Den of the Celtic Kitsune

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In Japanese folklore, kitsunes are believed to possess great intelligence, long life, and magical powers. Foremost among these is the ability to shapeshift into human form; a fox is said to learn to do this when it attains a certain age (usually a hundred years, though some tales say fifty). Kitsune usually appear in the shape of a beautiful woman, a young girl, or an old man, but almost never an elderly woman. Supernatural powers commonly attributed to the kitsune include, in addition to shapeshifting, the ability to generate fire or lightning from their tails or to breathe fire (known as kitsune-bi, literally "foxfire"), the power to manifest in dreams, the power to fly, and the ability to create illusions so elaborate as to be almost indistinguishable from reality. Some tales go further still, speaking of kitsune with the ability to bend time and space, to drive people mad, or to take such nonhuman and fantastic shapes as a tree of incredible height or a second moon in the sky. And that's just what I do every day. You should see what I do in my spare time....

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

I am a dog person

I like dogs. In fact, I like dogs better than I like most humans. As I am fond of saying, "dog is just god spelled backward." Afterall, most of the qualities attributed to a Divine Being such as selfless, unconditional love, loyalty, and honesty are all traits inherent in dogs. Cats on the other hand

  1. Love you when they want something (or at Oh-God-it's-early A.M.)
  2. Are loyal? Loyal to whoever will a)fill their food bowl or b) give them something tastier than what's in the food bowl.
  3. Are occasionally dishonest. Ex. Tripping over the yarn that Kitty has so thoughtfully strung between the sofa and 3 other pieces of furniture. When confonted, Kitty will automatically revert to the "Who me?? I didn't do it" look and saunter away.

That said, I still love the little furbeast and close with the following action sequence from the long weekend.






On the subject of sports

Recently, I mentioned the idea of pursuing a sport as a possibility for bashing my social life into shape. Still seriously pondering that idea for more than the social aspects. I realize now, approximately 2 weeks from surgery (which of course I will be documenting), that after a month in bed and another 4-6 weeks of limited activity, I will probably need (and want) the exercise. So I'm considering Aikido or Kendo classes. I really don't know how feasible this will be right away so my backup plan is to take up surfing lessons again. Hmm, another question to add to my list for the pre-op appointment.

posted by Sionnach, the Celtic Kitsune | 1:13 PM

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