July 25th, 2011 → 7:36 am
“Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself.” – Macbeth
I keep reading news reports comparing the Rupert Murdoch phone hacking scandal to a Shakespearean tragedy. Actually, some say it IS like a Shakespearean tragedy because it involves both familial and political interconnections, while others say it is NOT like a Shakespearean tragedy because Murdoch isn’t sympathetic at all, and some even say the scandal is like Shakespeare, Harry Potter, Charles Dickens, and J.R. Tolkien all at once! Phew! I’ve included some of the links so you can decide for yourself.
Filed under: Blog & Stupid/Evil People
July 3rd, 2011 → 7:48 am
“Foolery…does walk about the orb like the sun; it shines everywhere.” – Twelfth Night
I have no particularly pertinent quote for the day, so I thought I’d just add one that seems to apply all the time! To politicians, to colleagues, to friends, to family members, to myself. Ah, the foolish things we do, every day…
Filed under: Blog & Economics/Money & Other & Politics/Politicians & Self/My Life & Stupid/Evil People
June 28th, 2011 → 6:53 am
“Oh, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial.” – Othello
Rod Blagojevich was convicted on 17 of 20 counts in his retrial yesterday. They say he was “stunned.” I imagine he is still more concerned with himself and with his reputation, than with what he did (or didn’t do for) the state of Illinois. Uch.
Filed under: Blog & Politics/Politicians & Stupid/Evil People
June 26th, 2011 → 8:32 am
“[Thou hath] not so much brain as ear wax.” – Troilus & Cressida
I have a colleague at work who fits this description to a tee. He drives me up the wall and last night over dinner my husband had to remind me that there are people like this everywhere – so get over it. Do you have a colleague/neighbor/family member who drives you up the wall? Do you wish sometimes you could give them the perfect insult? See how Shakespeare would have done it at the Shakespearean Insulter: http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/Shaker/
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