by control | Feb 17, 2021 | Blogs
Well, the shepherds were not likely out in the fields watching sheep on December 25. That may be true. But when the Christians were presenting the religion to the Romans, they adopted Saturnalia as the day to honor the birth of Christ. Why Saturnalia? It was the...
by control | Feb 13, 2021 | Blogs
Looking for hilarious Rome puns to share with friends before a trip to Rome? Or want a few clever jokes to use as Rome Instagram captions or Whatsapp statuses on your trip? Here are my favorite Rome jokes and puns to help make your amazing trip to Rome even more...
by control | Dec 21, 2020 | Blogs
Borrowing from Irish Central, I have learned about how the Celtic people have influenced our Christmas ho Christmas has become so universal that we almost certainly forget its roots. Yet many of the holiday’s ritual are centered deep in old Irish and Celtic...
by control | Dec 7, 2020 | Blogs
Like painting, writing is an art. Learned art. Learned by play, by rewrite, by frustration. However, it is what keeps us drawing and writing. An artist learns to mix colors, first possibly by wanting a blue, and then realizes it’s not right. So, they add white; it’s...
by control | Dec 4, 2020 | Blogs
I do not condone slavery in any of its insults to humanity. But slavery is a fact of history and I, a writer of Ancient Rome, must deal with it. In fact, use it. It is a fact of life to, at least, make it as acceptable as possible. My characters do not insult them...
by control | Apr 12, 2020 | Blogs
THANK YOU America is going through a tough time right now. And if we never noticed before, it is the truckers on 18Wheelers, train engineers, doctors, nurses and all other hospital and nursing home staffs, store clerks who are keeping us surviving. We also must thank...