Another tiring day, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually in our/my troubled times. A couple of wines with dinner and by 9.30, that’s it… bed beckons. A few pages of my book as per usual, and then head down… not too long before it’s Zzzzzzzzz… Suddenly I’m
The word for today is… sophistry (noun): subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation :reasoning or arguments that sound correct but which are actually false. Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The original Sophists were ancient Greek teachers of rhetoric and philosophy prominent in the 5th century B.C. In their heyday, these philosophers
The word for today is… aghast (adjective): : struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you are aghast, you might look like you’ve just seen a ghost, or something similarly shocking. “Aghast” traces back to a Middle English verb, gasten, meaning “to frighten.
Nick Caplan Christopher Newman Northumbria University, Newcastle Nick graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2005 with a PhD in Biomechanics. He subsequently joined Northumbria University where he is now Professor of Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Director of Postgraduate Research for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Christopher
The word for today is… jamb (noun): 1 : an upright piece or surface forming the side of an opening (as for a door, window, or fireplace) 2 : a projecting columnar part or mass Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Middle English jambe, borrowed from Anglo-French jambe, gaunbe “side post of a
James O’Keefe projectveritas.com James O’Keefe established Project Veritas in 2011 as a non-profit journalism enterprise to continue his undercover reporting work. Today, Project Veritas investigates and exposes corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct in both public and private institutions to achieve a more
The word for today is… defenestration (noun): 1 : a throwing of a person or thing out of a window 2 : a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office) Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : These days defenestration is often used to describe the forceful removal of someone
The word for today is… tousle (verb, noun): verb : dishevel, rumple noun 1 Scotland : rough dalliance : tussle 2 : a tangled mass (as of hair) Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Tousle is a word that has been through what linguists call a “functional shift.” That’s a fancy way of saying it
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The recent death of 1979 Nobel Prize winning American physicist Steven Weinberg aged 88, recalled his famous quip about the evolution of the universe in the three minutes after the Big Bang, specifically, “After that, nothing of any interest would happen in the history of
The word for today is… boilerplate (noun): 1 : syndicated material supplied especially to weekly newspapers in matrix or plate form 2a : standardized text b : formulaic or hackneyed language bureaucratic boilerplate 3 : tightly packed icy snow Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In the days before computers, small, local newspapers around the U.
Voices for Freedom How are you holding up? So much going on for so many of us. The key thing to do if you understand you are to be affected or are already affected by “No Jab, No Job” mandates or requests is: Don’t panic. Take a deep breath.
The word for today is… bromide (noun): 1 : a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives 2a : a commonplace or tiresome person : bore b : a commonplace or hackneyed statement or notion Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : After bromine was
The word for today is… undulate (adjective, verb): adjective : having a wavy surface, edge, or markings verb 1 : to form or move in waves : fluctuate 2 : to rise and fall in volume, pitch, or cadence 3 : to present a wavy appearance Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Undulate and “inundate” are word
The postal service in Edwardian England was a pinnacle of efficiency: twice-daily deliveries, and even soldiers in the trenches of the Western Front reliably receiving mail from home the next day. But not all postal services are so efficient. A resident of Bagdad, Tasmania, a small town just outside
Michaela Kathleen Curran University of Iowa Michaela Kathleen Curran is a Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health in the College of Public Health at the University of Iowa. Her research focuses on social-structural determinants of health; global health; disparities in disability access and
The word for today is… scuttlebutt (noun): 1a : a cask on shipboard to contain fresh water for a day’s use b : a drinking fountain on a ship or at a naval or marine installation 2 : rumor, gossip Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Nowadays, office workers catch up on the latest
