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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… awe (noun, verb): noun 1 : an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime 2 archaic a : dread, terror b : the power to inspire dread verb : to inspire or fill with awe Source : Merriam -Webster

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… uncouth (adjective): 1a : awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude b : lacking in polish and grace c : strange or clumsy in shape or appearance 2a archaic : not known or not familiar to one : seldom experienced b obsolete : mysterious, uncanny Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology

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The Cambodian Water Fight Festival

Gareth streetfoodguy.com Khmer New Year, Cambodian New Year, Choul Chnam Thmey, or quite simply the Cambodian Water Fight Festival has been rung in throughout Cambodia, but the place to be was without a doubt Siem Reap! What is Khmer New Year? It turns out Jesus did not invent New

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Pandemic Psychology: Nothing New Under the Sun

Pandemic Psychology: Nothing New Under the Sun

Steven Taylor knowablemagazine.org Information Opinion In early 2019, months before the world had heard of Covid-19, I finished writing a book titled The Psychology of Pandemics: Preparing for the Next Global Outbreak of Infectious Disease. The first publisher rejected it, dismissing it as “an interesting book that no one

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… archetype (noun): 1 : the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies 2 psychology : an inherited idea or mode of thought in the psychology of Carl Gustav Jung that is derived from the experience of the race

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… imbroglio (noun): 1a : an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding b : scandal c : a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation : embroilment d : an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) 2 : a confused mass Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Imbroglio and embroilment are more

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Should You Invest in Solar?

Should You Invest in Solar?

Simon Angelo wealthmorning.com Electricity is changing. To reach ‘net zero’, countries will need to look at electrifying or decarbonising their entire transport fleet. But this possibility could be staggeringly expensive. I’m listening to Leighton Smith’s interview with Michael Kelly. Emeritus professor of engineering, University of Cambridge. Michael

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… idiom (noun): 1 : an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for “undecided”) or in its grammatically atypical

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Your Net Worth is Zero

Your Net Worth is Zero

What absolute twaddle!  Of course, my net worth is not zero!  I have assets such as: A Healthy Bank Account. Well, just make sure that you do not donate any money to a cause the government then decides it does not like.  Look what happened to those who legally donated

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… unison (noun, adjective): noun: 1a : identity in musical pitch specifically : the interval of a perfect prime b : the state of being so tuned or sounded c : the writing, playing, or singing of parts in a musical passage at the same pitch or in octaves 2

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More Young People Having Trans Second Thoughts

More Young People Having Trans Second Thoughts

If we are to believe the trans lobby, the idea that people regret “transitioning”, especially when they were children, is just a “transphobic myth”. But then, if were to believe these activists, biological men can give birth. Just ignore all those people who say they really do regret it. Hundreds

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… elixir (noun): 1a(1) : a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold (2) : a substance held capable of prolonging life indefinitely b(1) : cure-all (2) : a medicinal concoction 2 : a sweetened liquid usually containing alcohol that is used in medication either for its

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… mystery (noun): 1a : something not understood or beyond understanding : enigma b : a piece of fiction dealing usually with the solution of a mysterious crime c : the secret or specialized practices or ritual peculiar to an occupation or a body of people d obsolete : a private

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… besmirch (verb): : to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of something Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Since the prefix be- in besmirch means “to make or cause to be,” when you besmirch something, you cause it to have a smirch. What’s

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Maths Texts Contain Woke Indoctrination

Maths Texts Contain Woke Indoctrination

Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the Founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur, and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more freedom,

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