An Angry sidenote

GE has made 28 billion dollars since 2005 yet has not paid any taxes on their income because they have hired ex-IRS employees and government officers to make sure they don't owe anything. So, how does this make the 10% of those of us who are unemployed feel, or the reportedly one in six Americans who suffer from hunger? What about the fact that those who were responsible for not properly monitoring banks and predatory lenders have walked away scott free and sometimes with billions of dollars in booty. I don't want to say anymore because I feel too upset right now.

The Odyssey

I have never read the Iliad or the Odyssey, so I figured it was about time. It is structured in different frames; sometimes we are focused on Odysseus, sometimes on his son. I was surprised at how much the story takes place at his home. I thought the majority of the Odyssey was an adventurous journey, but it is instead a revenge tale. I was also interested in the strange role of Pallas Athene. She takes on various roles of men and women in Odysseus' journey and at his home. It not entirely clear if she is just inspiring these people or actually possessing their bodies. The ending is quite violent but I was not surprised when I recalled ancient was customs I remebered from history courses.