Dear Lord, lest I continue in my complacent ways, help me to remember that someone died for me today. And if there be war, help me to remember to ask and to answer "am I worth dying for?" - Eleanor Roosevelt
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. -- Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
I would like to go back to 1200s Scotland and see William Wallace fight. Just to see if the man lives up to the legend.
I'm with you on that. It is so few FACTS known about William Wallace...I would like to see his victory at Stirling Bridge... and Robert the Bruce... and Bannockburn...
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"Now here's my secret", said the fox, "it is very simple. It is only with ones heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye."
("The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
"The soul would have no rainbow, if the eye had no tears." (Native American Proverb)
And I would like to see if Nero really did play the fiddle while Rome burned . .
Rumour has it Nero actually played the bagpipes. Not the Great Highland Bagpipe we all know and love. What? You think the Scots invented bagpipes? They are a much more ancient instrument than you realize. Every culture on earth has pipes of one form or another.
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Cheers! Todd
Normal is a relative term. For some reason it is not a term my relatives use to describe me.
Rumour has it Nero actually played the bagpipes. Not the Great Highland Bagpipe we all know and love. What? You think the Scots invented bagpipes? They are a much more ancient instrument than you realize. Every culture on earth has pipes of one form or another.
You mean to tell me that the pipes were not invented by a Scot? Blasphemy! Blasphemy I say!
I'm surprised no one mentioned Charlemange (sory if I spelled it wrong ). I would want to go to Catal Huyuk (again I may have spelled that wrong), and see why homo sapien sapiens started farming and living in towns, instead of staying as hunters and gatherers. Or to one of the Sumer city-states. And see if the one guy...(can't remember the name ) really ran naked to Athens after the battle of Marathon, to warn them about the Persian ships....and then die afterwards.. And so many others... Maybe see Plato start The Academy... Or see how Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt....
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DRAGON BLESSING
May dragons bring you wealth and guard your treasures May they banish darkness and enlighten you May female dragons grant you inner power May the Dragon Queen neutralize your enemies May Dragon Spirits give you power over Elementals May weather dragons bring rain at your request May Ti'amat effect the changes you command May Ishtar grant you Dragon Power May Ishtar grant you Dragon Power