WISE MAN SAY . . .

In light of discussion yesterday evening, here are some words of wisdom, courtesy of ML:

Those who know much speak little; those who speak much know little.
-- Chinese Proverb

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WORD DU JOUR . . .

For Christmas, Hooch gave me a gift to warm the hearts of nerds around the world: "The Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinarily Literate." This slim book is an absolute gold mine of words one would never really use in conversation -- or blogging -- but are fun to say anyway. They are words that make Hooch and I go "ooooh" in glee and awe whenever we hear them. Today, we have:

SOLICIT = importune; supplicate

Enjoy it and embrace it.

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Finishing: Common Nonsense Addressed to the Reading Public, by Andy Rooney
Starting to read: Truman, by David McCullough
Listening to: Under Construction, Missy Elliott
Watched: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King