Janey Laird

I have several real lives apart from my electronic life here and elsewhere in the internets tubes. For several years now I have been on leave (getting to be a permanent leave at this point..) from the PhD program in economics at the University of Utah. I still teach for the department - of all things - the writing lab. I contribute business and general pieces to our local monthly magazine, Catalyst Magazine, a 25 year old institution for the creative class, which lives large and wide, here in Salt Lake and environs. My latest article was on the Utah delegation at the Denver Convention, which I wrote while there whooping it up with other Fieldhands, Field readers and, of course, the great Al, at the Big Tent and elsewhere. All the fun details of Denver and the amazing Fieldhands there are posted over at the Denver Posse group page on this site.

I used to have a life as a single parent but my two sons are quickly becoming independent from their mom - can I hear an Amen! So, I spend all that mommy energy on the cat situation (cute pics and details below).

I am also the most well know psychic in Utah, stemming from my participation on a nationally recognized morning radio show and the highest rated Alternative Music station in the country. Through it, I get to meet many, many complex, wonderful, interesting memebers of the Gen Y and Millenium generations. I have utter confidence in these to continue making our society and culture better and better. Witness what they contributed to the last election. I have no fear for the future.

For fun, I am also posting to my Fieldhands blog a little piece I wrote on Presidential Palmistry.

Here is my offical Psychic Lady bio.

Margaret Ruth margaretruth.com

Margaret Ruth currently teaches Palmistry for the University of Utah and has published articles on business and metaphysical topics in Catalyst Magazine, Salt Lake Magazine and City Weekly magazine in Utah. She is best known for her weekly radio segments on the nationally ranked KXRK FM radio morning show.

Detailed Bio:Margaret Ruth represents the next generation of metaphysical teachers and psychics. As one of the most popular and well known in the state of Utah, she has helped thousands of clients and students, and is a weekly regular on one of the best morning radio shows in the USA .

As the official "Love Psychic," she can be heard every Friday morning on the top rated and nationally renowned KXRK 96.3 FM Radio from Hell morning show with Kerry, Bill and Gina. Listen in to this singularly perceptive segment at www.X96.com. She has also appeared on many local and national radio stations in addition to local television segments for Fox 13 KSTU, Channel 2 KUTV, and Channel 4 KTVX. Articles about and by Margaret Ruth have been published in Salt Lake Magazine, Catalyst Magazine, The Salt Lake Tribune, University of Utah Chronicle, Salt Lake City Weekly, and others.

Margaret Ruth has worked with many major Utah businesses, charities and organizations: University of Utah AOCE, University of Utah Health Affairs, YWCA, No More Homeless Pets, Nordstrom’s Department Store, Harley-Davidson of Salt Lake, Borders Bookstore, The March of Dimes, Sundance Film Festival, Red Butte Garden, Utah Public Employees Association, Rowland Hall, Girl Scouts of Salt Lake City.

She develops and teaches transformational classes for the Lifelong Learning Department of the University of Utah. Classes include: Tarot, Intermediate Tarot, Palmistry, Reading People, Psychic Tools and more.

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More on the interesting cat situation:

Schrodinger Has the extra toe - he looks like he is walking around on baseball mitts. It also explains why he is so very excellent at the keyboard.

Doppleganger showed up a few weeks ago..she is also a Maine Coon Cat, so I am still pondering the meaning of it all.

Troll Shaman (Shammie)