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December 1st, 2008
November 30th, 2008
dailykittencom
| 03:07 pm - Kree
http://www.dailykitten.com/archives/2413-kree.html http://www.dailykitten.com/?p=2413 Location: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma, USA
This is my Kree when he was about 10 weeks old. Kree was found very under weight with a pretty bad upper respiratory infection when he was three weeks old. He has quite the shifty personality and loves to “stalk” my feet!!
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November 29th, 2008
wrens_nest
| 04:30 pm - Don't Do Voodoo This Christmas
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20225 Shopping in Dunnes Stores recently, I was very impressed by the gorgeous range of items they have in stock for the season; cuddly snowmen, oversized stockings, golden wreaths, and, of course, let’s not forget that old festive favourite: voodoo dolls.
Yes, there on the shelf, as part of the novelty gift range for men were voodoo dolls of three varieties; 'nagging girlfriend', 'nagging mother-in-
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wrens_nest
| 03:30 pm - What's It Like Living Next Door To A Neighbourhood Witch?
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20224 You'd think milkmen would be used to pre-dawn doorstep encounters with all manner of 'unconventional' folk, wouldn't you? Well, not in leafy Dorchester.
Grandmother Suky Burton roars with laughter as she remembers the day she and the man who delivers the pints locked eyes in a moonlit driveway.
'It was the early hours and I'd been to a ceremony at Stonehenge. Normally, I'd change out of my
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dailykittencom
| 03:07 pm - Sampson
http://www.dailykitten.com/archives/2346-sampson-2.html http://www.dailykitten.com/?p=2346 Location: Forney, Texas, USA
This is Sampson! He falls asleep right in the middle of play time all the time. He likes playing with puppy toys. He steals them from our puppy, hides and growls when the puppy tries to retrieve them. When he goes to sleep he is totally out! Practically nothing wakes him up. He is the sweetest kitty we’ve ever had!
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November 28th, 2008
dailykittencom
| 03:07 pm - Eneias
http://www.dailykitten.com/archives/2409-eneias.html http://www.dailykitten.com/?p=2409 Location: Porto, Portugal
Little mischievous Eneias guarantees attention by posing for pictures. But even a star like him can’t resist staying away from the window where he controls everything that goes on in the street.
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November 27th, 2008
dailykittencom
| 03:07 pm - Charhiro
http://www.dailykitten.com/archives/2406-charhiro.html http://www.dailykitten.com/?p=2406 Location: Edmonds, Washington, USA
Chahiro was found under a house in Everett with her six siblings. We adopted her from ‘cat city’ when she was four months old. This photo is from the day we brought her to her new home in Edmonds, Chahiro is full of energy and wants to play, play, play all the time. she’s very mischievous and will try and get into everything and anything she can. She has a ferocious appetite and is growing bigger every day. When anyone picks he up she instantly starts loud purring. She goes into our bedrooms and picks out certain items to carry around with her during the day. One of her favorite activities is to closely watch the guinea pig cage! We named her after a character in one of our favorite movies, ‘Spirited Away’. She comes running when called, but will also respond to Cheerios, Ichiro, Chi-chi and Shmoopie! We love our new kitty!
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November 26th, 2008
wrens_nest
| 06:30 pm - NPR Sends Wiccan Priestess To Public Prayer Booth
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20223 A pagan priestess runs into the president of the atheists in a phone booth in New York.
No, it's not a joke — it's the start of a controversial report from National Public Radio — and your tax dollars may have paid for it.
New York City officials this fall launched an art project called "Public Prayer Booth," which features a modified phone booth rigged up with a flip-down kneeler. Passers-b
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wrens_nest
| 06:30 pm - Nine Out Of Ten Dogmas
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20222 As someone devoted to academic research, I feel increasingly embarrassed when I encounter the words "research shows" in a newspaper article. The status of research is not only exploited to prove the obvious, but also to validate the researcher's political beliefs, lifestyle and prejudice.
So last month a study by John Alford of Rice University proved that right-wing Americans are likely to be f
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wrens_nest
| 05:30 pm - Wizard Man Switching On Sutton Christmas Lights After Facebook Campaign
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20221 The Wizard Man of Sutton has agreed to turn on the town’s Christmas lights on Thursday night after a successful internet campaign.
