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Word of the Day: frippish
frippish
[fr. fripp-ery + -ish < OF frepe, ferpe, feupe
rag, old garment < ML faluppa, piece of straw]
obs. rare tawdry, gaudy
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Word of the Day: achromatopsia
achromatopsia n. Color blindness. (a -: without.) (chrom -: color.) (ops - or opt -: to see.) -
Word of the Day: Funkadelic
(Mwahahaha!)
funkadelic, a. (and n.) origins: U.S.
Designating a type of popular music which combines funk with elements derived from soul and psychedelic and rock (such as the use of highly amplified guitars and a heavy drum beat); (more generally) funky. Also as n. -
Animal activists says he'd free mink again
MADISON, Wis. -- An animal rights activist who faces a potential two-year prison term for freeing thousands of mink from Midwest fur farms says he has no regrets ( Read more... ) -
Word of the Day: Erudite
Since I haven't been able to find an LJ community to add to my friends list that does this regularly... These will be taken from various sites online that provide a word of the day.
erudite · 'er-&-"dIt · (adjective)
: possessing or displaying extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books : LEARNED [an erudite scholar]
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Chickpea Vegetable Soup
I got a craving for chickpeas today and thought I'd use up some of the fresh colourful vegetables we have in the fridge right now to go along with them to make a stew. So far, I planned to use onions, carrots, sweet potatoes, chickpeas, zucchini and banana peppers. Can't use the sweet potato, though, 'cause I got to it too late and it's gone ( Read more... ) -
Serenity
According to www.rottentomatoes.com, 24/30 reviewers so far have given Serenity a thumbs up, including Roger Ebert.
(Link leads to blurbs of reviews. Reading the reviews themselves may provide spoilers, just to warn you in advance.)
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A favourite Cohen poem
I hadn't read this in years and just found it again while leafing through a collection. His name came up on another's LJ. I remember discovering Leonard Cohen during my first year away from home in Halifax at King's College, when I spent more hours at the used bookstores around town just simply buzzing at being surrounded by so many books waiting ( Read more... )