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Counting Stones in Ancient Mycenae

Family Matters· Featured· Greece

19 May

I have mentioned before that my oldest son was born with a natural cynicism. Not ever content to accept something as fact until he has sussed it out for himself, he is a relentless questioner. Please tell me there is some kind of career where uninhibited skepticism is celebrated, because then this kid’s got it made.

When visiting the Atreus tholos tomb in ancient Mycenae, said son arrived at the beehive shaped structure with a flashlight tucked in his pocket. It seems he had read in a history book that the domed vault contained 33 rows of stones. True to form, he wanted see for himself if the history book was accurate. With measured focus, his flashlight beam hit each row of stones until he reached 33. To be certain, he counted twice.

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  1. walkingontravels says

    05/20/2011 at 7:34 am

    Tell your son to do anything that has to do with quality assurance. It's my job to make sure all books we make are perfect and to question things every step of the way so we deliver the best product possible. That obsessive attention to detail will come in handy. My mom used to shake her head at me too. I may loose my mind when I stop working in two weeks for the foreseeable future.

  2. Sonja says

    05/20/2011 at 9:27 am

    What an admirable quality. I say science. Anything that has to be proven over and over again.

  3. cajunlicious says

    05/20/2011 at 1:04 pm

    Hi! Following you from the Friday blog hop! Hope you visit my Cajun blog and return the follow!
    – Jessica @ http://cajunlicious.com

  4. DanielleCorrelle says

    05/20/2011 at 3:26 pm

    New follower from the Feed Me Friday Blog Hop! I'd love a follow back 🙂

    -Danielle
    http://www.flipflopreviews.blogspot.com

  5. Shanae Branham says

    05/21/2011 at 4:34 pm

    Thanks for visiting and leaving such positive comments about my working towards my dream. You must be an awesome mother because you have a great perspective when it comes to your son. I can see that you will turn his cynicism into a positive trait for him.
    Cheers,
    Shanae

  6. Mrs. Marine says

    05/22/2011 at 9:58 pm

    That is so something my daughter would do!
    Thanks for “Stalking Me!” I'm Stalking back! Following on GFC w/Both of my blog profiles as Mrs. Marine and as Novel Bloggers:
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    Please follow my other blog if you haven’t already. Don’t forget to stop by next week and link up again on "Stalk Hop Friday"!

  7. Elizabeth says

    05/27/2011 at 8:09 am

    From the Feed Me Friday Blog Hop!
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    http://waterrollsuphill.blogspot.com/

  8. Jen Greyson says

    08/09/2011 at 4:34 pm

    Ha!
    I think actuaries are born skeptics – and accountants.

    thanks for riding the train today, now following so i won’t miss any of the good stuff!
    Jen Greyson | Author

    love your blog btw, it’s the type i was looking for when I found mine…

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