Posted on 07/08/2013 6:15:16 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Thursday, July 8, 2013 – halcyon
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".
halcyon; adj;noun 1.calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather. 2.rich; wealthy; prosperous: halcyon times of peace. 3.happy; joyful; carefree: halcyon days of youth. 4.of or pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher. noun 5.a mythical bird, usually identified with the kingfisher, said to breed about the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea, and to have the power of charming winds and waves into calmness. 6.any of various kingfishers, especially of the genus Halcyon. 7.( initial capital letter ) Classical Mythology , Alcyone ( def 2 ) . halcyon (ˈhælsɪən)
— adj 1. peaceful, gentle, and calm 2. halcyonian , also: halcyonic happy and carefree
— n 3. Greek myth a fabulous bird associated with the winter solstice 4. a poetic name for the kingfisher 5. halcyon days a. a fortnight of calm weather during the winter solstice b. a period of peace and happiness
Etymology: C14: from Latin alcyon, from Greek alkuōn kingfisher, of uncertain origin]
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Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Nappy Birthday to XSTeen.
Oy vay, we certainly have.
These are the halcyon days.
Republicans have learned that if you say Strom Thurmond should have been President, you slink off into the sunset.
If you are involved in a manufactured leak investigation, and the lesker worked for a liberal favorite Republicn, you go to jail, instead.
Meanwhile, Client number 9, and Weiner dog, get to run for elective office.
Rmfe.
I don’t like them either, or most other insects. What I need is a remedy for the pets if they get stung-something I can give them to minimize the effects.
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True-they don’t pay taxes, but the price increases of everything else is starting to slam them, too-and the general store is the only place to take Lonestar cards-the icehouses and restaurants won’t take them at all-good...
Thanks, 19 yo!
Thanks! We are in chickfila drive thru and saw hilLarious bumper sticker i couldn’t wait to tell you about: “caution: unsocialized homeschoolers on board” I roared!
I’ll keep the snow. You can have the scorpions.
There is no hope.
Oh that is fabulous!
The time really does fly.
“Client number 9, and Weiner”
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A+++ I chatted with Paula re the road that we are destined to go down with the loss of religious liberty in light of DOMA. She’s skeptical and sees it as doomsaying, thinks it will never come to that. It was difficult to point out that was a naive perspective, that the gay lobby has an agenda and that they are not reasonable people. She kept chirping separation of church and state. Now this is a faithful Catholic, a physician and extremely bright. She’s not your run of the mill ignoramus, uninformed voter. She thinks churches will not be forced to perform marriages.
Well, they won't be forced. They'll just have their tax exempt status stripped and they may be sued out of their property.
I guess it is back to the catacombs.
We are doomed.
Because she’s a doc who doesn’t perform abortions (she is gyn) and hasn’t been sued bc of it, she thinks it can’t happen.
But Obama promised he wouldnt make churches do gay weddings.
(He will let a judge force it)
Tax exempt status is the biggie.
Gays are just the pawns. Leftist states since the French Revolution have always been after the Church’s money.
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