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Weyland’s Whey, August 17th 2024, “Sounds Like Salem”, Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n For Your Deliberation<\/strong><\/p>\n It takes a village to help an idiot!\u00a0 And here are some of the townies who make me look good twice a month!<\/p>\n Mihos.<\/em>\u00a0 I’ve mentioned him a lot in this column.\u00a0 And with good reason.\u00a0 He’s my Renaissance man.\u00a0 And he’ll be penning his\u00a0own<\/em> column in PaganPages real soon!\u00a0 (Watch for\u00a0Crystal Clear<\/em>!)<\/p>\n Hershey.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>My go-to guy for all things Spanish.\u00a0 He’s fluent, I’ve got the working vocabulary of a grade schooler.\u00a0 Maybe a preschooler…<\/p>\n Crystal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Hershey’s partner and lady love.\u00a0 One of the quickest and smartest people I know.\u00a0 I seek out her advice quite often.<\/p>\n The Brain.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>This guy’s one of my three electronic whizzes.\u00a0 I’ve yet to see him stymied.<\/p>\n Namor.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>My second tech guy.\u00a0 Plus, he laughs at all of my jokes.<\/p>\n Sparkle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Last but never least, the love of my life!\u00a0 She puts significance in “significant other”.<\/p>\n Why yes, these\u00a0are<\/em> coven names and nicknames.\u00a0 And no, the Submariner has never worked on my computer.\u00a0 (Sheesh!)<\/p>\n Sounds Like Salem, Part Three, Conclusion: A Determination of Witches<\/strong><\/p>\n The trials were held between February 1692 and May 1693.\u00a0 Over two hundred people were accused.\u00a0 Thirty were found guilty, and nineteen of those were executed by hanging.\u00a0 Five were men and fourteen were women.\u00a0 Another man, Giles Corey, was tortured to death.\u00a0 Five or more people met their ends in foul jail cells.<\/p>\n Could it happen again?\u00a0 My gods, it happens all the time.\u00a0 Someone will cry, “A witch, a witch,” and the horror begins.\u00a0 The frenzy doesn’t have to have a supernatural flavor, any shabby excuse will do.\u00a0 Differences, real or imagined.\u00a0 Jealousy.\u00a0 Misogyny.\u00a0 Ageism, racism.<\/p>\n This isn’t something confined to history books.<\/p>\n Salem is with us today.<\/p>\n (Sources: Last year’s Salem vacation, Weird History<\/em>, Wikipedia. Also, Salem Witch Museum.\u00a0 salemwitchmuseum.com )<\/p>\n MUSIC Review: Lakeside<\/strong><\/p>\n Lakeside is an American funk band, active since 1969 right up to today.\u00a0 They’re best known for their R&B number one hit “Fantastic Voyage” in 1980.\u00a0 (Look up the video online!)\u00a0 They like to dress up: album covers have shown them as cowboys, pirates and genies, among other things.<\/p>\n I like them.\u00a0 Their range stretches from kicka*s to smooth as silk.<\/p>\n My verdict: 4 1\/2 broomsticks.<\/p>\n Info source: Wikipedia.\u00a0 Found ’em on Music Choice!\u00a0 R&B Soul Channel.<\/p>\n Bio<\/strong><\/p>\n Weyland Smith is an eclectic solitaire wytch from New Jersey.<\/p>\n weylandsmith@yahoo.com<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Weyland’s Whey, August 17th 2024, “Sounds Like Salem”, Conclusion For Your Deliberation It takes a village to help an idiot!\u00a0 And here are some of the townies who make me look good twice a month! Mihos.\u00a0 I’ve mentioned him a lot in this column.\u00a0 And with good reason.\u00a0 He’s my Renaissance man.\u00a0 And he’ll be penning his\u00a0own column in PaganPages real soon!\u00a0 (Watch for\u00a0Crystal Clear!) Hershey.\u00a0\u00a0My go-to guy for all things Spanish.\u00a0 He’s fluent, I’ve got the working vocabulary of a grade schooler.\u00a0 Maybe a preschooler… Crystal.\u00a0\u00a0Hershey’s partner and lady love.\u00a0 One of the quickest and smartest people I know.\u00a0 I seek out her advice quite often. The Brain.\u00a0\u00a0This guy’s one of my three electronic whizzes.\u00a0 I’ve yet to see him stymied. Namor.\u00a0\u00a0My second tech guy.\u00a0 Plus, he laughs at all of my jokes. Sparkle.\u00a0\u00a0Last but never least, the love of my life!\u00a0 She puts significance in “significant other”. Why yes, these\u00a0are coven names and nicknames.\u00a0 And no, the Submariner has never worked on my computer.\u00a0 (Sheesh!) Sounds Like Salem, Part Three, Conclusion: A Determination of Witches The trials were held between February 1692 and May 1693.\u00a0 Over two hundred people were accused.\u00a0 Thirty were found guilty, and nineteen of those were executed by hanging.\u00a0 Five were men and fourteen were women.\u00a0 Another man, Giles Corey, was tortured to death.\u00a0 Five or more people met their ends in foul jail cells. Could it happen again?\u00a0 My gods, it happens all the time.\u00a0 Someone will cry, “A witch, a witch,” and the horror begins.\u00a0 The frenzy doesn’t have to have a supernatural flavor, any shabby excuse will do.\u00a0 Differences, real or imagined.\u00a0 Jealousy.\u00a0 Misogyny.\u00a0 Ageism, racism. This isn’t something confined to history books. Salem is with us today. (Sources: Last year’s Salem vacation, Weird History, Wikipedia. Also, Salem Witch Museum.\u00a0 salemwitchmuseum.com ) MUSIC Review: Lakeside Lakeside is an American funk band, active since 1969 right up to today.\u00a0 They’re best known for their R&B number one hit “Fantastic Voyage” in 1980.\u00a0 (Look up the video online!)\u00a0 They like to dress up: album covers have shown them as cowboys, pirates and genies, among other things. I like them.\u00a0 Their range stretches from kicka*s to smooth as silk. My verdict: 4 1\/2 broomsticks. Info source: Wikipedia.\u00a0 Found ’em on Music Choice!\u00a0 R&B Soul Channel. 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