plug a third item.... more later
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Friday, December 17, 2004
Three days
Three days of only three pages a day. Three days of wondering what the hell was wrong. Had I lost my way again? Was I just getting tired, again? Actually, no. My subconscious was busy working and hadn't gotten around to telling my conscious mind about it, not yet. Last night it hit me. Galen almost died on Merry. She truly thought she'd lost him. I don't know if he's the love of her life, or not, but he has been her favorite sidhe warrior since she was about fourteen. He loved her when none of the others cared… Read More
Posted by LKH on 12/17 at 04:45 PM