December 2011
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6 New Year Traditions from Around the World →
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“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it...”
– L.M. Montgomery
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30 Things to Start Doing to Yourself →
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Word of the Day 12/31/11: apricity
apricity- n. the warmth of the sun in winter
Experiencing apricity is one of the most comforting feelings.
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“No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is...”
– Martha Graham (via theballetblog)
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Trivia Bit 12/27/11: Koalas
The special blend of microbes found in the stomachs and intestines of the Koala get there through the mother, who has a special type of poop, called “pap”, that the baby Koalas eat when they are about ready to leave the pouch. Without these microbes, the Koala would not survive.
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Word of the Day 12/27/11: hebetudinous
hebetudinous (heb-i-TOOD-i-nes) — dull-minded; mentally lethargic
His hebetudinous lack of interest maddened the teacher.
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“Later, when you’re grown up, you realize you never really get to hang out...”
– ― Mindy Kaling, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
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Word of the Day 12/26/11: hiemal
hiemal [HAHY-uh-muhl]: Of or pertaining to winter; wintry.
Since snow and frost lasted from October well into April, no wonder the mean of my school memories is definitely hiemal. — Vladimir Nabokov, Speak, Memory
Merry Christmas!
Have a wonderful holiday everyone!
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“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming...”
– Marcel Proust
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Word of the Day 12/23/11: bonhomie
bonhomie [bah-nuh-MEE]: A good nature; pleasant and easy manner.
His bonhomie won the favor of his future in-laws.
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Christmas Tree Fads and Fashions →
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From Hamlet; Act 1, Scene 1
Marcellus to Horatio and Bernardo, after seeing the Ghost,
Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes
Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated,
This bird of dawning singeth all night long;
And then, they say, no spirit dare stir abroad,
The nights are wholesome, then no planets strike,
No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm,
So hallow'd and so gracious is the time.
by William Shakespeare
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Vocab Rehab
mentalflossr:
Kummerspeck (German): Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.
Read More: 19 Outstanding Words You Should Be Working Into Conversation
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Incompatibility
by Nick Sanford
The man on the shoreline noticed a woman beneath an umbrella and thought he might like to marry her someday. She had long black hair and feathery eyelashes. And dimples.
Would you like to take a swim with me? he asked, captivated by the smoothness of her skin, the crookedness of her nose.
If I go in the water I will fall apart, she said, wondering if this man would be the one to...
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Where Candy Canes Come From →
“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think...”
– Thich Nhat Hanh (via findingrealwords)
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Word of the Day 12/19/11: inchoate
inchoate (in-KOH-it) 1. in an initial or early stage; incipient. 2. imperfectly formed or developed.
The inchoate company was having a difficult time financially.
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Sarah Kay: How Many Lives Can You Live? →
Spoken-word poet Sarah Kay was stunned to find she couldn’t be a princess, ballerina and astronaut all in one lifetime. In this talk from TEDxEast, she delivers two powerful poems that show us how we can live other lives.
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Trivia Bit 12/18/11: "12 Days of Christmas"
If you received all of the gifts in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” you would receive 364 gifts.
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"How the Blood Moves in Winter"
By Nate Ochs
If you buy Marv a scotch he’ll tell you he hasn’t slept with her in a dozen years. The body that burned in his mind became silt; little by little the veins went varicose and oh yes, kiddo, as he is, so you shall be. But once he’d caught her humming in the weedy garden and it was as if she’d taken off all her clothes, and lain down in the red vines of an...
