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"This right of privacy, whether it be founded in the Fourteenth Amendment's concept of personal liberty and restrictions upon state action, as we feel it is, or, as the District Court determined, in the Ninth Amendment's reservation of rights to the people, is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy. The detriment that the State would impose upon the pregnant woman by denying this choice altogether is apparent. Specific and direct harm medically diagnosable even in early pregnancy may be involved. Maternity, or additional offspring, may force upon the woman a distressful life and future. Psychological harm may be imminent. Mental and physical health may be taxed by child care. There is also the distress, for all concerned, associated with the unwanted child, and there is the problem of bringing a child into a family already unable, psychologically and otherwise, to care for it. In other cases, as in this one, the additional difficulties and continuing stigma of unwed motherhood may be involved. All these are factors the woman and her responsible physician necessarily will consider in consultation." - Justice Blackmun, for the majority, Roe v. Wade Current Mood:  annoyed
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Large room for library and "media" equipment. Bedroom with skylight for telescope. Large bathroom. Kitchen and dining area. Guest room (small). Cat room/utility room. Of course, solar panels, thick and insulating walls. All the house is energy efficient. Probably partially underground. Tags: writer's block
Current Mood:  mellow
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i passed last term with a B+!! That is 83/100 on the written exam and 95/100 on the Practical! Woo! i would have liked to do better on the written . . . . But i've some time to go over . . . and over . .. and over muscles--Origin, Insertions, actions, antangonists and all of that. Some more. i still spend most of my time sleeping, as in dreaming. Do you live in Southeastern Michigan? Want a massage? contact me!!! i need log hours. FREE!!! that's the 37.5 week "class." i'm still selling books. check half.com, or me for what is available. i must admit i'm surprised at the books i suddenly can let go of! Aradia and i spend our days together. She is getting used to her role as Only Puss in the House. Jim took me to see Hellboy II when it hit the theater. Ok. i love Perlman and etc. and i will eventually get this flick on DVD. But it isn't "occult," or in any way new for fans. It was lovely and del Toro, but still . . . there's something amiss. That's the last flick i saw in the theatre. Well, last new flick. Cloverfield is a winner. And The Cottage. And 30 Days of Night . . . Been re-reading all my horror anthologies so i can list them for sale. And SF anthols. There are some folks i've not heard from in ages and miss terribly. And one who is in the depths of baby-survival that i keep in my heart. i don't keep up with my ink journal like i was. oh, shit, i'm human and nasty.
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and January. And i whole 'nother year and month and all of that. School i hard kids. more anatomy, physiology, plus the massage material of draping of strokes and lots of stuff with fancy French terms and how to keep any boobs from showing and all like that. My mom has the two most gorgeous kitty grrls in creation. Jim is still alive and trying to do what he ought; he's on probation for months and months. i study and study and putter around the house like some hippie teen and it's cool. And i'm still selling off my library. and rearranging and donating and thinking and all those wonderful things. Just wanta keep up. Current Mood:  optimistic
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Or close to, since i've posted here. i still sell stuff on half.com i sell books to mybookbuyer.com and i do the bookmooch thing. and i'm still in school. Yay for me! This class (kinesiology) is kicking my ass and i'm not sure why. Too much material i want to say. Yes, i've had an a&p class, but we did ALL the systems, not just the skeletomuscular, and now, the physics!! Oy!! And i'm "employed"! as in i'm Lotus Azure on http://www.psychicpowernetwork.com if you have money to burn and want me to read your Tarot. But most of my money is from sales. We are filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. And The Husbun has decided that i can do all the bills and house paper stuff. i have shitty taste in boys. i'm doing two workshops at ConVocation 2008 in February; a creative writing and an absolute beginners' hieroglyph. Woo. But my work on the flyer wasn't enough. i don't care. i've done so much work for Con in previous years, i have no prob. with a lack of credit or whatever now. i continue to spoil my pusses (as does The Husbun). That's what they are for. Noir Lilith has taken over perching on me in bed. But i still miss my Bob so very, very much. i've been to mom's and met one baby puss and saw both of them. My dad says that they (he and mum) are "too old for kittens" but of course, mom knows that baby critters keep you young. Although i have "trouble" getting out of bed, i'm still cultivating optimism. When i get annoyed and down, i watch birds and pet cats, and wonder about planets and trees. i refuse to be beaten down. And i write in my journal every day. i also now keep a notepad of stuff i do, so i can just write feeling and that kinda whatnot in the journal. Ok, let's be clear; i like pens and notebooks and office supplies of all kinds. Thank the Ntru i have lots in stock. i'm not doing NaNo, but i love the kids who are and love their AIM chats. i need help with the INK site. i need to hear about critters and baby people.
