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Sunday, October 31, 2021

Knitting -- French/Breton sailor's jersey

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They say this classic top would have stayed in the French navy without Coco Chanel to adapt it for her sportswear line. It was the start of ...
Friday, October 29, 2021

Fact-Checking the Torah -- put it to bed with a shovel

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So I was doing on some Talmudic studies on Sefaria.org, which is a wonderful site. They are currently working on putting all the vowels in T...
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

21st Century Classical Greek -- conditional five

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Thucydides Book I section 11 has another claim that lack of money was at the bottom of the problems running the Trojan War. You learned igag...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

21st Century Classical Greek -- leipo losing a vowel

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Thucydides Book I section 11 has a verb you’ve seen before. I 2.1 φαίνεται γὰρ ἡ νῦν Ἑλλὰς καλουμένη οὐ πάλαι βεβαίως οἰκουμένη, ἀλλὰ με...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

21st Century Classical Greek -- mello/elpizo

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Thucydides Book I section 10.4 has another idiom for you to learn. πεποίηκε γὰρ χιλίων καὶ διακοσίων νεῶν τὰς μὲν Βοιωτῶν εἴκοσι καὶ ἑκατὸ...
Sunday, October 10, 2021

I'm just saying -- breaking the mold

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This is about my latest toy. No, I haven't started spinning my own yarn. After that experience with the Lamb's Pride, I know spinnin...
Tuesday, October 5, 2021

21st Century Classical Greek -- conditional three

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Thucydides Book I section 10.2 has another conditional that shows some of the problems with Goodwin. Λακεδαιμονίων γὰρ εἰ ἡ πόλις ἐρημωθεί...