Snakes keep popping up in my life! Friday nite, LauraGigs invited me to a concert by a funk music group, and we were treated beforehand to a tableau by three women painted with snake symbols and covered with feathers and fur. Then, I was reading a review of the movie Black Snake Moan, and the director was explaining the origin of the title. Only problem was, the explanation was unprintable in the newspaper. But I was able to gather that the snake reference was to the male penis, which surprised me because snakes are usually associated with females. I also went to a performance called "Heartbeat" about Chinese history yesterday, and there were several snake references. In addition, the dragon used in the New Years celebration dance is very snakelike, with its fangs, forked tongue, and long undulating tail.