vade mecum vay-dee-MEE-kuhm; vah-dee-MAY-, noun:
1. A book for ready reference; a manual; a handbook.
2. A useful thing that one regularly carries about.
Vade mecum is from Latin, literally meaning “go with me.”
oh, and there’s a fresh combat beginning in the haiku arena.
My Firstest ever LJ friend! 🙂
I hope you have a wonderful day, you pooping sheep!
Good morning, and welcome to Autumn. 🙂
Here’s hoping that you enjoy the coming season, the changing of colors, Hallowe’en, new scents and the cooling, snuggly times ahead.
We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms.
The first is freedom of speech and expression…everywhere in the world.
The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way…everywhere in the world.
The third is freedom from want…everywhere in the world.
The fourth is freedom from fear…anywhere in the world.
–President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Message to Congress, January 6, 1941
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/topics/nimda.asp
guys… here’s how to protect yourself… stupid neil Gaiman site got a lot of my buddies.
note to self –
http://perl.apache.org/embperl/Features.pod.1.html
http://perl.apache.org/embperl/Intro.pod.2.html
maunder MON-dur, intransitive verb:
1. To talk incoherently; to speak in a rambling manner.
2. To wander aimlessly or confusedly.
Maunder is possibly a dialectal variant of meander (possibly influenced by wander).
sub rosa sub RO-zuh adverb
Secretly, privately, or confidentially.
[From Latin sub (under) rosa (rose). From the ancient practice of using a rose as a symbol of secrecy.]
I’ve made a number of sub rosa posts in my journal to use as reminders.
All hail the penguin queen!
When I was a kid I remember seeing the Burger King in commercials. He was a real guy. He danced around performing magic and helping kids get Burger King meals. All that seems to be left of the Kings legacy is the paper replica of his crown that you can get for the little scamps.
and why do both ronald mcdonald and the burger king have red hair?
speaking of which, I’ve been to the very 1st bk lounge… it’s The first location is at 3090 NW 36th Street, should you care to visit.
*hungry
I want onion rings!
Time to just stop for a moment. Turn off the TV, turn off the radio, fold up the newspaper.
Today is the first truly splendid weather of the new season. I mean, it is fantastic. Standing in front of an open window with no shirt on kind of weather. Big deep breaths of cool air, close your eyes and sigh kind of weather. Summer is over. I hope wherever you are, you manage to get some of this breeze.
Phoons put a smile on my face this morning. Just a bunch of people posing for pictures as though caught in mid-sprint. This Father Serra one is a favorite.
If I was still active in any Champions or superheroic games, I’d have to make a character called the Phoon. it’s just a good word.
(that and now I want to drink mum tea, with my sweetie, phooning.)
I finished Stephen King’s On Writing. I need some time to think about what I’m going to say about it, and when I get there I suspect I’m going to have a lot to say. I’m sure
annus mirabilis (AN-uhs mi-RAB-uh-lis) noun, plural anni mirabiles (AN-i mi-RAB-uh-leez)
A remarkable year.
[From Latin annus (year) mirabilis (wondrous).]
well, fark. where’s my website toddled off to?
{updated 11:30 – ah! there it is!}
Adam West is 73 today.
Happy birthday to the one true Batman!
Here is the recipe for disgusting cookies that look like cats poops (rolled in Grape-Nuts, which makes lovely fake kitty litter.)
Some of you may not want to read this!
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