“Latin is a dead language, it is plain to see. It killed off all the Romans, and now it’s killing me.” – a comment in my high school yearbook from a Latin student classmate
Today’s art, from back when I felt I had to sign my paintings boldly.
Illegitimi Non Carborundum
As is common in the work place, I one time found myself working with someone who was driving me crazy. Since I loved my job, which at the time was environmental reporter at a 65,000 circulation daily newspaper, and the person making me crazy had the power to fire me, I knew I needed to find a way to cope.
Knowing my frustration, a friend gave me a desk plaque that read: Illegtimi Non Carborundum. If you don’t know what it means, and since I don’t want to make this an X-rated blog, check it out at: http://tinyurl.com/rsbmp
Looking at the Latin saying usually eased the tension in my shoulders so I could do my job.
The funny part of this story is that only the person who could accurately translate the Latin quote, was the person who was “wearing” me down.
Thankfully, he never knew he was why I had it on my desk. He was that kind of person – thankfully.
Bean Pat: Velvet Verbosity http://tinyurl.com/lk9ptjv It’s nice to know that perhaps one day we can stop faking it. I, like this blogger, was quite a late bloomer
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