Sup all? It’s time to parse some Latin, and for reasons that need to remain opaque I have picked something short and sweet. Porcus ex grege diaboli. It translates as ‘swine from the devils flock’ and so the question as … Continue reading
Sup? I just know that you want to parse : In principio creavit Deus caelum et terram In these days of Covid, I hope you are all keeping all staying safe and finding ways to amuse yourselves, and what better … Continue reading
Si annis multis vixerit homo, et in his omnibus laetatus fuerit, meminisse debet tenebrosi temporis, et dierum multorum, qui cum venerint, vanitatis arguentur praeterita. Powerful stuff indeed and well worth remembering. I will, all things being equal, parse it tomorrow … Continue reading
Sup d00ds and d00desses, I hope you are all keeping well on this disgustingly wet July day. It is extremely wet, and our furry monster is essentially a wet rug on legs with sponges for paws. Sigh. As if that wasn’t … Continue reading
Sup doods? I recently moved Surface Languages onto a new server. I didn’t do this for fun, and it wasn’t. As part of the process, I discovered that I had lost my old blog. All gone. WordPress has various backup, … Continue reading
Guess whose made these paw prints? We have a four legged friend in our household, who not only takes up more than his fair amount of emotional space, but is also incredibly messy. We went for a walk this morning … Continue reading
Sup doods? Here is a bit of Latin for you on a Monday morning. I always assumed that Terra es, terram ibis itself a shortening for : Terra es et in terram ibis and translated as “You are earth and … Continue reading
I found out that an old friend killed himself recently. We had lost contact through changing jobs, career choices and life styles. He was a good person who faced challenges he couldn’t overcome. I’ll have a drink for you tonight. Rest in peace. … Continue reading
Sup? It seems that, UC Davis, a Californian university pepper sprayed students some time back. Don’t worry. It happens. Students. Seat of learning. Pepper spray. These things go together like strawberries and cream. For some reason, the university is now trying to hide … Continue reading
Si annis multis vixerit homo et in his omnibus laetatus fuerit, meminisse debet tenebrosi temporis, et diorum multorum, qui cum venerint, vanitatis arguentur praeterita. Well yes. A pithy quote from Ecclesiastes 11 which as I understand it, reminds us that … Continue reading