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Maxim Monday: Θεους σεβου

The dangers of doing a regular series without having a backlog: last week was super busy and I didn’t have time to write this up! Argh! Anyway. Back on track this week: This week’s maxim is Θεους σεβου, translated in the … Continue reading

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Maxim Monday: Νομω πειθου

Here we are again! This week’s maxim is Νομω πειθου, translated as “Obey the law.” The two words that make it up are (italics indicate quotation from Liddell & Scott’s Greek English Lexicon): Νομω – dative of Νομος – anything assigned or apportioned: … Continue reading

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Maxim Monday: Επου θεω

Technically it’s Pagan Values Blogging Month, which I’m not officially doing this year. My friend Niki has been going through some of the Delphic Maxims over on her blog (which, if you don’t read, you really should!!) for quite a while, … Continue reading

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15 Days of Favorite Things: Day Fifteen

10 Favorite Smells Mmmmmmm! Aqua Velva aftershave Vanilla Baking cookies, almost any type Freshly-turned earth in a good garden A really good old-vine zinfandel wine Frankincense A hot-burning hardwood fire Coffee Bacon cooking Churros

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15 Days of Favorite Things: Day Fourteen

10 Favorite Actresses Oh man. Lots of talented ladies working today. Lessee if I can narrow it down… Meryl Streep Anne Hathaway Dame Judi Dench Michelle Rodriguez Jennifer Lawrence Maggie Gyllenhaal Joan Cusack Saoirse Ronan Helen Mirren Chloe Grace Moretz

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15 Days of Favorite Things: Day Thirteen

10 Favorite Actors Ffffffffffff There are so many talented actors I adore, this isn’t fair. I’ll try and do a good overview of the guys whose name in a set of opening credits will make me squee: Alan Rickman Tom … Continue reading

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15 Days of Favorite Things: Day Twelve

10 Favorite Places Ooh, good times. Tricky to narrow it down. Disneyland – No, really. My fam went there every year when I was little, and as a result the whole place is just magical to me. LOVE. IT. Powell’s … Continue reading

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15 Days of Favorite Things: Day Eleven

10 Favorite Websites Huh, okay. Tumblr – If you can imagine it, there is a tumblr for it. I love Tumblr. Flickr – Not so sure about this since the redesign, but am trying to hold off judgement until I get used … Continue reading

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15 Days of Favorite Things: Day Ten

10 Favorite Fictional Characters Oh man, this is going to be a really hard one. How do I narrow it down to just ten? Jeez, I could probably do ten vampires alone! *weeps bitterly* Maybe I can cheat a little? … Continue reading

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15 Days of Favorite Things: Day Nine

10 Favorite Foods Oh man, this is gonna make me hungry. Baklava Pizza with really good sauce (because I usually have it without cheese) and lots of pepperoni The chips and salsa at Chevy’s Authentic hot fudge sundaes Ghirardelli dark … Continue reading

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