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Tuesday, 30 April 2013

A pinch and a punch for the last of the month...

J&J's flat

Sweatpeas

Monday, 29 April 2013

19:30, 24 April 2013

yaba daba doo...

yeah

Life's Good

Snakes alive!

This is the 21st day of this month...wowee







Yessir





God Damn, there are a lot of snakes in Africa!

The First Day...

And What a Day It Has Been...and it is pissing down with rain!

Dad was emailed
Chris was phoned and then he returned my call.
I have emailed Chris and Dad re: finances that are required and for details of the Karoo MMC with Angus Buchan.
And it is still pissing down!

Snakes Bite

Our word for the day is PUFFADDER.

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A nasty bite if ever I saw...

Yes, yes, yes

Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 10, 2013

ingress \IN-gres\, noun:
1. the act of going in or entering.
2. the right to enter.
3. a means or place of entering; entryway.
4. Astronomy. immersion (def. 5).

Well it is 18:13 on Wednesday 10 April 2013, as time would say!

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

And here we are; take a good look at life and think about this

“Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere and sometimes, in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.”

Thanks Ed Lunnon - you will always hold a special place for us little people.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 9, 2013

machinate \MAK-uh-neyt\, verb:
to contrive or plot, especially artfully or with evil purpose: to machinate the overthrow of the government.

This ia a wordy endeavour

Saturday, 06 April 2013

aesthetician
“The first duty then of the ‘aesthetician’ is to find a definition of art which shall include all its manifestations.”
—Albert Shaw, editor, Review of Reviews and World’s Work, Volume 4 (1892)
“In contrast to Kant, both the neoclassical aestheticians and Coleridge were disinclined to grant art an autonomous realm in which it would be equally emancipated from the dictates of Understanding and from a burdensome and pretentious kinship with Reason.”
— Sanja Šoštarić, Coleridge and Emerson: A Complex Affinity (2003

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Lexical Investigations: Aesthetician

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Aesthetician
If you’re not sure which spelling is correct, aesthetician or esthetician, you might be surprised that neither is the original. The word aesthetic became commonly known among English speakers in the 1830s, when translators including Samuel Taylor Coleridge and movements such as transcendentalism popularized German philosophy.Æsthetics, spelled with the joined character “æ” known as a ligature, had been written about extensively by German philosophers like Immanuel Kant and Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, the latter of whom wrote Æsthetica from 1750-1758. In the mid-nineteenth century, two spellings in English emerged, neither containing the ligature: “aesthetics” and “esthetics.” Though the two letters “ae” together visually resemble “æ,” some linguists consider the single “e” the more accurate alternative. Many words which used to contain an “æ” have over time adopted one or the other simplified spelling. aesthetician and esthetician are interesting because both versions have persisted.
Whom should you visit for a beauty consultation, an aesthetician or an esthetician? That all depends on the type of advice and skills you seek. Typically, an aesthetician (with an “a”) studies aesthetics as an academic discipline, which is the study of beauty and art in philosophical, sociological, and historical contexts. An esthetician (without the “a”) is more likely to be someone trained in cosmetology, skin care, and other beautifying treatments. However, either spelling can be used for either occupation.
Scholars of aesthetics are quick to point out that beauty and art are not one and the same: beauty can be found outside of art, and art does not have to beautiful. Hopefully the esthetician who treats your skin shares your idea of beauty.
Related Quotations:
“The first duty then of the ‘aesthetician’ is to find a definition of art which shall include all its manifestations.”
—Albert Shaw, editor, Review of Reviews and World’s Work, Volume 4 (1892)
“In contrast to Kant, both the neoclassical aestheticians and Coleridge were disinclined to grant art an autonomous realm in which it would be equally emancipated from the dictates of Understanding and from a burdensome and pretentious kinship with Reason.”
— Sanja Šoštarić, Coleridge and Emerson: A Complex Affinity (2003
“In the basics of skincare and makeup application, Michele’s job is similar to that of most other aestheticians.”
—Kathleen Green, “You’re a what? Medical aesthetician.” Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Spring 2004 Vol. 48, Number 1. (Accessed 2011)
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A motley combination of Anglo-Saxon, Latin, and Germanic dialects, the English language (more or less as we know it) coalesced between the 9th and 13th centuries. Since then, it has continued to import and borrow words and expressions from around the world, and the meanings have mutated. (Awesome and awful once meant nearly the same thing.) Some specimens in the English vocabulary have followed unusually circuitous routes to their place in the contemporary lexicon, and this series, Lexical Investigations, unpacks those words hiding in our midst.
Read our previous post in this series about the word sentimental.

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Today I can do anything.

Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 3, 2013

aperture \AP-er-cher\, noun:
1. an opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc.
2. Also called aperture stop. Optics. an opening, usually circular, that limits the quantity of light that can enter an optical instrument.

Well I say, a day behind...Striving forward...

It is very chilly this morning and we are definitely being visited by the wicked witch of the east...

What can one do but rap up warmly and pretend that we can hear what we cannot OB's is a fine beverage.

Tuesday's Child

Tuesday, 02 April 2013

Above is a band that is or was and displayed the usefulness of less-abled folk...

I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. Philip. 1:6\

I am re-trying to join WORD OF THE DAY... 

And there we were, three against a thousand; boy did we flock those three up!

Systemic lupus erythematosus

SLE is one of several diseases known as "the great imitators" because it often mimics or is mistaken for other illnesses.^[7] SLE is a classical item in differential diagnosis,^[2] because SLE symptoms vary widely and come and go unpredictably. Diagnosis can thus be elusive, with some people suffering unexplained symptoms of untreated SLE for years.
Common initial and chronic complaints include fever, malaise, joint pains, myalgias, fatigue, and temporary loss of cognitive abilities. Because they are so often seen with other diseases, these signs and symptoms are not part of the diagnostic criteria for SLE. When occurring in conjunction with other signs and symptoms (see below), however, they are considered suggestive.^[8]

Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 2, 2013

splenetic \spli-NET-ik\, adjective:
1. irritable; peevish; spiteful.
2. of the spleen; splenic.
3. Obsolete. affected with, characterized by, or tending to produce melancholy.
noun:
1. a splenetic person.