Usually this time of the year is known as the dog days of summer but do you really know where that term came from. The Blog Wyrm staff had no idea why late July and early August were termed that so we delved into the furthest corners of the internet in search of answers. One Google search later we had more hits than we knew what to do with. Being particularly industrious, we choose the first item returned and read with fascination that the dog days of summer actually spans from July 3rd to August 11th. Its name is credited to Mediterranean origin and supposedly corresponds to the 20 days before and after the conjunction between the star Sirius and the sun. This is according to both Wikipedia and Fact Monster. History.com adds some additional detail when they noted that the ancient Greeks noticed that the most intense part of summer occurred during this span. The fact that all three sources used the unusual word ‘sultry’ to describe these days leads us at Blog Wyrm to really wonder about the independent sourcing of these pieces but what do we know, we’re in a daze.
This daze seems to have carried over into the majority of the staff this week. Our only column is the continuation of About Comics‘s study of the story construction process of Alan Moore, who claims that he just isn’t that interested in plotting his stories. Are we pulling your leg or is this outrageous claim true? Read and find out.
Enjoy.