laurelbowman.bsky.social
@laurelbowman.bsky.social
And because he’s the commander-in-chief of the most powerful military in the world. Though he hasn’t threatened us with that yet. Unlike Greenland and Panama.
January 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Hasn’t anyone watched Gattaca?
November 20, 2024 at 4:12 AM
Macaulay, “Lays of Ancient Rome”. I could recite great swatches of it once:

“Lars Porsena of Clusium , by the nine gods he swore,
That the great house of Tarquin should suffer wrong no more …”

Here’s the whole poem:

englishverse.com/poems/horatius
Horatius, by Thomas Babington Macaulay
Full text of the poem, plus audio⁠. “LARS Porsena of Clusium / By the Nine Gods he swore / That the great house of Tarquin / Should suffer wrong no more.”
englishverse.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:57 AM
I am so glad I've already cancelled my NYT subscription.
November 19, 2024 at 9:02 PM