And to answer Clinton...I think it was real and not real. As I said in my post, I'm quite sure she was chewing the scenery to ensure her fifteen minutes of fame. However, that doesn't rule out mental instability, and frankly, I don't think ANYONE can act *that* well. So while I certainly don't take her at face value, I do think she's a few twinkles short of a glitter. I don't think the two ideas are mutually exclusive. ;)
Heh heh John in Kansas...when I went through a neo-pagan phase in college (I'm sort of a cheerfully pagan agnostic these days), I decided to test myself by doing a full moon ritual outdoors. I was living in Ashland, OR at the time, so decided Lithia Park was the place. I had my elementals laid out, incense, the works, and was quietly going about my business (it was late in the evening, getting dark, but not late enough for the park to be closed).
A very nice park ranger came along to ask me to extinguish my open flame (my bad for not remembering). He looked over my whole spread, and that peculiar deer-in-the-headlights expression came over his face. I smiled sweetly and assured him that I would be more careful in future, and he said, "Er, uh, you do that. God bless you, now" and beat a hasty retreat. Poor boy. ;)