“Too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption.” ~ Jimmy Carter
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Word of the Day – Interlocutor
- Noun: Interlocutor
- one who takes part in dialogue or conversation
- a man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the end men and acts as leader
- Synonyms:
- Conversationalist
- Interrogator
- Interviewer
- Questioner
- Speaker
- Talker
- dialog
- Usage:
“And the cardinal pointed with his finger to a chair for the young man, who was so astonished at what was passing that he awaited a second sign from his interlocutor before he obeyed.”
- Encountered:
Reading The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
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Quote for the Day – Joseph Heller
“Major Major had lied, and it was good. He was not really surprised that it was good, for he had observed that people who did lie were, on the whole, more resourceful and ambitious and successful than people who did not lie.” ~~ From Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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Vanity Plate for the Day – EXCITE
EXCITE
This was on the back of the very expensive looking sports car.
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Quote for the Day – Abe Lincoln
“With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die. ~~ Abraham Lincoln
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Word of the Day – Execrable
- Adjective: Execrable
- deserving to be execrated : detestable
- very bad : wretched
- Synonyms:
- Appalling
- Atrocious
- Lamentable
- Egregious
- Awful
- Dreadful
- Terrible
- Usage:
“But the more common method is for a film genre to commit self-slaughter through laziness. The most recent one to throw itself upon its sword is the bromance, and the metaphorical sword in this case is the execrable new Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart comedy, Get Hard.”
- Encountered:
While reading The once-mighty bromance is dead – and Get Hard killed it on the guardian.com
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Quote for the Day – George Bernard Shaw
“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” ~~ George Bernard Shaw
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Quote for the Day – Philip K. Dick
“Many men talk like philosophers and live like fools.” ~ from Beyond Lies the Wub by Philip K. Dick
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Quote for the Day – Jimmy Carter
“The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.” ~ Jimmy Carter
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Word of the Day – Artifice
- Noun: Artifice
- clever or artful skill : ingenuity
- an ingenious device or expedient
- an artful stratagem : trick
- false or insincere behavior <social artifice>
- Synonyms:
- Trickery
- Deceit
- Deception
- Duplicity
- Guile
- Cunning
- Artfulness
- Wiliness
- Chicanery
- Usage:
“The queen, although astonished at this language, to which she was not accustomed from her courtiers, argued from it a happy omen of the zeal with which D’Artagnan would serve her in the accomplishment of her project. It was one of the Gascon’s artifices to hide his deep cunning occasionally under an appearance of rough loyalty.”
- Encountered:
While reading Twenty Years After by Alexandre
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