Neanderpundit

Citizenship now almost old enough to drink

Kim is enjoying the 20th anniversary of his own personal wetback episode. Our fine country benefits from his presence, like that of so many other immigrants. Legal Immigrants. Who worked hard to get here and contribute to our society.
Go there now and thank him, and make him feel welcome. Or else.

hell, I got nothing else to do, why not spend some time in traffic? Last night it took me FOUR HOURS AND THIRTY FIVE MINUTES to drive the 52 miles from the jobsite to the Og family home. Yep, an average speed of around 11.5 mph.

What were they thinking? I wish they had all been Touched by an Anvil.

Cue Stevie Wonder

Freddie is talking about superstitions and their effect on her life.

As a child of romanian/hungarian/german extraction, whose grandparents I clearly remember, I witnessed my own share of superstitions. And saw things that can’t be explained by science, saw them with my own eyes.

I saw my gramma stop the bleeding of an open blood vessel on my dad’s leg, by praying and nothing else.

I saw my uncle get a burn on his hand that went to the bone, and saw my aunt do something to it, and the burn healed without even a scar.

I saw my grandfather call down lightning from a clear sky. Saw it hit a tree and split the tree from tip to root.

My dad picked a dog from a litter (a peke/toy manchester mutt we called Lucky) and called it a “wart dog”. THe dog would lick a wart on your hand or arm, and in a couple days, it would be gone. Without a trace. People would come by the house to have warts licked by this dog.

I asked about these things, wondered how these family members knew how to do these things. I never got any good answers.

I’m not without some of those skills. I can dowse, and more than once I’ve helped someone pinpoint the location of a septic tank or water line. I can split cordwood cleaner than anyone i know because I can read woodgrain. I have a feel for mechanical things like few people I know.

Superstitions? faith healing? no idea. What I do have, is the belief that there are things we don’t understand- yet- but I also know that when the answer to those things is found, it will be perfectly scientific.