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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 20, 2020
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 20, 2020
December 20, 2020
Parsimoniuos – adj. – a person who is extremely careful about spending money. An extreme miser.
December 21, 2020
Kerfuffle – n. – a fuss; commotion.
December 22, 2020
Liebchen – n. – a person who is very dear to another
December 23, 2020
Notionate – adj. – strong-willed or stubborn.
December 24, 2020
Whiffler – n. – Someone who vacillates or frequently changes his opinions, views.
December 25, 2020
Legerity – n. – physical or mental quickness; nimbleness; agility
December 26, 2020
Placate – v. – make less angry or hostile; appease.
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of December 20, 2020
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of December 20, 2020
December 20, 2020
A person of financial wealth who values themself by their financial net worth is poorer than a poor person who values themself by their intrinsic self worth.
December 21, 2020
A person who works with their hands is a laborer; a person who works with their hands and brain is a craftsman; but a person that works with their hands, brain and heart is an artist.
December 22, 2020
Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.
December 23, 2020
I do not think much of a person that is not wiser today than they were yesterday.
December 24, 2020
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
December 25, 2020
What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal.
December 26, 2020
A person who would lead the orchestra must first turn their back on the crowd.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 20, 2020
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 20, 2020
December 20, 2020
“The first wealth is health.” – Emerson
December 21, 2020
“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” – Armstrong
December 22, 2020
“Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.” – Franklin
December 23, 2020
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” – Emerson
December 24, 2020
“All great achievements require time.” – Angelou
December 25, 2020
“You live longer once you realize that any time spent being unhappy is wasted.” – Rankl
December 26, 2020
“Pain is weakness leaving the body.” – Childs
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 13, 2020
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 13, 2020
December 13, 2020
Neoteric – adj. – modern; new; recent
December 14, 2020
Philologist – n. – a person who studies the origins and development of languate and literature.
December 15, 2020
Otiose – adj. – being at leisure; idle; indolent
December 16, 2020
Resplendent – adj. – attractive adn impressive through being richly colorful.
December 17, 2020
Symphysis – n. – the process of growing together.
December 18, 2020
Argonaut – n. – a person in quest of something dangerous but rewarding; adventurer
December 19, 2020
Prismatic – adj. – spectral in color; brilliant.
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of December 13, 2020
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of December 13, 2020
December 13, 2020
Part of being a success is learning to take responsibility for your successes and for your failures.
December 14, 2020
People become great exactly in the degree in which they work for the welfare of their fellow man.
December 15, 2020
Any pan who can drive safely whil kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss all the attention it deserves.
December 16, 2020
A great man is always willing to be little.
December 17, 2020
Auschwitz stand as a tragic reminder of the terrible potential man has for violence and inhumanity.
December 18, 2020
If mankind doesn’t learn to treat the oceans and rain forests with respect, man will become extinct.
December 19, 2020
Poor is the man who does not know his own intrinsic worth and tends to measure everything by relative value.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 13, 2020
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 13, 2020
December 13, 2020
“To keep winning, I hav to keep improving.” – Alexander
December 14, 2020
“Excuses are your enemies to progress.” – Mbiaka
December 15, 2020
“There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.” – Ziglar
December 16, 2020
“Plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.” – Franklin
December 17, 2020
“Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart.” – Tunney
December 18, 2020
“It’s never too late to become what you might have been.” – Eliot
December 19, 2020
“work hard in silence. Let success be your noise.” – Ocean
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 6, 2020
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 6, 2020
December 6, 2020
Punctilious – adj. – a behaviour that has a keen attention to details and is appropriate.
December 7, 2020
Vicissitude – n. – a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
December 8, 2020
Entelechy – n. – the realization of potential.
December 9, 2020
Prevaricator – n. – a person who speaks falsely; liar.
December 10, 2020
Tzafrir – n. – a refreshing light breeze in the morning.
December 11, 2020
Interrobang – n. – a punctuation mark that combines the question mark and the exclamation point, indicating a mixture of query and interjection.
December 12, 2020
Irenic – adj. – tending to promote peace or reconciliation.
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of December 6, 2020
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of December 6, 2020
December 6, 2020
Exercise is done against one’s wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse.
December 7, 2020
The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.
December 8, 2020
No man goes before his time, unless the boss leaves early.
December 9, 2020
A person of genius makes no mistakes; their errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.
December 10, 2020
Just as a flower which seems beautiful and has color but no perfume, so are the fruitless words of peope who speak them but don’t do them.
December 11, 2020
Time and tide wait for nobody.
December 12, 2020
We’re only here for so long. Be happy…you could get hit by a truck tomorrow!
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 6, 2020
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 6, 2020
December 6, 2020
“Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.” – Winfrey
December 7, 2020
“If something stands between you and your success, move it. Never be denied.” – Johnson
December 8, 2020
“Employ your time well, if you mean to gain leasure.” – Franklin
December 9, 2020
“Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.” – Williams
December 10, 2020
“The doctor of the future wil no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” – Edison
December 11, 2020
“A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket.” – Zaptopek
December 12, 2020
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Walsch
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of November 29, 2020
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of November 29, 2020
November 29, 2020
Euneirophrenia – n. – the peace of mind that comes from having pleasant dreams.
November 30, 2020
Macronic – adj. – composed of a mixture of languages.
December 1, 2020
Waggish – adj. – someone who is mischievous and humorous.
December 2, 2020
Enervate – v. – to deprive or force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken
December 3, 2020
Belesprit – n. – a person of great wit or intellect.
December 4, 2020
Foudroyant – adj. – sudden and overwheling in effect; stunning
December 5, 2020
Scupper – v. – to prevent from happening or succeding; ruin, wreck
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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.