tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post8033173676809529768..comments2024-03-10T01:26:13.595-08:00Comments on Trainride Of The Enigmas: Lupercalia And RomanceGeo.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-50403470212940169142015-02-20T19:40:30.584-08:002015-02-20T19:40:30.584-08:00We did manage with the "house out back"....We did manage with the "house out back". I hope to never have to do that again.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-70933453767000995432015-02-20T17:58:58.874-08:002015-02-20T17:58:58.874-08:00Good heavens! It would decrease the bulk of junk-m...Good heavens! It would decrease the bulk of junk-mail by 1/3. Is anybody working on this?Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-31807708868321240222015-02-20T17:04:11.737-08:002015-02-20T17:04:11.737-08:00When we can figure out three-sided paper, we'l...When we can figure out three-sided paper, we'll really be on to something. The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-82044726114424980862015-02-20T15:12:17.201-08:002015-02-20T15:12:17.201-08:00One of my favorite practical philosophers, W.C Fie...One of my favorite practical philosophers, W.C Fields, said, "Horse sense is a good judgement which keeps horses from betting on people." Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-43445613164237781742015-02-20T14:43:08.841-08:002015-02-20T14:43:08.841-08:00Lupercalia is very popular here but we get the dat...Lupercalia is very popular here but we get the dates muddled up: celebrating from February 15th to February 13th makes the 14th a total headache. Sometimes also liver failure. Romance and engineering become incomprehensible. Thank goodness the horses know what they're doing! Lisa Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-91488031688913225172015-02-20T14:26:49.756-08:002015-02-20T14:26:49.756-08:00You're onto something there, Susan. No coincid...You're onto something there, Susan. No coincidence. Don't know much about the "50 shades". I'm only a boy of 65 and afraid to watch such stuff until I finish puberty.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-80581797136277169392015-02-20T12:24:56.082-08:002015-02-20T12:24:56.082-08:00Naked people whopping each other with leather thon...Naked people whopping each other with leather thongs, huh? Hmmm, sounds a lot like "Fifty Shades of Gray," from what I've heard. AND the movie was released smack dab in the middle of Lupercalia, too! A coincidence? I think not...Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-73809561992675315852015-02-18T20:51:35.031-08:002015-02-18T20:51:35.031-08:00I don't know but I suspect they took some care...I don't know but I suspect they took some care not to upset the elevator horses. Stampede could blow the roof out.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-69993365825240409962015-02-18T09:33:27.381-08:002015-02-18T09:33:27.381-08:00Those crazy Romans! What can I say?
Poor horses....Those crazy Romans! What can I say?<br /><br />Poor horses. I wonder how many horses the Romans went through in one day.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-24870087894112240142015-02-17T19:28:30.997-08:002015-02-17T19:28:30.997-08:00High Five! My grandmother MacBeath had Richard Ha...High Five! My grandmother MacBeath had Richard Halliburton's "The Flying Carpet" in her bookcase which I was poring over at seven and eight. I swore then that I would see the headhunters of Borneo and Petra. Well, I did spend two nights at an Iban longhouse in Sarawak, Borneo ~ fabulous! But I'm still trying to get to Petra! It's looking a little dicey right now! :( Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-88714224606927712332015-02-16T18:25:00.703-08:002015-02-16T18:25:00.703-08:00Wow! A decided adventure, Rick, to be stationed at...Wow! A decided adventure, Rick, to be stationed at one of the 7 wonders of the modern world --and in the last years of its American possession. Little while ago I was answering Fundy Blue's mention of R. Halliburton who swam the length of the Panama Canal and payed the lowest toll in its history—36 cents.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-36294570565043352262015-02-16T17:36:03.289-08:002015-02-16T17:36:03.289-08:00That's an interesting post. I've never hea...That's an interesting post. I've never heard of those books, but I have marveled at the Panama Canal from up close. I was stationed there in 1972 and 72.<br /><br />Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-5175169845318401362015-02-16T17:27:41.802-08:002015-02-16T17:27:41.802-08:00Oh my gosh, Fundy Blue! You're the only other ...Oh my gosh, Fundy Blue! You're the only other person I know who read Halliburton as a kid. We had "The Book Of Marvels" and "Seven League Boots" at our house and I read them both twice. And I don't worry about about the uncertainty principle and that cat. I just try not to bump my head on a black hole --well, not again anyway.