Happy Thanksgiving! |
I'm stuffed, satiated, and headed for the land of nod. I hope you had a great day and a great group of family and friends to share it with. Thanks for blogging with me!
Posted by on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:52:00 GMT |
I believe. Help me in my unbelief... |
I admit it. I am struggling mentally, emotionally, and perhaps even, to a degree, physically with the complexity of a Christian belief system. Now, before you tune me ou...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:27:00 GMT |
I learned something new today... |
I would like to pose a question, but first let me preface...Today, I heard an unfamiliar expression. Hobson's Choice. It refers to an owner of a livery in Cambridge in the late 1500's name...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:31:00 GMT |
Word of the Day... |
Fugacious: fleeting, transitory, evanescent, fading away quicklyFrom the early 1600's Latin: fugaci - apt to flee - hence the words fugitive (one who flees), fugue (a musical flight)"But you, man of G...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:36:00 GMT |
Word of the Day... |
Circumlocution: The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.From the Latin of the late 1300's to early 1400's, Circum (around) loqutio (a speaking)In honor of todays word, I'll be brief. ...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:48:00 GMT |
Because the world is a very small place... |
Consider the many myriad factors of your life. If asked to prioritize them, what would top the list? Growing up, I would have aped popular culture and said, "Money, a ...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:02:00 GMT |
A continuation... |
Some people may tout the idea that adversity breeds character. Others postulate that turmoils reveal character. My opinion holds that both camps are correct. Like so many thi...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:30:00 GMT |
Insouciance continued... |
Some people walk through life blatantly optimistic. You've seen them. Always smiling and a bounce in their step, no outward signs indicate that anything might stand amiss in t...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:30:00 GMT |
After a 6 week abscence, here is, the Word of the Day! |
Insouciant: nonchalant, marked by a blithe unconcern, free from worry, concern or anxiety.from the French around 1800-1830. in (not) souciant (to trouble) possibly a bastardiazation of the latin solli...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:11:00 GMT |
Word for the Day... |
Jejune - insipid, dull, without interest or significance; lacking knowledge or experience; deficeint in nutritive valuefrom the early 1600s Latin - jejunus: empty, poorLife can become this way for the...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:15:00 GMT |
