http://alternatewars.com/Mythology/Reliquary/Reliquary_Mermaid_Symbolism.htm
Isn't it interesting how persistent the mermaid myth is over time and culture? I read somewhere that scientists (?) think that what sailors in ancient times thought were mermaids were actually manatees. If you've seen a manatee, don't you wonder how that could be mistaken for a woman with a fish tail? The notion of aquatic humans makes for an interesting "what if" topic of conversation. For example, if mermaids are half human and half fish, do they have live births or do offspring arrive in eggs like fish do? Why have breasts unless to suckle their young from live births like humans and other mammals like dolphins and whales? Why have human type ears which can't work underwater? Why not something like dolphins use? How do they breathe underwater? Where are the gills and why have a nose? Think of what a long bath does to human skin. If any aquatic humans are found to exist, wouldn't they necessarily look much different than our depictions? What do you think they would be like?
This zip has a piece of wordart, one plain paper and a variety of little elements.
We have been very lucky hurricane wise. Getting some rain, some thunder storms off and on but nothing like it could have been. Of course, it isn't over yet and. as my God-daughter and neice, Rachel, reminded today, it's still hurricane season with more expected. I thought I'd be going down to Jacksonville, NC to see my friend, Joyce in the next week or so but Jacksonville has been devastated by flood waters. I haven't been able to reach Joyce by cell phone and can only hope that she, her pregnant grand-daughter Sammi, Sammi's toddler daughter and their dogs all packed up prior to the storm and headed somewhere safe. Grandson-in-law, Tony is a Marine so I'm sure he had to remain at the base to help out. Our grandson, Tyler, who goes to college at University of South Carolina in Columbia had planned to come home for the weekend so my husband called him and advised he stay put since his apartment at the college is on the 3rd floor. But when the college canceled classes, Tyler and his roommate decided to drive home. It was good to see him but now we are worried because he is driving back today and there are so many areas where interstate and other major highways are closed due to flooding. Dear readers, I hope you are safe and dry wherever you are.
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