Good morning, everyone. Finally got the scheduling for soccer practice sorted out... now I just need to wait for the office to add some players to the team to replace those who were removed because of conflicts with the erroneous day/time... 
GLASSMANOAK'S Contest Thread #130 for WINNERS and with MULTIPLE WINNERS !!
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Good morning Treefam.......I am up and need coffee.......
Oh how I wish it would snow....but again another day of waking up to lawn mowers & leaf blowers...........
Good morning Treefam.......I am up and need coffee.......
Oh how I wish it would snow....but again another day of waking up to lawn mowers & leaf blowers...........
3/1 #1 Welcome to the Ides of March
Thanks for reminding me about lawn mowers, Blue. I gotta get mine fixed before all this snow melts...
Thanks for reminding me about lawn mowers, Blue. I gotta get mine fixed before all this snow melts...
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I am Ok with the lawn mowers being used (not at 8 AM) but IMO there is no need to be using a leaf blower..I wish they would ban them here,,,,,,they do so much damage to the environment.......
Ban Leafblowers!
I am Ok with the lawn mowers being used (not at 8 AM) but IMO there is no need to be using a leaf blower..I wish they would ban them here,,,,,,they do so much damage to the environment.......
Ban Leafblowers!
3/1 #3
I am working on getting motivated...got somethings to do today....
I knew there was something else I wanted to quote...that was it....there is an Ides for every month(the 15th)....it's just March is the only one ever talked about......"Beware the ides of March Caesar"..(said in my best soothsayer voice).........Technically speaking, the Ides only refers to the 15th of the month...
I am working on getting motivated...got somethings to do today....
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Normally I would agree with you, but some really ancient book I read claimed the "Ides" is the first two weeks of the month, during which the troubles brew, culminating on the 15th when the action of that brewing most often takes place. In other cultures, these might also be called "Egyptian Days" with some reference to unrest and uneasiness amongst ancient peoples of that area. Today, however, we just call that "Spring Fever," which I always thought was strange when Spring doesn't start until closer to the end of the month, but back in the days when I had a decent income (AKA the good old days), it was always on or about the first week in March that I went out and bought a new car. Haven't done that in 18 years...
That's because he supposedly was killed then. The exact date is still debatable due to changes in the calendar and bad record keeping. Oh well...
3/1 #4
Yes I believe it's like "Christmas"......they didn't know for sure...(poor records) so they made it up and still use it today....
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Actually, according to Vatican records (which once were available, but they won't let you near them today), the personage known as Jesus (Yeshua bar Yoseph) was born on March 3, 4 BCE (whatever dates were used then being translated to the modern calendar) and the reason for The Church moving it to December 25th was merely to put their most important celebration (The Christ Mass) over the top of, and thereby smothering, the pagan celebration called The Festival of Saturnalia (now known as the 12 days of Christmas). Isn't ancient history fun?
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Yes it's fun to read all about ancient history....and how it's all mixed up (and they like it that way).......
With that I am off Treefam.....I have lollygagged enough......have a great day....and a happy March....I will check back in later on....
Well there you go bursting my bubble...I thought they picked that day to take away from Yule(Winter Solstice).....because all the pagans were celebrating at that time...(same with Ostera) that they decided to steal it away by saying that it's our Christ's birthday....that's what you are celebrating......(or Death)......
Yes it's fun to read all about ancient history....and how it's all mixed up (and they like it that way).......
With that I am off Treefam.....I have lollygagged enough......have a great day....and a happy March....I will check back in later on....
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I always giggle every Spring when I see where Easter is on the calendar. You can go look this one up on Wikipedia... Easter is always the first Sunday following the first full moon following Vernal Equinox (Spring). Now how can you get more pagan than that? If "the event" had an actual date, don't you think we should use that specific date, and not the calculated pagan rites for planting crops? Now, I have a suggestion that we move further discussion to that other thread because there might be a few people here who don't want their faith trampled.
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Hey Friends! Hope you all had a wonderful day! Got a nice catch today! 2 Pompano! Here's a nice pic! Take Care!!!
Hey Friends! Hope you all had a wonderful day! Got a nice catch today! 2 Pompano! Here's a nice pic! Take Care!!!
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HAPPY MARCH the 1st , everybody.
I KNEW you were waiting for us to get our 6 vids in...I just KNEW it ...
HAPPY MARCH the 1st , everybody.
