Name Days For Friday April 30, 2021:
Intars July 1 (Latvia)
Intra June 3 (Latvia)
Ints July 12 (Latvia)
Inuta August 10 (Latvia)
Ioan January 7 (Bulgaria)
Ioana January 7 (Bulgaria)
Ioanna January 7 (Greece)
Ioannis January 7 (Greece)
Iordan January 6 (Bulgaria)
Iordanka January 6 (Bulgaria)
1990-03-27
Dear Diary,
It’s not fair! I never do a thing and I get blamed! I think I’ll pack my necessities and leave a note.
Love,
Tara
Thursday January 30, 2020
feuilleton
PRONUNCIATION: (FOI-i-ton) [the final syllable is nasal]
MEANING: noun: 1. The part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, criticism, and the like; also something printed in this section. 2. A novel published in installments. 3. A short literary piece
ETYMOLOGY: From French, from feuillet (sheet of paper), diminutive of feuille (leaf), from Old French foille, from Latin folium (leaf). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bhel- (to thrive or bloom), which also gave us flower, bleed, bless, foliage, blossom, and blade. Earliest documented use: 1845.
USAGE: “Finally, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung offers tongue-in-cheek reading of the situation on the front page of its feuilleton section, saying, ‘Germany is a world champion — at least in exporting goods. We even offer up our students to study abroad, especially when they are talented.’” Germans Stew Over Joblessness; Der Spiegel (Hamburg, Germany); Mar 15,
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: The power to command frequently causes failure to think. -Barbara Tuchman, author and historian (30 Jan 1912-1989)
Haiku Style Poem
By: Tara Kimberley Torme
Thank you for this cup
Of coffee, open window,
An hour that flows calmly,
For the power of patience.
In between times of today.
Listen to my prayer.
Haiku Poem
By: Tara Kimberley Torme
She keeps telling me
That you really are not the
One – what does she know?
Name Days For Thursday April 29, 2021:
Ingrid January 27 (Czech Republic) October 5 (Estonia) October 9 (Sweden)
Ingrida March 19 (Latvia) June 6 (Latvia)
Inguna June 26 (Latvia)
Inguns June 26 (Latvia)
Ingus March 19 (Latvia) June 11 (Latvia)
Ingvars June 5 (Latvia)
Inita May 8 (Latvia) December 27 (Latvia)
Inka October 5 (Finland)
Inkeri October 5 (Finland)
Inta June 3 (Latvia)
1990-03-26
Dear Diary,
Friday, the concert was great. Saturday, I got jeans. Yesterday, skateboard. Today, no school. Our choir went to a fine arts festival. We got 2nd place. The school car went to school instead of McDonald’s.
Love,
Tara
Wednesday January 29, 2020
biblioclast
PRONUNCIATION: (BIB-lee-uh-klast)
MEANING: noun: One who destroys or mutilates books.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek biblio- (book) + -clast (breaker). Earliest documented use: 1880.
USAGE: “Mr Raving was none too subtle a blend of born-again Christian, mini-arsonist, and my computer studies master. Once during a lesson, I had to retrieve a text-book from my bag necessitating the removal of everything else. Raving went, well, raving when he saw a copy of Eric Von Daniken’s ‘Chariots of the Gods’ appear. He grabbed the book almost before it landed on my desk and, with a zeal that would have made a Nazi biblioclast proud, set it alight and threw it into the bin while crossing himself with a ruler. A week later I was summoned to the office of the school library to explain why I hadn’t returned said book. I said: ‘Because Mr Raving destroyed it, sir.’ Aghast he replied: ‘Another one?!’” Spike Breakwell; Disabled: Joe Egg’s School Days; The Independent on Sunday (London, UK); Feb 29, 2004.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against its government. -Edward Abbey, naturalist and author (29 Jan 1927-1989)
Haiku Poem
By: Tara Kimberley Torme
I would really like
To go and show to her
That you’re here to stay
Name Days For Wednesday April 28, 2021:
Inese May 16 (Latvia) May 18 (Latvia)
Inesis May 16 (Latvia) May 18 (Latvia)
Ineta June 3 (Latvia)
Inga March 19 (Latvia) October 5 (Estonia) December 28 (Latvia)
Ingars July 1 (Latvia)
Inge October 5 (Estonia)
Ingeborg October 5 (Estonia)
Inger October 5 (Estonia) October 9 (Sweden)
Ingi October 5 (Estonia)
Ingmars May 21 (Latvia)
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