The Ides of March

 I had ancient English teachers in high school.  They were very old school, if you will.  We didn't write much, but we memorized pieces of poems and plays.  One quote I remember from Julius Caesar by Shakespeare was---The Ides of March are come.  That is the way I remember it anyway.  The other quote from that play I remember was--The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves. There was a book and a play about kids with cancer that used part of that as a title.

But, back to the Ides of March.  The ides are the 15th of the month.  Every month has ides.  But Caesar was murdered in March on the ides, hence the quote.  Something about the middle of a month.  I am always ready for the next month by the time the ides arrives.  I am galloping away my time.

So, don't blame the ides and don't blame the stars.  The future is up to you!  And we are already halfway through Lent!