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TEAM TRAVAIL: when everything starts to go wrong

April 22, 2012

After wearing my socks for a day I know they are smelly and in need of laundering.  It’s not a matter of choice.  It’s a matter of necessity.   If I fail to maintain that protocol people will begin to notice the odor and avoid me. That’s a rather harsh and crude way of saying that [...]

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TEEMING: swarming, overflowing

January 6, 2012

There’s a huge difference between the meaning of the words crowded and teeming.   It has to do with the feeling of the situation. A funeral home may be crowded with mourners or a bus stop may be crowded with commuters.  It means that there is a large group of people in a place that may [...]

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HIRSUTE: to be covered with hair

September 2, 2011

Beards, mustaches, and other facial hair manifestations have been in and out of fashion for as long as I can remember.  I would have said that it was the current fashion, but I read in the news the other day that the facial hair phenomenon is fading.  I haven’t seen signs of it myself. The [...]

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LENTEN JOY: an oxymoron

March 13, 2011

Lent, the period of weeks preceding Easter,  is normally characterized as a time of introspection, sacrifice, and engaging in solemn practices of devotion.  Christians are encouraged to remove the frills  from their lives and to practice a more “stripped down” period of life during which they can focus on their spiritual lives without distraction.   It’s [...]

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DOLDRUMS: to be in a state of physical and emotional inactivity

March 11, 2011

There’s always “the August Doldrums” with which to cope when the air is hot, humid, and sticky.   It’s a common phrase … and a common phenomenon in many places where summer humidity can do you in. The result is a lethargy which slows things down to a crawl, affecting one’s appetite, energy, and interest in [...]

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SEPTUAGENARIAN: a person who is between 70-79 years old

November 11, 2010

I thought it would be more painful than it was.  On Monday I celebrated my 70th birthday.  Apart from an awakening jolt, when I said to myself, “Oh my God, I’m 70 today!” it was a perfectly normal day. I’ve told you before that I go to LaSalle Bakery every morning for a cup of [...]

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