March 15, 2010 – Mars, War and Weather

“Beware the Ides of March,” the seer warns Caesar, but I didn’t realize until today that this day is not only the day he was murdered but also a celebration of the god of War. We are exceedingly involved in letting loose the dogs of war around here today, and I can’t wait for a new day to begin. Maybe it will happen the way the weather changed today – as I walked into the front of the administration building it was hamsin – hot and dusty and the sky was beige, but when i walked out the back door one minute later it was grey and cool and i could breathe.