I got NOTHING done yesterday, and its all HER FAULT!

[Bill]

Yep, Bubastis is another form of the cat goddess Bast. It's been a while since I cracked an egyptology book, but I think it's an older regional version.

Those types of names tend to become more staccato as you go further back in time. Something like Cybele (not egyptian of course) was originally "Ku Ba Ba".

So, it's possible that your new cats oldest orginal name would actually be "Bu Ba".

Which of course would be pronounced "Bubba". ;-}

[Tommy]

Originally Posted by Bill

Yep, Bubastis is another form of the cat goddess Bast. It's been a while since I cracked an egyptology book, but I think it's an older regional version.

Those types of names tend to become more staccato as you go further back in time. Something like Cybele (not egyptian of course) was originally "Ku Ba Ba".

So, it's possible that your new cats oldest orginal name would actually be "Bu Ba".

Which of course would be pronounced "Bubba". ;-}

YOu Need A Hobby

[Bill]

Ha ha ha! Actually, this is all from old hobbies. I used to be real interested in the origins of human thought. When did people start talking and thinking the way we do now, how did we come up with the idea of Gods, shit like that.

I could bore you to tears with all I know about ancient cave paintings, Lascaux, Niaux, that new Cave of the Lions, yada yada yada. I got hundreds of dollars worth of rare books on the subject.

I also like shooting, practicing mixed martial arts, and doing home repairs. Lately I've been getting into bird feeding and bird watching.

So, I think the problem is I got too many hobbies. I need to shut off my head and work harder on getting rich.

Or maybe I'll get into politics... ;-}

[RedCherry]

Originally Posted by Bill

So, I think the problem is I got too many hobbies. I need to shut off my head and work harder on getting rich.

Or maybe I'll get into politics... ;-}

I feel for you, I got interested in comparitive mythology between Hawaiian, Native American, and Celtic religions and studied a lot on them, read a lot of books, talked to a lot of people.
I have never done much research on Egyptology though.

I like Loki because he is found in all three, the only one I know that is and is a trickster in all three, which I found facinating.

We are into birdfeeding, we have several flocks that come by every day to our feeder, and I love the hummingbirds that drink out of one of my plants.

In the past was into building model rockets and flying them, chemistry (had my own lab, that was fun) roller skating, free-diving and laying net and hunting fish (hard to do now in the desert). That is just off the top of my head. I'm miss ADD and happiest when doing several things at once, lol.