The one-year anniversary of my dad's passing is coming up. On the Gregorian calendar, it will be Wednesday, Janury 18. On the Hebrew calendar it will be on the 13th of Shevat, which falls on on February 5 and 6 this year ( Read more... )

( Cowboy Up! )

Does your man have you under his paw like my cat has me? If not, King Butterfly would be glad to mentor him.

Here's Lesson One:

Play catatonic. Don't get up when your woman comes home or when she serves dinner. Struggle to glance at her when she calls your name, but barely respond when she caresses you. Wear a tired, pained expression. And ( Read more... )

Some nuns were talking to my mom. They were trashing Israel. She was trashing me. I was hungry and looking for food. A young, Asian woman proposed marriage; I figured her English wasn't good and she meant something else. So I just politely said "yes." It turned out that she really did mean what she said, and she was pleased that I agreed. As ( Read more... )

Last month, I figured I'd go to a Meet-Up and learn about the local Wicca group. The store where we were supposed to meet was out of business and it turns out that the owner of the group passed away a year ago. (The invitations to meetings are automated ( Read more... )

In the spirit of cynicism and pessimism, I present this Mercury Retrograde calendar. Just so we'll be aware that only 157 days in 2012 won't suck. (Unless the world ends on December 21-- then we'll only have 147 days that don't suck.)

Cheers!

My cats have been at it again: http://www.katesparks.com

Fat little cherubim [sic] and nonsensical names with -el appended to them have always made me suspicious of angelology.

For some forgotten reason, I decided to learn about the Jewish understanding of angels and so, early this year, I read David Cooper's Invoking AngelsSince I occasionally come across angel names that are obviously invented, and ( Read more... )

from Osho Zen: The Miracle Chapter 2Have you ever seen night going? Very few people even become aware of things which are happening every day. Have you ever seen the evening coming? The midnight and its song? The sunrise and its beauty ( Read more... )

First of all, you may not find [your Inner Temple] in your "holiest places," the areas of your life, which you feel are "all right." These may be nothing more than mirages which to lead you into feeling "all right." They are not the best sites on which to build your Temple, because they may not be grounded in reality. Better to look for your ( Read more... )