More than 2,600 members of the social networking site Facebook clamoured for Conrad Pugsley, 58, to weave a spell over the festivities.
Billie-Jo Maynard, who conjured up the campaign less than a fortnight ago, said: “We are absolutely thrilled that the good peop
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wrens_nest
| 05:30 pm - Livingston Parish Council Repeals Soothsaying Prohibition Ordinance
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20220 The Livingston Parish Council smashed its crystal-ball ordinance Monday night.
A federal judge had ruled that the parish’s prohibition against soothsaying is unconstitutional. A Wiccan minister, Cliff Eakin, had sued the parish over the ordinance, asserting that inspiration from the divine transmitted by a Wiccan minister should be treated legally the same way as a message from God transmitted
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wrens_nest
| 05:30 pm - Florida University Bans Christmas Decor
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20219 A Florida university has annoyed many of its employees and students by ordering a complete ban on Christmas decorations in public areas.
That means Florida Gulf Coast University is not holding its greeting card contest this year, the Fort Myers News-Press reported. The giving tree in one building will be a "giving garden."
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dailykittencom
| 03:07 pm - Peer
http://www.dailykitten.com/archives/2403-peer.html http://www.dailykitten.com/?p=2403 Location: Haarlem, The Netherlands
Peer was found in the woods when he was only five weeks old. How can someone do that? He was one little fleabag when I got him, but he turned into a very handsome fluffy fellow. He really is a handful, even at six he’s still as naughty as can be, but I wouldn’t wanna miss him for the world!
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November 25th, 2008
dailykittencom
| 03:07 pm - Makya
http://www.dailykitten.com/archives/2400-makya.html http://www.dailykitten.com/?p=2400 Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Makya is my rescue kitten. She is 10 weeks old in this picture. In fact this is the first day I got her. She is now a happy six months old. She has two sisters, Cheyenne and Kali, that love and take care of her.
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November 24th, 2008
wrens_nest
| 04:30 pm - Don’t ‘Defend’ Religion By Silencing Free Speech
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20218 A draft resolution scheduled for consideration by a committee of the United Nations General Assembly threatens to criminalize criticism of religion.
In its current form, the resolution would declare defamation of religion to be a violation of international law. The resolution’s drafters hope to circumvent free-speech statutes in other countries, including the United States’ own First Amendment.
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wrens_nest
| 04:30 pm - Court Won't Rehear Appeal By Mother Accused Of Practicing Wicca
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20217 The state Court of Appeals on Wednesday declined to reconsider its decision in a child custody case in which the child's father claimed the child's mother practiced Wicca.
Two judges dissented, accusing the majority of embarking on "a grand inquisition."
In a per curiam order, the appeals court denied without explanation a petition for rehearing filed by the child's mother, who claimed a Chi
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wrens_nest
| 04:30 pm - Biography Channel Chronicles Witches, Past And Present
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20216 Most biographies explore the life of a single individual, but recently, a television documentary delved into the collective history of witches.
Biography Channel’s “Witches” chronicles the evolution of witches over the past 700 years, from Bridget Bishop to the Blair Witch.
“They are mysterious people,” the narrator says in the opening sequence. “Revered by some, considered peculiar by other
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wrens_nest
| 04:30 pm - Yardsmart: Folk Medicine A Gardening Tradition
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20215 Health care is downright expensive. How many won't see a doctor because of the cost? And maybe others stay away out of fear of painful procedures and tests that don't always offer relief or a cure. Still more just don't want to reveal their embarrassing conditions.
This is how it was 500 years ago when the working-class peasant had no hope of attaining medical care. So what did the people of Eu
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wrens_nest
| 04:30 pm - Pagan Couple Move Prehistoric Stone Circle Into Suburban Home
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20214 A pagan couple who moved into a suburban estate in Dorset brought with them their own prehistoric stone circle.
John and Suky Burton imported the 13 prehistoric stones from their former Weymouth mansion when they downsized to a detached house in Dorchester last weekend.
