Imbolc\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Wild Moon<\/p>\n
On the way into St. Paul tonight I listened to lectures on Epicureanism, Stoicism and Skepticism.\u00a0 These were especially relevant and resonant for me since Latin is the native language of many who took them up, though their roots were in Greece.\u00a0 They got me excited about reading Cicero and Polybius, maybe Marcus Aurelius in the original.\u00a0 It was a fun intersection current learnings.<\/p>\n
Of course, in St. Paul, I play sheepshead with a group who have had varying relations with a Latinate institution, the Roman Catholic Church.\u00a0 Mostly Jesuits, or ex-Jesuits rather, they have lived inside an institution directly influenced by the Latin language and Roman political culture.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0 card gods smiled on me tonight, sending me several wonderful hands.\u00a0 This does not always happen so it’s fun to play them when they come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Imbolc\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Wild Moon On the way into St. Paul tonight I listened to lectures on Epicureanism, Stoicism and Skepticism.\u00a0 These were especially relevant and resonant for me since Latin is the native language of many who took them up, though their roots were in Greece.\u00a0 They got me excited about reading Cicero and Polybius, … Continue reading Worlds Opening Up<\/span>