Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Carpe diem
Carpe diem is a phrase from a Latin poem by Horace. (from Wikapedia) It is popularly translated as "seize the day". The general definition of carpe is "pick, pluck, pluck off, gather" as in plucking or picking a rose or apple, although Horace uses the word in the sense of "enjoy, make use of, seize." Another use of the word is by joining it with cras. This gives us Carpe Diem Cras, or "Seize the day tomorrow" the procrastinator's motto and an exact opposite of the meaning of "Carpe Diem" This is me, "I'll enjoy the day" tomorrow if I can't enjoy it today. How many tomorrows until I can pluck the day?
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Tomorrow you can pluck it
Sieze the day and a bicycle blog. With this weather it would be a good weekend to pluck away for a long ride.
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