purple passage (PUR-puhl PAS-ij) noun, also purple patch, purple prose
1. A brilliant passage in an otherwise dull and uninspiring work.
2. A piece of writing marked by ornate, florid style.
[From Latin pannus purpureus (purple patch), a phrase used by poet Horace in his Ars Poetica (The Art of Poetry) to suggest a patch of royal fabric on an ordinary cloth.]
I’m feeling a bit better, and will be going into work today…but will be careful to keep my distance from Dale, who doesn’t need to be infected by whatever bug I’ve picked up.
I was considering taking Newtie in with me for medicinal purposes, but I’m not back into the groove yet enough to do so.
I remember chatting with
8:05p, 10/18/2000
ALEXIS IS HERE!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEXIS!!!!
10:25 pm
8 pounds 9 oz
21 inches long
little blonde hair 🙂
CONGRATULATIONS KELLIE AND CHRIS!!
i just talked to mommy and to daddy. kellie was feeding lil wee baby when i called. she’s doing fine and is very happy.
She’s grown remarkably over the last year, and I’m glad she’s a healthy and happy baby!
It’s also
“Come out… come out… where-ever you are. To meet the young la-ady who fell from a star” Glenda was such a cool witch. Seemed like she was out of it the whole time, but then again, she did ride around in a bubble.
Dave might be giving me his old Mac this weekend… which would be very cool for doing development even more cross-platform. Now, I’m thinking about what the Network name on the Hive might be. (Current Network elements are Queen (big Brain), Worker (Lappie), and Drone (Palm).) So far, Pupa was offered, and I like that… but I figure I have until it gets strapped into the network (oh boy! AppleTalk! I haven’t dealt with that in about 2 years…we’ll see how hard or easy it is to add it to the hive at all. I’d like to share the dsl net connection and files) . I’m excited… I had a line on a free mac before, but the bottom fell out of that deal. This machine is the last one before the IMAC candy-colored ones came out… it’s beige. 🙂
You know, one day, I’ll have a lovely library in my home, with overstuffed chairs, wireless net connections, tasty scents of sandalwood and such, high bookcases reaching to the ceiling, and plenty of well read, loved books on the shelves. Meanwhile, I’ll have to be happy with boxes in my closet. Maybe this weekend I’ll get some shelves, and make more of my texts simpler to access.
OK, Some Good News…
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Tough to find good news on the Earth these days, so we’ll take to the skies. The ozone layer may be in better shape this year than last.
Here’s a picture to offer a few minutes of respite from the day’s news. Bird whistling soundtrack not included.
To show his affection for a woman, a knight would wear her scarf or any clothing element in his tournaments.
Gold (Or)- Generosity and elevation of the mind
Red (Gules)(Qu)- Warrior or martyr; Military strength and magnanimity
Orange (Tawny or Tenne)- Worthy ambition
Would that I could strike out at her torment, wearing a sash of said colors… casting down those that would cause her such anguish and annoyance today… Drive a lance through the heart of the vile Server Knave (no king, he!) and then sweep my lady off of her feet for a comfortable time together, free of struggle and full of pleasure.
Other colors as well, for completeness –
Silver (Argent)- Peace and sincerity
Blue (Azure)- Truth and loyalty
Green (Vert)- Hope, vitality, plenty also joy, and loyalty in love
Black (Sable)(Sa)- Constancy or grief
Purple (Purpure)- Royal majesty, sovereignty, and justice
Maroon (Sanguine or Murray)- Patient in battle, and yet victorious.
http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/
flash games… simple, but clean and beautiful.
very calming.
I’m staying home again today, instead of spreading disease like Scotto Germyseed. I’m drinking Theraflu in which I can actually see tiny organisms evolving from radial to bilateral symmetry as I watch. Give to me health, O healing, hot, lemony brew!
Fiddling with CSS, and what I want to know is why I can’t specify type in CSS to degrade to different sizes, like so:
.sansesque { font: 12px Verdana, 14px Helvetica }
Given the x-height difference, those are really more equivalent than if both are at the same size. Does anyone know a workaround for this (or a reason it doesn’t make sense)?
(Yes, I know 14 px Helvetica looks ugly. just making an example, here)
dulcet (DUHL-sit), adjective:
1. Pleasing to the ear; melodious; harmonious.
2. Generally pleasing, soothing, or agreeable.
3. (Archaic) Sweet to the taste.
Dulcet comes from Old French doucet, diminutive of dous, “sweet,” from Latin dulcis, “sweet.”
brown study (broun STUD-ee) noun
A state of deep absorption in thought.
[Apparently from brown in the sense of gloomy.]
Tor, is indeed a brown study in the bestial, mindless beastly side of man. Raaaahhhr!
Meanwhile my most beloved is purely dulcet in all her ways. 🙂
in the news of the stupid –
Morons Sue bin Laden
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Two South Florida men filed a $1.1 trillion federal lawsuit against Osama bin Laden on Monday, alleging that as U.S. citizens the terrorist leader has threatened them with personal injury. According to the suit, the plaintiffs had to build and refortify their bomb shelters because of bin Laden’s threats. They say the threats also inflicted personal injuries on them, including high blood pressure and stomach disorders.
“Basically, he’s threatened myself and every American in this country,” Pitchford said. ”It’s against the law to threaten anybody in Florida. Based on that, he’s intentionally inflicted emotional distress.”
*rahhhhhr* Tor smash stupid sue-happy morons for slowing down the court system…. *rahhhhr*
I love my fellow pod.
Off to dreamland. nigh night!
The Prime Number Sh-tting Bear
I will use it to teach math to my child. Sparky! Pay attention! thanks for showing it to me,
Pick all that apply. 🙂
Do the types of stories we choose to tell reveal our own strength of character, or lack thereof?
thanks to
been up and coughing since 5am.
staying home from work today, sick.
have a cough, congestion, and stuffed up. I blame Terri at work for passing it on.
taking Theraflu and Robitussin CF.
lets hope it kicks in soon.
yech
panjandrum pan-JAN-druhm, noun:
An important personage or pretentious official.
Panjandrum was coined by Samuel Foote in a piece of nonsense writing:
So she went into the garden to cut a cabbage-leaf to make an apple-pie; and at the same time a great she-bear, coming up the street, pops its head into the shop. “What! No soap?” So he died, and she very imprudently married the barber: and there were present the Picninnies, and the Joblillies, and the Garyulies, and the grand Panjandrum himself, with the little round button at top, and they all fell to playing the game of catch-as-catch-can till the gunpowder ran out at the heels of their boots.
It was composed on the spot to challenge actor Charles Macklin’s claim that he could memorize anything. Macklin is said to have refused to repeat a word of it.
greenmail GREEN-mayl noun
The practice of buying a large quantity of a company’s stock as a hostile
takeover measure, and then selling it to the company at a higher price.
[From green (money) + mail (as in blackmail).]