A New Spring

Today has many names.

Vernal Equinox

First day of Spring

Ostara

Eostre

But whatever name you call it, it's the official start of spring.

Today is one of the days that daytime and nighttime are close to equal. The name Equinox comes from the Latin words aequus, meaning "equal", and nox, meaning "night".

And the day is usually viewed as the first day of spring, although there are plenty of places that aren't feeling the spring like weather

Now, you're probably wondering what Ostara and Eostre are. Well, they're actually the same thing. They just have two names due to where one is from.

Ostara is the Pagan holiday celebrating the come of spring and the beginnings of new life.

But what's Easter got to do with Pagans?

Easter gets its name from Eostre, which is the Germanic name for Ostara. It is celebrated with sunrise worship of the God and Goddess and eggs colored in pastels and decorated with the symbols of the God, the Goddess, the Sun God, unity, fire, water, agriculture, prosperity and growth, strength and wisdom, spring, love and affection, and protection. *

I'll perhaps go more into detail when it comes closer to Easter.

Merry Ostara and Happy Equinox from the Ice Queen

* http://www.joellessacredgrove.com/Holidays/ostara.html

WTF? Georgia, you have some major issues to resolve...

I never ever thought I would live to see something like this. And I have been proven wrong that something like this would never happen in our modern time.

What are you talking about? You ask.

I'm talking about HB 1, the law proposed by Georgia State Rep. Bobby Franklin. This law would make any woman who has had a miscarriage punishable by death. Along with having an abortion.

WTF, Rep Franklin?

According to HB 1,  any "prenatal murder" in the words of the bill, including "human involvement" in a miscarriage, would be a felony and carry a penalty of life in prison or death.* Women will be required to prove that the miscarriage was a natural miscarriage. Don't you think it'll be tramatic enough having a miscarriage without having to prove in court that your body naturally miscarried the fetus?

Apparently, Rep Franklin doesn't know the difference between an abortion and a miscarriage. They are two different things. Look it up.

And just a little FYI: this is the same rep that propsed a bill last year to turn domestic violence and rape victims into asscusers. As far as I know that didn't pass. At least I don't find anything about that one.

Woman hater anyone?

If this passes, it will hold the door wide open for similar anti-women laws. If its not struck down by the Supreme Court first. What's next, being jailed for having anemia? Fainting spells? What about having a cold or the flu?

Apparentl these "men" want to go back to the days when women stayed home having babies, cooking and cleaning and whenever they were allowed out of the house they had to follow behind their husbands with hands clasped and heads down.

I don't know about you, but there will be snowball fights in Hell when the Ice Queen does that.


* Ga. Law Could Give Death Penalty for Miscarriages by Jen Phillips

Anonymous Vs. WBC

Looks like someone finally gave Westboro Baptist Church the bitchslap they have been needing for looong time.

After a rumor that vigilante hacker organization Anonymous was declaring war on the controversial church. Anonymous denied they were planning any kind of war. But in true WBC style, they started a smear campaign and basically told them "Bring it!"

Both sides were invited to a radio talk show for a live web chat. Shirley Phelps-Roper, the rep for WBC, continuously attacked the rep for Anonymous with various insults while the rep continued to deny a war. But Ms. Phelps-Roper had a surprise waiting for her.

Once she told the Anonymous rep he was going to Hell, the rep responded with "I have a surprise for you." And directed viewers to downloads.westborobaptistchurch.com with a notice from Anonymous.

As of Feb 25, all of WBC's websites were inaccessible

Anonymous 1
WBC 0

And I find this quite hilarious

But that's just the Ice Queen's opinion.

Tis the Season

Well Christmas has come and went. Another year of listening to a certain family member nag about the amount of gifts I bought the rest of the family (I started in July. Its not like I did it all at once sheesh.) You would think that she'd be happy that everyone is getting gifts. Who cares when they were bought or what they got.

Back on track....

It wasn't the perfect Christmas. For one there was no way I was topping the gifts I gave last year. That was a one time deal.
I bought my husband three model sets. And forgot to get the paint and glue. Of course. Then I bought him a couple of shirts; one with wolves, his favorite animal, the other of his favorite band. of course I got it in the wrong size. And I told my step mom the wrong size apparently, so all of his shirts are too small for him. I guess Large is no longer his size.

At least everyone liked their gifts. At least they said they did.

I'm not the best person in the kitchen, so if I make anything it does not require cooking or baking. I was going through wal-mart and found a recipe for a no bake Chocolate Mint Cheesecake. Of course I misread the name and thought it was a pie. I broke the crust putting the filling in. Had to wash the mixing bowl and the beaters before I even started. It seemed like it took forever to get my stuff together, but eventually I had a cheesecake before me. Everyone said they liked it. It was pretty good, but the crust was a crumbly mess.

My husband and I have a tradition of going to the movies on Christmas day. We have been doing that since we'd been dating. This year there was no movie, so I guess that tradition is done and over with.

There was no snow...

Harrisonville, Proof that Americans still support our Troops

You've probably have never heard of Harrisonville. I know I hadn't. In fact I'm not sure what state its in, Missori or Kansas. But I do know they are a town brought together.

What brought them together? The funeral of one of their own and the protestors coming to add salt to the family's wounds.

