Raven Wolf

I hear ya, Darline. I'm the same way. The one bit of feedback I offer at this time is that not everyone (myself included) thinks that god, or the government, or a corp, or whatever will be our "salvation". When has that EVER happened? But, the truth is.... Short of leading a revolution, or saying "screw you" and going off to live in the woods and grow potatos and pot, what good does any of this information do the average person? I, for one, can only take so much of the "Game over" talk before wanting to blow my useless brains out.

Yes, the mushroom story was quite interesting. It's always interesting to see where cultural icons are born.

BTW.... "Blue", what proof is there to support any of those previous posts? In truth, we Don't Know. We Don't Know even if Aliens EXIST. (though I believe it is very possible) So, how can anyone have even the slightest clue what their intentions are, if they were even to find us interesting enough to visit.... and, if they were even capable of surviving in Earth's environment....not to mention somehow being able to survive long enough to make the trip from wherever they'd be coming from? "Independance Day", though very entertaining, is not what I'd call a likely chain of events. But, then, I don't know either! Nor does anyone have any proof that the world is going to turn into the book "1984". I met a guy online, from Canada, who was researching the Freemason's, and he compiled this whole YouTube movie production. It contained stuff that would have made even Fox Mulder shake his head, and say that was even too far fetched for HIM. It all boiled down to his group's belief that every man, woman, and child would be implanted with micro-chips, like the kinds we put in our dogs and cats today, and that people would WELCOME this. His group was predicting a breakdown of society that the Millennium group could only DREAM of. While being interesting topics for sci-fi shows, don't you think this is about as believable as Santa Claus?

Lovely quote, and lovely image. Where did the tree picture come from?

I'm afraid you're right. 'Tis always been as such.

With it's ties to relationships, it almost seems funny that the magority of my close relationships are in an upheaval.

I'll come back to this, when I've had time to organize my thoughts. People have been heralding (sorry for the spelling) the end of the world for thousands of years. Every generation has it's own "doomsday". And, to refer to a Millennium line, every culture has it's own view on who's out to get them. "Black People say it's white people. White people say it's extraterrestrials...." I'll come back to this topic, and filter everything through a "spell check", since I tend not to pay attention to typos when I'm following a train of thought.

Awesome, both of you! Does anyone know what the significance of this, in relation to pagon religions, might be?

Hey, Libby.... Wow, I've gotta say.... you're a tornado when it comes to getting things done! I NEVER stop being impressed!

I'm actually really liking the new Sherlock series....which is coming in FAR too slowly, by Public TV.

Hey... I know all too well that uncomfortable feeling of "drunk without being drunk". I get that when I'm NOT sick, OR drunk! LOL I think it's some kind of brain thing with me. I can't suddenly look UP like at a bird or something, without almost falling over! LOL My collection of canes are quite helpful! No shame in that! Speaking of "Bucksnort", I guess you could call these my "Old Lady walking sicks"!

I can't help but think I was getting Somewhere, when I was working 'undercover', but none of what I did means a thing without good, hard evidence. With the way things are....you basically have to slap someone in the face with the TRUTH, all the ANSWERS that led to the TRUTH, half a dozen REASONS why the TRUTH uncovered is accurate, and 2 dozen legal doccuments, stating that it's OK to USE the TRUTH to SOLVE a case! People these days have to be beaten over the head with facts before they'll do a damn thing.

Thanks, ladies. BlueBoy.... what in the BLEEP??? LOL!

Thanks, to both of you. I honestly didn't think anyone would respond to this topic. "Maybe, there's hope." The only question is.... HOW do regular citizens use "investigative abilities as the police"? I liked "The A Team" when I was a very little kid, but I think "taking the law into our own hands" is a bit frowned upon, don't you think?

Many of you know of my interest in investigating cold cases and with profiling. Well, these are two cases that really bother me, and I'd like to open them for discussion here. It'd be nice to have all of my thoughts, as well as anyone else's who wishes to contribute, out here on the table.... So to speak. A lot of my personal files on these 2 cases were destroyed when the other computer crashed last year, but I'd still like to bring as much to the table as I can salvage. I'll be back!

Good to hear from both Randee and Libby! Thanks for both of your responses. Libby, I think I see this a bit more clearly than I used to. As silly as it sounds to look for life lessons in the simbolisum of a tv show..... This episode so spoke to me through the years (this one, and Luminary! oh, and TCOFB and MOTC...LOL) that I've looked for possible insight into my own life that may be embedded within. There's a REASON I named my home/farm "Bucksnort", after all! Now... reflecting on your insights, I think I see it in a new light. I've always felt like an "outsider" in my home town, and even began to have problems with dogs, not long before Terry and I bought our house in 2008. "There will always be another dog." kept coming to mind. When we moved, I feared that I'd be an outsider still, like Mike. Though I love nature, and the quiet life out in the country, I do not share the same ideals, prejudices, and (forgive me for being so judgemental) ignorance of the people in my home town. When we moved, the area we moved to was even MORE rural, and I feared I'd forever be a "city" type person, trying to escape into the country. Yet, I made friends in the new area quite easily, and was working on becoming more of a part of the community....and was THRILLED by it, before everything fell apart. I guess I'd wondered all this time if everything failed because I did not belong there, EITHER, and if I was just as cursed as Mike Beebe. This has given me some reassurance. Thank you, and I think I'll watch it again now, with these ideas in mind!

Ok, dusting off an old topic! This MAY have been covered somewhere before, but if it has, I can't find it. Due to the events of the past few years of my life, & my constant searching for symbols that come to teach, I'm hoping someone here can share their thoughts on this..... WHY do you feel that Mike (the guy who built the log-cabin/house) was the focus of the negative energy in this episode? He seemed like a nice enough guy, who was just basically sick of the crime in the city. I can understand the message "you can't run away from your fears", but is THIS why he was being punished...? Because he left the city to find a quiet life in the country? Was he ostrasized by the community, and the focus of the dogs, because he was supposed to STAY in the city? What about the rest of the townsfolk? I remember Frank saying to Mike "Not just you. ANYBODY." Was this some negative vortex on Earth that all people needed to stay away from? Frank's experience in this episode seemed to strengthen his resolve to NOT sell his house. In the final scene, we see him pulling the real estate sign out of the ground. *Catherine - "What are you doing, Frank?" *Frank- "It's not for sale." *Catherine- "Are you moving back in?" *Frank- "Yup. When it's home again." Thoughts?

I'm sorry about your mom, too, Joe. But, what a lucky woman she was, to have 90 years, and a son like YOU! Happy New Year to all here at TIWWA! Let's hope this IS the Year Of Change, and GOOD things on the horizon!

ROFL! I needed that!

Ok.... I know I have not been on here as much as I'd have liked to have been. (hangs head in shame) But, I can bet everyone is looking forward to THIS weeks Millennium, as we gather by the fire again for "Midnight"!

I've been watching this a bit, off and on, as well. You can seriously see the HUGE Millennium influince, but out of MM wanna-be TV shows, it's not bad!

Yep. That was always my take on it, too.

Wow.... quick answers, and well-versed Millennium fans!!!

I knew I had one on the tip o' my tounge! That was it! Oh, and, of course, The Lone Gunmen! I know it's a light year ago.... but "Twin Peaks" comes to mind, too!

Ok, maybe that means I actually saw #10. At the very first, I could only see 2. But, after I went into my 'zen' place like I do when I'm painting, the others popped out like...well, leaves on a tree! LOL! But, when I counted, I kept only getting 9. Finally, I started to think I got the last one, but wasn't sure, since it was 'hidden' slightlt differently. This was very cool! Thanks for posting!