tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post642053093433029129..comments2024-01-05T06:18:18.086-05:00Comments on CommentaramaPolitics: 'Henges, Now and ThenAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-19671377208106710952016-06-02T00:24:43.041-04:002016-06-02T00:24:43.041-04:00Bev, I've often found that monuments are much ...Bev, I've often found that monuments are much smaller than expected. I think it comes from seeing the huge size of our cities and our buildings -- everything is small by comparison -- and forgetting that the people who built these things were all 5 foot tall and used hand tools.<br /><br />Versailles was tiny. <br /><br />Neuschwanstein was great though in Germany. So was Himeji castle in Japan.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-46796276312977807012016-06-01T23:35:38.650-04:002016-06-01T23:35:38.650-04:00Andrew - Yes, Stonehenge was just smaller than I e...Andrew - Yes, Stonehenge was just smaller than I expected. So was Buckingham Palace. Okay, the Palace (which I should rightfully occupy by birthright except for about 10 monarchical beheading/reformations in between) was only about a NYC block wide, was also 10 blocks long, however I expect more! ;-) And don't get me started about access to the "Crowned Jewels"!BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-8179001365454643052016-06-01T23:30:04.096-04:002016-06-01T23:30:04.096-04:00Kit, I will definitely try Bernard Cornwell's ...Kit, I will definitely try Bernard Cornwell's <i>Stonehenge</i>. I love historical fiction...BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-63827504003325481532016-06-01T23:27:54.770-04:002016-06-01T23:27:54.770-04:00KIt, it is very cleat that the spread of Christian...KIt, it is very cleat that the spread of Christianity adapted holidays to fit the ancient Celtic beliefs. It happened throughout monotheism. Have you ever read James Michener's "The Source"? It was revelatory to me about the novelized history of monotheism. It is worth the read. He was/is a wonderful historical novelist with meticulous historical research. His other historical novels - Poland, Alaska, Carribean...all start from the beginning of time. Wonderfully dense historical novels.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-73687635708788511152016-06-01T22:41:24.934-04:002016-06-01T22:41:24.934-04:00Koshcat, The first time I saw that connection was ...Koshcat, The first time I saw that connection was in the Star Trek episode "Bread and Circuses," but it sounds like something people would say.<br /><br />I've seen a lot of people draw connections using coincidental sounds in English words as if that was what Jesus spoke. Not very bright.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-19362703009317710372016-06-01T22:39:04.061-04:002016-06-01T22:39:04.061-04:00Bev, That's sad that it seemed smaller. I alw...Bev, That's sad that it seemed smaller. I always thought of it as quite large.<br /><br />Spinal Tap small... LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-26019079285734798902016-06-01T22:37:38.340-04:002016-06-01T22:37:38.340-04:00Howdy folks! Sorry I'm late. It's been a...Howdy folks! Sorry I'm late. It's been a busy start to summer.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-42569627762912905882016-06-01T21:58:32.519-04:002016-06-01T21:58:32.519-04:00Oh, Bev, have you read Bernard Cornwell's Ston...Oh, Bev, have you read Bernard Cornwell's <i>Stonehenge</i>? It's not a great novel but it's a decent time-killer.Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-36750248965334417032016-06-01T21:49:05.876-04:002016-06-01T21:49:05.876-04:00Any spelling errors there I blame on my Macbook...Any spelling errors there I blame on my Macbook's automatic spell-correct.Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-19358623734603653242016-06-01T21:48:31.286-04:002016-06-01T21:48:31.286-04:00I hope the argument that Christianity derived from...I hope the argument that Christianity derived from pagan sun-worshiping relies on more than sun=son.<br /><br />If it is, then I can guarantee you etymologists and philologists everywhere are crying.<br /><br />For example: <br />Latin word for "son" is <i>fillius</i> and the Greek word is <i>υἱύς</i>.