Favorite Articles Continued

Some more of my favorite articles

Today is C Jordan's 'The Mystique, Magic, Myths And Superstitions of Mirrors'

I Looked in the mirror and what did I see.. what does one see when one looks in the mirror? Is it merely as the song says "A nine stone weakling with knobbly knees" Or is there more to be seen in a mirror

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C. Jordan presents well written and well researched articles that are not only informative but also very entertaining and enjoyable.

Lucas Die On Triond

Keeping in the mid winter spirit a little about the history of St Nicolas by Lucas Die
An excellent Triond contributor.

St nicholas is one more of those early church saints whose legend is better known than any historical facts. As many Catholic saints, he was moved around in the calender in the reformation of Martin Luther and started to appear on Christmas or new year.
As an early saint he is also strongly rooted in the orthodox churches of Eastern Europe.

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Some of The Stuff I read online: 'FROST'

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Some of my favorite online articles published online.

This one was published by Stickman

Frost


Apart from the economic damage a late spring or early fall frost causes to crops, flowers and ornamental plants, it is a beautiful reminder of nature's wonder. Colder weather either leaving or coming. A magical seasonal transition.

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Superstition

I come from a family that held some superstitions close to their heart (particularly among the older folk). Things like walking under ladders and breaking mirrors were viewed as very unlucky. It was also viewed as respectful and lucky to bless yourself when you passed a Catholic chapel and disrespectful and tempting fate to walk over a grave. “God bless you” if someone sneezed stopped their soul from jumping out and stopped the devil stealing it. Saying “God Bless” when you were taking your leave was not just good manners but another way of ensuring some decent luck. Black cats…I could never remember if they were lucky or unlucky! And off course banshees and Polkas who followed the ‘O’s and the ‘Macs’ Banshees were harbingers of death and if you heard one there would be a death in the family shortly there after. Polka’s were mischievous and quite nasty spirits. Then there was the fairy thorn and the stories about them. Fairies for the most part had an ambivalent attitude toward people; they could be cruel or kind and loved nothing more than to tease. The fairy thorn is the white thorn and even in Celtic times was regarded as a magical tree.

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A Visit To Texas

Next week I am off to Texas to visit Peter and Paula. They moved there fairly recently and are raving about how great it is. Paula loves 'the newness' of the place, the shopping and the food. Peter is raving about how simple it was to set up their Direct TV package. Television seems to be a big part of Peter's culture.


He cannot wait to show me his home entertainment room. He has a new television that is like this new State they have settled in... massive. He has promised me that Direct TV in Texas offers just as many benefits as they had back in New Jersey. He has also promised that we can watch some football together with his Directv package.


I have not the heart to tell him I haven't really much of a clue when it comes to American football. I just tend to sit there say nothing and nod knowingly when I think it is appropriate. Perhaps that is all he wants me to do.


Paula for her part is more interested in showing me some of the sights and doing shopping and going to restaurants. All in all I think I am going to have a good visit.