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samiyam
Location: Moving North
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Feb 2, 2009 - 8:19am |
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Today we celebrate three holidays, all of them from the same source.February 2nd is a "cross-quarter" day in the solar calendar, which means that it falls exactly between a solstice and an equinox. It's the ancient Celtic celebration of Imbolc, in honor of Brigit, the goddess of fire, poetry, healing, and childbirth. Brigit brings the healing power of the sun back to the world on Imbolc, a day that carries the first promise of spring. Imbolc comes from the Old Irish imbolg, meaning "in the belly," because this is the time when ewes became pregnant to deliver spring lambs. The Christians took over the Celtic celebration and made February 2nd into a Christian holiday, Candlemas Day. Candlemas Day celebrates the presentation of Jesus at the Temple exactly 40 days after Christmas. There are many old sayings about today - about the emergence of animals from their winter dens and omens that predict the season ahead. One English saying goes: If Candlemas day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight. But if Candlemas day bring clouds and rain, Winter is gone and won't come again. There was a tradition in many European countries of watching animals - especially badgers - to see how they acted on this day. If they returned to their dens, it meant that there was still a long winter ahead.
German immigrants in Pennsylvania found that there weren't a lot of badgers in America, but there were a lot of groundhogs, so the holiday evolved into Groundhog Day. The first reference to Groundhog Day is from 1841, in the diary of a storekeeper in Morgantown, Pennsylvania. He wrote: "Last Tuesday, the 2nd, was Candlemas day, the day on which, according to the Germans, the Groundhog peeps out of his winter quarters and if he sees his shadow he pops back for another six weeks' nap, but if the day be cloudy he remains out, as the weather is to be moderate."
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samiyam
Location: Moving North
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Feb 2, 2009 - 8:11am |
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oldviolin wrote:
Not with a bang, but a wimper...
Because The Raven's JealousBecause the raven's jealous of my smile he lifts his wings and calls a curse at god. He will not share my jell-ous eyes nor will he stop to ponder why it seems so odd. That all the ravens who on carrion feast are not besides his perch to share. They are with their own special corpses as the stench rises to the air. And so we look upon the field of many lying still and heading to their rot. With fattened ravens calling curses and laughing over what we sought. This is how in the end the lowly humans will find their kingdom come. Put down your horror and you'll see Apocalypse is good to some. ~ S.A.M. Tanner ~
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oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
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Feb 2, 2009 - 7:48am |
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samiyam wrote: Not with a bang, but a wimper...
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samiyam
Location: Moving North
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Feb 2, 2009 - 7:34am |
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samiyam
Location: Moving North
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Feb 1, 2009 - 9:37pm |
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BlueHeronDruid wrote:Punxsutawney Phil, lay in tomorrow. Who cares. Stuff is blooming here. The daffs are about to peek. Enjoy. Amen!
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BlueHeronDruid
Location: Заебани сме луѓе
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Feb 1, 2009 - 9:29pm |
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Punxsutawney Phil, lay in tomorrow. Who cares. Stuff is blooming here. The daffs are about to peek. Enjoy.
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samiyam
Location: Moving North
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Feb 1, 2009 - 9:05pm |
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phineas wrote:"Here Comes The Flood!!" ???? That's all well and good, but as I've made clear in previous visits to this place, we're here for the full-on Armageddon.
Armageddon is an E-Ticket Ride... Are you sure you have the scratch?
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(former member)
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Feb 1, 2009 - 1:30pm |
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phineas wrote: Ha! Total drag about the crap you guys have been hit with. Out here, we can't even handle a foot of simple snow!
Hmmm, "handling" this crap must mean hiding in the house, drinking cheap wine, and turning the sun lamp on when it gets really bad. My toes curl up even if I think about going outside. Groundhog's Day means something around here - there are people who threaten Punksatony Phil under their breath, and make the pilgrimage to Gobbler's Knob with hope in their hearts and madness in their eyes..
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phineas
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Feb 1, 2009 - 12:52pm |
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brandog wrote:I'm still chipping chunks of my flood-to-be off the front steps.
Ha! Total drag about the crap you guys have been hit with. Out here, we can't even handle a foot of simple snow!
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(former member)
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Feb 1, 2009 - 12:51pm |
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I'm still chipping chunks of my flood-to-be off the front steps.
