Better Than Friday - 344

How y'all doin?

Hiding out down south, currently reading Meyrink's 'The Golem' - Quite unusual.
Thanks for all your support and wishing you a great weekend.

1. Book to read: The Life of Saint Teresa by Herself (Paid Link)
   I had no idea that she wrote a book!! Gotta read this asap.
   

2. The Catholic Italian Snake Festival in the town of Cocullo: Festa dei Serpari
   Found via @lovebuzzzzz
   The festival honors St. Dominic di Sora who protects against snakebites.
   Certainly contributes to Paglia's point about the pagan influence on Catholicism.
   Not surprised that it takes place on May 1st (Mayday. Wicker Man day.)
   Here's a documentary about it from the channel Rete8.
   

3. Natchez Documentary (Paid Link)

   A recent documentary about the very strange town I'm currently inhabiting, with its dark history of slavery and the complex modern racial tension. Well done.
   

4. The coolest tribal Native American photo I have ever seen
   That is one of the coolest photos I have seen, period.
   

5. Cat Nap in the Boom Boom Room by Willard Grant Conspiracy
   The goofiest name for a great sad song.

Came across this Scarlet Kingsnake on a walk at dusk (A friend of Jack, non-poisonous, "red touches yellow - kill a fellow, red touches black - friend of jack" as they say).
He was so still I thought he was dead - But no, just catching some fading heat from the warm concrete sidewalk. Never seen one before. Gorgeous.