North_Fork_Trails said...
Is "alright" really a word?

Janet wrote about her assorted classes for the third quarter

Whatever happened to using Caesar's "War Commentaries" as a first-year Latin text? "Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres, quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli appellantur.

"Why, Shakespeare himself mentions the Belgae, for whom modern Belgium is named.

The Styles class sounds interesting. Clothing is much about tribal membership. Have you ever wondered about the "tie" which professional men are supposed to wear? What does it tie? It is some kind of ritualized scarf, but it has lost all purpose, except ornament, and most of all, above all, it expresses membership in the tribe of "professionals." A tie is all about class. It screams out, "I am one of those lucky ones who never dirties his hands, never shoulders a load, never pounds, never digs, never saws."
April 2, 2008 7:03 AM