Robin Williams Quote of the Day

"Everyone has these two visions when they hold their child for the first time. The first is your child as an adult saying 'I want to thank the Nobel Committee for this award.' The other is 'You want fries with that?'"

The Word of the Day for March 8 is:

sashay • \sash-AY\ • verb
1 : to make the sliding dance step called chassé
2 a : walk, glide, go *b : to strut or move about in an ostentatious or conspicuous manner c : to proceed or move in a diagonal or sideways manner

Example sentence:
Cameras flashed and fans screamed as the latest pop princess sashayed down the red carpet.

Word of the Day

ziggurat • \ZIG-uh-rat\ • noun
: an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top; also : a structure or object of similar form

Example sentence:
"The [dietary] guidelines will be turned into something like the familiar food pyramid. The new pyramid could be a circle or a ziggurat." (Richard Knox, NPR News, January 12, 2005)

Robin Williams Quote of the Day

About Canada - "Canada is like a loft apartment over a really great party."

Word of the Day

avuncular • \uh-VUNK-yuh-ler\ • adjective
1 : of or relating to an uncle
*2 : suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality

Example sentence:
Despite avuncular assurances that he remembered what it was like to be young, Katy's landlord still expected her to be a responsible tenant.

Sunday Update

I think Thomas and Diedre might like to see the pictures on Thomas' cousin Ben's web site. They are very nice night views of the Navy Pier in Chicago. There are also some very nice family photos as well.

Last night we watched I Heart Huckabees. I really recommend watching this one. We also watched Empire Records, always good fun.

I made two pies for Soup Sunday yesterday. Grasshopper and Choc-O-Magic. Today should be very yummy. We also get to see Thomas later, yeah!

Saturday Update

Last night Ashley had a little birthday party. Audry, Kalie, Keeley and Jeffey came over for pizza and a movie. They were very noisy. Chloe went to a friends house for pizza. Doug and I watched Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Mao was a bad boy and hissed at me and then later hissed at Ashley. Needless to say he was not fed the rest of the night and he did not get to sleep in our bedroom.

Word of the Day

indigence • \IN-dih-junss\ • noun
: a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking

Example sentence:
"It is a fine thing, reader, to be lifted in a moment from indigence to wealth." (Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre)

Robin Williams Quote of the Day

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.

Word of the Day

tra·che·os·to·my
Pronunciation: "trA-kE-'äs-t&-mE
Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural -mies
: the surgical formation of an opening into the trachea through the neck especially to allow the passage of air

Robin Williams Quote of the Day

Carpe per diem - seize the check.

Word of the Day

adjudicate • \uh-JOO-dih-kayt\ • verb
1 : to settle judicially
*2 : to act as judge

Example sentence:
In his concurring opinion in Gillis v. City of Waycross, Judge Mikell said that judges are not replaceable at will—the judge voted into office should be the judge to adjudicate in all cases.

Robin Williams Quote of the Day

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHLEY

Wednesday Update

So tomorrow is Ashley's 17th birthday and I still have no idea what to get her. I can't believe my baby is turning 17!

Scrubs was very funny as usual last night. I'm not sure that I have a favorite for American Idol yet. Most of the girls are not that good. For the guys Bo is pretty good and so is the Russian who had a tracheotomy when he was young.

Word of the Day

misanthrope • \MISS-un-throhp\ • noun
: a person who hates or distrusts humankind

Example sentence:
Molière's 1666 satiric comedy Le Misanthrope portrays the life of Alceste, a misanthrope who is completely intolerant of society and everyone in it.

Robin Williams Quote of the Day

Cricket is baseball on valium.

Word of the Day

consternation • \kahn-ster-NAY-shun\ • noun
: amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion

Example sentence:
The Bakers were relieved to find a motel in so remote a spot, but their relief turned to consternation when they learned the place didn't have any rooms available for the night.

Robin Williams Quote of the Day

The only people flying to Europe will be terrorists, so it will be, "Will you be sitting in armed or unarmed?"

Tuesday Update

If at all possible, check out Scrubs tonight. Zach Braff directed tonights episode.

Last night was pretty uneventful. We watched American Idol and then there wasn't much else on after that. We watched a show about the building of the Hoover Dam.