Galloglas: Hebridean and West Highland Mercenary Kindreds in Medieval Ireland, by John Marsden. Continue reading
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Found a long-lost favorite
A transcript of Severn Darden’s “Metaphysics Lecture”, which I heard many times on WFMT’s Midnight Special, is on-line.
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Better late than never
From Dante’s infernal crimes forgiven:
After 700 years, Dante Alighieri, Italy’s most famous poet, will have his criminal record scrubbed clean.
Florence’s city council has approved a motion revoking a sentence on Dante from 1302 which stated that he would be executed if he stepped foot in the city again.
Kingship and sacrifice in ancient Ireland
Staying with the program
As mia_mcdavid wrote, we had a great time with colgaffneyis at Pioneer Village. We got home about 9PM last night.
I overslept a bit, and felt rather tired when I got up for work today. I was thinking: “No way I am riding my bicycle this morning. I will take the Escort.” But when I went to the garage I looked at the Escort, saw the My other car is a bicycle bumper sticker, and ended up taking out the bike instead for my trip to the Rosedale park-and-ride.
Irish Class–Monday Night, June 16, 2008
Irish Class, June 16, 2008
Irish Class, June 16, 2008
The big news is that Nick is leaving us in August. He got a job out east. It has been a great year, and we will miss him. However, he is a new Ph.D. in History, and we have to be happy that he has a job in his field.
From Nick’s class
page:
“….listen to a set of verbs and nouns that have an
initial mutation (usually lenition, but not always), recognize the root
word, and write down that root. “
Gàidhlig agus Gaeilge
Why I love the Olde World Renaissance Fair
There are many reasons I love this event, but one that immediately comes to mind is Pigasus Books, the most interesting seller I have found at any Ren Faire anywhere. Master James, who dresses at these events like a medieval scholar, has a great selection and a ready wit Warning: Philosophy ahead
Show time!
In about 1/2 hour mia_mcdavid and I will be leaving for the weekend. We will be part of colgaffneyis show at the Olde World Renaissance Faire in Twig, Minnesota (near Duluth). Continue reading
Biofuels
See another episode of xkcd, though I think they should have said “herbs.”
