Monday, June 7, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
And there we were...
...three against a thousand, and boy did we flock those three up!
Word of the Day for Sunday, June 6, 2010
bathos \BEY-thos\, noun:
1. Triteness or triviality in style.
2. A ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax.
3. Insincere pathos; sentimentality; mawkishness.
Word of the Day for Sunday, June 6, 2010
bathos \BEY-thos\, noun:
1. Triteness or triviality in style.
2. A ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax.
3. Insincere pathos; sentimentality; mawkishness.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
The best new thing today...
...is this very small and insignificant blog entry!
We ar recently returned from the KNP, where we saw, on two seperate occasions, the Wild Dog {Lycaon Pictus}; amongst a number of other beasts!
This animal is on the Endangered Animal list, and our sighting was enjoyed so much that Mom took numerous pics and kept us intrigued with her persistence!
Word of the Day for Saturday, June 5, 2010
penumbra \pi-NUHM-bruh\, noun:
1. An area in which something exists to an uncertain degree.
2. Astronomy. The partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off.
3. The grayish marginal portion of a sunspot.
At this point, it behooves me to add this entry: Non sequitur (pronounced /nɒnˈsɛkwɪtər/) is Latin for "it does not follow." It is most often used as a noun to describe illogical statements.
And also, non sequitur (pronounced /nɒnˈsɛkwɪtər/) is Latin for "it does not follow." It is most often used as a noun to describe illogical statements.
Followed by a huge entry:
Skukuza is James Stephenson-Hamilton's nickname. He was known as Skukuza, a Shangaan name meaning either “he who sweeps clean" or "he who turns everything upside down", by his staff at Kruger National Park. Dr HP Junod, an expert on the Tsonga people, interpreted the name and attitude with which it was given, as follows: ‘As the Tsongas were early inhabitants of this part of the Lowveld, the name Skukuza – the broom (taken over from the Zulu), reflects clearly the Tsonga’s bitterness at being deprived of their dwelling place by Stevenson-Hamilton’.
We ar recently returned from the KNP, where we saw, on two seperate occasions, the Wild Dog {Lycaon Pictus}; amongst a number of other beasts!
This animal is on the Endangered Animal list, and our sighting was enjoyed so much that Mom took numerous pics and kept us intrigued with her persistence!
Word of the Day for Saturday, June 5, 2010
penumbra \pi-NUHM-bruh\, noun:
1. An area in which something exists to an uncertain degree.
2. Astronomy. The partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off.
3. The grayish marginal portion of a sunspot.
At this point, it behooves me to add this entry: Non sequitur (pronounced /nɒnˈsɛkwɪtər/) is Latin for "it does not follow." It is most often used as a noun to describe illogical statements.
And also, non sequitur (pronounced /nɒnˈsɛkwɪtər/) is Latin for "it does not follow." It is most often used as a noun to describe illogical statements.
Followed by a huge entry:
Skukuza is James Stephenson-Hamilton's nickname. He was known as Skukuza, a Shangaan name meaning either “he who sweeps clean" or "he who turns everything upside down", by his staff at Kruger National Park. Dr HP Junod, an expert on the Tsonga people, interpreted the name and attitude with which it was given, as follows: ‘As the Tsongas were early inhabitants of this part of the Lowveld, the name Skukuza – the broom (taken over from the Zulu), reflects clearly the Tsonga’s bitterness at being deprived of their dwelling place by Stevenson-Hamilton’.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Heck...
...I forget what I am doing...
Ok, before the word of the day, here is another: effigy - the representation of...
Perhaps not very educational; I am not a teacher!
Word of the Day for Sunday, May 9, 2010
muliebrity \myoo-lee-EB-ri-tee\, noun:
The state of being a woman.
There you are!
Ok, before the word of the day, here is another: effigy - the representation of...
Perhaps not very educational; I am not a teacher!
Word of the Day for Sunday, May 9, 2010
muliebrity \myoo-lee-EB-ri-tee\, noun:
The state of being a woman.
There you are!
Friday, May 7, 2010
What a marvelous day...
...out to see the 'neighbours' so to say!
Watched a game of rugger - and we won - yahoo!
Word of the Day for Friday, May 7, 2010
eristic \e-RIS-tik\, adjective:
1. Pertaining to controversy or disputation; controversial.
2. Of argument for the sole purpose of winning, regardless of the reason.
noun:
1. Argument for the sole purpose of winning, regardless of the reason.
2. The art of disputation.
Watched a game of rugger - and we won - yahoo!
Word of the Day for Friday, May 7, 2010
eristic \e-RIS-tik\, adjective:
1. Pertaining to controversy or disputation; controversial.
2. Of argument for the sole purpose of winning, regardless of the reason.
noun:
1. Argument for the sole purpose of winning, regardless of the reason.
2. The art of disputation.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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