The Laziest Blog Ever

When I sit down to write something I often have a few ideas in my head and begin to weave them together. I trust in the process that I think starts with my unconscious mind and finishes with me sitting at the computer unraveling the details of what I'm trying to say, albeit in an intuitive format. I see something that interests me and I learn something I didn't know, my curiosity about something prompts a bit of research and I go to bed, more to let my unconscious mind do the work of stitching it together than anything else. This morning however I am missing the connection between the images that floated up into my conscious mind and I'm going to enlist you to help me make some sense of this. Here are the component pieces.

Attila the Hun became leader of his nomadic tribe when he murdered his own brother, the proper heir to the throne of his people. Under Attila, the Huns became a serious threat to the Roman Empire, after a number of invasions which nearly brought down Rome. His organization, his knowledge of tactics, especially his abilities with mounted troops and his disregard for Christianity made him a force to be reckoned with all across the European landscape. Here's what stuck out. He, apparently, suffered from the first recorded case of the Sweet Death, that is dying in bed in the middle of having intercourse.

The second element comes from my love of etymology, that is the origin of words and, for me more specifically, the origin of phrases. Today's is "Kiss-my-arse-latitudes", which apparently comes from the British Merchant Navy and indicates that sailors, coming into their home port, start to disregard orders and duties because they know there nearly done with the voyage.

Element three is my own exhausted state of mind, which tends to result in detachment from the world, after a weekend out of town, late nights and a lot of driving.

There it is, three pieces from the shadowy part of my mind which seem to need addressing. I'm under orders to string them together into a coherent idea and I'm shirking my responsibility. I'm leaving it up to you to figure out the relevance and to tell me what's going on. Think of it as an exercise, sort of like homework, although any one who responds gets an automatic 'A' just for participation.

To re-cap:

1. The Sweet Death
2. Kiss-my-arse-latitudes
3. Detachment through sleep deprivation

Go!