| corbett ( @ 2008-11-03 07:55:00 |
| Current mood: | Hating Pigeons |
A Good Sign?
This morning as I walked out of Union Station, heading toward the office, a flock of pigeons dive-bombed the sidewalk around me. One decided to attempt to land on the side of my face.
I was a bit startled, naturally. It's not every day that you take a karate chop to the left temple from a pigeon.
But that initial startle quickly faded when I remembered what the Greek historian Herodotus wrote in The Histories: "It may strike you with disease, but a flap in the face by a pigeon, and great change comes on Tuesday."
It's a loose translation.