Word of the Day: June 26, 2016
vapid Definition: (adjective) Lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat. Synonyms: flavorless, insipid, savorless, bland, flat Usage: The bar was rundown and filthy, serving vapid beer and stale peanuts.
vapid Definition: (adjective) Lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat. Synonyms: flavorless, insipid, savorless, bland, flat Usage: The bar was rundown and filthy, serving vapid beer and stale peanuts.
Violette Szabo (1921) Szabo was a British secret agent during WWII.After her husband died in the war, Szabo, who was fluent in French, offered her services to the British Special Operations Executive. After intensive training, she parachuted into German-occupied France to reorganize a French resistance […]
Jose Reyes Mets Family Reunion: Back where he belongs By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Jose Reyes is back where he belongs with the New York Mets and this may be the beginning of more moves GM Sandy Alderson pulls before the […]
The Republican “Establishment” was victimized by a genuine voter revolt.
OVERCOMING EVIL by Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv Romans 12:17-21 (NKJV) “17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. 18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live […]
Saturday, June 25th was the anniversary of the first color television broadcast in 1951.
I never could have done what I have done,without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one object at a time. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
tortuosity Definition: (noun) The quality or condition of being tortuous;twistedness or crookedness. Synonyms: crookedness, torsion, contortion Usage: The old tree was enormous, and they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs.
Sidney Lumet (1924) Lumet died April 11, 2009. Lumet was an American film and television director with over 50 films to his name, three of which received Academy Award nominations for Best Director. He began acting as a child, appearing in Yiddish productions and on […]
Once again the New York Yankees reached the .500 mark Friday night in the Bronx.
nyc.gov/parks Connect with NYC Parks This Week in Parks: Jun 24, 2016 – Jun 29, 2016 Citywide Highlights Summer Learn to Swim Classes Registration is open! Enter the lottery to take our free swimming classes, available for adults and kids. […]
Defendant Faces 15 Years on Top of Current 50 Years-to-Life Prison Term Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Rikers Island inmate has been convicted of setting a fire in his cell and assaulting a fellow […]
I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
gamboge Definition: (noun) A strong yellow color. Synonyms: lemon yellow, maize, lemon Usage: His blood may be gamboge yellow with green spots, for all anybody knows.
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