We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
According to historians, the Middle Ages ended on this date in 1453. One has to wonder about the changes in calendar since 1453 - are we talking Julian? Gregorian? Mayan? (OK, not Mayan.) Still, if the historians say it, I may as well run with it.
At any rate, once one is not middle aged, isn't one simply old? Accepting that, that would make this year 567 of the Old Ages, or of just being old
Now, apart from supposed ignorance, squalor, oppression, and superstition (much of which is actually far from the historical truth), one of the defining "moments" of the Middle Ages, at least from a modern perspective, was the Black Death. So, as we commemorate the end of that age (those ages?), let's pull for the end of our current epidemic so we can move on to whatever is next (and let us pray it's not going to be murder hornets who are attracted to hand sanitizer).
Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
According to historians, the Middle Ages ended on this date in 1453. One has to wonder about the changes in calendar since 1453 - are we talking Julian? Gregorian? Mayan? (OK, not Mayan.) Still, if the historians say it, I may as well run with it.
At any rate, once one is not middle aged, isn't one simply old? Accepting that, that would make this year 567 of the Old Ages, or of just being old
Now, apart from supposed ignorance, squalor, oppression, and superstition (much of which is actually far from the historical truth), one of the defining "moments" of the Middle Ages, at least from a modern perspective, was the Black Death. So, as we commemorate the end of that age (those ages?), let's pull for the end of our current epidemic so we can move on to whatever is next (and let us pray it's not going to be murder hornets who are attracted to hand sanitizer).
Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
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