Trials and tribble-ations
1pm
Weeeeee! The Trouble With Tribbles! (The Space Channel is having a Star Trek marathon in tribute to James "Scotty" Doohan.)
Of course, I already knew all this, but here it is anyway...
Today's Devilish Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
When the four young children of a wealthy family in Salem,
Massachusetts, began exhibiting strange symptoms in 1692, their parents became
concerned. The children had been barking like dogs, purring like cats, and
on occasion acting as though they had been struck blind or dumb. Not
long before the strange behavior began, the oldest child, a girl of
thirteen, had been soundly scolded by an elderly Irish servant named Goody
Glover. Called in by the children's parents, a doctor proclaimed the
children had been bewitched by Goody Glover, who was promptly arrested
and brought up on charges of being a witch. The poor woman gave what
were considered insensible answers to questions in court, and when it ws
revealed she was a Roman Catholic, the woman was found guilty of
witchcraft and executed. Needless to say, the children's odd behavior
stopped abruptly after the incident. But the strange fear of witchcraft
spread throughout the Massachusetts colony. Encouraged by ministers who
claimed that witchcraft went hand in hand with atheism and the devil, the
colonist accused and tried dozens of alleged witches. Soon the jails
were full, and a special witch court had been established in Salem for
the speedy trial and punishment of witches. If they protested their
innocence, it was considered proof of guilt. If, confessing to avoid
punishment, the accused contradicted herself, guilt was still certain: The
"devil" was speaking. Young children were frequent witnesses,
occasionally children of the accused woman herself. Arrests and trials of
witches continued until 1696, when the Massachusetts legislature adopted a
resolution against them.
Culled from: Death: A History of Man's Obsessions and Fears
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0760700370/theasylumeclecti
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Subject: Almost GO time!
Music: Incantation by Delerium
Mood: Anxious to get to Savage!
11pm
My hair is done, and I like it! Me, my brother and Chris went for dinner with my mom, her elderly friend John, and her friend Tallulah at Time Square restaurant. But after all the guys left, I stayed on for a couple of hours, listening to Tallulah's wild stories. She's from Guyana, and she's travelled quite a bit, and has the funniest stories! She's older but really feisty. Her name isn't even really Tallulah. She had it legally changed, from Shirley. (So I guess it is really her name now, but it didn't used to be.) Chris and my brother are AWOL, and there's no note, so I don't know if they'll show up at Savage or not. I don't really care, either way.
So, here I sit, having a couple drinks before I go out, putting on make-up, and trying to decide what to wear tonight...
.
Weeeeee! The Trouble With Tribbles! (The Space Channel is having a Star Trek marathon in tribute to James "Scotty" Doohan.)
Of course, I already knew all this, but here it is anyway...
Today's Devilish Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
When the four young children of a wealthy family in Salem,
Massachusetts, began exhibiting strange symptoms in 1692, their parents became
concerned. The children had been barking like dogs, purring like cats, and
on occasion acting as though they had been struck blind or dumb. Not
long before the strange behavior began, the oldest child, a girl of
thirteen, had been soundly scolded by an elderly Irish servant named Goody
Glover. Called in by the children's parents, a doctor proclaimed the
children had been bewitched by Goody Glover, who was promptly arrested
and brought up on charges of being a witch. The poor woman gave what
were considered insensible answers to questions in court, and when it ws
revealed she was a Roman Catholic, the woman was found guilty of
witchcraft and executed. Needless to say, the children's odd behavior
stopped abruptly after the incident. But the strange fear of witchcraft
spread throughout the Massachusetts colony. Encouraged by ministers who
claimed that witchcraft went hand in hand with atheism and the devil, the
colonist accused and tried dozens of alleged witches. Soon the jails
were full, and a special witch court had been established in Salem for
the speedy trial and punishment of witches. If they protested their
innocence, it was considered proof of guilt. If, confessing to avoid
punishment, the accused contradicted herself, guilt was still certain: The
"devil" was speaking. Young children were frequent witnesses,
occasionally children of the accused woman herself. Arrests and trials of
witches continued until 1696, when the Massachusetts legislature adopted a
resolution against them.
Culled from: Death: A History of Man's Obsessions and Fears
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0760700370/theasylumeclecti
**edit**
Subject: Almost GO time!
Music: Incantation by Delerium
Mood: Anxious to get to Savage!
11pm
My hair is done, and I like it! Me, my brother and Chris went for dinner with my mom, her elderly friend John, and her friend Tallulah at Time Square restaurant. But after all the guys left, I stayed on for a couple of hours, listening to Tallulah's wild stories. She's from Guyana, and she's travelled quite a bit, and has the funniest stories! She's older but really feisty. Her name isn't even really Tallulah. She had it legally changed, from Shirley. (So I guess it is really her name now, but it didn't used to be.) Chris and my brother are AWOL, and there's no note, so I don't know if they'll show up at Savage or not. I don't really care, either way.
So, here I sit, having a couple drinks before I go out, putting on make-up, and trying to decide what to wear tonight...
.