...of the Month Archives
Random Thought of the Month
- June 2008
- Can someone please explain to me? Why is it it that gas prices keep going up and the oil companies profits keep going up, yet they say it is about supply and demand?
- Isn't that price gouging?
- May 2008
- When I take ibuprofen, how does it know whether I have a headache, a toothache or a fever? And always find the right one?
Quote of the Month
- June 2008
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- “Life is a painting, and we are the product of our own brush. So let your true colors be seen and glorified.” by Matthew Keen
- May 2008
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- “The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” by Anna Quindlen
Word of the Month
- June 2008
- Ruminate
- ROO-muh-nayt
- intransitive verb
- 1. To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed."Cattle free to ruminate." --Wordsworth. 2. To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect.
- transitive verb
- 1. To chew over again. 2. To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
- They come, these scholars, in baseball hats clamped over bald pates or white hair, and polo shirts stretched over bellies more intimate with beer than situps, to ruminate on the game. -- Edward A. Gargan, "Scholars Look at Baseball and See the American Essence", New York Times, June 27, 1998
- Her lyrics are less narratives than fragments of personal philosophy; she ruminates about the miserable ways people treat each other, and looks for comfort in her own solitude. -- Karen Schoemer, "Good Case of the Blues", Newsweek, March 22, 1999
- May 2008
- Iconoclast - eye-KAH-nuh-klast - noun
- 1: a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration; 2: a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
- Susan's irreverent opinion of Shakespeare made her an iconoclast in the eyes of many of her fellow English majors.
- June 2008
- iPhone-a-friend
- n. The act of using a regular cell phone to get information by calling someone who is sitting at a computer and can surf the internet by proxy.
- "We are hopelessly lost. I'll just use my iPhone-a-friend and my mom can get us directions from Google Maps."
- May 2008
- Funkified
- Adj 1.Fortified with Funkiness, brimming and overflowing with Funk, a fountain of Funk. 2.To become so overwhelmed by funk as to render un-usable or unwanted
Cooking Tip of the Month
- June 2008
- Stock up on spices. One of the keys to cooking low-fat and not getting bored is to spice your food well. When you have finished your recipe, always taste it and adjust the spices to meet your taste.
- Source: www.e-cookbooks.net
- May 2008
- To make fat-free broth, chill your meat or chicken broth. The fat will rise to the top, and you can remove it before using the broth.
- Source: www.e-cookbooks.net
Joke of the Month
June 2008
KNOWING YOUR BIBLE VERSES
A new pastor was visiting in the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door. Therefore, he took out a business card and wrote "Revelation 3:20" on the back of it and stuck it in the door.
When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his card had been returned. Added to it was this cryptic message, "Genesis 3:10." Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in gales of laughter. Revelation 3:20 begins "Behold, I stand at the door and knock." Genesis 3:10 reads, "I heard your voice in the garden and I was afraid for I was naked."
- May 2008
- THE MOOD RING
- My husband, being unhappy with my mood swings, bought me a mood ring the other day so he would be able to monitor my moods. We've discovered that when I'm in a good mood, it turns green. When I'm in a bad mood, it leaves a big honking red mark on his forehead. Maybe next time he'll buy me a diamond.