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Feb. 10th, 2004
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Feb. 10th, 2004 08:52 pmAside from it being Express Your Homophobia Day at work, it was okay. It went by fast. I think going to the Y last night was a good idea.
However, I think Badira's diabetes has gone active again. She's drinking a lot and peeing buckets. At least after this much time I know what needs to be done; a little insulin twice a day. The shots don't hurt her at all and she should be fine again in a couple of months. It's been very cold in the mornings these past two months, and I think that's getting to her.
NOTICE TO CAT PEOPLE: Excessive drinking and urination could mean feline diabetes. Feed Muggins with high-protein (read "kitten") food and follow vet instructions and Muggins will live a long healthy life.
However, I think Badira's diabetes has gone active again. She's drinking a lot and peeing buckets. At least after this much time I know what needs to be done; a little insulin twice a day. The shots don't hurt her at all and she should be fine again in a couple of months. It's been very cold in the mornings these past two months, and I think that's getting to her.
NOTICE TO CAT PEOPLE: Excessive drinking and urination could mean feline diabetes. Feed Muggins with high-protein (read "kitten") food and follow vet instructions and Muggins will live a long healthy life.
Seeking theological input
Feb. 10th, 2004 08:56 pmSo I'm up to the part where I interpret the apparitions of Our Lady of Ocotlan and Our Lady of Guadalupe theologically. In other words, what do they say about God? The answer that comes to me is, "Ocotlan and Guadalupe present the feminine face of God."
Does anyone have any ideas to mix into this? I do have one problem in that I'm a radical feminist, which means I don't believe that "masculine" and "feminine" traits exist outside of societally-imposed gender roles. If it is okay to do so, a man will be as tender and nurturing as any woman towards his children or lover. Women can be powerful and dominant. Women such as Victoria and Elizabeth I give us images of female rulership.
I believe that Mary should be, like her son, a liberator. Locking her into traditional gender roles by saying she's expressing God's "feminine" attributes seems to me a way of foisting the "girly stuff" away from God. So I'm thinking of Mary as being speaker for God, expressing God's perfection and attractiveness.
Comments?
Does anyone have any ideas to mix into this? I do have one problem in that I'm a radical feminist, which means I don't believe that "masculine" and "feminine" traits exist outside of societally-imposed gender roles. If it is okay to do so, a man will be as tender and nurturing as any woman towards his children or lover. Women can be powerful and dominant. Women such as Victoria and Elizabeth I give us images of female rulership.
I believe that Mary should be, like her son, a liberator. Locking her into traditional gender roles by saying she's expressing God's "feminine" attributes seems to me a way of foisting the "girly stuff" away from God. So I'm thinking of Mary as being speaker for God, expressing God's perfection and attractiveness.
Comments?