So, I usually check in on the currently featured Guest Editor's blog over the course of the week, mostly to make sure that the Guest Editor (in this case, Kate) hasn't been driven power-mad or gone over the deep end.
What did I find? A summary of the latest episode of the British version of Big Brother 7, followed by a four-entry series on the Mytilenian Debate, which we surely all remember from Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, whereby the ancient Athenians grappled with the question of whether or not to execute the entire male population of a rebellious state (and then enslave the women and children).
Forgotten your Greek history and want to know how it turned out? Perhaps you will want to skip ahead to part four of Guest Editor Kate's entry.
Clearly, Journalers are a varied-interest bunch.
Thanks -- Joe
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Once we master cryogenic semen storage and application, we really won't need men anymore.
Joe,
Unrelated to item, I'm afraid I've got more bad news for you. Can't add pics to entries. When I click Add Pictures, it stalls on a blank screen for Screen Name Service. Sorry.
http://journals.aol.co.uk/pharmolo/NorthernTrip
Hey Joe, thanks for the tip... I went to Kate's site, and thoroughly enjoyed her journal. She is neither power-mad, nor off the deep end! And also, a big thank you for directing me to your entry about how to add pictures to my bog using the web-based manager, the step by step instructions were easy to follow. Come by and see my new photo in the about me section! bea
http://journals.aol.com/bgilmore725/Wanderer/entries/1162
I've been reading the Mytilenian Debate, and it's actually pretty dang fascinating.
Have fun on the swim home.
-Dan
Hi Joe.
Thanks for checking up on me (I think ...). I am not power-mad, but I went off the deep-end years ago. Life is no fun if you are not a bit crazy. Here are some links to earlier entries for anyone who liked the Mytilenian Debate:
1. Some bizarre phobias about women in Roman gardening lore:
http://journals.aol.co.uk/bobandkate/AnAnalysisofLife/entries/1169
2. The Suicide of Socrates according to Plato:
http://journals.aol.co.uk/bobandkate/AnAnalysisofLife/entries/1123
3. The Roman Amphitheatre Games versus Football
http://journals.aol.co.uk/bobandkate/AnAnalysisofLife/entries/1075
There are loads more like these. I just can't post all the links here.
Kate.
Hmm...can't we just skip to the part where Brad Pitt climbs up a horse's patoot and...uh nevermind.
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