Easterner: Do outlaws in the west have civil rights?Cowboy: In theory they do but they get those rights suspended on a noose.
Archives for June 2010
The Dark Age, 500 – 1000
by Jack Le MoineWith the fall of the Roman Empire, Western Europe fell into a period of sharp decline. In every aspect of life - commerce,
Julius Caesar Murdered – 7
Today's installment concludes Julius Caesar Murdered,the name of our combined selection by Barthold Georg Niebuhr and Plutarch. The concluding
Julius Caesar Murdered – 6
He was not gone far from the door when a slave, who belonged to some other person, attempted to get up to speak to him but finding it impossible, by
Herodotus Book II, Verses 33-41
Of Egypt I shall make my report at length because it has wonders more in number than any other land.Translated by George C. Macaulay -- our
What Pushes You
If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pushes you.- Steve JobsMore
Lord George Seeks a Sponsor
- Another chestnut from the continuing sage of our noted playwright, Lord George Bernard Noel Shakespeare Coward –Sponsor: Do you have any
Roman Age, 1 – 500 AD
by Jack Le MoineThe Roman Empire never dominated the world like the Europeans did 1500 years later but they certainly put on the best show.
Julius Caesar Murdered – 5
A few days after, his statues were seen adorned with royal diadems; and Flavius and Marullus, two of the tribunes, went and tore them off.Continuing