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phineas
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Feb 1, 2009 - 12:46pm |
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"Here Comes The Flood!!" ???? That's all well and good, but as I've made clear in previous visits to this place, we're here for the full-on Armageddon.
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samiyam
Location: Moving North
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Feb 1, 2009 - 12:10pm |
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oldslabsides wrote: Maybe just not as patient.
Actually, if my guess isn't too wrong, there's gonna be little waiting. We'll have time for a sixer and a bowl and then...
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oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
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Feb 1, 2009 - 11:28am |
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samiyam wrote:No taker eh? I guess nobody's as crazy as I am... Only as dictated by variation extremes...
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Feb 1, 2009 - 11:28am |
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samiyam wrote:No taker eh? I guess nobody's as crazy as I am... Maybe just not as patient.
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samiyam
Location: Moving North
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Feb 1, 2009 - 11:26am |
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samiyam wrote:Bump! I've got this great idea for an Xtreme Sport... Let's get a helicopter to land us in a zodiac boat on top of the glacier and we'll wait for the heat to melt the glacier and cause a huge river run... then we'll shoot the rapids! :yahoo: No taker eh? I guess nobody's as crazy as I am...
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samiyam
Location: Moving North
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Feb 1, 2009 - 9:48am |
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samiyam wrote:Getting back on the subject of volcanoes, here's the official Alaskan website! Say, when Mt. Redoubt melts the glaciers on its summit, will that be enough of a flood for youse? Bump! I've got this great idea for an Xtreme Sport... Let's get a helicopter to land us in a zodiac boat on top of the glacier and we'll wait for the heat to melt the glacier and cause a huge river run... then we'll shoot the rapids! :yahoo:
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triskele
Location: The Dragons' Roost
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Feb 1, 2009 - 9:42am |
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BillnDollarBaby wrote: No link at all (luckily for you.) just some similar symptoms. IBD is an organic disease, IBS is a malfunction. Edit: Sometimes people have both, or are diagnosed with IBS but it is really IBD leading to the myth that IBS can cause IBD. That ones been around for a long time and is closely linked to the one that stress causes IBD. Sorry for not clarifying. well, that's happy news for me. thank you!!
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samiyam
Location: Moving North
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Feb 1, 2009 - 9:40am |
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BillnDollarBaby wrote: No link at all (luckily for you.) just some similar symptoms. IBD is an organic disease, IBS is a malfunction. Edit: Sometimes people have both, or are diagnosed with IBS but it is really IBD leading to the myth that IBS can cause IBD. That ones been around for a long time and is closely linked to the one that stress causes IBD. Sorry for not clarifying. Heroin... the answer is heroin...
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Feb 1, 2009 - 9:13am |
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triskele wrote:IBS here! from what i understand, it can lead to IBD. No link at all (luckily for you.) just some similar symptoms. IBD is an organic disease, IBS is a malfunction. Edit: Sometimes people have both, or are diagnosed with IBS but it is really IBD leading to the myth that IBS can cause IBD. That ones been around for a long time and is closely linked to the one that stress causes IBD. Sorry for not clarifying.
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triskele
Location: The Dragons' Roost
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Feb 1, 2009 - 9:12am |
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BillnDollarBaby wrote:This fear/disgust regarding a bodily function is why so many people in the US have undiagnosed cases of bowel disorders. The mention of it was in context and a serious medical concept, not people making potty jokes. You want to talk about TMI regarding diarrhea? I (along with my friend/group-mate) are going to be in the local paper and the hospital newsletter regarding our Crohn's Disease, along with a lovely sidebar listing the symptoms. The very though of discussing my bowels in a highly public forum along with my name and photo makes even me uncomfortable, but if even one or two people who are too embarrased to discuss the topic with their medical provider realize that they aren't the only ones and its nothing to be ashamed of, then it will be worth being the butt of the joke. Or worse yet, being recognized in public because of that article. The number one reason why Inflamatory Bowel Disease is always struggling for research funds is that people don't want to talk about it. /psa Edit: I have 16 years of deep interest in seeing more research funds for IBD. My cousin has over 50. Sorry if pooh makes anyone uncomfortable, but for some of us, its part of a daily battle with our own bodies. IBS here! from what i understand, it can lead to IBD.
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