TSUKUYOMI – Also spelled Tsukiyomi. The moon god and ruler of the night. In the Nihongi he is the son of both Izanami and Izanagi. In the Kojiki he is said to have been born from Izanagi’s right eye and in a third tradition supposedly sprang from a mirror in Izanagi’s right hand.
A prominent myth about him says that once he was being entertained by Ukemochi the goddess of Continue reading
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In NAIA baseball’s ongoing conference tournaments the Blue Mountain College Toppers (logo at left) are the biggest story so far. They came into the TranSouth Athletic Conference tournament seeded 6th, but on Day 1 of the tourney they upset the number 1 seeds, the Freed Hardeman Lions, then yesterday on Day 2 the Toppers defeated the 4th- seeded Bethel (TN) Wildcats. Today they try to keep their upset mojo going when they take on the 2 seeds, the Union Bulldogs.
Meanwhile a few conference champions have already been crowned. The Lee Flames have won the Southern States Athletic Conference, the LSU- Shreveport Pilots (as in riverboat pilots ) took the Red River Athletic Conference title and the Continue reading
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“Their side’s billionaires are evil! Our side’s billionaires are wonderful!”
Balladeer’s Blog’s latest look at ancient Greek comedies deals with another work by Cratinus who, along with Aristophanes and Eupolis, constituted the Big 3 of Attic Old Comedy.
This time around I’ll examine the comedy Plutoi, aka Wealth Gods and the way in which it dealt with issues that are still relevant to us over 2,400 years later.
For more background information on the subject of ancient Greek comedies click here: https://glitternight.com/ancient-greek-comedies/
THE PLAY
This comedy opens as the audience is told Continue reading
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The Dallas Christian College Crusaders (logo at left) won the Southwest Region on Saturday, filling the final automatic berth in the NCCAA2 World Series. Here’s a look at the seedings for all 8 teams in the event. Meanwhile, the USCAA’s 10 team field for their World Series has also been finalized. Balladeer’s Blog’s coverage of the action will begin May 7th.
NCCAA2 SEEDING – 1. Toccoa Falls College Eagles ( Defending champs and winners of the South Region Tournament ) *** 2. Florida Christian College Suns ( Runners- up in the South Region) *** 3. Arlington Baptist College Patriots ( Runners- up in the Southwest Region Tournament) *** 4. North Central University Rams ( Winners of the Midwest Region Tournament) *** 5. Dallas Christian College Crusaders (Winners of the Southwest Region ) *** 6. Ohio Christian University Trailblazers Continue reading
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Rats get killed, cockroaches get killed, and Bin Laden got killed. One year after the death of this utter failure and rabid animal I figured what better time to repost one of my most popular comedy bits from last year. I posted an article joking about the possibility of Bin Laden’s wives getting their own reality show. Here it is again, complete with the Continue reading
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