FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Where there is an open mind,
there is always a frontier.

-Charles Kettering

TODAY'S WORD

SATURNINE

1. Cold and steady in mood; slow to act or change;

2. Surly, gloomy; morose; sullen

Ex. A saturnine smile.

TODAY'S WORD

RETINUE Attendants; retainers

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Charity is no substitute for justice withheld. -St. Augustine

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If you dont like something, change it.
If you can't change it, change your attitude.
Don't complain.

-Maya Angelou, poet

TODAY'S WORD

JEFE

Chief; leader.

EDITING

Your story is completed. Now you must go over it again to look for errors or omissions. You see the simple mistakes you made or think of something you wanted to add. Such is the job of editing. It is a thankless endeavor yet vital to the writer being published. One of the worst things that can happen is to have manuscripts rejected because of grammatical errors. Look at editing as a way to improve writing skills, vocabulary and proofreading skills.

TODAY'S WORD

FLEER To laugh or grimace in a coarse derisive manner. sneer; mock; scoff.

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The more you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you will go. -Dr. Seuss, author

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Every day you waste is one you can never
make up.

-George Allen

TODAY'S WORD

PRESCIENCE

Forknowledge of events; divine ominscience

foresight; human anticipation of the course of events

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The only way to have a friend is to be one.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do. -Jose Ortega y Gasset

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Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes. -Lucy Maud Montgomery

WRITER'S TOOLS

I have found many invaluable references that have helped me improve my writing. There are many of them, but the three books listed below are sources no writer, novice or published, can do without. Gibaldi, Joseph MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 6th edition (great book for college students) Instant Synonyms and Antonyms Strunk, Wm. and White, E.B. The Elements of Style 4th Edition

TODAY'S WORD

ZEPHYR A breeze from the west; a gentle breeze. Any various lightweight fabrics and articles of clothing.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it. -Lucy Maud Montgomery

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God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong
which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do
remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person.

-Saint Teresa of Avila

TODAY'S WORD

IDYLLIC

Pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity.

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We make a living by what we get.

We make a life by what we give.


-Winston Churchill

TODAY'S WORD

EMPYREAN

1. The highest heaven or heavenly sphere in ancient and medieval cosmology usually consisting of fire and light; the true and ultimate heavenly paradise.

2.Firmament, heavens

3. An ideal place or state

TODAY'S WORD

SALUBRIOUS Favorable to or promoting health or well being Healthful

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin. -Dwight D. Eisenhower

TODAY'S WORD

COLLAGE

1. An artistic composition made of various materials (as glue, paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface.

2. the art of making collages

3. An assembly of diverse fragments

4. A work (as a film) having disparate scenes in rapid succession without transitions.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world. -Hans Margolius

ESSAY

NEEDED! Playwrights! Poets! Writers! Actors! Actresses! Teachers! Needed are people who will affect this generation is a positive way. This culture of death has claimed too lives. The arts are a positive and life changing subject which, sadly, is goin the way of the dinosaur. Everybody does not think in a logical manner. Some express themselves through music or art or sports or a special skill that they have. We need to affirm and encourage that person. They have something that no one else possesses. It can be their contribution to the betterment of mankind.

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The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love. -William Sloan Coffin

TODAY'S WORD

PULCHRITUDE Physical comeliness; beautiful

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The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances. -Martha Washington

TODAY'S WORD

CONFLUENCE

1. A coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
Sentence: A happy confluence of weather and scenery.

2. The flowing together of two or more streams; the place of meeting of two streams; the combined stream formed by conjunction.

WEBSITES

I subscribed to two websites where you can purchase books fairly priced and somewhat on the quirky side. What I like about them is that you can find books that you may not find at the main bookstores like Barnes and Nobles or Amazon. The sites are listed below and will be added to the links list. www.ebookslib.com www.bookbrowse.com

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You don't know what power you have until you make choices in a hard time. -Lord Dragnys

TODAY'S WORD

CHRYSALIS

A pupa of a butterfly; an insect pupa Plural: chrysalides

Aprotective covering; a shelter state or stage of being or growth

Sentence: A budding writer could not emerge from his chrysalis too soon.

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To live happily with other people one should ask of them only what they can give. -Tristan Bernard

WORD OF THE DAY

PEJORATIVE Having negative connotations; tending to disparage or belittle

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What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail. -Dr. Robert Schuller

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EPOCHAL Uniquely or highly significant; mometous

WRITING YOUR LEGACY

Writing your legacy is not done with pen and paper, but by our actions and motives. What kind of legacy do you want to leave your grandchildren? Will your legacy affect the lives of future generations? Remember, a good legacy will go beyond the borders of your immediate surrroundings.

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Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold, but so does a hard-boiled egg. -Unknown

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The sun is new each day. - Heraclitus

WORD OF THE DAY

ANOMALOUS Deviating from the common or usual rule, form, or manner. Not conforming to rule, system, method, or analogy Eccentric, odd, irregular

ANOTHER DAY

GOOD MORNING!

WORDS OF WISDOM

Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. If you gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make itself felt at the end of the year.

-Horace Mann

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INCULPATE

To charge with wrongdoing; blame; accuse; implicate

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MYRMIDONS One of a warlike people of ancient Thessaly represented as followers of Achilles in the Trojan War. A faithful adherent; a follower or underling of rough or desparate character who executes the commands of his master without question or scruple. A petty officer of the law; as of a sheriff's posse; a deputy.

SHORT STORY

Kerry had the dubious task of teaching the thirteen toughest students in the school. There were seven boys and six girls. Kerry was able to single out the ringleaders. He threw them a curve by letting them make a few rules. Kerry's number one rule was no disrespecting any body else. It was a feeling out process. They tested him but Kerry held firm. The students came to like Kerry. He was creative, caring, humorous, and respected them as individuals. He worked with the parents of each student thought it was difficult at times. Some of kids came from single parent homes. They were labeled misfits because they did not fit into the so-called high school culture. Kerry did not use the word 'misfit' and he would not let them either. He involved every one in class. Failure was not an option. Kerry got them to participate in the school science fair, where they took third place. They had dreams and goals like anybody else. Khalid played five instruments and wrote music. He wanted to have his own record company. Rita wanted to be an actress. Law was in Marcia's future. Joe liked anything mechanical. All they needed was some one to believe in them. No one in his class failed the first session. There were three A's, five B's, three C's and two D's. The A students paired with the D students and the B and C students. At the end of the year, there were six A's and seven B's. A few commented that they never got an A or a B grade in their lives. The administration was dumbstruck. " How did you do it?" they queried. "They helped each other out. They learned the value of working together. They just needed someone to believe in them." Kerry answered.

POETRY

Any poets or wordologists out there? Poetry reading is big now plus there are so many venues all over the country. It is a genre that I have been reading more of in the past year or so. Like all writing, poetry is very personal to the author, only more so. There have been many times that I have had the heart pulse of the author. It cuts through the chase and gets to the point. When I read the poems of Edgar Allan Poe, I felt the pall being pulled over his life. I felt like I was right there with him. Poetry is a departure from the lengthiness of other forms of writing, but it is good to be exposed to it. A wide range of emotions are expressed in just a few stanzas of poetry. I am reading a number of different poets, trying to get a handle on their feelings. Some time in future blogs, I will recommend some poets that are worth reading.

WORD OF THE DAY

VOLUTION A spiral turn or twist