Kevin's Classics

  A new year, a new blogpost I've been neglecting this blog again due to new responsibilities (finally progressing in this world, so it's been job responsibilities). In order to put some energy into this blog, I want to start to write something silly before I restart the "Miraculous Myths" series. I reread my last post of that, and I really appreciated what I was cooking (like the kids like to say, gosh I'm getting old). I will continue that series and get to my conclusion, but first let us celebrate the passing of the past festivities and passing of a new year with a silly song in Latin. Septem Dies Nivis In primo die nivis ninguit unum pedem et nemini placuit. In secundo die nivis ninguit dix pedes et omnibus placuit.  In tertio die nivis ninguit dix pedes denuo et omnnes metuere. In quarto die nivis ninguit quinque pedes et omnes fortunam displacere putant. In quinto die nivis ninguit duo pedes et omnes numina orant In sexto die nivis ninguit et ninguit et ning...

Some verses in dactylic hexameter (I hope) summarizing the story of Orpheus it's still work in progress:  Orpheu, cur lyram pulsas vocis dulcis cantu? Qui potes frustra Eurydicen occurrere sero, quae periit morsu non matura anguis acerbi?  Ora videnda uxoris numquam non patitur, ut Appetat infernum regnum et conturbet manes. Hic adventus  The death of Eurydice (1637)  by Peter Paul Rubens at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam

Excuses Neglect: 1. to give little attention or respect to | 2. to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness Origin and etymology of neglect: Latin neglectus , past participle of neglegere, neclegere , from nec- not (akin to ne- not) + legere" to gather Neglegere (other variations negligere, neclegere ): 1. not trouble one's self about | 2. to disregard, dispise| I think you get the gist of what I am trying to say with all these definitions (English from Merriam-Webster dictionary, Latin from Lewis & Short). To put it in words, I have been neglecting this blog for quite some time now. Finally, I managed to write these words down on paper (uh, on the server; the rest of this post contains "writing" for "typing words into MS Word"). Acceptance is the first step to recovery, right? Nevertheless, I am still not off the hook and I should explain why I disappeared after the very beginning of this blog