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Nov. 25th, 2009 05:54 pmTo a wind-swept Cams Alders last night for another Fareham-Lymington encounter, this one in the League Cup. The combination of a roofed stand and two divine bacon butties kept the cold out, while on the pitch the Reds came back from behind to win 3-1.
A red letter day at the office - first thing this morning I was told I will now get to enter some of my data straight onto the records without having it given the once-over by a senior colleague, with the reminder to consult one of the others and not just guess if I get a sticky one.
Then when Bev arrived, knowing about my history background she asked me to find out what was happening elsewhere in the world during Julius Caesar's time, as her son's a bit stuck with a school project. A few minutes' research online later, I had a couple of interesting snippets for her plus the gen on what was going on in Egypt and China in Caesar's day. When Bev had printed the info out I mentioned to her that you could draw parallels with the modern world - the Egyptian king Ptolemy Auletes appointing a Roman official to carry the can of popular resentment for his tax increases mirrors modern-day Prime Ministers allowing Chancellors to take the blame for unpopular financial measures; those in power in Rome ummed and aahed over whether a foreign war would be politically wise; and Queen Berenice IV could be likened to a few female celebrities of today...
A red letter day at the office - first thing this morning I was told I will now get to enter some of my data straight onto the records without having it given the once-over by a senior colleague, with the reminder to consult one of the others and not just guess if I get a sticky one.
Then when Bev arrived, knowing about my history background she asked me to find out what was happening elsewhere in the world during Julius Caesar's time, as her son's a bit stuck with a school project. A few minutes' research online later, I had a couple of interesting snippets for her plus the gen on what was going on in Egypt and China in Caesar's day. When Bev had printed the info out I mentioned to her that you could draw parallels with the modern world - the Egyptian king Ptolemy Auletes appointing a Roman official to carry the can of popular resentment for his tax increases mirrors modern-day Prime Ministers allowing Chancellors to take the blame for unpopular financial measures; those in power in Rome ummed and aahed over whether a foreign war would be politically wise; and Queen Berenice IV could be likened to a few female celebrities of today...
