April 1, 2024
Idus Martiae
Excerpts from the March 14 speech by US Ambassador Pressman: “We cannot ignore it when the Speaker of Hungary’s National Assembly asserts that Putin’s war in Ukraine is actually “led by the United States.” We cannot ignore a sitting minister referring to the United States as a corpse whose nails continue to grow. We can […]
2024.02.01. The last month of the first 12-month Roman calendar (except in a leap year)
Until 45 BCE, from March to February, the length of the months was as follows [current length if different] MARTIVS= 31; APRILIS= 29 [30]; MAIVS= 31; IVNIVS= 29 [30]; QVINTILIS= 31; SEXTILIS= 29 [31]; SEPTEMBER= 29 [30]; OCTOBER= 31; NOVEMBER= 29 [30]; DECEMBER= 29 [31]; IANVARIVS= 29 [31]; FEBRVARIVS= 28 or 23 [28 or 29]; […]
January 2, 2024
Happy New Year to all of us !
Since Melania and Donald formally met with the Pope I suspect her transgressions may also have been forgiven.
Melania Trump is a Slovenian Catholic, but it is unclear if she attends mass at any parish. It is clear…
But wait, Donald Trump’s wife Melania hosted a closed-door fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago not long ago for the Log Cabin Republicans,…
Fascistic - or fantastic? Extreme right wing "leaders" from all over the world will meet this weekend at the CPAC…
Promising numbers! How Hungarian "Jungle Drums" convert to votes, will be interesting.