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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… itinerant (adjective) – : traveling from place to place Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In Latin, iter means “way” or “journey.” That root was the parent of the Late Latin verb itinerari, meaning “to journey.” It was that verb which ultimately gave rise to today’s English word

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The Truth about Cats

I want to thank all those who congratulated me on our 52nd wedding anniversary on Monday. It was a very pleasant day. As some of you know I’m ill and just waiting to board the final train. But in the meantime I’m enjoying life as much as possible.

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… risible (adjective) – 1a : capable of laughing b : disposed to laugh 2 : arousing or provoking laughter especially 3 : associated with, relating to, or used in laughter Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If someone makes a ridiculous remark about your risible muscles, he or she is not necessarily

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What Makes Bitcoin Special? An Economist Explains

Brad Polumbo fee.org Brad Polumbo is a libertarian-conservative journalist and Opinion Editor at the Foundation for Economic Education. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are all the rage right now. Of course, the rise of non-government, decentralized, encrypted electronic currencies like bitcoin has been going on for years. But in recent

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… fettle (noun, transitive verb) – (n) : state or condition of health, fitness, wholeness, spirit, or form —often used in the phrase in fine fettle, (v) : to cover or line the hearth of (something, such as a reverberatory furnace) with loose material (such as sand or gravel)

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Is the Perfect Storm upon Us?

Louis T. March mercatornet.com Louis T. March has a background in government, business and philanthropy. A former talk show host, author and public speaker, he is a dedicated student of history and genealogy. Louis lives with his family in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Can we get past

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… anathema (noun) – 1a : someone or something intensely disliked or loathed —usually used as a predicate nominative b : one that is cursed by ecclesiastical authority 2a : a ban or curse solemnly pronounced by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by excommunication b : the denunciation of something as accursed

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Reductio Ad Absurdum

Reductio Ad Absurdum

Reductio ad absurdum is one of my favourite debating techniques. In a nutshell you disprove your opponent’s argument by showing that if your opponent’s statement were true, it would lead to an absurd conclusion. This technique is not without its kryptonite. And that kryptonite is of course: stupid

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… effluent (adjective, noun) – : (adjective) flowing out, (noun): something that flows out: such as a : an outflowing branch of a main stream or lake b : waste material (such as smoke, liquid industrial refuse, or sewage) discharged into the environment especially when serving as a pollutant Source

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… tort (noun) – : a wrongful act other than a breach of contract for which relief may be obtained in the form of damages or an injunction Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Tort came into English straight from French many centuries ago, and it still looks a little

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Diagnosing the Disease

Chris Sellars Just because it sounds ugly and depressing, doesn’t mean it isn’t true. Once only the domain of cowards and fools the obviously false ‘choose your own truth’ paradigm has gone mainstream and is now even sanctioned in Acts and Statutes. My goal though is at odds

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… obeisance (noun) – 1 : a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow 2 : acknowledgment of another’s superiority or importance : homage Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When it first appeared in English in the 14th century, obeisance shared the same meaning as

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… mountebank – (noun) 1 : a person who sells quack medicines from a platform 2 : a boastful unscrupulous pretender Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Mountebank derives from the Italian montimbanco, which was formed by combining the verb “montare” (“to mount”), the preposition “in” (converted to im, meaning “in”

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Some Clear Thinking on $50,000+ Bitcoin

Simon Black sovereignman.com James (aka Simon Black) is an international investor, entrepreneur, and founder of Sovereign Man. His free daily e-letter Notes from the Field is about using the experiences from his life and travels to help you achieve more freedom, make more money, keep more of it, and

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