I chose this title for my blog because I spend a great deal of time thinking about both of these subjects. They also have a rather nice alliterative quality...
I think about cats because I live with five of them, which is really a little crazy but it's not my fault. Last year when I moved to Frederick, I didn't know that my house came with a feral cat, and that she had produced a litter of kittens days before we moved in! My boyfriend Gerry, with whom I live in two places (more about that in another post!) had two cats, Phoebe and Jade, and I had one, Spots.
I had just lost a dog, and really intended to get another, but then, we discovered our surprise residents. Being tender-hearted types, and also thinking that my daughter, Natalie, who lives with us half the time and with her Dad half the time, would enjoy raising some kittens, we borrowed a trap from the local no-kill shelter and brought everybody inside. We thought we'd keep one or two kittens, but ended up with three for a total of five cats, and no dog. Such is life...
Why Classics? Why indeed...
I got a BA in Classics from the University of Oklahoma, and I enjoyed getting the degree quite a lot. Unfortunately, one of my former husband's Electrical Engineering professors had the most typical reaction to my course of study. First, he asked me what instrument I played, and then when I told him I was, in fact, studying the language, history and culture of Ancient Greece and Rome, he said, "Don't worry dear, stick with Ben and he'll support you."
Personally, I think I'd make a great Founding Father, but there isn't a great demand for those right now.
Never-the-less, I love the Classics, especially the history and mythology, and I'm glad that I have studied them in some depth. Now that I'm no longer "sticking with Ben" I'm working on a degree to teach English in high schools however. It's much more likely to result in an actual job.
About the instrument: I don't actually play an instrument, but I do sing, and I like classical music too.
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