The Moon

I have often found birds to be a sign of good fortune, and the waxing moon similarly. It seems to me
that you are seeing a favorable future.

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Kevan Smith said:

On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 20:03:22 -0500, "Eric S. Sande" <[email hidden]> from Realtime

Limited said:

I have often found birds to be a sign of good fortune, and the waxing moon similarly. It seems to
me that you are seeing a favorable future.

The crow is my personal totem, and I am often accompanied by them on rides. I can tell how the day
is going to go by the direction they fly.

I saw a roadkill raccoon today. He was so perfectly intact, his pelt was still good for trade. He
must've crawled to the traffic island to slowly expire, with no palliative care. And his eyes were
so wide and clear and peaceful. It kinda busted my heart. There was so much dignity in the demise of
this popularly poorly-regarded creature.

There were no crows pecking at him. At least, when I saw him.

He's tipped-over his last garbage can. I hope he wasn't a cat killer. But if he was, he sure
isn't now.

R.I.P., unknown raccoon.

Loch Haym, Tom

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Eric S. Sande' from Realtime Limited said:

I have often found birds to be a sign of good fortune, and the waxing moon similarly. It seems to
me that you are seeing a favorable future.

The crow is my personal totem, and I am often accompanied by them on rides. I can tell how the day
is going to go by the direction they fly.
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In article said:

On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 20:03:22 -0500, "Eric S. Sande" <[email hidden]> from Realtime

Limited said:

I have often found birds to be a sign of good fortune, and the waxing moon similarly. It seems to
me that you are seeing a favorable future.

The crow is my personal totem, and I am often accompanied by them on rides. I can tell how the day
is going to go by the direction they fly.

Less than a week before my wedding, a large owl dove in front of my car. I had no chance to avoid
it, and ended up taking the poor thing in the grille, killing it. And oh yeah, my wife's cat died
only a few days before that (she was so stressed out before the wedding that she failed to notice,
and her mother and I declined to let her know until she returned from the honeymoon).

Three years later, I'm not much for omens.

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On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 20:03:22 -0500, "Eric S. Sande" <[email hidden]>

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Realtime Limited said:

I have often found birds to be a sign of good fortune, and the waxing moon similarly. It seems to
me that you are seeing a favorable future.

The crow is my personal totem, and I am often accompanied by them on

rides. I

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can tell how the day is going to go by the direction they fly.

I don't believe in "signs of good fortune" except as form of meditation bell, but I am always
pleased to see a gold finch on a ride, which happens from time to time in the summer.

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I don't believe in "signs of good fortune" except as form of meditation bell, but I am always
pleased to see a gold finch on a ride, which happens from time to time in the summer.

I'm prepared to take anything I can get as a sign of good fortune, birds are as good as any other
sign. I figure if I'm running out of gas a little wind won't hurt.

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In article said:

I have often found birds to be a sign of good fortune, and the waxing moon similarly. It seems to
me that you are seeing a favorable future.

Birds are a symbol of the other world or spirit world (native mythology). When you die, your
spirit is escorted to the next world by birds. As for the waxing moon, I am not sure what it's
supposed to mean.

The only time I know of that birds are not supposed to be good luck: if you are at sea, and you see
three seagulls flying together. That means death. (also, if you see a shark following your vessel).
However, sea birds are generally good luck. But don't shoot an albatross!

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Birds are a symbol of the other world or spirit world (native mythology). When you die, your
spirit is escorted to the next world by birds. As for the waxing moon, I am not sure what it's
supposed to mean.

I'm with you on the birds. The moon part relates to the fullness of time, as I see it.

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On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 20:03:22 -0500, "Eric S. Sande" <[email hidden]>

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Realtime Limited said:

I have often found birds to be a sign of good fortune, and the waxing moon similarly. It seems
to me that you are seeing a favorable future.

The crow is my personal totem, and I am often accompanied by them on

rides. I

Quoted message said:

can tell how the day is going to go by the direction they fly.

