Misunderstood Moments in History - Why the Persians Failed to Conquer G...
The old old story. New to me was the realization of how great a part the weather played in freeing Greeks from the Persian octopus. As in the English defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588; as--very similarly when you think about it--also in the Japanese delivrance (by typhoon) from the cruel grasp of Kublai Khan, in 1274, and then again 1281. Miraculous, if not Divine, say/admit I th'obdùrate atheist.
I burn hot. I tend to exhaust people in conversation, like Margaret Fuller did Carlyle. Which leaves me (but apparently not Margaret) always wishing I'd shut up sooner. I have quite a few friends and not many enemies, but I'm very proud of the few I do have. There is consensus among my friends about me, which is how I know to write about myself. What my enemies think of me I have no idea. That, of course, could be dangerous.
The list of interests and favorites is absurdly partial and half-assed, particularly as to music and books. It's the stupid format of the blog itself, as given, that, of course, I color outside the lines and burst the seams of.
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