August 2010
17 posts
90 years!
90 years ago (1920), on this very day, the 19th amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote.
So that is went wrong with this country….
JK
Happy Friday the 13th! A Fun Fact For You...
In Italian culture, the number 17 (NOT the number 13) is considered unlucky. When viewed as the Roman numeral, XVII, it is then changed anagramtically to VIXI, which in the Latin language translates to “I have lived”, the perfect tense implying “My life is over.” (c.f. “Vixerunt”, Cicero’s famous announcement of an execution.) In Italy, it is not...
