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Aristus

(66,093 posts)
Sat Nov 3, 2012, 12:10 PM Nov 2012

Saturday, November 3rd. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day.







"...such bursts of horrid thunder,
Such groans of roaring wind and rain, I never
Remember to have heard."

King Lear, Act III, Scene 2, Lines 46-48.

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Saturday, November 3rd. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day. (Original Post) Aristus Nov 2012 OP
VERY timely, my dear Aristus! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #1
Thank you, CalPeg. Aristus Nov 2012 #2
This is spot on. luv_mykatz Nov 2012 #3
That is perfect, Aristus. femmocrat Nov 2012 #4
The storm which is the centerpiece of 'King Lear'. Aristus Nov 2012 #7
Once again Aristus, you nailed it! Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #5
Kick. Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #6
Thanks for the kick, LFR. Aristus Nov 2012 #8
Your very welcome! Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #9
As this is the "weekend edition" ashling Nov 2012 #10
I used to do this as a daily. It became exhausting... Aristus Nov 2012 #11
Kick for Sunday. Aristus Nov 2012 #12
and it seems like a lifetime ago instead of a few days..... livetohike Nov 2012 #13
You mean Hurricane Sandy feels like a lifetime ago, livetohike? Aristus Nov 2012 #14
Yeah....it's been a busy week up here in northern PA.... livetohike Nov 2012 #15
I'm glad to hear you're all right, livetohike... Aristus Nov 2012 #16
Eerie picture of the cabs... Suich Nov 2012 #17

Aristus

(66,093 posts)
7. The storm which is the centerpiece of 'King Lear'.
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:01 AM
Nov 2012

The outward manifestation of his inner turmoil and anguish.

Very dramatic; very Elizabethan...

ashling

(25,771 posts)
10. As this is the "weekend edition"
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:20 AM
Nov 2012

I assume I will have to muddle through tomorrow with no Shakespeare. Oh drat!

Aristus

(66,093 posts)
11. I used to do this as a daily. It became exhausting...
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:24 AM
Nov 2012

Previous editions are in my journal. Check those out, if you like.

If you have access to DU2, I saved editions going back to 2006! Some of the picture links are dead, but most of them are still there...

Aristus

(66,093 posts)
14. You mean Hurricane Sandy feels like a lifetime ago, livetohike?
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:39 PM
Nov 2012

That's odd...

Anyway, thanks for checking this week's edition!...

livetohike

(22,084 posts)
15. Yeah....it's been a busy week up here in northern PA....
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:48 PM
Nov 2012

lots of friends calling wondering if we were okay ...it just seems like a long, long week.

Suich

(10,642 posts)
17. Eerie picture of the cabs...
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 03:50 AM
Nov 2012

reminds me of the one of the school buses in Louisiana during Katrina...

Thanks, Aristus!

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