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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2006Been Away
It's been a crazy week. This past weekend was ComFest, that fun old-hippie festival I do readings at every year. It's really, really tiring and wearying, but it's where I make the bulk of my business money for the year. Plus it is fun to see people I only see at ComFest. I did pretty well, and met some really nice people. It rained Friday, but soon stopped, and the rest of the weekend was lovely and mostly sunny. The cats were not happy, of course. Cats hate schedule changes, and I had to switch them from a late afternoon feeding to an early afternoon feeding for those three days. Plus Mommy wasn't home for hours. Arrrghhh! Poor kitties. But they found enough to do to keep content, especially the kittens. Like knocking everything in sight off tables <grin>. Besides, they will be happy when they get their special catnip that my friend and tax person brings me every year, fresh right out of the ground. Unfortunately, DH was there, drunk and belligerent. We had talked a couple of weeks ago, and he had seemed better. Now he is much worse. He got drunk enough Friday night to fall down and mess up his face pretty good. I am worried about him, but he is being so angry and paranoid, I can't even talk to him right now. But the rest of the weekend was lovely, and I had a lovely Solstice, too. Things are still rough, but we are getting by for the moment. Someone is throwing up, and I have to find out who. But otherwise the Furry Masters seem to be fine. Hope you all are well. I've posted some purrs, but I'm sure I missed some while I was offline, so blanket purrs to anyone who needs them! Ginger-lyn exhuasted Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > Ginger-lyn > exhuasted I'm glad you had a (mostly) nice time, Ginger-lyn. Purrs that the throwing up was just a hairball.  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> Ginger-lyn >> exhuasted > >I'm glad you had a (mostly) nice time, Ginger-lyn. Purrs that the >throwing up was just a hairball. Thanks, Marina. It's stopped, so I'm guessing that's what it was. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) Now he is much worse. > He got drunk enough Friday night to fall down and mess up his face > pretty good. I am worried about him, but he is being so angry and > paranoid, I can't even talk to him right now. While I understand your concern for someone you once cared for (and likely still do to some degree) there comes a point where hanging around someone who's spewing negativity is just going to hurt you and not help him either. For your own safety, steer clear. I'm glad the festival went well! --Fil > Now he is much worse. >> He got drunk enough Friday night to fall down and mess up his face [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >--Fil Thanks, Fil. I think I've reached the same conclusion. We'll have to have contact for the divorce, but I cannot talk to him like he is right now, so I am avoiding him. I did call his mother to have a talk with him; she's about the only one that can talk sense to him and calm him down. Hopefully that will help. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > It's been a crazy week. This past weekend was ComFest, that fun > old-hippie festival I do readings at every year. It's really, really > tiring and wearying, but it's where I make the bulk of my business > money for the year. Plus it is fun to see people I only see at > ComFest. Can I ask you a question about being Wiccan? Are there feathers and crystals involved in any way? I have a reason for asking. If you say yes, I will tell you why. If you say no, I am on the wrong track with my assumptions. Tweed Can I ask you a >> It's been a crazy week. This past weekend was ComFest, that fun >> old-hippie festival I do readings at every year. It's really, really [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Tweed Hmmm, interesting question. They are not required in any way, but crystals in particular are used by probably the vast majority of Wiccans. Feathers aren't necessarily part of it, although many Wiccans borrow from Native Americans (I know, I know, big debate on that one!) and do smudge with sage and use feathers to move the smoke about. Now I'm curious -- what's your reason for asking? Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) >>> It's been a crazy week. This past weekend was ComFest, that fun >>> old-hippie festival I do readings at every year. It's really, really [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Now I'm curious -- what's your reason for asking? Because I have a strong feeling that one of my best friends might be Wiccan and hasn't felt brave enough to talk to me about it. We are close enough to have discussed all sorts of difficult subjects like THE WAR. She is ex RC, has deconstructed conventional religion back to it's roots, which is paganism. We did talk about that bit. I just want to understand and accept. I can't if she won't come clean, hence my questions. This is the only thing she is hiding from me. Is it a stigma or something to be Wiccan? Tweed Tweed >Because I have a strong feeling that one of my best friends might be Wiccan >and hasn't felt brave enough to talk to me about it. We are close enough to [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Tweed Not really a stigma, but there are many Wiccans in the "broom closet", as we say. Society is not very accepting of those who are different, and Wiccans qualify as different. Here in the US, there have been probems with Wiccans losing jobs and custody of children because they were Wiccan, so many prefer to hide their spiritual beliefs. Paganism is an umbrella, like Protestantism. Paganism includes Wicca, among other branches of diverse spirituality. She may be Pagan, but not Wiccan, although the two often co-exist (I consider myself both). You might want to do a little research, and then if you feel you can accept it, bring it up with your friend. I'm sure if she believes you are accepting, she will be open with you. I hope it works out for you, and if you have any more questions, feel free to ask (e-mail might be better, since this is off-topic -- although almost all Wiccans I know have and adore cats :-) ). Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > Not really a stigma, but there are many Wiccans in the "broom closet", > as we say. Society is not very accepting of those who are different, > and Wiccans qualify as different. Here in the US, there have been > probems with Wiccans losing jobs and custody of children because they > were Wiccan, so many prefer to hide their spiritual beliefs. That certainly sounds like a stigma to me! It's hard to believe, isn't it, that in this day and age, people can still be so afraid of other people's religions? Joyce > > Not really a stigma, but there are many Wiccans in the "broom closet", > > as we say. Society is not very accepting of those who are different, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > It's hard to believe, isn't it, that in this day and age, people > can still be so afraid of other people's religions? Well, Wicca carries an awful lot of "baggage" from the historical past, and most of us who are not Wiccan know little if anything about it! It doesn't proselytize, like Christianity (is there such a thing as an "evangelical" Wiccan?) and unlike Judaism we don't have a "handbook" like the Old Testament to tell us anything about it. (BTW, I just finished reading an SF book by S. M. Stirling in which some of the main characters are Wiccan - if his facts are accurate, I learned more about the faith than I ever knew before.) > Not really a stigma, but there are many Wiccans in the "broom closet", > as we say. Society is not very accepting of those who are different, > and Wiccans qualify as different. Here in the US, there have been > probems with Wiccans losing jobs and custody of children because they > were Wiccan, so many prefer to hide their spiritual beliefs. I would have to agree with GL on this. I used to consider myself a Wiccan, but for the last few years I've decided that the more general term "Pagan" is actually a more accurate description. How many of my close associates know I'm a pagan? My son and my wife. The folks I work for are hard-core Born-Again Christians, and the vast majority of our clients are megachurches and very large religious organizations. I can't imagine any of the bunch would be happy to learn that their servers were being maintained by a Pagan! In the last few years the mainstream religious right has been gaining influence in the US, so following any belief system other than mainstream evangelical Christianity has become somewhat more high-risk than it used to be. > It's been a crazy week. This past weekend was ComFest, that fun > old-hippie festival I do readings at every year. It's really, really [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > but soon stopped, and the rest of the weekend was lovely and mostly > sunny. <snip> > Someone is throwing up, and I have to find out who. But otherwise the > Furry Masters seem to be fine. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Ginger-lyn > exhuasted Lots of purrs for the kitty throwing up to feel all better now and for everything else to go really well, Polonca and Soncek
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