3.15.2005
beware
Today we commemorate the death of Julius Caesar, whose death in 44 BC lead to rioting, chaos, civil war, and the installation of the largest scam of a "republic" ever seen until, oh, modern America? Augustus became the 'first citizen' among equal citizens while quietly consolidating power, eventually creating the principate, which was the immediate precursor to the Roman Empire.
But, as noted in a New York Times article this morning, "Good sometimes does come from bad." This was the flourishing of Vergil (though I know that certain teachers of Latin are not as fond of Vergil as I) and Horace. This is great literature and it was created under some very dodgy political circumstances.
This article to which I refer is about older women finding work on TV. Oddly enough, it leads with this vignette:
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Good sometimes does come from bad. Napoleon III was a dictator, but margarine was invented under his regime. The success of ABC's drama about sex-starved suburban matrons, "Desperate Housewives," has a side benefit of its own: it has made television safe again for older actresses.
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That's just weird. And margarine is a good thing?
Also, according to an article in the Boston Globe, the word 'wedgie' has now entered the Webster's Dictionary.
I wanted to celebrate pi day yesterday, but being as in the UK, dates are written 14-3 and not 3-14, it wouldn't have meant as much. Enjoy the ides today. :)
But, as noted in a New York Times article this morning, "Good sometimes does come from bad." This was the flourishing of Vergil (though I know that certain teachers of Latin are not as fond of Vergil as I) and Horace. This is great literature and it was created under some very dodgy political circumstances.
This article to which I refer is about older women finding work on TV. Oddly enough, it leads with this vignette:
* * *
Good sometimes does come from bad. Napoleon III was a dictator, but margarine was invented under his regime. The success of ABC's drama about sex-starved suburban matrons, "Desperate Housewives," has a side benefit of its own: it has made television safe again for older actresses.
* * *
That's just weird. And margarine is a good thing?
Also, according to an article in the Boston Globe, the word 'wedgie' has now entered the Webster's Dictionary.
I wanted to celebrate pi day yesterday, but being as in the UK, dates are written 14-3 and not 3-14, it wouldn't have meant as much. Enjoy the ides today. :)
