Posted on 04/24/2012 5:07:53 AM PDT by SoothingDave
Word For The Day, Tuesday, April 24, 2012
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
beek [beek]
-vt, vi
1. to bask or warm in the sunshine or before a fireplace, stove, or bonfire.
2. (of wood) to season by exposure to heat.
-n
3. Obsolete the act of basking or warming by a fire.
[1200–50; Middle English beken, akin to bake (perhaps < Germanic *bōkjan ) ]
No, it’s not. It’s Jeannette, PA.
i guess one could not say the INCOMPARABLE jeannette, PA ; )
Jeannette - It’s where your grandma’s casserole dish came from.
Some estimates over the years indicate that Jeannette once produced somewhere between 70-85% of the world's glass
Yes, indeed. Both functional and some very pretty items.
The tale is that the locals convinced an industrialist passing by on a train to locate here by demonstrating the abundant natural gas available by poking holes in the ground and lighting them on fire.
MrT5 used to say that-I had no idea what he was talking about at first-his family was from the wilds of Quebec, but I doubt that is where he got that word.
When it is sunny, and weather
Is at the springtime peak
Obama wants to play some golf-
In winter he wants to beek-
But in front of a roaring fire
In a rented chateau in Champagne
While taxpayers foot the bill
As he exhibits haughty disdain
Too bourgeois for his taste,
Newly accquired, as you know-
Pack up your stuff, Chicago guy
It is past time for you to go...
Jose Canseco has left the twitterverse.
I’m bummed
Ah, no! Did the “haters” chase him out? Can someone with his ego stay away? I complete you. LOL
http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/week_best_celebrity_gallery_ki2hkvCQ87etV7d73ZtokL?photo_num=78
No, This is something that needs to be seen...
Annnnd, he’s back.
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