--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shukra69" <shukr...@...> wrote: > > Im sorry to hear about your cat. You only created good juju by > taking a chance on your time and frustration and sharing your > feelings with others and thank-you for that.
Also so sorry to hear about your cat. That sucks. I wouldn't worry too much about juju, though. In the three hours since you made your post, at least 18,294 human beings around the world have died. I don't think you had any more to do with their deaths than you did Bilitis'. > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <j_alexander_stanley@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > > > <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote: > > > > > > Thanks for the detailed report, I enjoyed that. > > > > I wonder if writing that report brought on some bad juju, because about 45 > > minutes ago, I heard Bilitis, my favorite kitty, howling in distress. She > > was breathing hard and drooling, so I went over to talk to Petra about it. > > When I returned, Bilitis was dead. > > > > http://alex.natel.net/kitties/bilitis2.jpg > > > > Rest in Peace, Billie. > > > > > > Out of curiosity, I went to last night's event with Mahendra Kumar > > > > Trivedi. He speaks English, but his accent is so thick that it was > > > > excruciatingly fatiguing for me to follow along with what he was > > > > saying. So, I pretty much tuned him out and sat there for two hours, > > > > bored out of my mind. > > > > > > > > When it came time to do the blessing, where he does his ooga-booga > > > > energy transmission, we had to sign a release form. It would have been > > > > nice if they'd mentioned that in the flyer, because I would have > > > > brought my reading glasses and a pen. So, on top of boredom, I was now > > > > annoyed. I borrowed a pen and went right up to one of the bright little > > > > floor lights and did my best to read the form and sign it. > > > > > > > > He then tells us to take off our shoes and socks and instructs us to > > > > pray to god, as we understand him/her/it, with our desire while he does > > > > his energy transmission. And, I'm yet again going WTF? All those seeds, > > > > plants and animals you supposedly performed magic on didn't have to > > > > pray in order for your woo-woo to work, so why do we? My upbringing was > > > > atheist, and unbounded ineffable transcendence is the closest I get to > > > > having anything resembling an understanding of god, and it's certainly > > > > not something I would pray to. > > > > > > > > So, I sat there and put my attention on my neck, which has been > > > > bothering me for a couple years. This morning, my neck is unchanged. > > > > Needless to say, I'm not the least bit inspired to fork over $300 for > > > > an individualized "blessing" because the only thing that would be > > > > blessed is his bank account. At least part of the $15 I did pay to see > > > > him goes to the civic center, which is struggling financially. > > > > > > > > > >
