Ah Lady luck… when she shines down upon you your life becomes so easy, joyous in fact, but once she takes her gaze away the storm clouds… Read more “Lady Luck: How to Keep the Goddess Smiling”
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An Impossible Idiom: Pulling Yourself Up by the Bootstraps
Have you ever had the misfortune of being told by a potentially well intentioned, but certainly misguided, individual that: “you need to pull yourself up by your… Read more “An Impossible Idiom: Pulling Yourself Up by the Bootstraps”
The Fountain of Salmacis: Transgenderism in Greek Mythology
Once upon a time, Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of Love, was bathing in the Sacred River Achelous, the largest river in Greece. Now, Achelous was a Titan,… Read more “The Fountain of Salmacis: Transgenderism in Greek Mythology”
Goddess Seshat: She Who is Foremost in the Library
The Goddess Seshat was related to Thoth, the God of wisdom and learning, who brought writing and Hieroglyphs to the Egyptian people. Most accounts consider Seshat to… Read more “Goddess Seshat: She Who is Foremost in the Library”
Snow White: Age is More Than Just a Number
Snow White is one of the staples of the modern fairytale cannon, and as a feminist, I would not be the first to take umbrage with some… Read more “Snow White: Age is More Than Just a Number”
Indra’s Ants and the Fall of the House of Musk
All things come to pass, and ego, while it can drive big things bigly (to borrow from King Donald), ego has a way of upending itself. No… Read more “Indra’s Ants and the Fall of the House of Musk”
All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace: An Appeal to Our AI Overlords
I just came across the first version of this post, one that I wrote over seven years ago. It contained references that are quite dated; large language… Read more “All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace: An Appeal to Our AI Overlords”
Gods of the Week: Pax Romana
The Romans were very good at spreading their Empire; part of their efficacy was in allowing their new occupied territories to retain their own cultural and spiritual… Read more “Gods of the Week: Pax Romana”
Cassandra: Screaming into the Void
Have you ever felt that you can see a path of events unfolding, but as much as you try to warn others of the dangers you are… Read more “Cassandra: Screaming into the Void”
Live fast, die young and have a good looking corpse: Sappho Laments Adonis
Like many a youth, I lived fast. However, I’m still not dead; when I do go, I hope my corpse is at least presentable. While the phrase… Read more “Live fast, die young and have a good looking corpse: Sappho Laments Adonis”