A Farewell to Oz

The moderator of the Nonestica discussion list is shutting it down as of the end of this month. I don't agree with his reasons for the decision, but what are you going to do? Besides, there's another Oz list in place, so I can still get my fix of Oz discussion. Still, I've been on that list and its predecessor for nearly eight years, so I guess it's sort of the end of an era, or something.

I've been reading the mythology book that I bought a B. Dalton a week or so ago. I've been interested in mythology for a long time. I think I was around ten when I first started getting into it, and it's still a significant interest of mine. The book I'm reading touches upon many different cultures, and it's interesting to find out how much different mythological systems have in common. I knew there was a flood story similar to the Biblical one in the Epic of Gilgamesh, but they apparently had similar stories in Greek and Indian mythology as well. I also learned that there's a Celtic goddess named Epona, who must have been the namesake for Link's horse in Ocarina of Time.

Today, bethje and I volunteered at WHYY in Philadelphia, stuffing envelopes for the kids' birthday club and pledge reminders. After that, I had some Chick-fil-A, and rode two trains home, due to some kind of technical difficulties or something. The delay was only a few minutes, so it's scarcely worth writing about, but, really, what else do I have going on? {g}