June 9th, was the Roman feast of Vesta. This festival fell within the state holiday of Vestalia, and it did have state rituals assigned to it. But mostly it was a festival of the plebs, and particularly of the army of bakers that kept the Romans fed. So this is a grain harvest festival tied… Continue reading The Daily: 9 June 2025
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The Daily: 24 September 24
I have been working on an essay that should have been posted today. It deals with belief and practice, orthodoxy vs orthopraxy. We have too much of the former and almost none of the latter. As you can imagine, I have much to say on this. The essay is up to 5300 words. In addition… Continue reading The Daily: 24 September 24
The Daily: 10 June 2024
The earliest sunrises, 5:05am, begin on this Thursday in my part of the world and continue until June 17th, with the sun rising one minute later at 5:06am on the 18th. If you don't count seconds, then the longest day length of 15 hours and 30 minutes begins on the Sunday the 16th, Father's Day… Continue reading The Daily: 10 June 2024
