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Let Ithaka be always in your thoughts.To get there is your goal and destiny.But do not hasten to your journey’s end:it’s better if it lasts for many yearsso that you'll reach the island when you’re old,wealthy with all you’ve gained along the way,not hoping Ithaka will make you rich.Your marvellous journey is Ithaka’s gift.Without her you would not have started out.But she has nothing more to give you now.And if you find she's poor, you’ve not been fooled.So wise have you become, so much you’ve learned,that you will know what Ithakas must be.Source: Seen in passing on X-Twitter. Holler if you want the whole thing.Author/Translator: Armand D'Angour, Professor of Classics, Oxford. Cello lover. Larkin about. Turning life into Latin verse, one hexameter at a time. Podcast “It’s All Greek (& Latin!) to Me”.
Posted: Feb 06
Tag Archives: Food & Drink
National Treasure #89: Charles & Leah Rogers
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Hot Peppers, Ottawa
Peppers in a Byward Market stall. Continue reading
National Treasure #31: Nanaimo Bars
The gooey delight that is ours and ours alone. Continue reading
Humble Pie
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What We Got Here
What we got here”¦is a failure to communicate. Captain, Road Prison 36 in Cool Hand Luke Another in a set of reflections on our recent trip to New Zealand and Australia. We have lots of kinds of coffee. He shouldn’t … Continue reading
Black is the New Clear
Like Sally, I just want my tea the way I want it – oh, and the rest of society, too, while we’re at it. Clear, please. There is a short pause and then a disarmingly frank admission. I’m sorry. … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitudes, Culture, Food & Drink
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Days of Mateus and Macaroni
A little old lady asks where pasta came from, opening a window into a whole world of food diversification in the last 20 years. Where did pasta come from? I’m puzzled. The speaker, a little old white-haired lady I’ve known … Continue reading
Tonight’s Match: Super Versus Pseudo
An everyday visit to the grocery store becomes a study in contrasts, from organic, air-chilled chicken, to chocolate-chip-cookie spread. My cart is filling nicely. Grapefruit and cauliflower; carrots and green beans; mushrooms and brussels sprouts. Fresh salmon (albeit a little … Continue reading
Coolers & Colonoscopies
Serve chilled. Drink cold. Two beverages; two instructions; two distinct communication styles. The first seems to assume a social gathering: Serve chilled. Reminiscent of trendy menus — Gazpacho, chilled to perfection — it speaks with a slightly snooty air. Its … Continue reading