Hubris=extreme haughtiness or arrogance; Nemesis=inexorable divine retribution.
The Greeks thought that Nemesis inevitably followed Hubris. I wonder if there is any suggestion of a timetable for this?
This benign looking statue comes from the Romans in Egypt around the 2nd century A.D. and is thought to be a representation of Nemesis.
I wonder if ignorance of Greek mythology will be an acceptable excuse for our— sure to be wrecked even more than it is now—healthcare system.
Wouldn't the honest thing for all of our politicians on the Left to say on last Sunday evening have been "Gee, I wonder if this is going to work. I hope so. Aye."
This is a small experiment in the blogosphere. "If you have no interest in what it's like to grow old, what follows is not for you. However, if it's going to happen to you, and the outcome is ultimately going to be negative, then finding a way to make the process as bearable, even as enjoyable as possible, might be worth a little attention."—from John Jerome's On Turning Sixty-Five
25 March 2010
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2 comments:
Honest politicians?! Oh, ROTFLMBO.
Good one, Ken.
(wiping eyes)...
:-p
Hope you're feeling okay.
Thanks Nicole for your comment. I think there are some, somewhere, else how would we have ever entertained the notion.
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