Posted on 01/21/2014 5:07:22 AM PST by SoothingDave
Word For The Day, Tuesday January 21, 2014
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".
symposium [sim-poh-zee-uhm]
-n
1. a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, especially a meeting at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic before an audience.
2. a collection of opinions expressed or articles contributed by several persons on a given subject or topic.
3. an account of a discussion meeting or of the conversation at it.
4. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a convivial meeting, usually following a dinner, for drinking and intellectual conversation.
5. ( initial capital letter, italics ) a philosophical dialogue (4th century b.c.) by Plato, dealing with ideal love and the vision of absolute beauty.
[1580–90; < Latin < Greek sympósion drinking party, equivalent to sym- sym- + po- (variant stem of pī́nein to drink) + -sion noun suffix ]
de hecho
-adv
in fact, actually
De hecho, ella era la estudiante mas joven de todas.
In fact, she was the youngest student of all.
We have about 3 inches and it’s supposed to snow until 11 pm. Dogs are driving me nuts wanting to keep going outside and getting soaked. Chan is frolicking like a puppy in it.
You’re right-she did look like Rosane Roseannadanna-especially the hair...
It isn’t supposed to snow here-just colder, and maybe rain for a couple of days-
I was listening to the classic rock station on the way home and I heard “Black Dog” and a favorite Judas Priest tune-
“We hold each other closer, as we shift to overdrive
And everything goes rushing by, with every nerve alive
We move so fast it seems as though we’ve taken to the sky
Love machines in harmony, we hear the engines cry.
I’m your turbo lover
Tell me there’s no other...”
That same DJ gets into heavy music sometimes, which I also like-I heard “White Room with Black Curtains” the other day...
It’s all done here. 3-4 inches. Moved some of it around in the driveway.
Now the cold comes.
How cold is it supposed to get where y’all are? And what about DC-if it is cold and snowy enough to keep Obama indoors, and congress away from work, we could save a few billion...
Xsbaby and I helped xshub shovel. Janice dean says we have 3” and maybe that’s true downtown but not here. We shoveled at least 4 and another came down in the meantime. It’s light though, was able to just push the shovel to clear the driveway.
Going down to 8 degs and wind gust to 40 mph.
Minus 2 tomorrow morning. 15-20 below wind chills. My company is going to have shuttles from the far flung parking lots again.
I sympathize with you both-stay warm and safe. As cold as it has been early on, it would be nice if it was an early spring, too...
Speaking of which-I watched “Klondike” last night and decided I’d watch all three episodes-tonight and tomorrow-It is okay, so far for a miniseries, and I’ve been fascinated by books and movies about the great white north from an early age...
Took me an hour, to clear the 10 inches from the driveway, invigorating workout....
Good job! You’ll appreciate it even more tomorrow, while everyone else is digging out.
I could get the big boy do it, i just get off on it...lol,
But all me neighbors are generally out, periodically in this kind of weather.
Getting a workout while doing something productive is its own reward. Plus you can have big dessert! Or a beer without guilt.
Actually the treat is a nice hot shower.....i’ve always missed the hot tub in my old gym.....
Lol...that album, does not get the recognition it deserves.
The pace, is awesome for cardio training...Freewheel Burnin,Eat me Alive..jawbreaker,sentinel..then it fades on side 2, Some Heads are Gonna Roll leads to a slow down
Just takes a level of stamina....if you can train to that, you can go at it indefinitely.
White Room was one of the first heavy tunes I got into, as a kid..
About 7 or so...lol..long story.
FEDGOV 2 hr delay, all school dist are closed, but nothing from xsbabys college yet. They were closed today.
Maybe you’ll get the call at 5 am? That’s when our district usually calls us off, much to our chagrin.
no call from college, there was an alert on their website saying won’t open until noon. that means her class was cancelled because it was at 8 am.
Sounds like win-win.
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