I´m revsiting this after a while. Sorry for such a delay. Curious about the song and what it means I looked for a translation and found it all but impossible to get a translation. What language is it in? From reading about him, it seems he recorded in many of the Black Sea languages, as well as Armenian. Did he get any legal problems on that account?

Ah yes, dear Slavica. I have not seen AlphaF around since April. I miss his posts. Yes, I know he upset some, but he was never dull. 

Ha ha ha....how about using the Jewish, Chinese or some other calendar for a reference point?

BCE/CE does quite well IMHO.....after all it is the currently common reference point. 

As there are no autopsies, no enbalming, the possibility of someone who is alive not being killed prior to being buried is greater in these cases. At least there is a chance they can "wake up". Once your blood has been removed and replaced with embalming fluid, or you have been cremated, you don´t have much of a chance to "come back".

How could he possibly like the influx of Muslims in Europe? The whole point of having a Roman Catholic Church is to spread the faith...the Roman Catholic version of Christianity. 

Elisabeth, I must say I have been impressed with your posts as of late. 

ahh....dear lemon....home is where the heart is....is not the heart important?

..........serious....what IS serious....really? 

Agreed, only I would say choices anyone makes are not easy. Education is key, but my only question is what constitutes education. When I was in University I realized I knew nothing about basic survival.

In the end, we all depend on each other. IOW nobody is independant, not really.....but of course I agree with you regarding any woman who HAS to depend on the generosity of anyone is in potential trouble..... 

Excellent points. However, I must say, I find it depressing how homemaking has become a disparaged profession. Even those that engage in it, underestimate what it actually entails. It appears our most precious life functions have been given up to profit making institutions. Home, and what it takes to be home, has been commodified . 

Think about it, in the old days homemakers knew a zillion home remedies for various issues, things like vinegar or baking soda for acid indigestion. tea eyewash for itchy eyes, various teas for different conditions. Now, pop a pill, go to the doctor and get pre$cribed $omething. 

Certainly a being a homemaker demands an education. One should know something about nutrition, food combination. When I read recipes now days it is amazing to read add a package of this, a can of this...that is not cooking from scratch..............and why does just about everything have chicken broth in it? If I want chicken soup, I´ll make chicken soup, but I want my mushroom soup without chicken. I want fresh tomatoes, not canned tomatoe paste with G-d knows what additives. Nobody seems to have time to properly prepare things. We are in the era of shortcuts, everything is streamlined. 

He certainly was a colorful leader...his female body guards were really something. Then there are his very interesting outfits.