Quote of the Day: December 30, 2020
Riot, n.: A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
Riot, n.: A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
downcast Definition: (adjective) Filled with melancholy and despondency. Synonyms: low-spirited, gloomy, dispirited, blue, depressed, grim Usage: He walked through the door with a glum, downcast expression, and I knew without asking that the interview had not gone well. Discuss.
Dhirubhai Ambani (1932) Ambani was born in rural Gujarat, India, to a family of modest means. As a youth, he worked in Yemen, then returned to India to found Reliance Industries. Originally an importer of synthetics, Ambani went into textile production, establishing his Vimal brand as a household name in India. As the company diversified into chemicals and power, he became a billionaire. At his death, his sons inherited one of the largest companies in India—but squabbled over ownership. How was the conflict resolved? More…
To note an artist’s limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies. Willa Cather (1873-1947)
blowhard Definition: (noun) A very boastful and talkative person. Synonyms: braggart, line-shooter, vaunter Usage: If I have to listen to that blowhard brag about his latest project for one more minute, I am going to lose my mind! Discuss.
9 ALLEGED BLOODS MEMBERS INDICTED FOR OPERATING SEX TRAFFICKING RING OUT OF BRONX MOTELS Defendants Lured Victims Through Social Media; Beat Victims and Manipulated Them with Drugs Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and New York City Police Commissioner […]
UNION CARPENTERS AND CONTRACTORS DELIVER TOYS AND SMILES TO KIDS IN THE BRONX WITH ANNUAL HOLIDAY TOY DRIVES The New York City & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters Gift 300 Toys and 500 Turkeys to Bronx Families During Toy […]
Conrad Nicholson Hilton (1887) As a boy, Hilton helped his father turn the family’s home into an inn for traveling salesmen. After serving in World War I, he began to buy hotels in Texas and soon graduated to such grand establishments as Chicago’s Palmer House and the Waldorf-Astoria of New York. By the late 1940s, Hilton’s company had expanded overseas, and at the time of his death in 1979, Hilton controlled the world’s largest hotel company. Aside from the Bible, what book was once stocked in all of Hilton’s hotel rooms? More…
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. Mark Twain (1835-1910)
hornswoggle Definition: (verb) Deprive of by deceit. Synonyms: bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, short-change, victimize Usage: I might be a thief, but even I think it is shameful to hornswoggle an old lady out of her life savings! Discuss.
COUNCIL MEMBER FERNANDO CABRERA TO HOST COMMUNITY HOLIDAY TOY DISTRIBUTION WHAT: Holiday toy distribution for children from local community WHEN: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 3:00 PM WHERE: Poe Park Grand Concourse between E. 192nd Street and E. Kingsbridge Road […]
Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869) Considered by some to have been the best American poet of his time, Robinson is now primarily remembered for his short poems about the lives—mostly tragic—of people in a small New England village. He briefly attended Harvard but had to drop out after his father’s death and thereafter endured years of poverty and obscurity before his poetry was noticed. A quiet, introverted man, Robinson never married and became legendary for his reclusiveness. Why did he have no name until he was six months old? More…
Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense. Mark Twain (1835-1910)
elephantine Definition: (adjective) Of great mass; huge and bulky. Synonyms: gargantuan, giant, jumbo Usage: As we approached the city, the silhouettes of its elephantine buildings came into view. Discuss.
Joseph Grimaldi (1778) Grimaldi was an English actor who is considered the inventor of the modern clown character. He made his debut as a young child at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, and for years he performed there and at Drury Lane. By the time he starred in Harlequin Mother Goose at Covent Garden in 1806, he was a legend. He is credited with introducing the white makeup now commonly worn by clowns. Exhausted by the physical exertion of clowning, he died in 1837. What famous author edited his memoirs? More…
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