We seem to be ‘easing’ into Winter on a toe-in-the-water schedule. Although I did see a newspaper photo showing the ‘Polar Bear Club’ taking a chilly dip at Paris Mt. State Park last week near Greenville. People have to be bent on torture – or significantly off their rocker to do that!
But so far in the upstate we’ve managed to navigate the early winter season with just frost on the windshield or roof of the house – but no snow down here in the uplands.
Still, it’s even a long time until groundhog day. We’re not even one week out of a five and change week here in January.
What does the two-faced Greek Janus icon represent – from which we get the name of the year’s first month January?
I copied this from the Internet: JANUS-- “An ancient Roman god of doorways, of beginnings, and of the rising and setting of the sun, usually represented as having one head with two bearded faces back to back, looking in opposite directions.“
This – I suppose is where we get the “two-faced” terminology from – perhaps it’s even the start of the description of one who is ‘double-tongued’ – even forked tongue? Lots of speculation.
My feeling – even though this is my birth month – is we could far better do with another May or June and scrub January. I’m not a big fan of the Greeks – What’s the word for all the Greek gods? I’ve forgotten.
PANTHEON!
There…my sturdy PC came to rescue my diminishing memory. I think we tried to memorize them in elementary school. I guess I forgot most of them… except Morpheus… he of the sleepy-heads.
So it’s sleepy time. Please drop me a note at (n4zhk@arrl.net) and I’ll send you a thank you.
Cordially, IN HIM
Jack
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“JUST A MINUTE”
IS GRINCH SET ON CAUSING AN OBAMA WIN?
Just a Minute: The former Speaker of the House has a very difficult job biting his tongue, to keep from driving his poll numbers deeper into never-never land. What escapes Mr. Gingrich is, those of us on the outside looking in are far more interested in seeing a new President in the White House – not in watching a failed attempt to help him restore a degree of respect he has himself eroded.
Mr. Santorum is also intent on just enjoying 15 minutes of fame! Wednesday evening on stage he – very unwisely – expressed his dissatisfaction with the way in which Ronald Reagan handled Social Security thirty years ago. I can’t fathom what possessed the former Pennsylvania Senator to undertake second-guessing a long dead popular Republican hero.
Mr. Santorum’ who – by my lights – severely erred in supporting Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, who returned to being a Democrat last time around and still lost.
What we don’t need right now is throwing elbows at one another or putting our own concerns ahead of the BIG goal of replacing Mr. Obama in the Oval Office. <> I’m Jack Buttram. (END)
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