<br />Latin word for "sun" is <i>sol</i>, or, if they were being poetic, <i>Apollo</i>. The Greek word is <i>ήλιος</i>.<br /><br />The Greek words are key because it was Greek-speaking Hellenized Jews who spread Christianity beyond Judaea. <br /><br />The words "son" and "sun" derive, if my Google search is correct, from the Germanic languages.<br /><br />So, again, I <i>hope</i> there is more to their argument than that. Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-86668689851056304322016-06-01T13:37:48.483-04:002016-06-01T13:37:48.483-04:00I was in an oral interpretation contest in college...I was in an oral interpretation contest in college and I was very nervous. I introduced myself and said that my reading would be "Channel Firing" by Oliver Hardy....apparently everyone caught my mistake except the judges' panel...Critchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-28682958065430616292016-06-01T11:08:29.476-04:002016-06-01T11:08:29.476-04:00Koshcat - I loved, loved, loved Ireland. I have n...Koshcat - I loved, loved, loved Ireland. I have never seen so many shades of green in my entire life. Dublin is a beautiful city and definitely do Newgrange if you go. We took this tour and it was excellent. It was conducted by Mary Gibbons, a field archeologist who studies the mounds - <a href="http://newgrangetours.com/" rel="nofollow">Newgrange Tours by Mary Gibbons</a>. I have other tips and things to do if you are interested...BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-10374659705512446122016-06-01T11:01:55.931-04:002016-06-01T11:01:55.931-04:00I think a Missouri "Car-Henge" would be ...I think a Missouri "Car-Henge" would be really cool! Thanks for the Hardy poetry...that's when writers/poets were...real writers and poets. Oh, you know what I mean.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-86988657995737577332016-06-01T10:57:49.469-04:002016-06-01T10:57:49.469-04:00Kit - Interestingly enough, Stonehenge seemed kind...Kit - Interestingly enough, Stonehenge seemed kinda' smaller than I imagined from photos. Not "This Is Spiinal Tap" small <8-D, but...it was still very cool to walk amongst the stones.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-65225137219733947262016-06-01T09:52:47.172-04:002016-06-01T09:52:47.172-04:00We are going to Ireland this summer and I am hopin...We are going to Ireland this summer and I am hoping to check out the Newgrange mound. I think what is difficult for people today to imagine is to be certain on the location they would have had to follow the patterns for years-even decades. People today can barely pay attention to and remember last night's ballgame.<br /><br />It makes perfect sense that the ancients would put so much faith and energy into the sun. It is like a God. Always there watching; sometimes loving and giving and sometimes angry and harsh. I have even seen some connect Christianity as basically an offshoot of pagan sun worshiping (Son Worship; get it?).Koshcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552108950848576633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-21754927406592101532016-06-01T09:04:19.713-04:002016-06-01T09:04:19.713-04:00Cool beans...
So down we lay again. "I wonde...Cool beans...<br /><br />So down we lay again. "I wonder, <br /> Will the world ever saner be,"<br /> Said one, "than when He sent us under<br /> In our indifferent century!"<br /><br />And many a skeleton shook his head.<br /> "Instead of preaching forty year,"<br /> My neighbour Parson Thirdly said,<br /> "I wish I had stuck to pipes and beer."<br /><br />Again the guns disturbed the hour, <br /> Roaring their readiness to avenge,<br /> As far inland as Stourton Tower. 5<br /> And Camelot, 6 and starlit Stonehenge.<br />--Thomas Hardy<br /><br />I've considered building a "carhenge" here in the Missouri Delta with the 150 or so old cars I have in my junkyardCritchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-61049615699332783252016-06-01T01:53:20.462-04:002016-06-01T01:53:20.462-04:00Stonehenge! Where the demons dwell
Where the bansh...Stonehenge! Where the demons dwell<br />Where the banshees live and they do live well<br />Stonehenge! Where a man's a man<br />And the children dance to the Pipes of Pan<br /><br />:-)Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.com