Word For The Day, Tuesday 11/12/02

The Verbivores | 11/12/02 | Mistress Bella

[Bella_Bru]

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”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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enervate \EN-ur-vayt\, verb:

To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to impair the moral powers of.

Etymology: Enervate is from Latin enervatus, from enervo, enervare, to to remove the sinews from, hence to weaken, from e-, ex-, from + nervus , sinew.

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Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

[YaYa123]

Total enervation = Alex Baldwin on Hollywood Squares!

[xsmommy]

you're kidding??? alex baldwin has become PAUL LYNDE??? that is wonderful!

[Argh]

Go here, the link's near the top, to see and hear Shephard Smith's JLo error.

[RikaStrom]

Ok, I made it back. I have prescriptions (2) oh joy, and a corneal ulcer.

I think I will have to give up being vain and just wear my glasses.

[YaYa123]

Big as life, Fat Alex is sitting right there with Rodney Dangerfield, Nicole Sullivan (who?), Joan Rivers, George Wallace (black comedian), Paula Abdul, Dom DeLuise, bababuie (?), Jack Hanna,

[xsmommy]

so what caused it? i have no problem wearing my glasses, except i can't see very well with them, my peripheral vision stinks. hope that the prescriptions help with the swelling and pain.

[xsmommy]

ahhhhhh, hollywood squares... repository of the has-beens! couldn't happen to a nicer guy!!!!

[RikaStrom]

Sleeping in my contacts, apparently.

I have to wear my glasses for at least two weeks, and then I may still wear them after that.

It's just that I am so blind so I hate to wear my glasses, if I take them off, I can't see anything. And sunglasses are a witch when you wear glasses. UGGGGG

Damn eye hurts.

[xsmommy]

did you wear them all night? what kind do you have? i have gas permeable ones. can't sleep in them other than a nap.

[Argh]

No celery or eggs. But suit yourself.

[Slip18]

Looks to me like the 'burghs will stay home and have their nightlife there. Talk about enervating! It's almost time for a Boston Tea Party.

AZ is going to tax smokers (yet again) another 60 cents for a pack of cigarettes. And Pittsburgh is going to raise taxes on alcohol by 10 percent. But no one is really raising taxes, right?

[Slip18]

Oh, Miss Rika, I've done that before. Left the old contacts in overnight. I know how much it hurts.

[RikaStrom]

Yeah, I did. They were extended wear contacts. Not no more!!!!!!!

[xsmommy]

well at least my little corner of VA said NO, to the dem governor trying to raise the sales tax, ostensibly to improve transportation in NO.VA. I was worried the RINOs would go for it, but it was defeated. so at least marky-mark warner is on notice that we will not just take any tax he tries to shove down our throats!

[RikaStrom]

I am surprised there aren't more sympathy pains. LOL

Ok gang, I am going to try to get some sleep. Talk to you all later.

[xsmommy]

while i am generally pretty nonplussed about medical procedures, i have considered the laser surgery, but i am too big a weenie to mess with my eyeballs!

[Slip18]

Your turkey and stuffing sound great, Argh!

After cooking about 10,000 turkeys myself (LOL!), I started cooking them differently about five years ago.

You get the old oven going at 400 degrees. I make a concoction in a ramekin of rosemary, sage, basil, marjorim, thyme, parsley and salt and paper. You clean that turkey up real nice. Dry it off. Stuff it with your favorite stuffing. Oil it with olive oil. Throw on the ramekin stuff. Spread it all over. Add a melted stick of butter on top of the ramekin stuff with a brush.

Put it in the hot oven. Leave it there for 40 minutes until the skin is a nice color. Then drop the temperature to 325. Cook until done.

It comes out not only tasty, but gorgeous.

I'm cooking one this week for Thanksgiving because Cyber wants to cook one in the hot oil. Problem with hot oil is you can't stuff the bird!

[xsmommy]

you guys are making me hungry for turkey!!!

[doubled]

I did the lasik about 6 years ago. I was very bad eyesight wise. went through pop bottle glasses, pop bottle contacts, and pop bottle semi permeable contacts. I have been very happy with the surgery. The valium before the surgery really calms you down.

[Slip18]

I've been considering the laser surgery for a long time. Lotsa members of my family have had it, and are thrilled with the results -- until -- they need glasses for reading. Then you're back to wearing glasses again.