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Posted by: "Cecil Touchon" cecil@touchon.com ctouchon
Wed Aug 8, 2007 2:10 pm (PST)
From The Times/August 4, 2007 China tells living Buddhas to obtain permission before they reincarnate Tibet's living Buddhas have been banned from reincarnation without permission from China's atheist leaders. The ban is included in new rules intended to assert Beijing's authority over Tibet's restive and deeply Buddhist people. "The so-called reincarnated living Buddha without government approval is illegal and invalid," according to the order, which comes into effect on September 1. The 14-part regulation issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs is aimed at limiting the influence of Tibet's exiled god-king, the Dalai Lama, and at preventing the re-incarnation of the 72-year-old monk without approval from Beijing. It is the latest in a series of measures by the Communist authorities to tighten their grip over Tibet. Reincarnate lamas, known as tulkus, often lead religious communities and oversee the training of monks, giving them enormous influence over religious life in the Himalayan region. Anyone outside China is banned from taking part in the process of seeking and
recognising a living Buddha, effectively excluding the Dalai Lama, who traditionally can play an important role in giving recognition to candidate reincarnates. For the first time China has given the Government the power to ensure that no new living Buddha can be identified, sounding a possible death knell to a mystical system that dates back at least as far as the 12th century. China already insists that only the Government can approve the appointments of Tibet's two most important monks, the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama.
The Dalai Lama's announcement in May 1995 that a search inside Tibet - and with the co- operation of a prominent abbot - had identified the 11th reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, who died in 1989, enraged Beijing. That prompted the Communist authorities to restart the search and to send a senior Politburo member to Lhasa to oversee the final choice. This resulted in top Communist officials presiding over a ceremony at the main Jokhang temple in Lhasa in which names of three boys inscribed on ivory sticks were placed inside a golden urn and a lot was then drawn to find the true reincarnation. The boy chosen by the Dalai Lama has disappeared. The abbot who worked with the Dalai Lama was jailed and has since vanished. Several sets of rules on seeking out "soul boys" were promulgated in 1995, but were effectively in abeyance and hundreds of living Buddhas are now believed to live inside and outside China. All Tibetans believe in reincarnation, but only the holiest or most outstanding individuals are believed to be recognisable - a tulku, or apparent body. One Tibetan monk told The Times: "In the past there was no such regulation. The management of living Buddhas is becoming more strict." The search for a reincarnation is a mystical process involving clues left by the deceased and visions among leading monks on where to look. The current Dalai Lama, the fourteenth of the line, was identified in 1937 when monks came to his village. China has long insisted that it must have the final say over the appointment of the most senior lamas. Tibet experts said that the new regulations may also be aimed at limiting the influence of new lamas. Cecil Touchon http://cecil.touchon.com 817-944-4000 Current Mood:  amused
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Still selling. Free from school until the 9th of September when i will learn Kinesology. That is, if i get my tuition paid for by the 13th of this month. My car is electrically challenged, so i'm relying on others for driving me on my errands. And as of today, we're without tv, as well. So thank Ntr for vids and DVD's. And thank Djehuty for the 'net. Where would i be without bunny vids on youtube? Money, money, money. A whirlpool of dangerous debt and no rescue. And now a friend's mom has passed on. And another's will probably have to have a marrow transplant. But i refused to be beaten down emotionally. Been researching demons and the demonic in ancient Egypt. That started out on a list when i made fun of "vampires" and the notion that they are ancient Egyptian. This lead to demons, naturally enough, as many on this list are Sumerian Recons (or Aztec Recons!), and the near east has lots of "tasty demons" i said. Reading Women in DADA. And Demons. That's fiction, but good fic for horror. John Shirley. Don't worry; like most of my current reading, it will immediately go up on my half.com and some lucky person will get it cheap. A couple of friends came over and bought lots o' books in person. ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) dinpik (condolences, baby) buys a book now and again. i'm giving away single books as birthday pwesents, too . . . i so desperately want to revive Cup of Wonder. Or do some kind of publishing. i've considered broadsides of my own work. Chapbooks. Whatever. Something. Some project. i'm also working a survey a gal is doing for a book on "pagans." And considering applying for membership in the House. Current Mood:  contemplative
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yes, at my half.com store you can find all sorts of must have stuff; books, CD's, flicks. and if there is something you're looking for and don't find it amongst the pages, email me at: vireonefer at yahoo dot com and i might just have it!! buy my stuff otherwise--i go to school. i write i dream i read i heal i work i yearn i hope i earn i connect i live i love i struggle i work i win i create and i live.
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As i write this, i've 122 books up on my half.com store-- well, that includes an audio version of the one-woman play, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, and the complete set of The Language of Life poetry series Bill Moyers did several years ago, poems read by the authors. i've not even made a dent in the books here, kids. If you are looking for something, ask! And check in every couple of days to see what's been added. Haven't gotten to U.S. history or politics, biographies, etc., yet. There's also a few flicks up. But sorry, all the MST3K is gone.
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Some new books up on my half.com store. Only one flick right now, tho i've been filling a box. Lots more books will be going; poetry, writers' references, ancient Greece, Rome, etc. Tales from Japan, China. Likely that the entire forteana collection will go, too--Icke, UFO's, Serpent aliens, ghosts, etc. etc.
