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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 16, 2026 0

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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 16, 2026

August 16, 2026

Galligaskin – Baggy trousers worn by sailors in the 17th and 18th centuries

August 17, 2026

Baker-knee’d – A person whose knees rubbed together when they walked as if kneading dough

August 18, 2026

Quacksalver – Useless salves and accompanying treatments sold during the bubonic plague

August 19, 2026

Fixfax – A framework or pillory

August 20, 2026

Gander-moon – The month of recovery after a woman gave birth to her child

August 21, 2026

Flitterwochen – A honeymoon

August 22, 2026

Toad-eater – To do something quite unpleasant on behalf of one’s master

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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 16, 2026

August 16, 2026

No person can be a great leader unless he takes genuine joy in the successes of those under him.

August 17, 2026

Change starts when someone sees the next step.

August 18, 2026

Well done is better than well said.

August 19, 2026

The most prominent place in hell is reserved for those who are neutral on the great issues of life.

August 20, 2026

Dig the well before you are thirsty.

August 21, 2026

You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live.

August 22, 2026

If Joan of Arc could turn the tide of an entire war before her 18th birthday, you can get out of bed.

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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 9, 2026



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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 9, 2026

August 9, 2026

Gardyloo – A spirited warning cry that once preceded the emptying of slops from an upstairs window into the streets below

August 10, 2026

Scuttled-butt – The nautical equivalent of the office water cooler.

August 11, 2026

Scaramouch – A lazy, swaggering coward

August 12, 2026

Fancymonger – A person that used clever tricks to deceive others

August 13, 2026

Gleed – An ember or glowing coal

August 14, 2026

Blash – verbal nonsense or diluted ideas

August 15, 2026

Scrynne – A reinforced wooden chest

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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 9, 2026

August 9, 2026

Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.

August 10, 2026

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

August 11, 2026

To achieve great things, two things are needed: A plan and not quiet enough time.

August 12, 2026

The decay of a republic begins when it’s people trade liberty for comfort.

August 13, 2026

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

August 14, 2026

It’s easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking action.

August 15, 2026

All glory comes from daring to begin.

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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 2, 2026



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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 2, 2026

August 2, 2026

Crampon – Ice climber’s spiked footwear

August 3, 2026

Psithurism – The sound of wind in the trees

August 4, 2026

Salvor – Servant of royalty or nobles whose duty was to sample the food and drink for fear of assassination.

August 5, 2026

Grog-blossom – A drinkers red bulbous nose

August 6, 2026

Ordal – The judgement of God

August 7, 2026

Gorgayse – Elegant or fashionable

August 8, 2026

Strigil – A Roman instrument to scrape perspiration and dirt from an athlete’s body after exercise

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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 2, 2026

August 2, 2026

I don’t get the fuss about Presidents’ Day. I spend my whole life not living up to promises, and nobody’s giving me a holiday.

August 3, 2026

When the winds of change blow, some people build walls, and others build windmills.

August 4, 2026

Times have not become more violent. They have just become more televised.

August 5, 2026

You have the right to remain silent, but it’s not recommended.

August 6, 2026

Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.

August 7, 2026

Man is not free unless government is limited.

August 8, 2026

It’s one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it’s another to think that yours is the only path.

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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of July 26, 2026

July 26, 2026

Artic – Like the North Pole

July 27, 2026

Hibernate – Lie sleeping through the winter

July 28, 2026

Rime – Frosty coating

July 29, 2026

Tundra – Cold, treeless plain

July 30, 2026

Permafrost – Ground that stays frozen all year

July 31, 2026

Boreal – Of or located in the north

August 1, 2026

Sitzmark – Indent left in the snow by a skier falling backward

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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of July 26, 2026

July 26, 2026

The opinion of 10000 men is of no value if none of them knows nothing of the subject.

July 27, 2026

A society that does not question its rulers is already enslaved.

July 28, 2026

The day people stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.

July 29, 2026

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.

July 30, 2026

If you want enemies, try to change something.

July 31, 2026

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing it going to get better. It’s not.

August 1, 2026

Being president is a lot like running a cemetery. You’ve got a lot of people under you and nobody’s listening.

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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of July 19, 2026



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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of July 19, 2026

July 19, 2026

Calumny – Character attack

July 20, 2026

Beguile – Deceive

July 21, 2026

Felicity – Happiness

July 22, 2026

Sully – Defile or tarnish

July 23, 2026

Malefactor – One who commits an offense

July 24, 2026

Exhort – Urge strongly

July 25, 2026

Quintessence – Most typical example

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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of July 19, 2026

July 19, 2026

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

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Find a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.

July 21, 2026

The great arrogance of the present is to forget the intelligence of the past.

July 22, 2026

Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?

July 23, 2026

We pick politicians by how they look on TV and Miss America on where she stands on the issues. Isn’t that a bit backwards?

July 24, 2026

Elections are when you have to make a choice. Perfection not often attainable.

July 25, 2026

Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders.

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