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Vicki L.'s avatar

Oh the poor cat feeding woman! Poor thing! I have to admit I do both the cup thing and when I just don't have time...the old squisheroo...but I always say...sorry to the little thing! Hope you had a good holiday season Louise! I've just gotten back into looking at your newsletter and other items I have neglected here at the end of January! We were all very busy with holiday stuff and also working through a few holiday medical surprises but all is good now. Finally caught up with things I think...almost...Happy Healthy New Year to you and yours!

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John White's avatar

I too use a plastic cup and a piece of junk mail to remove spiders from the house compassionately. Didn't know about the indoor-outdoor spider dichotomy, though. What was God thinking when she made two different kinds?

BTW, spiders in the house do perform a human-useful function: They indicate to us where other insects (which they eat) are.

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Louise Julig's avatar

Haha, well God probably made one kind of spider and then some of them decided they wanted to move in with us because the eating was good. I wonder if early people had a fear of spiders, since most of them are not harmful to people, or if that is a relatively modern learned behavior. OR maybe since there are just enough that are dangerous, people learned to be afraid of them just to be on the safe side. I'm sure there is an anthropology thesis in there somewhere.

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Karen Kimbro Johnson's avatar

I believe in reincarnation so I don't feel bad about flinging spiders outside. I am helping them evolve into a higher life form.

Regarding racism, caste-ism, and class-ism, I recommend, "Caste" by Isobel Wilkerson. I am an African American woman and learned a great deal about systematic racism from reading this book. It reads like a novel while it delivers impactful information.

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Louise Julig's avatar

I am actually reading Caste right now as part of a book club with my meditation center. Very eye-opening, and that's even after I've read at least a handful of other books specifically about racism.

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Teresa Wong's avatar

I loved the Amber Ruffin book. So good!

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Louise Julig's avatar

It reminded me in tone of another one I liked, "You Can't Touch My Hair and Other Things I Still Have to Explain," by Phoebe Robinson. Maybe because they are both comedians. I also listened to that one on audiobook and I think it added a lot to it.

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Courtney's avatar

Always entertaining Louise. And thought provoking.

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Louise Julig's avatar

Glad you liked it!

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