I don't know, man. What if Domitian really was sincerely friends with Agricola and he withdrew him early BECAUSE of his failing health (both being such secretive dudes, you know). And then, of course, whether or not Tacitus knows about this, he would stand better not to reveal such things as, pursuant to the death of Domitian, nobody benefited ( Read more... )

I saw all of my favourite people today ( Read more... )

I am about to have leveled up and evolved to the next level of obeisance. The new directives include modified behaviours which mercilessly cut corners but do not deplete the quality of my students' learning ( Read more... )

Dear journal ( Read more... )

Today has been a terrific day. That is all ( Read more... )

The last entry that I wrote inspired a bizarre series of images during that night's dormancy. Let's not do that again. I think that the moral of that story (the dream) was something along the lines of choosing platonic bonds and loyalties over the opportunity for physical gratification. It was cute, but the symbolism was strange. It was nothing ( Read more... )

that I could obtain one of those campaign shirts, with the giant red A's. You know, a-is-for-atheist-and-it-is-allegedly-a-shame. I was even amused. But then, I remembered that a great number of individuals have probably heard of this association. I should certainly not like to be taken in the fashion of that travesty by Hawthorne. Yes, you ( Read more... )

Thank you, that is, for reminding me of what I like and what I want. Despite inherent dealbreakers and myriad themes of social injustice in this and systems past, it has been called to my attention what it really is to relax certain standards and settle into peaceful but ultimately destructive complacency. Let us briefly examine the obstinacy/ ( Read more... )

I have not updated in some time. Life has become strange. I suppose that a more accurate statement would be: Life has become stranger ( Read more... )

Other than the successful defence.