Malapert:
MEANING:
adjective: Boldly disrespectful.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Old French mal- (bad, wrong) + apert
(bold, insolent, clever), from Latin apertus (open). Ultimately from the
Indo-European root wer- (to cover), which also gave us overt, cover,
warranty, warren, garage, garret, garment,
garrison, garnish, guarantee, and pert. Earliest documented use: 1400.
P,
thanks for the ride lasterday. We just made in in under cover before the sky let go -- and the wind died. It may be our last until we build the ark.
It did occur to me after the ride, as I let go of some of my angst, that the Peloton Therapy sessions are a business opportunity in the waiting. Doctors Conductore and Giggenheimer, Sisterhood Forbearance Therapists.
Cobby and his friend Blaze fixed the car all in one go -- went to the junkyard, removed the lens, bartered the price by $15. and installed the lens and a bulb from the other side. $60.
Thank for the Kale Piscgetti (copyright MT) recipe. 50 kilos -- I may have to borrow a little from Gardener Ray for my first batch. W
Guten Morgen, Herr Doktor von Giggenheim!
Ride was a grand one indeed. However, it was too, too short and in future we need to increase the distance, (Additional Think Tank brainstorming ideas!), precisely because your suggestion for the Sisterhood Forebearance Therapy Clinic is such an inspired entrepreneurial Eureka.
I think we could become
billionaires over night, ministering to the oppressed Brotherhood.
Ragazza Tia Maria could be in charge of doling out Piscgetti, (Hence the
50 K's worth of kale noted in recipe. We may well have to work out a
subsidiary contract with Garden Pest, Petramondo Rabid, to keep him away
from Mr McGregor's kale patch otherwise the supply chain could be
compromised.), to the block long line-ups of weary, harassed significant
others waiting for appointments at our fleet of curb-side, on wheels,
offices, newly refurbed Delis, reclaimed from various Lower Mainland
junkyards, for a pittance, (We spit on expense unless padding our own
expense accounts to fill our water coolers with exorbitantly priced
maltage.), by Messrs Cobbled & Blazing Saddles.
As long as The Sisterhood continues, (Here, Dear Reader, follows considerable and considered malapertness), to behave as irrationally and negligently as past experience, (ie., from Time Immemorial), suggests, we will soon be laughing all the way to our numbered Swiss bank accounts, traveling in luxury, sheer luxury, in First Class, as opposed to using Air Miles!
All
that remains are but a few pedestrian details to be hammered out: we
must needs set our hourly fee, length of consultation sessions, price
per serving of kale infused Piscgetti, (discount for supplying one's own
plate and utensils, per esempio), franchise options, possible action
figures and the like. Have attached a possible motto for our signage as
well as our business cards, web site, etc.
I remain, your humble business partner, Dottore Conduttore, PhD, (Bafflegab University, a subsidiary of Gonzaga Write Your Own Ticket U!)
thanks for the ride lasterday. We just made in in under cover before the sky let go -- and the wind died. It may be our last until we build the ark.
It did occur to me after the ride, as I let go of some of my angst, that the Peloton Therapy sessions are a business opportunity in the waiting. Doctors Conductore and Giggenheimer, Sisterhood Forbearance Therapists.
Thank for the Kale Piscgetti (copyright MT) recipe. 50 kilos -- I may have to borrow a little from Gardener Ray for my first batch. W
Guten Morgen, Herr Doktor von Giggenheim!
Ride was a grand one indeed. However, it was too, too short and in future we need to increase the distance, (Additional Think Tank brainstorming ideas!), precisely because your suggestion for the Sisterhood Forebearance Therapy Clinic is such an inspired entrepreneurial Eureka.
As long as The Sisterhood continues, (Here, Dear Reader, follows considerable and considered malapertness), to behave as irrationally and negligently as past experience, (ie., from Time Immemorial), suggests, we will soon be laughing all the way to our numbered Swiss bank accounts, traveling in luxury, sheer luxury, in First Class, as opposed to using Air Miles!
