There's an new entry in the unlikely comic book hero category- Joseph Desa, a sixteenth century Franciscan monk best known for his simple-mindedness and his reputed ability to fly. St Joseph is the patron saint of stewardesses.

Today is the first day of the ancient Egyptian Festival of Thoth, the Ibis-headed god of magick, learning, and language.
An interesting mention of some Hoodoo doings at a Jamaican courthouse.