Well, now there you are conflating two things. "Ides" comes from the Roman calendar and refers to the middle-ish day of the month (13-15 depending on the month). Interestingly, March was the first month of the Roman calendar and the Ides were a time of worship and celebration--far from an unlucky time, unless you weren't favored of the gods. The "Egyptian Days" to which you refer to specific days in almost every month that were identified by ancient astrologers as being particularly unlucky. Every ancient culture had its own tradition (and specific days: A Greek poet is thought to be the source of the Friday the 13th superstition); oddly enough, the days now associated with "Egyptian Days" were defined mostly during the Middle Ages.Normally I would agree with you, but some really ancient book I read claimed the "Ides" is the first two weeks of the month, during which the troubles brew, culminating on the 15th when the action of that brewing most often takes place. In other cultures, these might also be called "Egyptian Days" with some reference to unrest and uneasiness amongst ancient peoples of that area. Today, however, we just call that "Spring Fever," which I always thought was strange when Spring doesn't start until closer to the end of the month, but back in the days when I had a decent income (AKA the good old days), it was always on or about the first week in March that I went out and bought a new car. Haven't done that in 18 years...
Actually, you are both right. The Church had to fight the influence of many pagan beliefs. The Festival of Saturnalia was one such celebration at the time, but almost all pagan traditions celebrated the winter solstice in some form or fashion. Setting up Christmas delivered a killing blow in one fell swoop. As was pointed out already, Easter is the same thing--hijacking the celebrations of spring (does the rise of Persephone from the halls of Hades sound familiar?) held by many pagan cultures.
I just got a call from "Kurt" at "(unintelligible) Technical Support" telling me that there is a problem with my Windows. He claimed that his company provides third-party support for "the Microsoft."
"Okay," I said. "What appears to be the problem?"
"You computer has been logging errors to our system."
"Oh, I'm sorry," I replied. "I'll tell it to stop."
"No, no! That's what I'm calling you for."
"You mean that I can't make it stop?"
"That's what I'm going to help you do."
"Oh, okay!" I said. "What do you want me to do?"
"I need you to go to your Start Button and click on 'Run'..."
"I don't see a Start Button," I said.
"Which version of Windows do you have?"
"Which one should I have?"
"Sir, I cannot help you if you don't tell me what version of Windows you have."
"Don't you have that information?"
"No, Sir. You have to tell me."
"If you can't tell me which version of Windows I have, what kind of technical support do you provide?"
"We're here to help you fix your Windows error."
"Well, as best as I can tell, you can't even help me figure out which version of Windows I'm running."
"If you click the icon at the bottom of your screen, on the left, you should get a menu that has an option called 'Help.'"
"You want me to click on 'Help" to help out technical support?"
"Yes, Sir."
"You're not inspiring me with much confidence in your technical abilities."
"I'm sorry, Sir."
"You're with Microsoft, right?"
"We provide third-party support for the Microsoft."
"And they told you I have a problem?"
"Our system has logged your errors."
"What errors have you logged?"
"Network and security errors."
"What is wrong with these errors?"
"They could lead to an attacker taking over your computer."
"But they wouldn't know which version of Windows I'm running..? How could they take it over?"
"Sir, do you want these errors fixed?"
"Not really. Do you?"
Click.....
"Okay," I said. "What appears to be the problem?"
"You computer has been logging errors to our system."
"Oh, I'm sorry," I replied. "I'll tell it to stop."
"No, no! That's what I'm calling you for."
"You mean that I can't make it stop?"
"That's what I'm going to help you do."
"Oh, okay!" I said. "What do you want me to do?"
"I need you to go to your Start Button and click on 'Run'..."
"I don't see a Start Button," I said.
"Which version of Windows do you have?"
"Which one should I have?"
"Sir, I cannot help you if you don't tell me what version of Windows you have."
"Don't you have that information?"
"No, Sir. You have to tell me."
"If you can't tell me which version of Windows I have, what kind of technical support do you provide?"
"We're here to help you fix your Windows error."
"Well, as best as I can tell, you can't even help me figure out which version of Windows I'm running."
"If you click the icon at the bottom of your screen, on the left, you should get a menu that has an option called 'Help.'"
"You want me to click on 'Help" to help out technical support?"
"Yes, Sir."
"You're not inspiring me with much confidence in your technical abilities."
"I'm sorry, Sir."
"You're with Microsoft, right?"
"We provide third-party support for the Microsoft."
"And they told you I have a problem?"
"Our system has logged your errors."
"What errors have you logged?"
"Network and security errors."
"What is wrong with these errors?"
"They could lead to an attacker taking over your computer."
"But they wouldn't know which version of Windows I'm running..? How could they take it over?"
"Sir, do you want these errors fixed?"
"Not really. Do you?"
Click.....
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