--- Jon Gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From: Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Deborah Harrell wrote: > >>--- Reggie Bautista wrote:
<lots of snippage> > >> > On the other hand... I have a tee shirt that > has a picture of Stonehenge and > >> > says, "Orthodox Druid" on it.... > >>I gave a similar shirt to a friend.... > >>He'd snapped off a letter to his homeowners assoc. > >>when they told him he needed to remove all > Christmas decorations- "I cannot believe you are such > >>religious bigots; we are druids, and we must > garland our abode with greenery until the spring > equinox...I > >>am truly sorry to live in such an intolerant world > of misunderstanding..." etc, etc. > >> > >>He got an apology letter back. ;} > >> > >>Of course now they have to leave up their > evergreen swags until equinox every year... ;D > >Of course, that might cause a bit of a problem if > the president of the > >homeowners association looked out one Sunday > morning and saw the entire > >family dressed up and driving to the local Baptist > church (or whatever). They don't attend church. And he agreed to "compromise" on the deer. ;) > I'd have a lot of fun with it: Mow the lawn wearing > robes with runes all > over them. Set up Stonehenge in the front yard and > Mini-henge in the > backyard. Welcome the Equinoxes with a public > fertility ceremony (well, > *throw* one at least... I doubt I'd convince my wife > *that's* a good idea!). > Celebrate each moon (Harvest moon, Honey Moon, > etc.,) with a huge party > and ritual. Harass my neighbors when they trim the > trees in their yard. > Sacrifice Goldy the Goldfish on a backyard funeral > pyre when she went to the > great fishbowl in the sky. See Lord of the Rings > eleventy times. <grin> They do have Solstice Parties, and they own LofR on DVD; his wife (a fellow equestrienne, who in fact introduced me to Darby and the neighborhood 'horsey set') and I have organized Winter Solstice/Christmas rides (costumes, bells, singing and all!)...but no sacrifices. Does a rock-ringed lotus-pool count as your "Mini-henge"? ;) People Do Enjoy The Sleighbells Trotting By Maru :) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
