We won in Iraq, now we must win in Rome
Ten thousand Roman eyes sought shade as they squinted against a savage Italian sun. Tall Roman-built concrete steps beckoned early risers who wanted to glimpse the man in uniform on the red carpet, as it rolled him out of the pallet. Nubian guards surrounded Petronius and his precious papers quickly. Before reaching the steps of the senate the crowd lined the Appian Way where they had watched, in awe, the parade of popular politicians each wearing their region's colors.…
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26 - JustOneMan
Ruvy..
"My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister Thanks you. And I thank you." james cagney
JOM
27 - alessandro
Stating that much of Rome was gay is misguided and misses the nature of that society at the time. They weren't gay as we understand it today.
28 - Heloise
My point is not to make the site look bad, but unintended consequences have arisen in that I am an ideas person and think fast. I write fast and ramble and like all Kennedys I am big on hyperbole. Get it?
So, I exaggerate a bit. It is also a case of hubris. That's better then STDs.
I am a good writer, that makes BC look good period. Read some of my stuff any of it. On The Lot people were obviously reading me and took my damn good advice. And guess what happened? Their work improved greatly and the ones who took my advice to heart won or stayed in the race.
That's my point. Bloggers and net root folks are waking up the masses.
More later
Heloise
29 - Heloise
Hyperbole: all Romans gay. Most were practicers of "homosexuality." That is the difference. They had sex with other men and were not GAY. They might be bisexual really. But they were the true "homosexuals" in its literal sense.
Heloise
30 - dfctomm
Well, considering this is gratis, I think it's pretty damn good. I wrote it in like, ten minutes and then let it sit and rewrote it a couple of times, adding more stuff. It is supposed to be over your head, actually. Petronius has returned as Petraeus and got his instant satirical karma from some folks. That's all really.
BTW Petronius was gay...as was much of Rome...
I work and write when I feel like it. Writers and journalists imitate me all the time...hello.
Mostly, it's disjoined, discombobulated joy, spelling check me on that. But all these folks talking crap and ain't wrote crap.
Heloise
Your confusing the ability to read with the ability to write. I don't need to be an accomplished writer to realize that you just masturbated all over the page. The ability to read allows me to do that.