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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 14, 2022
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 14, 2022
August 14, 2022
Contronym – A single word that has two contradictory meanings.
August 15, 2022
Apology – A statement of contrition for an action, or a defence of one.
August 16, 2022
Bolt – To secure, or to flee
August 17, 2022
Bound – Heading to a destination, or restrained from movement
August 18, 2022
Cleave – To adhere, or to seperate
August 19, 2022
Dust – to add fine particles, or to remove them
August 20, 2022
Fast – Quick, or stuck or made stable
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 14, 2022
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 14, 2022
August 14, 2022
Life begins at retirement.
August 15, 2022
Retirement is little more than stepping aside for less experienced and less able people.
August 16, 2022
The secret to a happy marriage is to do what the wife tells you to do.
August 17, 2022
Imperfections are what make you beautiful.
August 18, 2022
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
August 19, 2022
The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.
August 20, 2022
Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 14, 2022
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 14, 2022
August 14, 2022
“Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.” – Edison
August 15, 2022
“God doesn’t want something from us. He simply wants us.” – Lewis
August 16, 2022
“Great leaders succeed because they bring out the greatness in others.” – Gordon
August 17, 2022
“A slip of the foot you may recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.” – Franklin
August 18, 2022
“I just make it my business to get along with people so I can have fun. It’s that simple.” – White
August 19, 2022
“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” – Steinbeck
August 20, 2022
“What the world needs is more love and less paperwork.” – Bailey
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 7, 2022
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 7, 2022
August 7, 2022
Shambolic – Disorganized
August 8, 2022
Abscond – steal
August 9, 2022
Sawbuck – A ten dollar bill
August 10, 2022
Amulet – A protective charm
August 11, 2022
Girandole – Pendant earing
August 12, 2022
Citrine – Yellow quartz
August 13, 2022
Facet – A surface on a cut gem
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 7, 2022
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 7, 2022
August 7, 2022
Life’s biggest tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
August 8, 2022
Memory is often less about the truth and more about what we want it to be.
August 9, 2022
Anything that triggers good memories isn’t all bad.
August 10, 2022
A person without regrets hasn’t had much of a life.
August 11, 2022
Happiness is little more than good health and a poor memory.
August 12, 2022
It’s interesting that memories are often built around things not noticed at the time.
August 13, 2022
The key to enjoying life is to find joy in the little things.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 7, 2022
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 7, 2022
August 7, 2022
“Caution is the eldest child of wisdom.” – Hugo
August 8, 2022
“The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.” – Spurgeon
August 9, 2022
“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.” – Franklin
August 10, 2022
“From the errors of others a wise man will correct his own.” – Syrus
August 11, 2022
“The road to easy street goes through the sewer.” – Madden
August 12, 2022
“Before God, we are equally wise and equally foolish.” – Einstein
August 13, 2022
“Wise men learn more from fools than fools from wise men.” – Cato
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of July 31, 2022
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of July 31, 2022
July 31, 2022
Mezuzah – A scroll hung by a door
August 1, 2022
Genuflect – Kneel
August 2, 2022
Ashram – A religious retreat
August 3, 2022
Diabolical – Devilish, Evil
August 4, 2022
Sabbatical – Extended leave
August 5, 2022
Abdicate – Give up
August 6, 2022
Abeyance – Temporary inactivity
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of July 31, 2022
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of July 31, 2022
July 31, 2022
To avoid heated arguments, never discuss politics, religion or if the toilet paper roll should go over or under.
August 1, 2022
The hardest tears to bear are the ones we ourselves caused.
August 2, 2022
From mingling with good people you’ll learn good, but if your mingle with the bad you’ll destroy such soul as you had.
August 3, 2022
My silence doesn’t mean I agree with you, it means your level of stupidity left me speechless. (I have to wonder how many of us have been in this situation.)
August 4, 2022
People these days don’t apologize for doing wrong, rather they blame us for how we react!
August 5, 2022
Be careful what you tolerate as you are teaching people how to treat you.
August 6, 2022
Don’t be afraid to start over again. This time you’re not starting from scratch, you’re starting from experience.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of July 31, 2022
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of July 31, 2022
July 31, 2022
” Creativity means believing you have greatness” – Dwyer
August 1, 2022
“Allow yourself to dream and fantasize about your ideal life: what it would look like, and what it would feel like. Then do something everyday to make it happen.” – Tracy
August 2, 2022
“Don’t misinform your doctor nor your lawyer.” – Franklin
August 3, 2022
“To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.” – El Cid
August 4, 2022
“He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.” – Joubert
August 5, 2022
“I always torn to the sports page first. The sports page records people’s accomplishments; the front page, nothing but man’s failures.” – Warren
August 6, 2022
“Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.” – Patton
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of July 24, 2022
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of July 24, 2022
July 24, 2022
Calcified – Hardened
July 25, 2022
Malleable – Pliable
July 26, 2022
Allege – To assert without proof
July 27, 2022
Fallible – Imperfect
July 28, 2022
Addled – Confused
July 29, 2022
Imam – Muslim prayer leader
July 30, 2022
Thaumaturgist – A miracle worker
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Don Rima
Don Rima is an Information Systems consultant with over 30 years experience in Information Systems. His roles of responsibility have included programming, systems management and IT department management. He's also a technical editor and writer, does regular product reviews, is a very good cook, gardener and avid reader and writer. His sports interest include: the Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Orioles, Clemson Tigers and Chelsea Football teams. The articles on this site are written to be correct, informative, laconic, provoke progressive thought, informative and sometimes make you laugh. They're not designed to be the writing of just another politically correct drone.