Quote of the Day: April 7, 2017
If any question why we died, tell them, because our fathers lied. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
If any question why we died, tell them, because our fathers lied. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Plexus Definition: (noun) A structure in the form of a network, especially of nerves, blood, vessels, or lymphatics. Synonyms: Rete Usage: The bullet missed his cardiac plexus by an inch, leaving all the nerves intact.
Murder Mayhem Breaks Out in The Bronx by David Greene Traditionally police see an uptick in the murders as the warm weather arrives in late May, but this year the rash of killings seems to have arrived before the warm […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on Equal Pay Day (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on Equal Pay Day, which reflects how far into the current year women must work to match what men earned […]
Gerald Joseph “Gerry” Mulligan (1927) Mulligan was an important baritone saxophonist and one of the best-known exponents of cool jazz, a delicate, understated offshoot of bebop. He began his career in the mid-1940s as an arranger for Gene Krupa and […]
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. Jane Austen (1775-1817)
Listless Definition: (adjective) Marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm. Synonyms: Dispirited Usage: A subtle change had transformed her from the listless woman he had known into a being who, for the moment, seemed palpitant with the forces of life.
This April: Thursday Night Jazz on April 13, 8pm, 161-04 Jamaica Avenue, Queens NY. Featuring the Ed Cherry Trio. For tickets, call 718-658-7400.
Although the Devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation by the continual improvements that have been made upon him. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
Lycanthrope Definition: (noun) A monster able to change appearance from human to wolf. Synonyms: Werewolf, Wolfman, Loup-garou Usage: She thought the novel about the lycanthrope would be silly, but the sad tale about the werewolf’s struggles to regain control of […]
McKinley Morganfield, AKA Muddy Waters (1913) As a teenager in Mississippi, Waters played traditional country blues, but after settling in Chicago in the 1940s, he switched to a more urban style with amplified instruments. He soon became known for his […]
Phellem Definition: (noun) Outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells. Synonyms: Cork Usage: Joe carefully harvested the phellem from the tree, excited at the prospect of using the buoyant material to make his very own toy boat.
That is one good thing about this world…there are always sure to be more springs. Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
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