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Quotes (March 24th, 2016)

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Ron

“Walking is also an ambulation of mind.” – Gretel Ehrlich, novelist, poet, and essayist (b. 1946) “A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.” – Martin Luther King Jr. “Laws that forbid the carrying of arms … Continue reading →

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Quotes (January 1st)

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Ron

“I dreamt that my hair was kempt. Then I dreamt that my true love unkempt it.” – Ogden Nash, poet (1902-1971) “If thou thinkest twice before thou speakest once, thou wilt speak twice the better for it.” – William Penn … Continue reading →

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Today in History (December 21st)

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Ron

First day of winter 1603: Birthdays: British theologian and American settler Roger Williams. 1620: The Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, Mass., following a 63-day voyage from England aboard the Mayflower. 1795: Birthdays: British dog breeder John Jack Russell. 1804: Birthdays: British … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Ron

Today in History (October 27th): 1659: William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson, two Quakers who left England in 1656 to escape religious persecution, were executed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony for their outlawed religious beliefs. 1682: The city of Philadelphia was … Continue reading →

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Pax Romana

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (PAKS ro-MAH-nuh) http://wordsmith.org/words/Pax_Romana.mp3 MEANING: (noun) 1) A peace imposed by a powerful state on a weaker or vanquished state. 2) An uneasy peace. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin, literally Roman peace. After the state of peace during the life of the … Continue reading →

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Hogen-Mogen

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (HOH-guhn-moh-guhn) http://wordsmith.org/words/hogen-mogen.mp3 MEANING: (noun) A person having or affecting high power. (adjective) Powerful; grand. ETYMOLOGY: From Dutch hoogmogend (all powerful), from Hooge en Mogende (high and mighty), honorific for addressing States General (legislature) of the Netherlands. Earliest documented use: … Continue reading →

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Vocabulary (October 19th)

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Ron

The Medieval Latin word for a bell was “clocca.” So when a device was invented that rang a bell every hour, English speakers called it a “clock.” And when they noticed that a loose outer garment resembled a bell in … Continue reading →

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Today in History (October 19th)

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Ron

Today is the 292nd day of the year with 73 to follow. Dilbert of the Day 1605: Birthdays: English physician and scholar Thomas Browne. 1781: Britain’s Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered with more than 7,000 troops to Gen. George Washington at … Continue reading →

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Quotes (October 19th)

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Ron

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Quotes

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Ron

“Nature never said to me: Do not be poor. Still less did she say: Be rich. The basic and major pill viagra for sale component Sildenafil Citrate which is used in treating men dealing with the effects of erectile dysfunction. … Continue reading →

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