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Battlestar’s Big Mistake
If you haven’t seen the most recent episode of Battlestar Galactica called “Maelstrom”, be warned – spoilers follow. When I first heard about a remake of the original Battlestar Galactica TV series, I was ecstatic. First, Lucas makes a second Star Wars trilogy (something I wished for after I saw Return of the Jedi in…
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Gung hoy fat choi! Happy New Year!
Happy Pig Year!!! Yes, I realize this blog entry is a little late, but better late than never. Chinese New Year’s was on February 18, which brought in the year of the pig. Pig years are 1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, and 2007. The next pig year is 2019. Some people are…
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Gym day – February 19, 2007
I made it to the gym on Monday. đ COMPLETE LIST OF WEIGHT TRAINING EXERCISES: Machine/apparatus Exercises: Leg lifts Pull-ups/chin-ups -military -parallel Dips Leg press Hamstring flexor/seated leg curls Hip adductors Hip abductors Seated row Seated chest press Lateral pull-downs Pectoral fly (sometimes done using free weights) Shoulder fly Shoulder lift/press Back extensor Tricep extensor…
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Blood Diamonds
Okay, I’ve already seen the movie, Blood Diamond starring Leonardo DiCaprio and I thought it was an excellent movie. The movie touches on a subject hard core and pulls no punches. Then of course, Valentine’s Day rolls around (and I won’t even get into my rant on how Valentine’s Day is a Christian pervertion of…
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Recent rituals
MM, Public Imbolc ritual was on February 4th. It was based on the three faces of Brighid. Each of the different Brighids were found in different locations throughout the building. The participants were to find one of them to receive a blessing. Group ritual last week was a ritual dedicated to Dionysus. Interesting since I’ve…
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Gym and do jang days
Last Tuesday and Thursday, I went to the do jang in the afternoon. I get a good workout on my own. I find it helps to go there when there’s no one there to distract me. I can focus on what I need to do and work on most. After the do jang on Thursday,…
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Last Few Rituals for January
MM, Last week, my group did a house blessing for one of the coven members. House blessings are very simple in theory, but pretty tiring to do. I was quite tired when I got home. Public ritual on the 28th was a ritual for change and transformation dedicated to Brighid and Lugh. It involved melting…
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Do jang day and gym days – January 27 and 31, 2007
Saturday, January 27, 2007 I went to the do jang to help out with the colour belt test. After, we had a black belt meeting, then I headed to the gym for a workout. COMPLETE LIST OF WEIGHT TRAINING EXERCISES: Machine/apparatus Exercises: Leg lifts Pull-ups/chin-ups -military -parallel Dips Leg press Hamstring flexor/seated leg curls (machine…
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Exploring Candle Magick by Patricia Telesco – Book Review
MM, It’s now rare for me to pick up a book from the Wicca section of the bookstore. I have found that there are one too many “fluff bunny” books out there, including some that I read when I first started reading about witchcraft and Wicca. There are some things to look out for in…
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Sunday circle – January 21, 2007
MM, Public ritual this past Sunday was a simple one. The primary purpose of it was to connect with the goddess and the god in by whatever names we know them. The format of the ritual was the standard Odyssean. The main part of the ritual was the reading of “The Charge of the Goddess”…