Comments on: It’s…

By: Texan99

Texan99 — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:03:47 +0000

By what seems a coincidence, I watched a version of “Julius Caesar” last night, and never made the connection. Subconscious trigger?

By: Molly+Brown

Molly+Brown — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 01:18:08 +0000

Happy Birthday Jim!
Today is also the 91st birthday of ‘The Best Mother-in-Law In The World’.
Mine! Happy Birthday JJH!

By: Rufus T. Firefly

Rufus T. Firefly — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 20:13:18 +0000

Marisa,

Not to quash your “jam band” fondness, but this, https://youtu.be/fiLaNEFyCiM
is THE relevant song for today.

*Most of the bandmembers went to my High School and my Freshman English teacher swore they got the idea for the band’s name from reading, “Julius Caesar” in her class.

By: neo

neo — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:03:34 +0000

Jim:

Happy birthday!

By: BrooklynBoy

BrooklynBoy — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:02:45 +0000

The Ides of March, 44BC – the day that Julius Caesar should have worked from home.

By: TommyJay

TommyJay — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:59:58 +0000

Interesting history of the Ides from Wikipedia:

The Ides of March is the 74th day in the Roman calendar, corresponding to 15 March. It was marked by several religious observances and was notable for the Romans as a deadline for settling debts. In 44 BC, it became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar which made the Ides of March a turning point in Roman history.

Ides
The Romans did not number each day of a month from the first to the last day. Instead, they counted back from three fixed points of the month: the Nones (the 5th or 7th, nine days inclusive before the Ides), the Ides (the 13th for most months, but the 15th in March, May, July, and October), and the Kalends (1st of the following month). Originally the Ides were supposed to be determined by the full moon, reflecting the lunar origin of the Roman calendar. In the earliest calendar, the Ides of March would have been the first full moon of the new year.

By: huxley

huxley — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:59:38 +0000

Of course, when I see “It’s…” I immediately think:

–Monty Python, “It’s…”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCim90WO1-4

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:53:50 +0000

Hey, it’s my birthday, so we will party on as usual, except for last year.

By: Indigo+Red

Indigo+Red — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:40:58 +0000

March 15, 1937, the first US blood bank opened in Chicago. A little late for Julius Caesar, though.

By: Marisa

Marisa — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:18:25 +0000

A relevant song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk8jCygFBOc

“Don’t take another step.”