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A man may be very industrious, and yet not spend his time well. There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of life getting his living. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)
Suffragist
MEANING:
noun: An advocate of extending the right to vote, especially to women.
ETYMOLOGY:
Via French from Latin suffragium (voting
tablet, right to vote). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bhreg-
(to break) that also gave us break, breach, fraction, fragile, fractal,
infringe, irrefragable, and fractious. Suffrage?
Remember, a broken piece of tile was used as a ballot in the past.
Earliest documented use: 1822.
NOTES:
While we have come a long way in treating
people equally regarding the right to vote, there are still places where
a woman is not considered fit to vote or to run for an office, for
example Saudi Arabia and the Vatican.
Bromide:
MEANING:
noun:
1. A tired or meaningless remark.
2. A tiresome or boring person.
1. A tired or meaningless remark.
2. A tiresome or boring person.
ETYMOLOGY:
From bromine, from Greek bromos (stench). Earliest documented use: 1836.
NOTES:
In earlier times, potassium bromide used
to be taken as a sedative. So any statement that was intended to be
soothing ("Don't worry, everything will be OK.") acquired the name
bromide. Eventually any commonplace or tired remark
and anyone uttering such remarks came to be known as a bromide.
The term was popularized in the title of Gelett Burgess's 1906 book "Are
You a Bromide?" It was to promote this book that Burgess coined the
term "blurb".
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| http://150greatthingsabouttheunderground.com |
Keep your money and tell LOs Horridos to take public transit! In this vein take a look at this website in order to orient you to London's fabulous Underground:
http://150greatthingsabouttheunderground.com
Furthermore, this is for the Lost Burritos:
A Jewish grandmother is giving directions to her grown
grandson who is coming to visit with his wife.
"You come to the front door of the apartment. I am in
apartment 301. There is a big panel at the front door.
With your elbow, push button 301. I will buzz you in.
Come inside, the elevator is on the right. Get in, and
with your elbow push 3. When you get out, I'm on
the left. With your elbow, hit my doorbell."
"Grandma, that sounds easy, but, why am I hitting all
these buttons with my elbow?
"What . . . You coming empty handed?"
I gave the rest of my meager wages to her grandchildren so they could live on their own and buy cars they fit into
I thought Nana would be so happy that I could pay my own fare that the rest would be gratis!!!
Plus it will be my birthday almost!!!!!!
Argentina is famous for its bold and luscious Malbec. However, the reputation of Malbec was not built overnight. The
grape began its rise to fame when it was introduced
into Argentina in 1868, satiating the locals’ demand for cheap plonk.
It was not until the 1980’s that it was recognized as a premium, export
quality, grape.
Science believes that Malbec is a descendant from a grape in northern Burgundy. Legend has it, though, that either Hungarian peasants brought it to France, or the Romans did in the first century AD. Nowadays, it is recognized as a Bordeaux grape, even though it is only grown in minimal portions there. And the best place to find a bottle of French Malbec? The Cahors region, located just south-east of Bordeaux.
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| Barn Owl |
Hello Cadboro Bay People!
Trust everyone is well! I do apologize for not sending along a message sooner. (No excuses but plenty of reasons!) Thanks again for the lovely Valentine's Day card! Most thoughtful, indeed, and we certainly appreciate your thinking about us.
Of course, you are more than welcome to visit us in Cornwall, over August, so please think about that! (Always want to include you. Perhaps you'll join us some time! In fact, Ayn is flying over from August 16th-26th so it'll be grand to finally meet her overseas. She is doing very well at work and with Los Horridos almost independent, she can finally afford to do a bit of travelling.) As well, I'm trying to stitch together a week or two, in Languedoc, cycling from a rented farmhouse as base, at the beginning of September. I'm hoping that Jim might possibly be interested in joining the Peleton there as well, particularly as he is so enamoured of French wines and cheeses. Cora Lee and The Sisterhood will be lollygagging around Italy for three weeks, after Cornwall, so I have arranged to have some nubile Swedish masseuses stay to work out the daily cycling kinks! Cycling chum Whirlygig is interested in joining me but seems more interested in the massage end of things although he cannot decide whether to request a blonde or brunette!
