Well, we had sun in St. Louis, but now we’re getting some gray, rumbling clouds in Texas. Either way, to me it is hot, except for EVERYWHERE inside! Then you need a mittens, hat, etc…… We’ll be back next week for a full report on weather, food, clothing, all that important stuff. […]
noun:
1. Harsh criticism or disapproval.
2. Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure — often used with ‘on’.
“This is neither a compliment nor an animadversion — just a conclusion.”
– Robert Schwarz, “Passion: Ein Gestandnis”, World Literature Today, January 1, 1995
Animadversion is from Latin animadversio, animadversion-, from animadversus, past participle of animadvertere, “to turn the […]
I’ll be traveling this week with my Kid to visit relatives she either has not met or not seen in awhile (you’ll just have to amuse yourselves unless I figure out remote blogging). Our sojourn takes us to St. Louis, for ice cream, pizza and steak, and then Dallas, Texas, for Tex-Mex, more Tex-Mex, […]
Is anyone else annoyed about this chicken pox vaccine thing?! Turns out, that shot you thought was good for your child, protecting them from suffering through chicken pox and possibly shingles, doesn’t work! Read this. Or, at least on 20% of kids who got it. Now, your kid needs a BOOSTER […]
noun:
The well educated class; the intelligentsia.
Clerisy is from German Klerisei, “clergy,” from Medieval Latin clericia, from Late Latin clericus, “priest,” from Late Greek klerikos, “belonging to the clergy,” from Greek kleros, “inheritance, lot,” in allusion to Deuteronomy 18:2 (”Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath […]
Earlier this month the Wall Street Journal had an article about the cost of having a kid. It disputed the original estimate of $279,000 as the no-frills, bare bones model. The estimates skyrocketed over $1.5million when adding in extravagant parties, private school, extra classes, toys and trips that many parents offer their kids these […]
OK, now that my discussion of peeing in the park shifted into the territory of government bureaucracy and waste (no pun intended), we now move it into the spirit of individualism and invention. To solve the need for new restrooms at Waterfront Park here on Bainbridge Island, how about a contest? Americans love […]
