Aulus's Journals
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Musings on family
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| My five year old granddaughter has become a social butterfly.
Last Saturday, she had two birthday parties to attend.
That's two birthday parties... |
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Life's frustrations
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| Lately, I've been alternately amazed and angered over retail stupidity.
This summer, I picked up a bottle of wine at a local chain grocery store. ... |
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On being a grandfather
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| My daughter was off on an out of town job interview yesterday afternoon and it ran a bit late. She called me on the way back to ask that I pick up my... |
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On being a grandfather, part two
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| My darling granddaughter, Zara, turns eight years old next week.
A few weeks ago, she and her mother and her mother's boyfriend of the past two yea... |
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Musings on family, part two
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| Two weeks ago, my mom sent a large envelope to me. She had been going through the papers of my late cousin, Alice, and made some copies.
A bunch w... |
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Lessons from work
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| So, earlier this week, I was subbing for a 6th grade science teacher at Meredith Middle School on the NW side of Des Moines.
There wasn't much to ... |
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Fun with politics
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| Here in Des Moines, we have a bit of a local, well also statewide scandal.
An allegedly non-profit agency, working in conjunction with the state jo... |
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Musings on family, part three
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| I've been a bit forceful on how people should not be posting on AW on contemporary politics, but I am going to reverse that a bit here, once.
It's ... |
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Musings on family, part four
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| I am now a father-in-law.
Yesterday afternoon, my daughter got married.
Some of the old AS members will recall her brief stint there as the infa... |
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Getting my curmudgeon on
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| and I quote: Discussion open on all three new Lexes.
Now let me see if I have this right. The board in which this was posted has the title of "R... |
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Sins of The History Channel
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| So I settled down to watch their program "Ancient New York" this evening on July 1. It's a bit where they show how a lot of the modern features of NY... |
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Welcome to my Domus! As you wander through my house you will discover places that serve as my homebase for certain activities. In the Courtyard I conduct my social activities here at AncientWorlds and at Rome. My Library is for my historical and academic pursuits. Finally, in my Study you will find my game playing scores, statistics and artifacts. Thanks for visiting my home!
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Aulus's 49 Groups
Aedes Divi Iulii: Julius Caesar and His Times
Position: Praetor Urbanus
Level 5
For discussion of the life of Gaius Julius Caesar, 100-44 BC, and Rome in his time.
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Coinage Through the Ages
Position: Chief Numismatist
Level 5
The metals exchanged for goods and services that
have been used from ancient times to the modern
day
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Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Position: Vicarius
Level 3
From the "Crisis of the Third Century" until the deposition of the last Western Empire in 476, Rome's last two centuries were filled with struggle.
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Delenda est Carthago!!
Position: Praetor
Level 4
The third century before the common era was a time of empire-making and empire-breaking especially in the western Mediterranean, where a conflict was brewing that would shape the future of the known world.
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Ex Libris
Position: Reverend Collector Guy
Level 4
Reading is knowledge, it is escape, it is enjoyment. Here we will be discussing books, fiction and non.
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First Emperor Augustus
Position: Scriba
Level 5
A Life in the Service of Rome
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FUNDAMINA ROMAE
Position: Member
Level 2
 
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Hollywood on the Tiber!
Position: Screenwriter
Level 4
For the dicussion of the Sword and Sandal Epics from the Silent Era to present day!! Talk about the movies, actors, themes and more!
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I, Claudius: Adventures in Julio-Claudian Rome
Position: Advisor
Level 5
Dedicated to the study of History and the writing of Historical Fiction in the Julio-Claudian time period. Research is encouraged and murder, mayhem and familial dysfunction is revered!
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Licentia Poetica
Position: Word Slinger
Level 3
"Words are things, and a small drop of ink,
Falling, like dew, upon a thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think."
Lord Byron
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Complete List of Aulus's 49 Groups
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