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| Amanda Barnes! |
Trust, as I mentioned earlier, that all goes well in your Island Paradise. Fondestos from Cora Lee, Chloë. and Maggie. Cheers, Patrizzio, High Wire Artiste Extraordinaire!
Our next gathering will be on Sunday, 7 April, 2013. Venue tba. The book is Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie (Moe). Guy has Chosen The Sisters Brothers Patrick deWitt follow the Massie. We will read Indian Horse by Richard Wagamis (George) after the DeWitt. Kurt will choose the book to follow the Wagamis.
Hello Lads, NRA's, (Non-Reading Audiophiles!), and those few POB's, (Print Oriented Bastards), still clinging to the Gutenberg technology:
I'm more than happy to offer the Islay Inn as the site of the next non-readers get-together, in spite of considerable opposition voiced by The Sisterhood! Cheers, Il Conduttore!
Look forward to Friday night! How many for dinner? We can go to Les Amis for some cheeses, crackers, and will get a few wines. Squash at VRC at 4:00PM, and of course a beer to catch up, so will see you around 6:30PM, But Lurch will be there around 6:00PM.
Cheers, Grog
Hi Great email, my blog is suffering but you have re-inspired me!
I am doing too much socializing, yoga, eating and teaching.
Anna Marie Tremonte and Denisovitch have not played bridge since you left -- too bad, I thought they might organize some games with people here. I need you here to keep the mood light!
Not that I am saying your are not deep!!!! I need your sense of humour and laughter.
We just had company from Sydney so we took them to see the planes and then onto Baie Rouge for a lunch of ribs, rice, beans ,salad, potatoe salad to sound of crashing waves. It was so lovely after the throng of people and noise of the jets at Sunset.
We have 4 weeks to go and I am going to be busy teaching, being a Standardized patient, sailing and socializing. Did I already say that!
Thanks for the email--- I have to go write my blog.
Say hello to everyone - and tell Cora lee I miss talking to her! Love ya Rhoda
Hi Groggage!
How is the snow? Might be about 9 for dinner, including you two. Have invited Whirlygig to play bridge beforehand. Not sure if he will stay for supper as it depends on plans with his daughter and son, not yet finalized for dinner. Not sure about Chloë's schedule either. Sarge will still be in London so only Flamin', Rosie, Dusty, Cora Lee and I. Lots of rain here.
Well, enjoy the rest of your skiing junket. See you Friday at whatever time suits. No rush. Cheers, Patrizzio!
PS: How are The Range Rider and her new hip? Forgot to inquire when you called, in all the commotion!
Ok-sounds good, and will get caught up with everyone.
Mom is doing great, and will fill you in.
Will bring cheeses etc, and some vinos, mainly reds, but also at least 1 white...Cheers, Grog
Hi Groggage!
As Sage would say "10/4"! Cheers, Il Conduttore!
Are you saying that Sarge is a Newfie Sage?
Aye....Grog
Groggage:
When you drink as much rum as Sarge your wisdom is infinite! Cheers, Yoda!
Any chance of arranging a bridge game with a 4th that afternoon?--Kurt
P,
Assuming you want to join us that day for
cards and so we don't impose upon the same sisterhood all day, we could
play bridge here and then move down to the Islay Inn to gather with the
illiterati.
If you can drag Sarge along we will have a peace keeper when you two louts get to fisticuffs. W
Any chance or arranging a bridge game with a 5th of malt the afternoon of Sunday, April 7th?
We can play, where we play, by ear, closer to the time. I'm sure Sarge will be keen to sit in but I don't know his schedule until he's back from London, this coming Sunday. In the meantime, you'll notice I've included him in the list of recipients and he may well be able to confoim, one way or another. If he can't make it, without Preston of the North to keep the peace, Wrathfiend can wear a straightjacket to prevent himself from doing grievous bodily harm to himself, and others trying, to keep his volcanic anger under control when his unfortunate partner doesn't play according to himself's self-apparent, self-evident, He Who Must Be Obeyed's rules!
