The Kitchen Sink: February 2009

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Adam's Party Coming Up!!

We are excited to see everyone for Adam's first birthday party this weekend. Hopefully the weather will be nice and sunny. The cakes are going to be fabulous (I hope), the food delicious, and the company superb! The party starts between 2:00 and 3:00 PM on Saturday and dinner will start around 5:00 pm. And everyone- don't forget to send birthday wishes to Sarah (the 26th) and Kaleb (the 27th) and belated ones to Matt. Happy Birthday February-ites.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Cruise

Matt in Grand Cayman at 7 mile beach

We had a fun week last week. Thank You Leesa, Dan and Grandmama!! The trip would not have been possible. I didn't take to many pic's with my camera. My friends are going to give me the ones they took. It's nice to be home.

"The Word" of the Month

sedulous

\SEJ-uh-lus\

adjective

1 :	involving or accomplished with careful perseverance
2 :	diligent in application or pursuit

Daphne was a sedulous student whose hard work and determination earned her a number of college scholarships.

"We were sedulous. We were driven. Our vocabularies were formidable and constantly expanding." - From a short story by Molly Patterson in The Atlantic, May 21, 2012

Annie Oakley /an-ee-OH-klee/
Definition noun
1. a free ticket
example - The sales representatives gave her client a pair of Annie Oakleys to the golf tournament.

Volition /voh-LISH-un/
definition noun
1. an act of making a choice or decision; also : a choice or decision made
2. the power of choosing or determing: will
Examples.
1. The employee left the company of his own volition.
2. "I'd been promoting a novel non-stop for four months, advancing through my schedule without volition, feeling more and more like the graphical lozenge on a media player's progress bar." - From an article by Jonathan Franzen in The New Yorker, April 18, 2011.

Aphorism /AF-uh-riz-uhm/
noun: a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation.
He who first uttered the boast was a public benefactor,
and every man who repeated the aphorism, and
believed it, furthered a good work, and helped to build
up the structure of his country's greatness.
--Charles Mackay, The gouty philosopher

The aphorism wants to deflate our pretensions, to pull
us "back to earth," by challenging us to change the way
we live. -- Carl Rakosi, The collected prose of Carl Rakosi

Aphorism comes from the Greek aphorismos, "definition."

Circumspect /SER-kum-spekt/
adjective: careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences: prudent
Example.
"Indications are that school boards, uncertain of what voters will do, have been more circumspect in drafting budgets."

Former Words of the Week

vicissitude

\vuh-SISS-uh-tood\

noun

1 :	the quality or state of being changeable : mutability
2	a :	an unexpected change or fluctuation
	b :	a difficulty or hardship usually beyond one's control

A good investor cannot simply rely on the vicissitude of the market; one must also have patience and use strategy to invest wisely.

"Ten years is a lifetime in the art world, where the vicissitudes of trends and tastes can befuddle the most experienced." — From an article by Scarlet Cheng in the Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2011

Week of Feb. 1st to 6th

penchant \PEN-chunt\, noun:
Inclination; decided taste; a strong liking.
Dan and Leesa Marie have a penchant to play Carcassonne.

pecuniary \pih-KYOO-nee-air-ee\, adjective:
1. Relating to money; monetary.
2. Consisting of money.
3. Requiring payment of money.
It would be wise to have a home based business for the pecuniary benefits but we need to be wise and not to overextend our enthusiam with poor planning where it puts an albatross around our necks and chokes the very pecuniary life out of us. Albatross is a good word also. Albatross has several meanings but here it means something that causes persistent deep concern or anxiety b. something that greatly hinders accomplishment.

eschew \es-CHOO\, transitive verb:
To shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful).
We need to make sure we eschew situations where the spirit of the Lord will not be.

Week of 7th to 13th

February 11

Panglossian

\pan-GLAH-see-un\

adjective

Meaning

: marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds : excessively optimistic

Our prophets have such a Panglossian attitude about the future of the church. We need to be carefully Panglossian meaning we still need to be prepared for the vicissitudes of life.

Week of 14th to 20th

February 14

billet-doux \bil-ay-DOO\, noun;
plural billets-doux \bil-ay-DOO(Z)\:
A love letter or note.
I hope you gave your love one a billet-doux.

Feb. 18
duplicity \doo-PLIS-i-tee, dyoo-\, noun:
1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; also, an instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
2. The quality or state of being twofold or double.
Be aware of those who play Carcassonne. Duplicity is there very nature. Especially be aware of those who appear to want to help you with placing your tile for your best interest. They are being duplicitous.

March 1
homily \HAH-muh-lee\, noun:
1. A sermon; a discourse on a religious theme.
2. A moralizing lecture or discourse.
3. An inspirational saying; also, a platitude
If you are going to give a homily be sure to prepare in advance so the Spirit can work with you. Amen

ameliorate \uh-MEEL-yuh-rayt\, transitive verb:
1. To make better; to improve.
intransitive verb:
1. To grow better.
We need to ameliorate our vocabulary so we can understand all that we read.

April
Erudite \AIR-yuh-dyt; -uh-dyt\, adjective:
Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; learned.

copacetic \koh-puh-SET-ik\

adjective

Meaning

: very satisfactory

Although Julie and Emma were barely on speaking terms last week, they now say that they have patched things up and everything is copacetic.

shibboleth

\SHIB-uh-luth\

noun

Meaning

1 : catchword, slogan

*2 : a widely held belief or truism

3 : a custom or usage regarded as distinctive of a particular group

Example Sentence

“Taxpayers beware: Don't buy into the shibboleth that more money automatically translates into better schools.” (Press Journal [Vero Beach, FL], July 27, 2003)

savant

\sa-VANT
Definition
noun.

a person of learning; especially :
one with detailed knowledge in
some specialized field
(as of science or literature)

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