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-23113763358398876632015-02-16T16:33:48.251-08:002015-02-16T16:33:48.251-08:00Those ancient cultures had all the fun! I've ...Those ancient cultures had all the fun! I've never trusted elevators, and now I trust them even less. I have no idea what to make of all the twists and turns of cosmology. I look at my hands, and I know they are mostly space containing particles that you can't pinpoint as they fly around in waves of probability. But they're my hands and have been with me since birth. My head has been messed up since I encountered Heisenberg and Schrödinger. Meanwhile I'd love to read "The Romance of Petroleum!" My favorite romance book has to be Richard Halliburton's "Royal Road to Romance." It was the first of a series of his travel books that I devoured as a child (even though they were adult books). Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-82643515952390632262015-02-15T09:51:38.387-08:002015-02-15T09:51:38.387-08:00Romans did consider using demons when horses were ...Romans did consider using demons when horses were in short supply but researched alternatives and came up with stairs, which were unknown before then.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-13277139745037363082015-02-15T05:36:37.085-08:002015-02-15T05:36:37.085-08:00Hi Geo, All this time, I thought the Romans invent...Hi Geo, All this time, I thought the Romans invented demonic possession and that's how they got the horses to walk up the wall. I always thought that sounded kind of dangerous. This makes so much more sense.Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609788440028784698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-32250457791646252532015-02-14T17:38:50.993-08:002015-02-14T17:38:50.993-08:00Thanks Mike. Sometimes I have to set science back ...Thanks Mike. Sometimes I have to set science back so I can catch up. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-78675429523163941782015-02-14T17:18:40.230-08:002015-02-14T17:18:40.230-08:00Good lord.....you've probably set science back...Good lord.....you've probably set science back a century or two, at the minimum. I guess I should congratulate you, or offer some award. <br /><br />But with a wink and a nod, you carry this off quite well. Well indeed. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />Mike<br />Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-49210772407219302292015-02-14T16:20:10.507-08:002015-02-14T16:20:10.507-08:00Kind Helena, thank you. And happy birthday to your...Kind Helena, thank you. And happy birthday to your son. Sainthood too often includes martyrdom to qualify as a 1st career choice. So son chose prudently.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-4532571108470090892015-02-14T13:39:40.998-08:002015-02-14T13:39:40.998-08:00You've brought all the information beautifully...You've brought all the information beautifully together. What an insight into this particular day.......it's also my oldest son's birthday but sadly, he ain't no Saint!Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447013188405986054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-62897704743616979822015-02-14T13:24:38.870-08:002015-02-14T13:24:38.870-08:00As one who spent his early childhood on a medieval...As one who spent his early childhood on a medieval Portuguese truck farm, I agree wholeheartedly. The outhouse was, as the saying goes, 100 yards too far in winter and 100 yards too close in summer --come to think of it, that's not a bad description of romance. But, by golly, we managed, didn't we?Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-33259200648573115832015-02-14T13:00:07.053-08:002015-02-14T13:00:07.053-08:00You are a romantic soul. My idea of the most roman...You are a romantic soul. My idea of the most romantic invention is the indoor toilet. In the beginning when one felt the need for relief one found a bush and hid behind it until finished. When people began to live in more permanent abodes a pit was dug and a wooden shelter from the weather was placed strategically above the pit. Unfortunately there were drawbacks such as odor and the occasional filling of the pit not to mention the need to traverse to the outhouse in all sorts of weather. With time and technology a porcelain apparatus was placed inside the permanent abode. To prevent odor and filling the apparatus allowed water to run through it to flush waste products away. No more odor and it was consistently empty. It was more hygienic and provided for comfort from the weather. What a way to go.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-24171583417251197482015-02-14T11:57:21.395-08:002015-02-14T11:57:21.395-08:00We find romance by various routes, Sage. Personall...We find romance by various routes, Sage. Personally, I can't get very excited about gas-driven aircraft but I still get called "Mr. Romantic" sometimes. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-51330985818516558712015-02-14T11:49:45.055-08:002015-02-14T11:49:45.055-08:00Good point! Maybe history repeats itself backwards...Good point! Maybe history repeats itself backwards as well as forwards.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-56719750375137827992015-02-14T11:46:00.509-08:002015-02-14T11:46:00.509-08:00Thanks Margie. I can tell you like good engineerin...Thanks Margie. I can tell you like good engineering too!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.com