I suspect a small bore straw may well sufficiently limit his intake of porch climber/pedestrian malts to prevent him from going sideways until it is time for him to rant on about existentialism in Catherine's Russia! Has he mastered the technique of smoking with a fag in one nostril, I wonder? Until such happy, happy times, I remain, with profound respect, my lord Wrathness, your High Nanaimo's very obedient and very humble serf and servant. Patrizzuzhev!
lest I forget, Hikari has offered the
following expression, 'doke'. Pronounced 'dough - kay'. It means 'move'
but it has a bit of edge to it that she insists will get their
attention. I gather the meaning falls somewhere between 'move,
kind sir' and 'get the fuck out of the way'.
Now we can look forward to greeting them. W
Hi Giggabyte!
Can hardly wait for it to stop raining to start raining down said "doke" upon the thoughtless riders. Perhaps we should ask Ragin' for the Croatian equivalent just in case we run across some Eastern European mafia types! Or just bring along Wrathfiender! Cheers, Il Condoketori!
Can hardly wait for it to stop raining to start raining down said "doke" upon the thoughtless riders. Perhaps we should ask Ragin' for the Croatian equivalent just in case we run across some Eastern European mafia types! Or just bring along Wrathfiender! Cheers, Il Condoketori!
Dear Patrick,
Lovely to hear from you! I realise that an out-of-the-blue "e-request" is perhaps not the most graceful way to get in touch, but I was setting up my first Linked In account and managed accidentally to fire off a dozen such requests, probably twice that many! Ah, the internet.
Your holidays and adventures sound fantastic, as usual! Where is Chloe off to? Has she moved out? Hope the moving/renovations are going smoothly, and that she's not too far away.
We are well. We made a whirlwind visit to Melbourne in February for a week, Matthew's dad was marrying his lovely long-time fiance and Matthew was the best man. We also buzzed up to Harcourt North for a whole day, and enjoyed a tour of Mum and Dad's new garden and landscaping innovations -- a lot has changed since we were there in 2011! Also they have adopted an adorable young-ish fox terrier which amused us the whole weekend.
Lovely to hear from you! I realise that an out-of-the-blue "e-request" is perhaps not the most graceful way to get in touch, but I was setting up my first Linked In account and managed accidentally to fire off a dozen such requests, probably twice that many! Ah, the internet.
Your holidays and adventures sound fantastic, as usual! Where is Chloe off to? Has she moved out? Hope the moving/renovations are going smoothly, and that she's not too far away.
We are well. We made a whirlwind visit to Melbourne in February for a week, Matthew's dad was marrying his lovely long-time fiance and Matthew was the best man. We also buzzed up to Harcourt North for a whole day, and enjoyed a tour of Mum and Dad's new garden and landscaping innovations -- a lot has changed since we were there in 2011! Also they have adopted an adorable young-ish fox terrier which amused us the whole weekend.
Mum will be visiting in May, but before that Matthew and I are going to
Hawaii for a couple of days over Easter. Neither of us have ever been
anywhere remotely tropical, so we are looking forward to exploring
Waikiki.
If you are ever free (of visitors, daughters, holidays, etc) one weekend or evening, we would love to bring around some baking or some cheese. In the mean time, I hope that you and Corinne are in good spirits and health. Love to Corinne and Chloe.
Best wishes, Zoe and Matthew
If you are ever free (of visitors, daughters, holidays, etc) one weekend or evening, we would love to bring around some baking or some cheese. In the mean time, I hope that you and Corinne are in good spirits and health. Love to Corinne and Chloe.
Best wishes, Zoe and Matthew
Hi again, Zoe!
