tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post7309785692983841289..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: A Sample of Aries The InitiatorTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-54350401959471577442008-04-05T09:04:00.000-05:002008-04-05T09:04:00.000-05:00No - not the Bard- it was Omar Khayyam ! Still a ...No - not the Bard- it was Omar Khayyam ! Still a bard, but not THE Bard!Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-66393201931927785412008-04-05T09:01:00.000-05:002008-04-05T09:01:00.000-05:00That sounds to be an interesting read, WWW.A quote...That sounds to be an interesting read, WWW.<BR/><BR/>A quote from the Bard springs to mind:<BR/>"'Tis all a chequerboard of nights and days, where destiny, with men for pieces, plays, matches them one by one, then back in the closet lays". (I typed from school-day memory, so please excuse any inaccuracies!)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-65424602759805325702008-04-04T22:50:00.000-05:002008-04-04T22:50:00.000-05:00I'm currently reading, amongst other books, "The W...I'm currently reading, amongst other books, "The World Without Us" which expands on RJA's points above and also on the fleeting nature of our (wo)man made "stuff".<BR/>How quickly everything reverts.<BR/>Your posts had me thinking!<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-69631741331750952252008-04-04T17:13:00.000-05:002008-04-04T17:13:00.000-05:00Both transience and unpredictability, yes indeed, ...Both transience and unpredictability, yes indeed, RJ!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for that extra info - it adds nicely to the post. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-44443551183680992252008-04-04T12:11:00.000-05:002008-04-04T12:11:00.000-05:00Well, the flag still flies; Los Angeles remains a ...Well, the flag still flies; Los Angeles remains a city, and NATO and CND are still going strong. Napoleon abdicated permanently seven years later; Susanna Salter went on to the grand old age of 101, though one hundred of those years was spent <I>out</I> of political office; the Beatles have shrunk to half their size; the Saab Viggen, never a great success, finally died in 2007; Denton Cooley is still going strong at 88, which is more than can be said for the World Trade Centers, which of all the deceased above, were easily the youngest to expire.<BR/><BR/>I have no idea what all that means astrologically, but it sure illuminates the transience of life!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com