I don't believe in "signs of good fortune" except as form of meditation bell, but I am always
pleased to see a gold finch on a ride, which happens from time to time in the summer.

Or seeing canada geese flying overhead on their way home in the spring, or on their way out
in the fall.

A couple of months ago, it was at night, and I could hear a bunch of them flying and honking
overhead, but it was dark. I could hear them but not see them. It was really cool, but sad, we won't
see them again for a long time. Then, one day in april we'll all look up and hear... honk honk honk!
ANd we'll know it's time to get out on the bikes!

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Birds are a symbol of the other world or spirit world (native mythology). When you die, your
spirit is escorted to the next world by birds. As for the waxing moon, I am not sure what it's
supposed to mean.

I'm with you on the birds. The moon part relates to the fullness of time, as I see it.

However you see it, I never would have ever experienced it all in a car.

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However you see it, I never would have ever experienced it all in a car.

Well, since your address is efficiently munged, you'll never see my frank reply.

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However you see it, I never would have ever experienced it all in a car.

Well, since your address is efficiently munged, you'll never see my frank reply.

Just do as the .sig says, and you'll have no problem. I'm sorry to have to turn to munging -- I've
been on Usenet for about 10 years now, and never felt I needed to until the swen virus hit.

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Just do as the .sig says, and you'll have no problem. I'm sorry to have to turn to munging -- I've
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A couple of months ago, it was at night, and I could hear a bunch of them flying and honking
overhead, but it was dark. I could hear them but not see them. It was really cool, but sad, we
won't see them again for a long time. Then, one day in april we'll all look up and hear... honk
honk honk! ANd we'll know it's time to get out on the bikes!

Better yet, don't put the bikes away! Ride!

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[email hidden] (Marlene Blanshay) wrote in :"]news:[email hidden]:

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A couple of months ago, it was at night, and I could hear a bunch of them flying and honking
overhead, but it was dark. I could hear them but not see them. It was really cool, but sad, we
won't see them again for a long time. Then, one day in april we'll all look up and hear... honk
honk honk! ANd we'll know it's time to get out on the bikes!

Better yet, don't put the bikes away! Ride!

I'd like to but it's not exactly easy with snow and ice on the ground- maybe a thaw would induce me
to go. But that's why god invented trainers!

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Eric Babula said:

To be honest, I don't bike commute when there's snow and ice on the roads, either. Tried it once,
and didn't like the feeling that I was going to slip under a bus at any given second!

I generally don't ride much during the wee hours, unless its something like sneaking out of the
girlfriend's place while she's asleep. Anyhow, I took the bike out for a test run early this
morning, in the dark. The local meteorologists said the temp was somewhere around 3 or 4c, but since
I live at a higher altitude part of town, I can usually subract a couple of degrees from the
official temperature. No ice or snow, but I could feel/hear the heavy dew falling out of the sky,
almost like rain. It sure gave me a discomfiting sense of the streets being more slick than if it
actually had been raining. The dew on the streets looked too much like black ice (my nemesis).

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So, I try to ride my bike to work during the winter, on every day that there is no snow in the
forcast. You could do the same!

We always seem to get our first "surprise" snowfall of the year during a Friday afternoon rush hour.

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Trainers. Ugh! Nothing like being outside, and actually going somewhere!

Or escaping from somewhere.

cheers, Tom

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Better yet, don't put the bikes away! Ride!

I'd like to but it's not exactly easy with snow and ice on the ground- maybe a thaw would induce
me to go. But that's why god invented trainers!

To be honest, I don't bike commute when there's snow and ice on the roads, either. Tried it once,
and didn't like the feeling that I was going to slip under a bus at any given second! So, I try to
ride my bike to work during the winter, on every day that there is no snow in the forcast. You could
do the same!

Trainers. Ugh! Nothing like being outside, and actually going somewhere! YMMV.

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To be honest, I don't bike commute when there's snow and ice on the roads, either. Tried it once,
and didn't like the feeling that I was going to slip under a bus at any given second!

I worry more about other drivers slipping into/over me!

Matt O.