Happy Ides of March everyone

Happy Ides of March folks.  The best thing about the Ides of March (March 15) is that it means that the snow in the Northeast is about to melt away and the daffodils will soon be pushing their way through the soggy, chilly soil.

I guess the worst thing about the Ides of March is that it reminds us of the abrupt change of government in ancient Rome about 2K years ago when a dissenting group of Romans voted to remove their leader Julius C.  The 'vote' was by means of multiple shivs in his back from the entire group including his pal Marcus Brutus.  Caesar's last words, according to Shakespeare were, 'Et tu Brute? (You too Brutus?)

The killing of Caesar was notable for many reasons; one not generally known is that; the autopsy on the body of the Emperor is history's first known post-mortem report.