*** Daily Reflections *** Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Quotation for the day: I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Confucius
Fun link for today:http://www.i-am-bored.com/
Music of the day: youtube.com
Random post from the Catacombs of SI:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=23670
Word of the Day: The Word of the Day for June 06, 2007 is:
canard • \kuh-NARD\ • noun
1 a : a false or unfounded report or story; especially : a fabricated report *b : a groundless rumor or belief
2 : an airplane with horizontal stabilizing and control surfaces in front of supporting surfaces; also : a small airfoil in front of the wing of an aircraft that increases the aircraft's stability
Pun of the day: When one of her grandsons misbehaves the queen is having a bad heir day.
America: Today's special event:
June 6, 1755 is Nathan Hale's birth date. Hale was a soldier who died in the early days of the Revolution.
On June 6, 1799, Patrick Henry died. Henry was an opponent of the Constitution.
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GEMSTONE;affirm generosity, harvest
GLENN PETERSON: harmony flexible artistic
PETER DIERKS: Return, courage, simplicity
PATIBOB: enthusiasm, perseverance, wisdom
E'LANE: purity, responsibility acceptance
RUDI:Creativity, playful, patience
MANYMOOSE: love, advancement, transformation
HONOR FIRST: beauty, adventure, forgive
WESTI: serenity,satisfied, birth
MPH: dependable, honesty, harmony
NEEKA: harmony, power, adventure
CAROLYN: appreciation, abundance, laughter
RAINY DAY WOMAN: celebrate, hope, honesty
TIM FOWLER: happy, share, impulsive
LAZARUS LONG: efficiency, release, humor
ISH: joy, health, endurance
NHAYNES: kindness, imagination generosity
SARKIE: humility, unity, freedom
KLP: freedom, learn, family
ALAN SMITHEE: passion, vision, determined
GLOOP: artistic, focus, play
KEN ADAMS: hospitality, tactful, energetic
RICHARDRED: share, prosperous, strength
ORAL ROBERTS: clarity, pleasure, mysterious
JOHN CARRAGHER:dream, wealth, care
FAQSNLOJIKS: comfort, indulgence, appreciation
LADYLURKSALOT: kindness, trust, respect
I am not so lost in lexicography as to forget that words are the daughters of earth, and that things are the sons of heaven.
—Preface to Dictionary (1755)
Samuel
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