The word for today is… fret (verb): to become worried or concerned. Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The meat-and-potatoes meaning of fret is “to eat.” The verb is used literally, as in “Moths fretted the clothing,” but more often figuratively to describe actions that corrode or wear away. A river “frets
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Some time ago I predicted more books would be written about Trump than any other President. With circa 5,000 published to date, he’s currently in second place, although well behind Lincoln with 15,000. However, astonishing though it may seem, the production of
The word for today is… scion (noun): 1 : a detached living portion of a plant (such as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft 2 :an heir or descendant of a wealthy or influential family. Source : Merriam -Webster
The word for today is… cavalier (adjective , noun): adjective : marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful dismissal of important matters – a cavalier attitude toward money, has a cavalier disregard for the rights of others 2 : debonair 3a capitalized : of or relating to the party of Charles I of
Ulrich Kutschera mercatornet.com Ulrich Kutschera, PhD, is a Professor of Biology at AK Evolutionsbiologie in Freiburg, Germany, and a scientific collaborator at research institutes in Stanford, California (USA). He has a website at www.evolutionsbiologen.de. This year marks the centenary of the birth of a man who is
Matt Judd As someone who has a science qualification with chemistry, physics, maths and statistics and also another set of qualifications which required a series of about fifteen tertiary level exams through my twenties and thirties, I know the struggle that the average doctor goes through to get where they
The word for today is… loll (verb): 1 : to hang loosely or laxly : droop 2 : to act or move in a lax, lazy, or indolent manner Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Loll has origins similar to those of another soothing verb, lull, which means “to cause to rest or sleep.” Both
The word for today is… intransigent (adjective): characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an often extreme position or attitude Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English speakers borrowed “intransigent” in the 19th century from Spanish intransigente (“uncompromising”), itself a combination of the familiar prefix in- (“not”) and “transigente” (“willing to
Annebella Pollen University of Brighton Dr Annebella Pollen is an academic with interests in material and visual culture. Her research areas include mass photography and the popular image, and histories of art, craft, design and dress, especially marginal, alternative and non-canonical forms. I look at nude bodies all the time
Nancy Valko mercatornet.com Nancy Valko has been a registered nurse since 1969 and currently is a spokesperson for the National Association of Prolife Nurses (www.nursesforlife.org). She has also been a past President of Missouri Nurses for Life and past co-chair of the St. Louis Archdiocesan Respect Life
The word for today is… mettle (noun): 1a : vigor and strength of spirit or temperament b : staying quality : stamina 2 : quality of temperament or disposition Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Originally, mettle was simply a variant spelling of the word metal (which dates to at least the 13th century), and it
Edward Hadas brownstone.org Edward Hadas is a Research Fellow at Blackfriars, Oxford. His book on Catholic Social Teaching appeared in 2020 1. First Level of Explanation: Panic Over a few weeks of March 2020, the collective consciousness of Western nations moved from curiosity about the new virus in China
I am becoming increasingly horrified at the state of our society. While we do not yet have the draconian rules for travel and vaccines that they have in Germany and Austria, somehow we seem to have become a totally divided nation. These divisions are not along racial lines, although the
Joyce Kamen rescue.substack.com Joyce Kamen is the VP of public information at the Frontline Covid19 Critical Care Alliance (flccc.net). She is an Emmy award-winning writer, publicist, journalist, columnist, and producer of documentary films. My husband Fred and I had dinner recently at the home of good friends,
The word for today is… sentient (adjective): 1 : responsive to or conscious of sense impressions – sentient beings 2 : aware 3 : finely sensitive in perception or feeling Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : You may have guessed that sentient has something to do with the senses. The initial spelling sent- or sens- is
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