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Politics and Wonderland

Politics and Wonderland

With election season in full swing, the word “caucus” has become ubiquitous in the news.  I first learned the word when I read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, many, many years ago. ‘What I was going to say,’ said the Dodo in

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Word of the Day

Today’s word is: pilfer Definition from The Free Dictionary We’ve been having a problem in our community garden with people pilfering the vegetables.

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Word of the Day

Today’s word is: alacrity Definition from The Free Dictionary I accepted the invitation from good friends to a sushi dinner with alacrity.

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Word of the Day

Today’s word is: syringe Definition from TheFreeDictionary I did my good deed for the day today, by delivering an empty insulin syringe I found in the parking lot to the onsite health center, so they can dispose of it in

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Word of the Day

Today’s word is:   robotics   Definition from TheFreeDictionary   Coined in 1941 by Isaac Asimov, born this day in 1920 (or thereabouts).

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Word of the Day

Today’s word is:   autologous   Definition from TheFreeDictionary   My blood donation today was not autologus, and it didn’t leave me feeling so great either.  Though I probably didn’t do myself any favors by reading The Island of Doctor

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Word of the Day

Today’s word is: eclipse Definition from TheFreeDictionary “…and all that is now and all that is gone and all that’s to come and everything under the sun is in tune but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.” –Roger Waters

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Word of the Day

A little something to get me in the habit of posting more often.  Enjoy! Today’s word for the day is Cuauhtemiña From Wikipedia: [Cuauhtémoc] Blanco remains remembered for the Cuauhtemiña (also spelled Cuauhteminha), or Blanco Trick, which he performed notably at the 1998 World Cup. In the

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Quote For the Moment

“Leadership is doing the right thing before it becomes a political scandal.”Nicolle Wallace

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