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Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie as Playboy Bunnies
Windy again today. Red flag warning (meaning no burning). Sunny and cool. Frost early tomorrow morning. Turned on the heat bulbs in the well pump house.
Mom and I covered the asparagus after we picked most of it. Also covered the almond bush. Worried about the cherry tree, so loaded with blossoms. We couldn't cover it because it is too tall to cover. Hopefully this cold snap tonight through wednesday morning won't set it back.
Laundry Day. Too windy to hang clothes on the line.
Time for bed. *hugs*
The game should alleviate your boredom.
Word of the Day for Monday April 9, 2012
alleviate • \uh-LEE-vee-ayt\ • verb
1 a : relieve, lessen: as
b : to make (as suffering) more bearable
c : to partially remove or correct
Did you know?
"Alleviate" derives from the past participle of Late Latin "alleviare" ("to lighten or relieve"), which in turn was formed by combining the prefix "ad-" and the adjective "levis," a Latin word meaning "light" or "having little weight." ("Levis" comes from the same ancient word that gave rise to "light" in English.) We acquired "alleviate" in the 15th century, and for the first few centuries the word could mean either "to cause (something) to have less weight" or "to make (something) more tolerable." The literal "make lighter" sense is no longer used, however, so today we have only the "relieve" sense. Incidentally, not only is "alleviate" a synonym of "relieve," it's also a cousin; "relieve" comes from "levare" ("to raise"), which in turn comes from "levis."
Windy again today. Red flag warning (meaning no burning). Sunny and cool. Frost early tomorrow morning. Turned on the heat bulbs in the well pump house.
Mom and I covered the asparagus after we picked most of it. Also covered the almond bush. Worried about the cherry tree, so loaded with blossoms. We couldn't cover it because it is too tall to cover. Hopefully this cold snap tonight through wednesday morning won't set it back.
Laundry Day. Too windy to hang clothes on the line.
Time for bed. *hugs*
The game should alleviate your boredom.
Word of the Day for Monday April 9, 2012
alleviate • \uh-LEE-vee-ayt\ • verb
1 a : relieve, lessen: as
b : to make (as suffering) more bearable
c : to partially remove or correct
Did you know?
"Alleviate" derives from the past participle of Late Latin "alleviare" ("to lighten or relieve"), which in turn was formed by combining the prefix "ad-" and the adjective "levis," a Latin word meaning "light" or "having little weight." ("Levis" comes from the same ancient word that gave rise to "light" in English.) We acquired "alleviate" in the 15th century, and for the first few centuries the word could mean either "to cause (something) to have less weight" or "to make (something) more tolerable." The literal "make lighter" sense is no longer used, however, so today we have only the "relieve" sense. Incidentally, not only is "alleviate" a synonym of "relieve," it's also a cousin; "relieve" comes from "levare" ("to raise"), which in turn comes from "levis."