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12.11.09 – A Friday

WORD mortify [mawr-tuh-fahy] v. (used w/ object) 1. to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one’s pride or self-respect 2. to subjugate (the body, passions, etc.) by abstinence, ascetic discipline, or self-inflicted suffering 3. Pathology. to affect with gangrene or necrosis ∞ v. (used w/o object) 4. to practice mortification or disciplinary austerities 5. Pathology. [ READ MORE ]

The 2009 MTV Movie Awards – Good & Bad

Sunday night, I sat down to watch the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. Funny thing. Once upon a time, I’d steer clear of all award shows, but I like Andy Samberg (who hosted this year’s show) and so I decided to check it out. I watched it in its entirety. And while it felt kind of dirty, I’m glad I [ READ MORE ]

04.17.09 – Friday

Word: quixotic [kwik-sot-ik] adj. 1. (sometimes initial capital letter) resembling or befitting Don Quixote 2. extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical or impracticable 3. impulsive or rashly unpredictable Birthday: J.P. Morgan (1837), Thornton Wilder (1897), Harry Reasoner (1923), Jan Hammer (1948), Rowdy Roddy Piper (1954), Michael Sembello (1954), Nick Hornby (1957), Maynard James Keenan (1964), Liz Phair [ READ MORE ]

04.15.09 – Wednesday

Word: claque [klak] n. 1. a group of persons hired to applaud an act or performer 2. a group of sycophants Birthday: Leonardo da Vinci (1453), Henry James (1843), Bessie Smith (1894), Roy Clark (1933), Emma Thompson (1959), Linda Perry (1965), Samantha Fox (1966), Seth Rogen (1982) Occurence: 1755- Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Langauge [ READ MORE ]

03.16.09 – Monday

Whereabouts: Philadelphia, PA Word: syllogism [sil-uh-jiz-uhm] noun 1. Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to [ READ MORE ]

03.06.09 – Friday

Whereabouts: Philadelphia, PA Word: reductio ad absurdum [ri-duk-shi-oh ad ab-sur-dŭm] Latin 1. proof of falsity by showing an absurd logical consequence  2. proof of truth by demonstrating the falsity of alternatives  3. the carrying of a  principle to impractical lengths Birthday: Michelangelo (1475), Cyrano de Bergerac (1619), Lou Costello (1906), Ed McMahon (1923), Wes Montgomery (1925), [ READ MORE ]

Joshua James LeJeune

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