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| Hair dye is now a billion-dollar-a-year commodity. |
I remain, your humble business partner, Dottore Conduttore, PhD, (Bafflegab University, a subsidiary of Gonzaga Write Your Own Ticket U!)
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Ayn P Poppa...it's a social media site...think the UBC Main Library after a few good belts of single malt and you have Facebook!! Boop!Patrick James Dunn As such, is is a site for continuing education. Bop, not "boop", Betty Boop!
Margareta Maunsbach Godd morning patrick! I am at hospital my 24 h shift is almost over. Hope you are all well.Here we have had som 'emergency' in thefamily, my father underwent a major heart surgery two weeks ago, rather suddenly, he had acute insufficiens of a heart valve , mitral valve, and minor problems with two other valves, thus had an reparation or exchange of three heart valves, and one by-pass of coronary artert. he is now recovering, but has been in somewhat of a psychic shock because of the urgency. Anyhow, things are improving with him and we hope to see him at home by the end of next week - for a few months of rehabilitation. He turns 76 in a month. Otherwise we are fine,. Winther has barely left with freezing degreees through out eEster holiday. It can only be warmer from now on... Well a little news from here. hello to everyone!Hi Dottore! Trust you are well in spite of your Father's difficult emergency surgery! Our very best wishes to him and rest of the family for a speedy and full recovery. It has been a busy end of 2012/start of 2013. Left Vancouver on December 12th, driving, to spend Christmas in LA with Ayn, Chloë, Clara and Dusty and Los Horridos. Then on to Dallas, New Orleans, flew to Sint Maarten from Dallas after we drove back from NO. Home on February 17th and we seem to be busier than ever and have simply not had a moment to catch our collective wits. Primarily has to do with working on our loft property, (We bought it in 1998 and Chloë lived there initially, when in town, otherwise we rented it out.), so that we can finally de-nest Chloë! With respect to this coming summer, we plan to arrive in London on July 10th. Imagine we will spend a few days there and then we would train to York where we spend time with friends, Chris and Jim. At the beginning of August we begin a house exchange near Truro for a month
Of course, you are more than welcome to visit us in Cornwall, over August, so please think about that. As well, I'm trying to stitch together a week or two, in Languedoc, cycling from a rented farmhouse as a base, at the beginning of September. Perhaps this might interest you. Cora Lee and The Sisterhood Book Club will be lollygagging around Italy for three weeks, after Cornwall. A couple of cycling mates from here might join me as well. After that we join Flamin' and Sarge, and two other couples on the Canal du Midi for two weeks and then back to Vancouver. Let me know what you think and we'll plan accordingly! Fondestos from Cora Lee and Chloë. Much Love and Cheers, Patrizzio!
Hi, dear Patrick!
So nice to hear from you and Happy Easter to all of you too!
I haven't replied in ages and sorry for that, but my tempo has been crazy and I'm actually struggling to keep up appearances, work 2 jobs and have an occasional beer also. Work has been challenging but great, I'm enjoying it so much and learning a lot. We often travel to Amsterdam and Vienna, where our central offices are, and also visit a lot of local partners which includes travelling throughout the region - Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro and Albania. Just this week we started managing Israel also (a bit detached from the region, but what the heck) so I'm relly hoping we will have an opportunity to experience and visit the country - I have always wanted to go there - so much history, tradition, excellent food and political tension!
Your itinirary sounds amazing and it's wonderfull you're coming to Europe! I would really love it if we could meet up! I do have certain limitations when it comes to taking days off during the summer - Croatia is an especially sesonal country when it comes to tourism and summer is our main season so we are required to be at our full strenght throughout July, August and September. I could probably take a week or a couple of days off during the season, however - let's see when you will be the closest to us and try to arrange a get together! Honestly, I have only visited France when I went skiing and I would love to see more of it. Also, if you have any interest in dropping by to Zagreb or our coast this summer, or ever, I hope you know you are always welcome to stay at our humble apartment or (if available at that time) our family weekend house near Zadar.
Let's talk (write) soon and I will try to plan a small vaction that will include a French getaway!
Sending kisses and hugs to wonderful Vancouver! Love, Morana
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