I've been taking more of an interest in natural diet and exercise lately, and I've noticed several parallel efforts seem to be merging in the same direction, leading more and more to the Paleo lifestyle. Briefly, the diet portion is meat, eggs, veggies, fruit, and nuts, but without (or only minimal) grains, dairy, and sugar--and organic if feasible ( Read more... )

For those who are fans of Klingon, there's a production of it on stage in the language:

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/12/19/have-a-happy-klingon-christmas/

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We have a particular place we like to go to do rituals and commune with nature. It was overcast after about a week of rain, the ground was soft, and it looked and felt different today. Pics below.

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Our cat Wealtheow has a mind of her own, and likes to arrange various things in the house certain ways, especially at night while we're sleeping. Here are a couple of pic of her recent handiwork, untouched by us after finding them this way.

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In a recent discussion, it occurred to me that many pagan paths with balanced worldviews have gods with light and dark sides. This is something that has its opposite in modern Christianity--you have very clear, obvious, and stereotypical light and dark sides, where one side doesn't really have the features of the other. Within European pantheons, ( Read more... )

Hi, all. It's me, the same Eosin from LJ. LJ admins have made several bad decisions about the site, so I've migrated here to Dreamwidth ( Read more... )

Stating the obvious, I've moved over to Dreamwidth. I'm not quite as affected by the security issues in LJ, as most posts I make are public. I may make some filters in the future that take advantage of the security features, but I'll get to that as needed ( Read more... )

Many of us have already seen in Heathen circles lots of wild accusations of oathbreaking, usually over something trivial. This post is about something different ( Read more... )

A peeve I've had for a while is the refusal of public officials to do their legal duties, whether out of cowardice, laziness, political expediency, sedition, etc. I'm posting this now because of the sheer number of derelict officials who are brazen in their misconduct. This is definitely not limited to a political party or to a single religion or ( Read more... )

In an age when sexual TMI is becoming a bit too common, it's refreshing to see people who understand the difference in public and private behaviour. Yesterday, I was looking at the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times while taking a break from work. Normally I don't read the LA Times because the 'news' stories in there are usually just ( Read more... )