St. Patrick's day: tough lessons
Why Saint Patrick's Day is a tough holiday, for me.
- First I learned that the original color was blue.
- Then I learned that there were two men named Saint Patrick, or at least... two priest in Ireland named Patrick, before there was any Saint. I studied the history and implications of that*.
- Then I traced this issue straight to ancient Roman letters and speeches.
But I will still wish everyone a happy St. Patrick's day this year, as I share with them about the color blue and the tale of two priests in Ireland named Patrick.
*I tried to understand the man, who developed a theory that would claim to prove there's an issue with praying to Saint Patrick, unless you can specify which Patrick.
George Carlin: guys in their 50s named Skip
Figure out the first joke in this George Carlin routine, and you'll learn a whole lot of history. You'll also learn about culture(s), society large cohort, societies small cohorts, hierarchy, interpersonal relationships, the military, industry, economics, the aging arc, et cetera.
Fully explore the first joke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlVCWK6895U
Very deliberately I ignore the release date 1988 (no hate). It's just a date, but the mid to late 1980's is indeed the reference / starting point for the historical exploration.
Like the date of this show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHjB6cbgG10 I would post that because it's a great version of the song, no other reason (but notice the bell, and the occupation of Ian MacKaye's parents / grandparents. It's interesting to consider the influences).
Here's a tip of the iceberg for that Carlin joke
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collap...st_cod_fishery
"Timeline of the cod population collapse"
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories...1312aa11ecdf92
And
"Vietnam War Facts, Stats and Myths"
https://www.uswings.com/about-us-win...nam-war-facts/
This post is not necessarily about my father per se. His nickname was Skipper / Skip from at least the time he was a toddler.
James DeMile: Psychologist?
Why I tend to question a lot of the information about Bruce Lee and his early students:
Search: "James DeMile" "Psychologist"
And consider how these two statements differ:
- Jesse Glover was a psychology major.
- Jesse Glover had a degree in psychology.
Happy Saint Patrick's day!
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
If Quentin Tarantino Wrote The Legends of King Arthur
If Quentin Jerome Tarantino wrote The Legends of King Arthur, then the following might be true.
It's the knowledge, experience and education of the viewer reader that unfolds the possible interpretations of a work. How a work is understood is dependent upon the viewer's reader's perspective, because a good author / creator just offers opportunities for interpretations and possible applied meanings.
- Books of Arthurian legend written around 1100 AD to 1200 AD, books about the Matters of Britain.
- The quenching of steel swords was a mystical seeming art of various techniques, at the start of a population boom within a constrained space, and time period of improving technology.
- 'Tis a Lady of the Lake who bestows the magic sword named Excalibur, up from _________ waters.
Forged swords and new technology, that might have seemed like magic on the battle field -- Forged swords created by new processes, that to the untrained would also seem like magic. And perhaps through symbolism, or through allusion, portrayed in King Arthur's legends by the Author, as being a gift from a fairy Lady of the Lake to a noble man. From the water of life, comes the bringer of death. That could be an expression of nature's duality.
It was interesting for this viewer to see a glimpse of his own father in Quentin's movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, in the controversial scene that so effectively featured Bruce Lee.
I could be wrong / I could be right, in totality or partially, about what I write.
Edited to add:
The above post pairs well with the following blog entry.
"King Arthur and the Ancient Mariner, the Romantic Era and Syphilis"
https://community.loghomebuilders.or...a-and-Syphilis