I had a dream which took place in a vast library. I was going over material about Fifth Century B.C. or B.C.E. cultures. Well Jimmy Carter comes by, and sits next to me, and we get into a chat about the subject. That is comparing our contemporary world to theirs.
The former President,...and btw he's the first head of State in or out of office to ever visit my dreams.
Anyway we hit's it off, and seem to be having dinner as we talk,...dreams are like that.
Anyway we hit's it off, and seem to be having dinner as we talk,...dreams are like that.
The President sez how other than the tech we're pretty much the same as them folks so long ago.
The center of our lives he told me, "...are our family, and our tribe". True enough.
The center of our lives he told me, "...are our family, and our tribe". True enough.
We spoke further about raising kids that sort of thing.
I helped raise a few nieces, and a nephew. Carter of course has a daughter, and grand kids.
Well this reading room has a nice nap area,...btw libraries really should. President Carter goes over to take a snooze.
Me I continue reading.
That's it. ...such are dreams.
I helped raise a few nieces, and a nephew. Carter of course has a daughter, and grand kids.
Well this reading room has a nice nap area,...btw libraries really should. President Carter goes over to take a snooze.
Me I continue reading.
That's it. ...such are dreams.
(Above is a map of the era under discussion,...close anyway.)
Nice to know not all your dreams are scary.
ReplyDeleteOf the US Presidents I can recall, Carter is the only one I consider a human being. All the rest were either robot sadists (Bush the First) or inflatable plastic puppets (Reagan, Obama), or the like.
Libraries are a sign of civilization, created for thinking people. I'd like to make one that's also a temple, like the Temple of Serapis at the Library of Alexandria; plus, of course, a Residence Library for Retired Artistic Gentlemen.
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Carter was the last President I voted for. Those that have come after him are a gang of galoots.
ReplyDeleteWhat? Fifth Century B.C. and no boys? Those days when they had a conversation it was at what was called a symposium where men would be lounging around with their boys on recliners while they held their discussions. Fuck the library! Miss Priss will be over in the corner casting a nasty glance if anything really serious gets underway.
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What you want is a private party like the one at Agathon's that night. Alcibiades was drunk, and took it all off. Of course the prudish Plato never mentions this last.
ReplyDeleteThat map can't be 5th century BC because it has Alexandria in it, and its founder wasn't born until the next century.
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...I was testing you.
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