i want to whine about the day but i shall not because it's a pointless exercise...

anyways...
i've been playing cards these few days... and i've come to appreciate the beauty and meaning of their design...

did you know the court cards of Spades always face the right... while the other court cards face the left...?

and did you know that the King of Hearts is always seen with the broadsword behind his head... hence his nickname, the suicide King...?
the King of Diamonds bears an axe... while the other two Kings hold drawn broadswords...

of all the court cards... only the Jack of Spades and of Hearts are shown in profile... giving rise to the term "one-eyed jack"...

the Aces were originally of the lowest denomination... but with the French Revolution... they were moved to the top to symbolize the rise of the downtrodden people... overthrowing the highest classes... the nobility and ecclesiastical classes...
the Ace of Spades sometimes has the ominous title of the Death Card...

how interesting...