Word For The Day, Thursday, August 7, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/7/03 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

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. Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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tenacious \ten*a*shus\, adjective
tenaciously; adverb
tenaciousness; noun

1. Holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view.
2. Holding together firmly; cohesive:
3. Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive
4. Tending to retain; retentive:
5. Niggardly; closefisted; miserly. --Ainsworth.
6. Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn..

They are free men, tenacious of their liberties and alert to lurking danger. - Ray V Denslow

Etymology: [From Latin ten x, ten c-, holding fast, from ten re, to hold. See ten- in Indo-European Roots.]

[Texan5]

I hope so, too-but not all of these idiots are rich, and have to work at real jobs, so where is the money coming from? I know Frank Madla is wealthy-he lives on a huge ranch outside of the city that has at least three different entrances seversl miles apart. A bunch of his family lives there too, in several rather grand houses, like a mafia family compound. There are as many "no trespassing" signs on the fences as there are at area 51...

[Slip18]

Dr. Maxie, you're so bad!

[xsmommy]

so i sent you the garden pic, the SECRET GARDEN xs and my platter from clay cafe, did you get them?

[xsmommy]

so Dr. Maxie, how goes the job hunting? you need references written by any of us classmates....; )

[Slip18]

Do you have the hiccups, sweetie?

[secret garden]

Bishop Parsley plays Rodney King in the latest edition of the homosexual Episcopal drama. He forgets that a church divided amongst itself cannot stand. Big changes are coming in October.

[gas_dr]

Oh, Slip, sweetie, I am sure you would not scare me in the least...I assume that is what you were implying -- scare the hiccups out of me?

[Texan5]

What, elections before bleakfast? Ah, so...

[NeoCaveman]

Tenacious Al rues the day Jayson Blair lost his job.

The race card. Don't leave home without it.

[xsmommy]

what is happening in Oct, SG? i have seen references to Oct, and i don't know anything about how you guys do stuff, to know what that means.

[xsmommy]

it seems flurry has lapsed into his native Alabamain Chinese dialect this AM.

[secret garden]

Oh, I was wondering what the second shot was! Very nice - but I still haven't seen anything from the real garden. Mine is in a summer slump right now, waiting for sedum to burst into bloom. At least the rotten little bumblebees aren't trying to chase me away. I hate them with a passion.

[xsmommy]

so mr studly gas, how is it going down FL way? : )

[mikrofon]

In any event, Gray Davis' tenacious grip on the California governorship will be no more in a matter of weeks...

[Texan5]

Ewwww!

[xsmommy]

i am allergic to beestings, but i have been coexisting peacefully with the bees for the past few years. i sent the real garden this AM. i didn't have time last night (it was already getting on dusk) to take an updated pic of it, bc the one i sent was spring and before the stuff really took off. this is only the second year for that particular plot. our driveway cuts through the center of our plot, and so that is on the other side of the driveway from our house. i put in a ton of perennials. my problem is that the ornamental grasses send runners and become virtual WEEDS in there, which is irksome. they will take over the whole dang place. my hibiscus has not yet bloomed this year, not sure why. but it spread on it's own and just popped up another whole plant next to the original.

[xsmommy]

heck, i didn't mean to gross everyone out this AM. i was just putting the rumor of analkobe to rest!

[secret garden]

A meeting of the American Anglican group, the orthodox(read conservative) branch of the church is getting together in Dallas to prepare for a trip to England to plead our case before the Archbishop and get these abominable decisions revoked. That said, many churches of the faith are independent and can withhold funds from the national organization. That effect will be felt immediately. Starting Sunday. Edmund Burke(?) was right - we do not propose to stand by and do nothing. :-)

[Texan5]

I used to do that when my kiddo was young too, and not just with that song.

[Texan5]

Good one, Max!