Blessed Margaret of Castello

One day, I was just thinking about what would make me turn my head? First thing that came to mind was a hunchback, albino midget. Wouldn't that be a sight? But was there such a person? I was curious and had to find out. Did a quick search and didn't quite find what I was thinking, but came upon Margaret of Castello. She was born into nobility during the thirteenth century with many physical handicaps: blind, lame, hunchback, a midget and with facial deformations. Because of her parents' embarrassment of their daughter's appearance, they imprisoned her in a little cell during her childhood and abandoned her in a foreign town years later after their attempts to "fix" her failed. During her lifetime, she went through many trials and tribulations, but when she died, all of the townspeople fought for her sainthood. Her life seemed so intriguing that I ended up buying her biography. The book itself wasn't greatly written, but the story of her life was incredible. Reading about her made me want to be more patient and tolerant. (I wanted but did not become.) It's a short read and got it from Amazon for only $0.01 (plus shipping). It was well worth it.

Dream - The Truth Revealed

I had a dream a couple nights ago that involved a really good friend (GF) and someone else (SE). SE tells GF that there is a Giants lamp on sale on ebay for only $13! What a find, but GF isn't interested in any Giants paraphernalia since she nor her husband are into that. Knowing that my husband Keith is a huge Giants fan, she texts me about it. I'm interested, but delays in responding to her text.

A couple of hours later, she calls me. "Hey, did you check out the Giants lamp?" she asks eagerly. "SE told me about it and maybe Keith will really like it. Are you gonna get it? You should!"

"Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Did you check it out?"

"No, I didn't."

"Yeah, that sounds like something Keith would like, but I should get details first before deciding."

I log on to ebay and find the post GF and SE are talking about. I am totally confused. There is no lamp for sale for $13. What IS for sale is a mansion in Europe that a former Giant lived in for a nice price tag of $1.3 million.

What I gather from this dream reflects some things I am going through personally. SE feeds lies to GF. Intentionally or unintentionally, I don't know, but they are things that are not true. GF believes everything SE tells her without thinking twice, believing SE would never lie to her, hide the truth, etc. And here I am, with the facts revealed, and really, nothing that I can... should do. In time, I hope GF will see what truly stands in front of her.

Dream - I Have ESP

I have ESP. And why am I so sure?

I had a dream a couple of weeks ago. In my dream, one of my close friends whispered a secret in my ear, something I wasn't supposed to know. I couldn't hear her so asked her to repeat it. I still couldn't make out what she was saying. After the third time, she started walking away. I thought about it a little, and things started to make sense. I yelled after her. "It's ____, isn't it?! She's pregnant! Huh??!!" But she couldn't hear me.

So I found out today that ____ IS in fact pregnant! See? I DO have ESP, huh? I gotta say, that is pretty cool! (It's pretty cool that I have this rare trait. That's what I meant.)

P.S. OK, fine. I'm not totally convinced I do, but that is cool, right?

Poking

Is it bad Facebook etiquette if someone "pokes" you and you don't poke them back? To me, poking is just weird. Sounds sneaky and like they're invading my personal space. Why can't it be "waving"? I would wave at people, but won't poke them. Not a fan of poking. :(