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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of November 6, 2022
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of November 6, 2022
November 6, 2022
Vitriol – Cruel and bitter criticism
November 7, 2022
Nugatory – Having no value or force
November 8, 2022
Trepidation – State of alarm or dread
November 9, 2022
Pecksniffian – Affecting high moral principles
November 10, 2022
Doppelganger – Double of a living person – a look alike
November 11, 2022
Palindrome – Word or sentence that reads the same backwards as forwards
November 12, 2022
Alibi – Excuse
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of November 6, 2022
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of November 6, 2022
November 6, 2022
A year from now you’ll wish you had started today.
November 7, 2022
Perserverance is a great substitute for talent.
November 8, 2022
Even the best must sometimes eat their words.
November 9, 2022
If you’re going to make an error, make it great one.
November 10, 2022
Winning may not be everything, but nobody recommends losing.
November 11, 2022
Just because someone has fancy sneakers doesn’t mean they can run faster.
November 12, 2022
You have to be first, different, or great. If you’re one of these, you may make it.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of November 6, 2022
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of November 6, 2022
November 6, 2022
“Well done is better than well said.” – Franklin
November 7, 2022
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” – Emerson
November 8, 2022
“The most prominent place in hell is reserved for those who are neutral on the great issues of life.” – Graham
November 9, 2022
“Did Caesar ever think he would end up as a salad?” – Izzard
November 10, 2022
“The first mistake in public business, is the going into it.” – Franklin
November 11, 2022
“Life is too short to eat vanilla ice cream an ddance with boring partners.” – Anon
November 12, 2022
“You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live.” – Baez
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 30, 2022
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 30, 2022
October 30, 2022
Tome – A large book
October 31, 2022
Epigraph – An opening quotation
November 1, 2022
Synopsis – Brief summary
November 2, 2022
Rapport – Relationship marked with mutual understanding
November 3, 2022
Visceral – Dealing with instinct rather than intellect
November 4, 2022
Defenstration – Action of throwing someone out a window
November 5, 2022
Pleb – Person with low social status
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of October 30, 2022
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of October 30, 2022
October 30, 2022
The only way to manage change is to create it.
October 31, 2022
Career changes don’t go smoothly, but don’t look back.
November 1, 2022
You never conquer a mountain. You only stand at the top for a few moments before the wind blows away your footprints.
November 2, 2022
Success and failure are not opposites. They’re companions.
November 3, 2022
“It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as i tdoes to have tried and succeeded.” – Lindbergy
November 4, 2022
“Failure is an event, never a person.” – Brown
November 5, 2022
If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to meet it.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of October 30, 2022
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of October 30, 2022
October 30, 2022
“The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.” – Lemons
October 31, 2022
“No person can be a great leader unless they take genuine joy in the successes of those under them.” – Nance
November 1, 2022
“All glory comes from daying to begin.” – Ware
November 2, 2022
“It is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking action.” – Batt
November 3, 2022
“Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.” – Syrun
November 4, 2022
“Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed, too sever, seldom executed.” – Franklin
November 5, 2022
“Dig the well before you are thirsty.” – Chinese Proverb
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 23, 2022
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 23, 2022
October 23, 2022
Occiput – The back of the head
October 24, 2022
Osseous – Containing bone
October 25, 2022
Kreisel – A long, circular turn on a luge course
October 26, 2022
Abridged – Shortened
October 27, 2022
Prosaic – Dull
October 28, 2022
Scrivener – A writer
October 29, 2022
Elegy – A mournful poem
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of October 23, 2022
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of October 23, 2022
October 23, 2022
Isn’t a bit out of place to pick Miss America by where she stands on issues and politicians than by how they look on TV?
October 24, 2022
Are elections only to determine if the polls were correct?
October 25, 2022
Perfection is not often attainable in an election.
October 26, 2022
Affect someone when they’re young and you’re in their hearts forever.
October 27, 2022
A great leader takes people where they should be but don’t necessarily want to go.
October 28, 2022
You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.
October 29, 2022
A good leader surrounds themselves with diverse perspectives who can disagree without fear of retaliation.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of October 23, 2022
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of October 23, 2022
October 23, 2022
“In rivers and bad governments, the lightest things swim at the top.” – Franklin
October 24, 2022
“Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.” – Bowie
October 25, 2022
“The more you seat in training, the less you bleed in battle.” – Navy Seals
October 26, 2022
“Perfection is God’s buesiness, I just try for excellence.” – Fox
October 27, 2022
“Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to.” – Fosdick
October 28, 2022
“When a person retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent importance, his colleagues generally present him with a watch.” – Sheriff
October 29, 2022
“Change starts when someone sees the next step.” – Drayton
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 16, 2022
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 16, 2022
October 16, 2022
Oblique – Indirect
October 17, 2022
Occlude – Block off
October 18, 2022
Pellucid – Easy to understand
October 19, 2022
Bluster – Aggressive or indignant talk with little effect
October 20, 2022
Spelunking – Exploring caves
October 21, 2022
Deride – Laugh at contemptuously
October 22, 2022
Pusillanimous – Cowardly
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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.