The Ides
( Pronounced as I-dz, I as in "eye" and dz as in "Pizza" )
Each month in the ancient Roman calendar had an "ides."
In the months of March, May, July and October, the "ides" fell on the 15th day.
in the other months the "ides" fell on the 13th.
The word was derived from the Latin "to divide", and was originally meant to mark the full moon - but since the lengths of the solar calendar months and lunar months differed , the "Ides" quickly lost their original intent and purpose.
Today, is the 13th of March. The 15th of March will be HOLI
........which brings me back to the Anu Malik song from the Amitabh-Akshay starrer WAQT - "Do me a favour lets play Holi". If you havent heard it, you must. Its the most stoned and outrageous Holi song to emerge since the much ragdaoed - "Rang barse" from SIL-SILA.
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Meanwhile, Deepa says she has some guy in her NY office whose name is - Pietruszkiewicz
I mean isnt that like some kind of Slovakian term for a Petrol Station or something ?....
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And Alisha asked me this morning - " Papa why is Honey sticky ? "
Which I thought was quite a brilliant question, and it had me thinking for a while.
And so this month's contest will be about who posts the the best answers to that question in the comments section of this.
Winners get a Kilo bottle of Wild Honey from Medak forest.
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( Pronounced as I-dz, I as in "eye" and dz as in "Pizza" )
Each month in the ancient Roman calendar had an "ides."
In the months of March, May, July and October, the "ides" fell on the 15th day.
in the other months the "ides" fell on the 13th.
The word was derived from the Latin "to divide", and was originally meant to mark the full moon - but since the lengths of the solar calendar months and lunar months differed , the "Ides" quickly lost their original intent and purpose.
Today, is the 13th of March. The 15th of March will be HOLI
........which brings me back to the Anu Malik song from the Amitabh-Akshay starrer WAQT - "Do me a favour lets play Holi". If you havent heard it, you must. Its the most stoned and outrageous Holi song to emerge since the much ragdaoed - "Rang barse" from SIL-SILA.
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Meanwhile, Deepa says she has some guy in her NY office whose name is - Pietruszkiewicz
I mean isnt that like some kind of Slovakian term for a Petrol Station or something ?....
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And Alisha asked me this morning - " Papa why is Honey sticky ? "
Which I thought was quite a brilliant question, and it had me thinking for a while.
And so this month's contest will be about who posts the the best answers to that question in the comments section of this.
Winners get a Kilo bottle of Wild Honey from Medak forest.
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1 comment:
Honey is sticky because of the high glue content in it.
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