The stone circle megalith was originally erected in the grounds of Abbotts Court by Burberry fashion house founder Thomas
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November 23rd, 2008
dailykittencom
| 03:07 pm - Leo
http://www.dailykitten.com/archives/2394-leo-3.html http://www.dailykitten.com/?p=2394 Location: Huntingdon Beach, California, USA
This is Leo. After my cat Micha passed away the house felt so empty, so we decided to get a new kitty and met Leo and his brother and sisters when they were about six weeks old. He came right over to me and rolled over onto his back begging for tummy rubs. I fell in love instantly. We had to wait a few weeks before we could take him home and decided to take his brother so he would have is best buddy to play with. He loves to play and is always purring. He is such a happy loving boy.
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November 22nd, 2008
dailykittencom
| 03:07 pm - Mikko
http://www.dailykitten.com/archives/2391-mikko.html http://www.dailykitten.com/?p=2391 Location: Anderson, South Carolina, USA
This is Mikko. Mikko was homeless and scared. Now Mikko is spoiled rotten and loves his kitty brother and sister!
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November 21st, 2008
dailykittencom
| 03:07 pm - Chloe
http://www.dailykitten.com/archives/2388-chloe-3.html http://www.dailykitten.com/?p=2388 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Found abandoned by their mother on October 14, my cousin and his parents took Chloe and her brother in and tried to find homes for them. Her blue and white brother quickly found a home, and I cleverly managed to get Chloe into our family, her coming home with us on October 21st. She’s a blue tortie tabby with white, and quite a bit of trouble, but also the sweetest thing. She’s approaching nine weeks or so in this photo.
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November 20th, 2008
djinanna
 | 11:40 am - this is so not good, you can't even *see* good from here
So my Crazy Aunt Helen had emergency surgery this morning to repair a hole in her stomach caused by flu-inspired excessive and violent coughing. She's 94yo, if I'm remembering correctly. Normally, she's the healthiest of my immediate family; she walks everywhere in all but the most severe weather and just generally has enough energy to run me and LSO into the ground 3 times over. However, she's been dealing with the flu for almost a month now, and this last week she's been struggling with some nasty side effects from the meds her doctor prescribed for her, so she's pretty much wiped out.
Any good vibes, healing thoughts, and/or prayers you can spare are welcome and also probably needed.
I'll be over in the corner, fretting.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://www.commiejournal.com/img/moods/hexmasks/h-reject.gif) worried
Current Music: local news at noon
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dailykittencom
| 03:07 pm - Meer
http://www.dailykitten.com/archives/2384-meer.html http://www.dailykitten.com/?p=2384 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Taken back in spring of ‘07, this is my cat Meer who I miss dearly! He stayed with my parents when I moved out on my own. Little Meer had about 100 names before we finally decided on one for him! He’s been Samuel L. Jackson, King Leonidas, and “That Cat”. We thought he would remain nameless forever, but the nickname of Meer stuck with him! I bet you can guess, it’s because he’s a real talker!
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November 19th, 2008
wrens_nest
| 11:30 am - Blumner: Centuries Later, Some Religions Are Still More Equal Than Others
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20213 Santeria is a faith that originated in Cuba. And a substantial part of Santeria tradition involves the ritual slaughter of animals.
In the late 1980s, in an effort to keep the Santerias from building a church, school and cultural center in the city of Hialeah in South Florida, the city council banned the ceremonial killing of animals -- even if humanely done.
Essentially, the city said that
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wrens_nest
| 11:30 am - Beach In Jamaica Bay Littered With Debris, Slain Animals
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20212 An isolated beach on Jamaica Bay has become an eyesore, littered with religious icons and the gruesome remnants of animal sacrifices, area residents complain.
And last week, Queens News found a decapitated goat and evidence of an apparent chicken sacrifice on the beach, at the foot of the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge that connects Broad Channel and Howard Beach.
Fishermen said they have
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wrens_nest
| 11:30 am - Damien Echols Speaks Part II
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20211 Fifteen years after three 8 year-old boys were killed in West Memphis. The three men charged with their deaths are hopeful new DNA and forensic evidence will set them free. And death row inmate Damien Echols is speaking out.
