@MilenaAmit Today is our 57th wedding anniversary. I was blessed to be able to stay home with our kids, but that isn't every woman's choice or ability. I seriously object to "get a husband." A husband is not a commodity one should "get"or hunt for.
@SketchesbyBoze@wren_and_paper@dana_rail My husband and I have at least one thousand books in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. We are compulsive book buyers and readers. We are thinking of moving, but the thought of all that packing is daunting.
@jeffgiesea Not as impressive as Ancient Greek, but for students in Catholic schools in the 1950 s and 60s memorizing the Baltimore Catechism was obligatory. I am 76 years young and can still recite most of the answers.
The works of Austen, Dickens & Shakespeare were written to be enjoyed by ordinary, working-class people, and the idea that they can only truly be read and understood by elites is profoundly bad for society.
@s_baskak Have those children never been taught how to behave? I would call Mom and tell her to come get them immediately. And put the poor dog in another room until the little monsters are gone.
This is one of the unknown miracles of the Tilma of Guadalupe: The stars on her mantle aren't decoration, they are a music.
The stars on the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe perfectly align with the constellations over Mexico on December 12, 1531. The stars are arranged in emmission (as if viewed from outside the solar system, looking toward Earth) rather than reflection (as seen from Earth's surface looking up).
But there is a hidden code. If you take the position of the stars and the flowers on her dress and place them on a musical staff, they create a perfect, harmonious melody.
It is literally a song from Heaven. Listen: