Posted on 12/18/2012 5:12:57 AM PST by SoothingDave
Word For The Day, December 18, 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".
invigilate [in-vij-uh-leyt]
-vi
1. To keep watch
2. British to keep watch over students at an examination
[1545–55; < Latin invigilātus (past participle of invigilāre to keep watch, stay up late), equivalent to in- in-2 + vigilā- (stem of vigilāre to watch; see vigil) + -tus past participle suffix]
i know several married couples who have been together since HS. that is just inconceivable to me. i was such a different person by the time i graduated college, moved from Pittsburgh and was working and independent. i know not everyone agrees, but i am a firm believer in being independent and fully developed as a person before marriage.
i’m also pretty adamant in telling my girls that quitting your job after marriage is not a great idea. as i like to say— husbands die, lose their jobs, or cheat/leave you. It is a matter of self preservation, IMO, to maintain a toehold in the workforce. i fully support those who stay home to take care of their kids, but as soon as they are in school, i think it’s good to get back to doing SOMETHING in the workforce, so you don’t have a 20 year unemployment gap on your resume.
Jules enjoyed a pistachio, shell and all, last night that xshub dropped. nuts are prob not good either.
Oh, my husband and I didn’t date in HS. We didn’t start dating until college — and we went to college 2500 miles apart!
I was referring to your HS classmates that you referenced. xsteen’s boyfriend’s parents have been together since they were 15 yo, as is the case with a good friend of mine here. it just boggles my mind.
I’ve never heard of a nut problem. My dog loves peanut butter. Sarah got him eating carrots by putting it on them.
This weekend she was decorating cookies and gave him a dog biscuit with icing on it. Boy did he look disappointed the next time we gave him a “plain” one.
oh you are right, they have peanut butter dog biscuits for sure. very cute to put icing on a dog biscuit, what a nice treat for him!
Missy’s all time fav is french fries. If we bring even one home for her she can sniff it out and knows exactly where it is. I have never given her sweets. We think that Peanut got a Hershey kiss once and she got an autoimmune reaction which cost us $600 to cure. Most likely, it was the tin foil that did that to her, not the chocolate.
Hi, all:
Lou Reed’s ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ was grossly invigilated.
Due to topics that some thought needed to be investigated.
That today are Politically Correct and widely celebrated.
Much like the film ‘The Graduate’ and its May/December fling.
That surprised unaware audiences while making cash registers sing.
And created a search in Hollywood for “The Next New Thing!”.
Jack.
My daughter has a GREAT photo of a pizza they had just set on the counter and turned away for one second and the dog jumped up and took a huge bite! The photo is hilarious because you can tell it is his bit marks!
That is a good song-
The world is now a crazy place-
With leaders in delusional roles
And as many of us invigilate
And try to keep sensible goals
It is hard to be an optimist
When the Roman mob is screaming-
If you think they’ll pass you by,
Then you definately are dreaming
They want to loot and pillage-
And I doubt they will be quiet
If they get the emperor’s wave
To go ahead and start a riot
Dark sentiments, I know-but there is too much going down to be otherwise...
“Change the World” is an anthem of socialists who did too many drugs in their Wonderbread years...
If all that is “real” food, I have a strange dog-Husky girl will eat just about anything from a human’s plate, but if I buy the real or natural dog stuff for her, she either gives a “gag me” look, or puts it under something and nonchalantly walks away.
the drivetime DJs were discussing how many pairs of underwear they own. women appear to own far more than men. the consensus was that women own around 20+ pairs or so and men fewer. i have to say i have at least 20-25. more is better so that you are not over a barrel to do laundry every single weekend in order to have fresh ‘gutchies’ for the week.
I have no idea how this topic changed from involitates to “gotchies” ... But I travel (a lot!) and so felt I was the odd-ball with respect to nbr-of-underwear per male. And that because I had more than 7 sets.
I can’t image trying to fit 25+ sets (socks, briefs, and t-shirts) into a drawer.
Then again, I only have black socks and white socks, so most of the socks match each other most of the time.
You are such a good writer - it amazes me how quickly you write these poems each morning.
Although at the makeshift memorial the entire day, the mourners invigilate very little…
On the other hand, many a young male has many pairs because he just bought more when he didn’t have any clean ones!
travelers have to have lotsa panties bc you might get caught with back to back trips and not enough time for laundry.
My husband still hasn’t unpacked his bag - I think he has forgotten he lives here now! lol Two years almost constantly away on projects has taken a toll on him. I think I will unpack for him today.
put away the suitcase!
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