They are known around the world as the West Memphis Three.
Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley are serving life sentences while Damien Echols spends day in and day out o
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dailykittencom
| 03:07 pm - Hermes Lunar Eclipse
http://www.dailykitten.com/archives/2380-hermes-lunar-eclipse.html http://www.dailykitten.com/?p=2380 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Hermes is just seven weeks old in this picture. He was one of a litter of four boys. Hermes is a silver-shaded purebred American Shorthair. His fur is very thick, almost like having two coats, and his cute feet are all black on the bottom! He is very expressive with his body and tail, and often gives us “drive-by” full-body nudges as he passes through the room.
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November 18th, 2008
wrens_nest
| 05:30 pm - Ancient Group Believed Departed Souls Lived In Stone Monuments
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20210 Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have discovered an Iron Age chiseled stone slab that provides the first written evidence in the region that people believed the soul was separate from the body.
University of Chicago researchers will describe the discovery, a testimony created by an Iron Age official that includes an incised image of the man, on Nov. 22-23 at conferences of biblical and Mid
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wrens_nest
| 05:30 pm - A Dramatic Rescue For Doomed Wild Horses Of The West
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20209 The unwanted horses seemed destined for death. The wheels had been set in motion to put down about 2,000 healthy mustangs, those in a federally maintained herd of wild horses and burros that no one wanted to adopt.
The Bureau of Land Management knew that euthanasia was a legal alternative, but officials were proceeding slowly, afraid of an intense public outcry. The wild horses had become too e
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wrens_nest
| 05:30 pm - US Court Halts Sale Of Spyware Program
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20208 A U.S. court has ordered a software company to stop selling a program that secretly records keystrokes on a person's PC, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday.
CyberSpy Software, based in Florida, has sold the RemoteSpy program since at least August 2005, according to the FTC's complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Orlando. The complaint also names
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wrens_nest
| 05:30 pm - Playing Offense 'Playing Gods'
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20207 Forget Candyland. Would you play at spiritual warfare with a board game that has a tiny plastic Jesus bashing people with the cross or Buddha mowing them down with a machine gun?
Ben Radford, creator of Playing Gods: The Board Game of Divine Domination is banking that people will buy his new game online ($39.99) or at independent game store.
He pitches it as fun for all, like Bill Maher's fa
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wrens_nest
| 05:30 pm - Introduction To New Age Religions
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20206 Traditional religions may have the most adherents worldwide, but alternative beliefs and practices are on the rise.
There are numerous alternative religions that exist in our world today. Many of these belief systems are an accumulation of beliefs from all over the world. The fastest growing alternative religion is New Age.
New Age is a title that is given to a myriad of beliefs that were
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wrens_nest
| 05:30 pm - Damien Echols Speaks
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20205 It has been 15 years since Damien Echols was sentenced to die for the murders of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis.
He claims he and the other two convicted of the heinous killings have what they need to prove they are innocent. Surrounded by guards in Arkansas' only super-max prison, Damien Echols is shackled at the hands and feet.
(Damien Echols, Death Row Inmate) "Every single morning
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wrens_nest
| 05:30 pm - Help Wanted: Skilled Witches Only
http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20204 A help-wanted ad for 20 witches isn't conjuring up controversy, just jobs, a Swedish company says.
Haxriket i Norden, based in Ahus, Sweden, is advertising its witch hunt to place five witches each of its in four locations, The Local Reported.
Among the required skills: "contact the other side, runes, tarots, crystals, herbs, rituals, exorcism, meditation, personal coaching and more," as wel
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dailykittencom
| 03:07 pm - Feeny
http://www.dailykitten.com/archives/2376-feeny.html http://www.dailykitten.com/?p=2376 Location: New York, New York, USA
Meet Feeny. He is Momma’s little helper, doing the laundry without me even having to ask! Let’s just ignore the small fact that he chose the potty to do it in. Feeny was adopted from a shelter when he was young. He was very skittish and scared for months, but the more we showered him with love, the more he gave back. Now he is the perfect gentleman, although he still has a mischievous side that will never go away! That’s okay, I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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