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6 April 2007 A deserted garage
an unbearable smell
piles of stolen notes
letters whose signatures smear on sight. All this, draped in fog standing
low and whimpering, hiding
its eyes. The garage still, hovering,
shimmering with fragrance. (c) 2007 by Denise Thomas
7 April 2007
They no longer wanted to wake up. (c) 2007 by Denise Thomas
8 April 2007
The dead wolf in my dream
joined the menagerie of
humans.
Animals are alive and they know i'm there.
Humans die and come visit later.
Consumed.
Animals are luckier, livelier,
engaged.
The wolf is dead. Of interest to others.
Only sadness in me. (c) 2007 by Denise Thomas
9 April 2007
The Ace of Wands Perfect spring harbinger-
the fire in the leaf-
the severed branch flowers.
Out of thick clouds,
a gift. (c) 2007 by Denise Thomas
10 April 2007
There is no poem ten.
None. Zip. Nada.
Nothing written.
Nothing dreamed. anticopyright 2007 by Denise Thomas
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1 April 2007 If you pass by my dream,
you'll notice the world is ending.
i've grown used to it.
i adapt.
Food is cheap, but tastes like rancid soap.
The booze is all ginger ale, flat
and in short supply.
People are as sour as the food
and still want misery and panic.
But it's my dream and it's real.
The world never ends; there's always
some delay.
Eventually that will stop.
And the world, as well. (c) 2007 by Denise Thomas
2 April 2007
Changing one's mind
cautiously
pluck out
plop in
like a grape in gelatin. New convolution.
Substitutions.
And coiled treats.
A change of mind, a change of seat. A sea change will do us good;
a slosh and slap
against bone shores. Stir a pot
and pour out spirited synapses. Alteration. (c) 2007 by Denise Thomas
3 April 2007
balloons for bones
toetags for palms and ribs
a bit of collage and glue for framework
a bit of air and gel for formlessness pasta for thought
let's swing over to the tendon
and wrap all 'round with rubber bands. (c) 2007 by Denise Thomas
4 April 2007
Normally, i'd not bother.
Paranormally, i'd agree--
adifficulty isolated
always finds an exit. but there's the trouble soothed,
the problem salved,
the conundrum solved and uncoiled;
all dissolved at the end. and puzzles creeping
under floorboards, click
into place and hide deeper,
satiated, quiet. There's emollient and
abrasives.
There's adhesives and
teflon.
Stick. Slide. Click.
Solution. (c) 2007 by Denise Thomas
5 April 2007
What's the difference between my brain
and my liver?
Marmalade madness.
Or perhaps villain/victim relation.
The anatomy gets confused at last. Like the brain.
The liver's been lived in.
At the last there's only room for none.
(c) 2007 By Denise Thomas
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What dinpik was talking about here26 March 2007 Gordon: In regard to "Writer Guidelines for Spirit One" and "Writer Guidelines for The New Ager" which you send out to new members of Pagan Writers Wanted, and which recently came out as a "new files uploaded" for the same list: VireoNyx Publications, and specifically Cup of Wonder journal, would like to know _why_ you saw fit to lift our submission quidelines word for word for your publications? Submission guidelines are traditionally supposed to describe the needs of a particular publication, not just be random, one-size-fits-all, _stolen_ set of requirements. The submission quidelines we created are specific to Cup of Wonder, although they could be appropriate for another RECONSTRUCTIONIST publication, which neither of your publications are. Even so, one would expect that said publication would _design and write their own such guidelines_, specific to the mechanical and content needs of the publication and its editors and staff. In other words, they would not STEAL someone else's material verbatim and plop it into quideline sheets with other, contrary statements of purpose. As we recall, at one time you were urging us to sell Cup through your website, and further, we carried a banner link for your online store on Cup's Links page. Your article, "On Shamanism," appeared in our first issue (after we essentially rewrote it for you). Why you would see fit to steal from us confounds us. We are now wondering what else you have stolen--from us and from others. Please cease using our material, without our permission, for your publications and other efforts. And be advised that this matter will be made public. Sincerely,The Staff of VireoNyx Publications and Cup of Wonder Current Mood: annoyed
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i like the TV Harry Dresden a lot more than the novel(s) Harry Dresden.
Ditto Bob the skull.
Hell, i like the Chicago of the television program better than that presented in novel i'm currently reading.
i admit it's the first Dresden Files book i've read.
Still, it's so . . . heavy on bullshit wizardry, the stuff of high fantasy, and not enough on Harry doing his best with some knowledge and ordinary magick.
i esp. like the drumstick wand and hockey stick staff the TV folks decided to go with. How many people honestly take the myriad morons seriously who run 'round with elaborately rune-carved staffs?
And the Bob of the book is just a skull with kinky taste in trash lit, and not the slightly sinister butlerish ghost of the show.
There's another series of supernatural-type detectives, which i can recall neither character nor specific title of right now--something to do with metal? elements? in each title--that i was also at last just disappointed in. That was due to the fact that there was no grounding in a time or really, a place in the things. And i read all of them. i could get no picture of the detective, and in the end, didn't care.
Give me Lovecraftian any day, esp. 1920's and beyond. Psycho killers and tentacled horrors, outer dimensional E.T.'s and magickally-tinged science!
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