Michelle Obama’s mysterious Election Dress

November 6th, 2008, by Matthew Walker

Personally, I loved the dress (she wore it on November 4, 2008, at the big partay in Chicago when Barack became president-elect). And I especially like her willingness to leave the Old School behind. But there are some country people (myself included) who grew up where the old folks warn you about “a red hourglass” and what might happen if you push your luck. So be polite with this lady.

Michelle Obama and the Hourglass Spider

NOTE: It’s only the Europeans who fearfully called it the “Black Widow Spider.” A prefered name is “Hourglass Spider,” which helps in species identification. The Dineh (Navajo) have more respect, crediting “Spider Woman” (Na’ashjéii asdzáá) in large part for the creation, survival, and education of all humans — especially weavers.

CIRCUS DIOSA gets new boots!

November 5th, 2008, by admin

On November 4, 2008, the CIRCUS DIOSA weblog left the building temporarily (after two fun years on the Internet), in celebration of the successful election of Barack Obama as President of the USA. Now we’re back, having removed all our old blog posts and comments, many of which helped dump George W. Bush and elect Obama instead. We archived the old stuff and will recycle it in various ways, but now it’s time for “a new dawn of American leadership” — and new directions for CIRCUS DIOSA.

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