Word For The Day, Monday, August 18, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/18/03 | 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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stolid \STAH-luhd\, adjective:
stolidity, stolidness; noun
stolidly; adverb

1. Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
2. Not easily aroused or excited
3. Dull; impassive.

He destroys the public for historical work by convincing it that history is synonymous with heavy, stolid prosing.
--Allan Nevins, "What's the Matter With History?"

Etymology: [Latin stolidus, stupid. See stel- in Indo-European Roots.]

[secret garden]

The synonym for hillary doesn't besmirch the sweet nature of our canine buddies. It's all in the context. You and Barbara Bush must be the only ones who don't refer to her with that word. ;)

[Conspiracy Guy]

DOn't get me started on the lack of Irony in Alanis's stupid little song. I redid it "Isn't it Moronic, I don't think, A little too moronic, that I think that I think. etc...."

[Argh]

Me too. I'm thinking earlier, and softer. Again, for me this is primarily a nostalgia thing.

[secret garden]

GMTA!

[Conspiracy Guy]

When I say she gives b!tch a bad name I'm talking about the human b!tches. Me and Barbara Bush agree on a lot of things. Hillary is below the terms we use for other humans we may not like such as slut, ho, b!tch, lezbeanne, etc. It raises her many levels to categorize her as a b!tch.

Let's refer to her simply as Excrement. When she does something of note we can say "Excrement Occurs" kind of an update to the tired "Sh!t Happens". You guys are free to use the terms you like but she isn't high enough to rate b!tch in my book.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Let's get out our nostalgias and wax. "Rememba Danielsan, wax on whacks off."

[Conspiracy Guy]

Hey at last I remember what GMTA means.

[Argh]

John Dowland, and his Lachrimae, etc. I've got a number of recordings, with the English crews including the Emma Kirkby and Anthony Rooley crowd on L'Oiseau Lyre, and some lutenists and consort music recordings.

You're very right, Monteverdi et al would be early Baroque, although within the time frame you mentioned.

[Argh]

Monteverdi et al would be early Baroque

Actually, Cavalli would probably be early to middle Baroque. I don't remember his dates exactly.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Checking out it's Miller Time.

[Robert A Cook PE]

I'm tealcandtrip, but usually I just write in as my dad. Our favorites list links to his account and it is too much trouble to fix it. Jean

[xsmommy]

well if you were attempting to make me J with all of the kissing on Miss bella, you have succeeded.../ pout....

[Agnes Heep]

I enjoy lute music so much that I had one made for me a number of years ago, and learned to play it passably. The thing about Renaissance lute music is that even simple pieces were beautifully composed.

[Concerto in D]

A real treasure of mine (obviously): Concerto in D for Lute and Guitar by Vivaldi.

[TheGrimReaper]

Shouldn't an English teacher know the proper usage of the word 'ironic'?

Welkum to publik skule.

[Agnes Heep]

What is it about plucked strings that's so appealing?

[Argh]

They certainly were!

[Concerto in D]

At the risk of sounding maudlin (which I'm not), perhaps it's the similarity to the tugging of one's heartstrings for things gone and for things done in solitude: Mom's reading "Somebody's Mother"; Dad's reading one of the Psalms or singing opera TOTALLY off-key; watching a perfect sunrise; or as one songwriter put it: The upward glancing of the eye when none but God is near.

[Agnes Heep]

Here in midi format is a pretty lute duet that you might have heard, called "La Rossignol" (The Nightingale). It's one of my favorites to play; incredibly simple, given its beauty and grace. Since I have no duet partner I record one part of a duet on CD and play the other part myself on my 8-course Hieber lute.

[secret garden]

Now you've got me eager to hear the rest of that song.