Word For The Day, Wednesday, August 20, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/20/03 | 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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apathy; \Ap"a*thy\noun:
apathies; noun, plural
apathetic, apathetical; adjective
apathetically; adverb

1. Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference.
2. Lack of emotion or feeling; impassiveness.
3. Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
4. Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.

According to the Stoics, apathy meant the extinction of the passions by the ascendency of reason.
--Fleming.

Etymology: [Latin apath a, from Greek apatheia, from apath s, without feeling : a-, without; see a-1 + pathos, feeling; see kwent(h)- in Indo-European Roots.]

[secret garden]

On F&F this morning, ED is wearing the world's ugliest dress, circa 1972?

[xsmommy]

too bad you can't do a screen capture for us! she can do tacky, can ED.

[Gabz]

I hadn't noticed the dress - but the hairdo is atrocious.

[xsmommy]

after a very trying day yesterday with a leaking kitchen sink, and xshub taking a half day off of work to spend with the repairman who did NOT finish it bc MOEN did NOT send the proper parts, i still have a kitchen sink that i cannot use. so as for tonight's dinner plan for xsbrownie's teacher? we are going to eat at the sports bar down the street, and i will bring her back for dessert. this was decided at 9pm last night, as i sat on the verge of a nervous breakdown looking around the kitchen, where the contents of the cupboard below the sink were in a big box, and the doors were open to allow it to DRY OUT under there....

[secret garden]

It is an ugly bile green/khaki shirtdress, with top stitching in white, pointy collar, breast pockets, straight from the early 70s. And she's going with the serious hair today, French twist or bun.

[secret garden]

Sounds like a good idea. What are you having for dessert? The Naked Chef was playing with chocolate recipes last night.

[xsmommy]

the serious hair is preferable to that tousled, flyaway mop that she sometimes does.

[xsmommy]

i was thinking brownies with icecream? i am seriously stressed and not having full use of the kitchen will restrict me. i can do brownies from scratch without going over the edge i think. : )

[TheGrimReaper]

Perhaps it would have been a good day for ED to "do a Sharon Stone"... thereby diverting attention away from the atrocious hairdo and ghastly dress?

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[xsmommy]

she's pregnant you perv!

[Gabz]

Look on the bright side, the sports bar means no cleaning up!!!!!!!!

[TheGrimReaper]

she's pregnant you perv!

Ohhhhh.... so she's already tried the Sharon Stone approch, then?

[xsmommy]

yes, i am perfectly comfortable with this plan. i really like this girl, and xsbrownie adores her. she tutored her this summer twice a week, at her house (cool bachelorette pad where she lives with 2 room mates, very glamorous for the 9 yo xsbrownie to go there!). so i think we will have fun wherever we go, and it will be just us girls and the teacher.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Want me to come fix it?

[Agnes Heep]

I'm six courses away from my degree, I hope it doesn't take me another year and a half to finish them.

Hang in there; I wish you all the best ... sometimes I wonder how I've functioned without one!

[xsmommy]

the requisite part won't be here til friday, MOEN is the problem, not the plumber, but thanks for offering!

[Agnes Heep]

A typical musician's hairdo!

[xsmommy]

yes, probably at the kitchen table surrounded by her 7 kids : )

[Conspiracy Guy]

I can probably fabricate the part before Friday.

[Texan5]

The hair looks okay, but where in the hell did she find that dress? My hubby's army fatigues are a more attractive color.