MONDAY, MARCH 15TH, 2021

           BAD DAY FOR JULIUS!

           Well March 15th., the "Ides of

March" has come around again.
         It was actually a day of
celebration at one time. It's the first
day of the Roman New Year. It also
marks the first day of spring in the
Roman calendar. So if you go by
that calendar Spring is here!
         The date's infamous
reputation goes back to 44 years
before Christ was born.
          That's when soothsayers
(Fortune tellers) warned Julius Caesar
to "beware of the Ides of March". He
ignored their warning. Then, on March
15th, he was stabbed to death by a
group that included his good buddy
Marcus Brutus.
            I think that's what promoted
the old saying "With friends like that
who needs enemies?"
             I'd like to think we'd celebrate
the date like it's the start of Spring.
Unfortunately our present day
soothsayers (we call them Weather
Forecasters) are warning about snow
again!
             Whether we choose to listen
or not we're likely to get a stabbing
pain in our back.....from all the
March shoveling!
              Hope you have a great
day and that all your NEWS is good!