I love thinking about things we take for granted (when I remember). Have you ever thought of the days of the week?
Here they are:
Monday Moon day
Tuesday Tyr’s day. Tyr was the one armed Norse god associated with single combat.
Wednesday Wodin’s day. The ruler of the Norse god’s realm. Also Odin.
Thursday Thor’s day. Okay, you got that one.
Friday Frigga’s day. The wife of Wodin. Pretty nifty women’s equality.
Saturday Saturn’s day
Sunday Sun’s day
This from Robert Browning (everyone knows the first part):
If a man’s reach does not exceed his grasp, what is heaven for?
And this:
Browning was teaching a class one day and a woman raised her hand. “Professor Browning,” she said. “I love your poetry and I have read all your poems. There is one line, however, I just don’t understand.” She quoted the line. “Can you tell me what you meant?”
Browning considered the question for a moment. Then he said, “You know, when I wrote that line only God and I knew what it meant.” He paused, then continued, “Now only God knows.”
David Gersh 