“THE MORE, THE MERRIER” – by Des Kelly I had no inkling about this, had not even heard this strange word “Veblen”, until this true story came to me via my ex-Naval friend Christopher Lawton OAM, who haa recently supplied us at e’Lanka, with some very interesting tidbits about famous people, who did strange things to actually benefit ordinary folk like us, in the long run. This story,believe it or not, is about Caesar, yes, Julius, who, having not much else to do, founded THE VEBLEN EFFECT. Actually, it does not AFFECT the less AFFLUENT, but since we have not read too much about Julius recently, let us remedy the situation, forget about Cleopatra for the moment, and concentrate on the Founder of the VEBLEN EFFECT. Luckily, it is still in force, and perhaps one of your close friends may still have some use for it. Enough said. Desmond Kelly. ...
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TODAY IS THE IDES OF MARCH-by Gwen Herat Source:Dailynews Do not be afraid because we are not in Rome where the 15th March is looked upon as a day of disaster. It is a blot in her history. Shakespeare being a Christian obviously seized such happenings from the New Testament when he wrote The Ides of March in Julius Caesar. As Jesus yielded his spirit, darkness fell across; the curtain in the Temple ripped apart. Graves opened to yield its ghosts who were seen walking in the streets. In open, a lioness whelped her cubs in the street. When Shakespeare wrote in terms of the impending assassination of Caesar, little did he realize its impact on Good Friday that makes us Christians believe the forty days of repentance finally lead us to the month of March. ...
