by Dwane | Nov 8, 2022 | Vocabulary
Arachnoleptic fit: The wild fit you throw right after you walk through a spider web. Arachnoleptic fit is a made-up word. My mom sent it to me. It’s a useful made-up word though. I nearly wiped out once after biking through a spider web. I threw an arachnoleptic...
by Dwane | Nov 7, 2022 | Vocabulary
Laconic: using few words; terse; concise. Laconic means brief. Laconic comes from the Greek region Laconia, land of the ancient Spartans. The Spartans were famous for their blunt speech. King Phillip of Macedon once threatened to invade Spartan territory. “If I...
by Dwane | Nov 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
A few months ago on a long summer road trip, I listened to the audiobook Apocalypse Never by Michael Shellenberger. The subtitle says it all. Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts us All. Mr. Shellenberger’s book is a cry in the wilderness these days. As climate...
by Dwane | Nov 4, 2022 | Vocabulary
Criterion: a standard of judging or making a decision; any established law, rule, principle or fact by which correct judgment may be formed. A model or test. We also speak of meeting the criterion, as in “She met the criterion for the position and we hired her.” If,...
by Dwane | Nov 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Debonair: charming and carefree; suave; gracious; urbane; nonchalant; having sophisticated charm We all admired the dinner guest with his laid-back, debonair attitude. Debonair comes from the old French phrase de bon aire. De bon aire in old French means “of a good...
