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Wednesday Word for January 15, 2020
Today’s words come from a random word generator. Follow me on Facebook: @jjshaunauthor. Today’s Word Part of Speech adjective Definition Relating to the river Styx.Extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding.Infernal; hellish History The first recorded use of stygian was in the 16th century (from the Latin, stygius, and the Greek stygios), meaning Styx. The Styx was … Continue reading Wednesday Word for January 15, 2020
Random Quote for January 13, 2020
"The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts."~James Joyce
Random Quote for January 11, 2020
"Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike. "~Alexander HamiltonRead more at https://www.brainyquote.com/ Born on this day in 1755, Alexander Hamilton is considered one of our founding fathers, and was the first Secretary of the Treasury.
Random Quote for January 9, 2020
"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you."~Princess Diana
Wednesday Word for January 8, 2020
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 Not much information is available for this word as it is obsolete.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
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
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