March 01. “Button, have you heard of the Ides of March?”

“No, never. What is the Ides of March?”

“It falls on March 15 and is the first day of the Roman New Year. It also marks the first day of spring in the Roman calendar. On this day in history, Julius Caesar was warned by soothsayers to ‘beware of the Ides of March’. Apparently, he did not take the warning seriously as he was stabbed by Marcus Brutus on that day in the year 44 BC.”

“But why this sudden mention of the Ides of March?”

“Just. And since today is the first day of March, the Ides of March came into mind.”