Now you know my opinion of Westboro Baptist Church. If you don't, read my previous blog. Short recap: they protest slain soldiers

Anyway back to Harrisonville

Harrisonville was home to Army Cpl. Jacob R. Carver, who was killed in Afghanistan by a suicide bomb earlier this month. Word came that our favorite church group was going to be coming to town to protest his funeral. The people of Harrisonville said "Hell no. Ain't gonna happen," Starting before dawn, Cpl Carver's supporters began to line the street on both sides of  Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, where the funeral was to be held. The people, along with folks from three counties, were not going to let the protester anywhere near the church. By the time they got there, the only spot was next to a store a third of a mile away from the church. They did what they came to do, shouting their hateful slogans and holding their hateful signs. But the supporters were louder, singing "God Bless America" and shouting "USA! USA!" and "Go Home! Go Home!" Of course they were some near fights and WBC finally gave up and bailed before the procession passed.

Thank you, People of Harrisonville. You give me faith that people really do support our Troops and honor the ones who have given their lives so we may be able to live like we do and protest those protesting the Troops.


All information within this edition of Ice Queen's Frozen Words comes from The Kansas City Star article "In Harrisonville, thousands line street to keep Phelps clan away from soldier’s funeral" by Donald Bradley

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/11/23/2467169/in-harrisonville-thousands-line.html

A message for Westboro Baptist Church

There's a fine line between respect and disrespect.

Wesboro Baptist Church has no idea what the word means.

The name sounds familiar , you say. And it should. This is the church that has been staging protests at the funerals of our servicemen and women.

I'm all fine and dandy with free speech, but WBC, out of Kansas, is taking it to a new and very disrespectful level.

I don't agree with the wars in Iraq and Afaganastan. But I have a respect for the men and women over there fighting. They have way more balls then me to be willing to go over there. They signed up knowing they could possibly be shipped out. Knowing their ticket over there could possibly be a one way. I may be against the war, but I support the troops 100%.

When I first heard about WBC staging protests at military funerals, my first thought was "wtf? Why funerals to protest the war?" But as I find out more and more, I get angrier and angrier. They have gone way too far in their hate speech.

Its one thing to protest the war. Its another thing entirely to protest the soldiers. To hold signs saying "Thank God For Dead Soldiers" is highly disrespectful. Thanking God because a soldier who will take a bullet for you, who will die for you? What are y'all smoking over in Kansas?

My dad is a veteren. He may not have been on the front lines during Desert Storm, but he still served. I know several people that have served in Iraq and I respect them for it. I respect them for doing their duty knowing what the cost could be. I respect them for being so much braver than I am.

Wesboro Baptist Church, feel free to do what they do. I'm sure they wouldn't mind a few of you to stand between them and the enemy. If you can't support them, feel free to stand in front of them. If you can't respect them, feel free to do their job. I don't know what Bible you read, but you need a new one. You got it all wrong.

My God does not hate. My God only LOVES. He LOVES everyone no matter what. Once you figure that out, your lives will be a whole lot easier.

I want to thank Mr. Albert Snyder for doing what no one else would do, fighting back. Mr. Snyder lost his son, Matt, to wounds recieved in the war. Westboro added salt to his wounds. It was bad enough a father had to bury his child, but to have a group of people with signs saying "Thank God for Dead Soldiers", among other hate driven slogans, at his funeral? I, too, would have hired a laywer.

In my honest opinon, there is just way too much hate in America.

And it's people like the protesters of Westboro Baptist Church than fan the hate flames.

Westboro, its time to wake up and grow up.

Memories of 9/11

I found this video after following a link to a 9/11 Tribute video. And it got me to remembering that day. How a room full of 15 + year olds were scared. Many at the school I went too were Air Force kids. This is how I remember 9/11

We had just switched from Algebra to homeroom, which also happened to be the Algebra classroom. Kids were leaving the room for bathroom breaks and the like. One of my classmates runs back in the room and cries, "They've locked down the Base!" Of course several of us were clueless to the events in NYC. Another classmate says, "Oh some idiot flew a plane into the World Trade Center," Teacher turns the TV on and we soon discover it wasn't an accident. While were were in class, a second plane hit the second tower. Choir was a lost cause. I'm actually glad I didn't see the Towers fall live. It was bad enough watching people chose between fire and a long fall. I rally don't know if I could have handled watching the fall. Lunch and study hall I was out of the loop. Spanish showed me what I'd missed. My first reaction to seeing all the debris scattered all over the scene: "Oh my God!" Another loss cause class. Everyone was glued to the TV. On the bus ride home we saw kids standing on the side of the road with "Honk if you love America" signs. The driver honked several times. We passed a couple of gas stations. Cars were waiting in line in the street. First thing I did when I got home was turn the TV on. I listened while I showered. I didn't bother to dry my hair. I stayed in front of the TV until my parents got home. When my mom came in, she hugged me. I asked "Why?" She said, "I don't know," I finally let it go. We both cried. When my dad got home we ate in silence. I didn't fully understand what had happened but I did know war was looming and someone had attacked us. I didn't know who Ben Ladin was. I never could tell the difference in Iraq and Iran. I did know I was scared.

In the weeks to come we wondered if my dad would be reinstated into the Air Force. There were a lot of what ifs going around for a long time. I pray and hope future generations don't see something like this again.

Ice Queen