Quote of the Day: May 24, 2020
I always advise people never to give advice. P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975)
I always advise people never to give advice. P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975)
orison Definition: (noun) Reverent petition to a deity. Synonyms: petition, prayer Usage: Jehan go every evening to chapel, and sing there an anthem with verse and orison to Madame the glorious Virgin Mary. Discuss.
Rosemary Clooney (1928) Clooney was an American singer popular in the 1950s with hits such as “Come On-a My House.” She also appeared in several movies, including White Christmas (1954), which co-starred Bing Crosby. In the 1960s, mental illness and drug addiction took a toll on her career, but she made a comeback in the mid-1970s and performed until her death in 2002. Her 1968 mental breakdown was precipitated by the assassination—as she stood nearby—of what personal friend? More…
It was the policy of the good old gentleman to make his children feel that home was the happiest place in the world; and I value this delicious home-feeling as one of the choicest gifts a parent can bestow. Washington Irving (1783-1859)
chipper Definition: (adjective) Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air. Synonyms: debonair, jaunty Usage: If I seem chipper today, it is because I found a $50 bill on my walk to work this morning. Discuss.
Henri Rousseau (1844) Rousseau was an entirely self-taught French painter. He held a minor post as a tax collector in Paris for more than 20 years before retiring to paint at the age of 49. His work remained consistently naive and imaginative and was often ridiculed. It was only after his death that Rousseau gained recognition as an artistic genius. Though he never left France or saw a jungle, he is best known for his paintings of lush, tropical scenes and wild animals. What was his inspiration for the exotic scenes? More…
We are so bound together that no man can labor for himself alone. Each blow he strikes in his own behalf helps to mold the universe. Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927)
shinny Definition: (verb) Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. Synonyms: skin, clamber, scramble, sputter, struggle Usage: I had to shinny up the tree to rescue my stranded cat. Discuss.
James Maitland “Jimmy” Stewart (1908) Stewart was an American actor recognized for his self-effacing screen persona. His slow, halting line delivery initially made him difficult to cast, but his idealistic characters in films such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) soon endeared him to audiences, and he won an Oscar in 1940. His role as the quintessential small-town man helped make It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) a Christmas classic. What mysterious Nepalese artifact did Stewart allegedly smuggle out of India? More…
Sometimes I wonder why God ever trusts talent in the hands of women, they usually make such an infernal mess of it. I think He must do it as a sort of ghastly joke. Willa Cather (1873-1947)
fuss-budget Definition: (noun) A person who fusses over trifles. Synonyms: fusspot, worrier, worrywart Usage: Stop being such a fuss-budget, and just relax and have fun! Discuss.
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Malcolm X (1925) Malcolm X was an African-American activist. His home was burned by the KKK when he was a child, and he joined the Nation of Islam in prison as an adult. Upon his release in 1952, he renounced his “slave name,” Little, and took the surname X, representing his lost African ancestral surname. He became a minister and soon rose to prominence campaigning for black separatism, but he publicly broke with the militant Black Muslims in 1964 after a pilgrimage to Mecca. Who assassinated him the next year? More…
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age. Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC)
gambit Definition: (noun) A maneuver, stratagem, or ploy, especially one used at an initial stage. Synonyms: tactic, move, policy, scheme, strategy, trick, device, ploy Usage: They said the plan was no more than a clever political gambit. Discuss.
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