TODAY'S WORD

VESTIGE

1. a (1) a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something
(as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished
or lost (2): the smallest quantity or trace b: footprint

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

"Do not follow where the path may lead.
Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

POEM

FRIENDS

A friend is someone we turn to
when our spirits need a lift.
A friend is someone we treasure
for our friendship is a gift.
a friend is someone who fills our lives
with beauty, joy, and grace.
And makes the whole world we live in
a better and happier place.

-Jean Kyler McManus

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Willing is not enough; we must do.

-Joahnn Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet (1749-1832)

TODAY'S WORD

ACCRUE

1. To result from natural growth.

2. To be added as a periodic gain, as interest on money.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Age-based retirement abitrarily severs productive persons from their livelihood, squanders their talents, scars their health, strains an already overburdened Social Security System, and drives many elderly people into poverty and despair. Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.

-Norman Vincent Peale, American Clergyman (1898-1993)

TODAY'S WORD

-LOGUE

A combining form meaning a specified kind of spoken or written discourse
Ex. monologue

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Admitting that you are wrong will show others
that you are willing to be corrected.

TODAY'S WORD

PANACEA

1. A remedy for all ills or difficulties: CURE-ALL

LOCAL EVENTS

SYNONYMUS

Collaborative Poetry, Music, Movement and Image

Open Mic and Featured Performance
@
Nuyorican Poetry Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY. (between Ave. B & C)
212-505-8183
$7.

TODAY'S WORD

FULMINATE

1. To explode with a loud noise.

2. To issue violent denunciation or strong comdemnation.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

I have learned not to sweat the small stuff. Enjoy life, learn something new every day, help someone else without expecting anything in return.

EVENTS

NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL

AUGUST 11-23, 2006

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

POETRY IS THE RHYTHMICAL CREATION OF BEAUTY IN WORDS.

-Edgar Allan Poe, American Poet (1809-1849)

SAME SOUND, DIFFERENT SPELLING

ISLE- transitive verb

1. to make an isle of
2. to place on or as if on an isle

noun

1. Island; especially: islet 1

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

He who does good, for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward,
but is sure of both in the end.

-William Penn, English leader (1644-1718)

TODAY'S WORD

-AN
also -ian, -ean

1. one that is of or relating to

2. one skilled in or specializing in

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

-Norman Vincent Peale, American clergyman (1898-1993)