I have always a sacred veneration for any one I observe to be a little out of repair in his person, as supposing him either a poet or a philosopher; because the richest minerals are ever found under the most ragged and withered surface of the earth. Discuss
Month: December 2020
puzzle
rebus – A puzzle in which one must decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words. More…
puzzle – Comes from Old French opposaile, “thing set before one,” “bewildering thing”; as a verb, it first meant “be beset by difficulties.” More…
cabobble – To mystify, puzzle, or confuse. More…
word search – A puzzle consisting of letters arranged in a grid which contains a number of hidden words written in various directions. More…
Chester Greenwood Day
Chester Greenwood (1858-1937) made his first pair of “ear protectors” when he was 15 years old. He was granted a patent in 1877 and established an entirely new industry in his hometown of Farmington, Maine, where he continued to refine the design and manufacture of what we now know as earmuffs. Farmington residents celebrate Chester Greenwood Day on the first Saturday in December (Greenwood was born on December 4) with a parade, flag-raising ceremony, and a foot race. Everyone is encouraged to wear earmuffs for the festivities, including pets. Discuss
be in for a surprise
To be guaranteed to receive or experience an unexpected outcome, especially a negative one. Watch the video
Scrolls
A scroll is a roll of paper, parchment, or papyrus that can be unwound for writing upon or reading. A popular format for recording texts prior to the development of codices, scrolls fell out of common use by the Middle Ages. However, some Hebrew scribes still copy scrolls of the Torah by hand, adhering to extremely strict guidelines used since antiquity. If a copy differs from the original by a single letter, the entire scroll can be invalidated. How many letters are contained in a Torah scroll? Discuss
loup-garou
Definition: (noun) A monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again.
Synonyms: lycanthrope, werewolf, wolfman.
Usage: The loup-garou killed without mercy when in wolf form and repented his terrible actions as soon as he returned to his human form.
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swimming
enatation – Escape by swimming. More…
butterfly stroke – In swimming, the stroke in which both arms are raised out of the water and lifted forward together. More…
shoal – A synonym for “school,” referring to a large number of fish swimming together. More…
supernatant – Means “swimming on the surface.” More…
Marshall Islands Gospel Day
Gospel Day in the Marshall Islands is similar to Thanksgiving day in the United States. The Marshallese people attend church on this day to commemorate the first missionaries who brought the light of God to the Marshall Islands. The largest church in the Marshall Islands is the United Church of Christ; however, many other Protestant denominations have churches in the Marshall Islands, including Assembly of God, Baptist, and Seventh Day Adventists. In addition, the Catholic Church has established a strong presence in the islands Discuss
in some sense
Partly; in some or certain way(s). Watch the video
Molecular Clouds
Throughout the universe, new stars are born in cold, concentrated, asymmetrical clouds of interstellar gas where molecules exist in appreciable abundance. These molecular clouds are often so dark and full of dust that light cannot pass through them, and when they collapse internally, new stars are formed. The motions of such clouds are governed by turbulence and gravity, and they can be tremendously large. Within our own galaxy, where are clouds of molecular gasses predominantly located? Discuss