You sound quite as busy as we have been. Glad you were able to visit family. How did Australia seem? Where is home? Chloë will be living on Wall, just off Powell, a block or so before Nanaimo. As soon as we have managed to "re-locate" her, we'd love to see you both. Perhaps we might have a get-together at the loft. Anyway, keep in touch ad we'll chat soon. Cheers, Patrizzio, High Wire Artiste Extraordinaire!!!
You sound quite as busy as we have been. Glad you were able to visit family. How did Australia seem? Where is home? Chloë will be living on Wall, just off Powell, a block or so before Nanaimo. As soon as we have managed to "re-locate" her, we'd love to see you both. Perhaps we might have a get-together at the loft. Anyway, keep in touch ad we'll chat soon. Cheers, Patrizzio, High Wire Artiste Extraordinaire!!!
Hi Great email, my blog is suffering but you have re-inspired me!
I am doing too much socializing, yoga, eating and teaching.
Anna Marie Tremonte and Denisovitch have not played bridge since you left -- too bad, I thought they might organize some games with people here. I need you here to keep the mood light!
Not that I am saying your are not deep!!!! I need your sense of humour and laughter.
We just had company from Sydney so we took them to see the planes and then onto Baie Rouge for a lunch of ribs, rice, beans ,salad, potatoe salad to sound of crashing waves. It was so lovely after the throng of people and noise of the jets at Sunset.
We have 4 weeks to go and I am going to be busy teaching, being a Standardized patient, sailing and socializing. Did I already say that!
I want to hear about Catherine the Great and if I should read it. I am really enjoying White Heat - I am going to go read it right now.
Thanks for the email--- I have to go write my blog. Say hello to everyone - and tell Cora lee I miss talking to her! Love ya Rhoda
Hi Bloggster!
You sound pretty busy, (SSSS + S, snoring!), with visitors, etc. How were the Sydneyites? Get into any mischief? Glad you are enjoying White Heat. I find Catherine fascinating, not just for discovering the person/empress she was but for the detailed background, social and political milieu of the times. Certainly makes one realize how quintessentially important arranged marriages between royal houses were to dynastic continuation and expansion. I suppose I always knew this, at some level, but when one reads about it as such a key instrument of diplomatic and foreign policy, one is confronted, time and time again, with the lot of women, of royal birth, in most instances, or not, as property. Related theme in Django Unchained, of course. Specifically black slaves in the latter but really only a difference of degree in the former. No wonder The Sisterhood is cranky more often than not!!! "Did I already say that?"
Trust all will to go well over your remaining weeks in Paradise. Tell AMT and Denisovithc that I order them to play bridge! Fondestos from Cora Lee, Chloë to you and The Great Ronaldo. Cora Lee certainly misses chatting with you SKi as she has taken to mumbling to herself ever since we left Sint Maarten! Remember, "A blog entry a day keeps guilt at bay!" Cheers, Patrizzio, Writer-in-Residence, Islay Inn!
You sound pretty busy, (SSSS + S, snoring!), with visitors, etc. How were the Sydneyites? Get into any mischief? Glad you are enjoying White Heat. I find Catherine fascinating, not just for discovering the person/empress she was but for the detailed background, social and political milieu of the times. Certainly makes one realize how quintessentially important arranged marriages between royal houses were to dynastic continuation and expansion. I suppose I always knew this, at some level, but when one reads about it as such a key instrument of diplomatic and foreign policy, one is confronted, time and time again, with the lot of women, of royal birth, in most instances, or not, as property. Related theme in Django Unchained, of course. Specifically black slaves in the latter but really only a difference of degree in the former. No wonder The Sisterhood is cranky more often than not!!! "Did I already say that?"
Trust all will to go well over your remaining weeks in Paradise. Tell AMT and Denisovithc that I order them to play bridge! Fondestos from Cora Lee, Chloë to you and The Great Ronaldo. Cora Lee certainly misses chatting with you SKi as she has taken to mumbling to herself ever since we left Sint Maarten! Remember, "A blog entry a day keeps guilt at bay!" Cheers, Patrizzio, Writer-in-Residence, Islay Inn!
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