I have always been a person who looks at events, history, and people and tries to make connections in order to gain insight into life and more importantly, myself. As I turn 45 I have been thinking about the significance of my birthday falling on the Ides of March. This was the day that Julius Caesar was stabbed by his good friend Brutus. In the Shakespeare play, Julius utters the words, “et tu Brute?” when he is stabbed- expressing his disbelief that someone whom he trust