Today’s words come from a random word generator. Not much information is available for this word as it is obsolete. Follow me on Facebook: @jjshaunauthor. Today’s Word Part of Speech noun Definition Treason.Subversion. History From the Latin perduellion-, perduellio, from perduellis enemy, from per by + Old Latin duellum war. Usage and Examples Here is … Continue reading Wednesday Word for January 8, 2020
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Trip of a Lifetime, Part III
We spent several days in Port Orchard, WA, playing tourist and visiting friends we hadn’t seen in a few years. First Reader is originally from Colorado. Several times on our day rides, we’ve taken tours of her home town, where she points out all the things that have changed with a bit of nostalgia in … Continue reading Trip of a Lifetime, Part III
Random Quote for January 6, 2020
Louis Braille created the code of raised dots for reading and writing that bears his name and brings literacy, independence, and productivity to the blind. ~Bob Ney Louis Braille, educator and inventor, died on this day in 1852 at the age of 43. He is best known as the inventor of the braille system of … Continue reading Random Quote for January 6, 2020
Random Quote for January 5, 2019
"Don't ever empty the bucket of mystery. Never let people define what you do. It's not about zigging when you should zag. It's not about doing something unprecedented and unpredictable. It's just about never being a word, or something that is not in the process of transformation.~Marilyn Manson Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/ Folks, I apologize … Continue reading Random Quote for January 5, 2019
Trivia about Trivia
Today is National Trivia Day. Trivia is a noun that means “unimportant matters, facts, or details.” In other words, useless and pointless information. Trivia games have been popular for more than a century. In 1902, Logan Pearsall Smith used the title Trivia for his collections of epigrams and aphorisms. That publication became popular in the … Continue reading Trivia about Trivia
Random Quote for January 3, 2019
(C) 2019 JJ Shaun “Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”~J. R. R. TolkienRead more at https://www.brainyquote.com/ I had dental surgery earlier today, so … Continue reading Random Quote for January 3, 2019
Random Quote for January 2, 2020
“Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.”~Isaac AsimovRead more at https://www.brainyquote.com/ Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Isaac Asimov. It has been designated as National Science Fiction Day in his honor.
Wednesday Word for January 1, 2020
Today’s words come from First Reader. Follow me on Facebook: @jjshaunauthor. Today’s Word Part of Speech adjective Definition Characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood.Animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted.Of, relating to, containing, or caused by mercury. History The Roman god Mercury ("Mercurius" in Latin) was the messenger and herald of the gods and also the … Continue reading Wednesday Word for January 1, 2020
Dawn of a New Decade
(C) 2019 JJ Shaun Today is New Year’s Eve. We are at the cusp of a new year and a new decade. A lot of us make resolutions that might last a week, sometimes more, rarely long enough to make an impact. So, what are my resolutions for the new year? Well, because I’m not … Continue reading Dawn of a New Decade
Polishing Your Prose
(C) 2019 JJ Shaun I went back to look at one of the stories that I’d written a while ago. For all that I know better, I had to cringe at the wordiness as I read. I can see that I still have a ton of work to do on my own writing. So, I … Continue reading Polishing Your Prose
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