Instant messege exchange -- tonight

Mike394inMS: hello
(oop! think I. Is this some guy about to ask if I'm hot or want to date?)
CapriUni: hello? Can I help you?
Mike394inMS: hi, how long have you been pagan?
(nope. either a wannabe or a Christian proselytizer. Probably the latter)
CapriUni: my entire adult life.
Mike394inMS: do you believe in a actual goddess and god
(sounding even more like the latter. Ahem.)
CapriUni: Well, actually, I am a Polytheist, and my faith is a personal one that closely mirrors the Gaia hypothesis, and has been built up over a lifetime of prayer, meditation and study.
(No response. I think I may have baffled him with all my big words. Or demonstrated that I won't be easily swayed by quotes from the Bible. Either way, mission accomplished)

Isabel report -- part 2

I know, I know. I said last week that I'd post more interesting stuff about what happened during and after Isabel, then I never did. Sigh. So I'm doing it now. Under cuts, 'cause I have lots to say..

( During )

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Not as dramatic as fallen trees and surprise geysers, but perhaps more profound, is what I learned ( After. )

And in my next entry, I'll post some thoughts on the book I read to while away those hours... :-)