Author: Rev. Joe Dirt

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Word of the Day – Ameliorate

  •  Verb:  Ameliorate
    1. to make better or more tolerable
  • Synonyms:
    1. Improve
    2. Make better
    3. Enhance
    4. Help
    5. Boost
    6. Amend
  • Usage:
    • “Louisa, Louisa!” cried the father impatiently. “I cannot understand why Louisa should not behave in the normal way. I cannot see why she should only think of herself, and leave her family out of count. The thing is enough in itself, and she ought to try to ameliorate it as much as possible. And if–“
  • Encountered:
    • The short story Daughters of the Vicar by D. H. Lawrence

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Quote for the Day – Jimmy Carter

jimmycarter“I think there ought to be a strict separation or wall built between our religious faith and our practice of political authority in office. I don’t think the President of the United States should extoll Christianity if he happens to be a Christian at the expense of Judaism, Islam or other faiths.” ~ Jimmy Carter

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Vanity Plate for the Day – E-COLI

E-COLIECOLI

This one was on a Telsa, the very expensive electric car.  Maybe a microbiology professor could afford the vehicle, but I am going with a pathologist much too into his work.

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Quote for the Day – Buddha

Buddha“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” ~~ Buddha

 

 

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Quote for the Day – Maude Adams

Maude Adams“Life is so fresh, life is every day so new if we are fighting, only for the best. Sometimes I think the only real satisfaction in life is failure, failure in your endeavor to do your best.” ~~ Maude Adams

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Quote for the Day – Rose Kennedy

Rose Kennedy“Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.” ~~ Rose Kennedy

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Vanity Plate for the Day – LA XPAT

 LA XPATla-xpat

This was on the back of a black Cadillac, one of the big ones. Normally you think of an xpat as some living outside of a country they are disenchanted with. Somehow I had the feeling this person was longing for Los Angles over St. Louis.

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Word of the Day – Ignominy

  • Noun: Ignominy
    1. deep personal humiliation and disgrace
    2. disgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality, or action
  • Synonyms:
    1. Discredit
    2. Disesteem
    3. Dishonor
    4. Disrepute
    5. Infamy
    6. Opprobrium
    7. Shame
  • Usage:
    • “Shame, blind, deep shame and ignominy overthrew his spirit and left it writhing. He stood there shrunk over himself, trying to obliterate himself.”
  • Encountered:
    • The short story The Thorn in the Flesh by D. H. Lawrence

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Vanity Plate for the Day –MOJEDI

MOJEDImojedi

This one was on a Honda Civic.  Jedi… I did not realize that Yoda had sown his wild oats this far.

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Quote for the Day – Sai Baba

Sai Baba“Life is a song – sing it. Life is a game – play it. Life is a challenge – meet it. Life is a dream – realize it. Life is a sacrifice – offer it. Life is love – enjoy it.”  ~~ Sai Baba

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