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Word of the Day – Ignoramus

  •  Noun:  Ignoramus
    1. An ignorant or stupid person
    2. a person who does not know muchben carson
  • Synonyms:
    1. Blockhead
    2. Dimwit
    3. Dunce
    4. Fool
    5. Idiot
    6. Imbecile
    7. Numbskull
  • Usage: 
    • “They argue that they’ll get things done, Trump through the force of his will, and Carson because he is untainted by politics. Ask either one of them about a specific policy issue, and it quickly becomes clear that when it comes to the issues a president deals with, they’re utter ignoramuses, which is perhaps understandable, if less than reassuring. […]”
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Quote for the Day – Eleanor Roosevelt

“One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes… and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.” ~~ Eleanor Roosevelt

 

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Quote for the Day – Jonathan Sacks

jonathan sacks“God is much bigger than any religion.” ~~ Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of Britain and author of  Not in God’s Name

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Quote for the Day – Aldous Huxley

aldous-huxley“Moral education, which ought never, in any circumstances, to be rational.”  ~~ from Brave New World  by Aldous Huxley.

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Vanity Plate of the Day – PLAYDAY

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This was on the back of one of the new Corvettes that are so prutty.  Yes, driving that would be a play day…every day.

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Word of the Day – Anodyne

  • Adjective: Anodyne
    1. not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so. “anodyne New Age music”
  • Noun: Anodyne
    1. a painkilling drug or medicine.
  • Synonyms (adjective):
  1. Harmless
  2. Benign
  3. Innocent
  4. Innocuous
  5. Inoffensive
  6. Safe
  • Usage:

“Like the Mule, it cut the ginger beer’s sweetness with half a lime, squeezed into the glass and then dropped into it. And like the Mule, it was based on the cutting-edge spirit of its day. In 1900—and here’s why I prefer the drink—that meant not an anodyne distillate like vodka, but rather a good, rich blended Scotch whisky.”

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While reading an article on The Daily Beast – Mamie Taylor is the Original Moscow Mule

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Quote for the Day – Jimmy Carter

jimmycarter“Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.” ~ Jimmy Carter

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Vanity Plate for the Day –SLOW DN

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This one was on a Hummer…Perhaps they should slow down on slow dntheir environmental impact?

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Vanity Plate of the Day – NICENEZ

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This one was on the back of a Corvette.  Have you ever noticed that there is some sort of meme out there that folks driving Vettes must go 5 to 10 mph below the limit.  Perhaps they are saying, ‘Indubitably I could smoke the doors off your jalopy,  but instead I am going to make you pass me so you can admire my fine ride from all angles,.”

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Quote for the Day – Joseph Conrad

joseph_conrad“You mustn’t forget that he does not exercise his extraordinary power over the lower classes without a certain amount of personal risk and without a great profusion in spending his money. One must pay in some way or other for such a solid thing as individual prestige.”  In Nostromo – A Tale of the Seaboard by Joseph Conrad

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