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Words and Wisdom ArchiveNovember 14, 2007
"I am happy. I am very happy. —from Days With Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel November 8, 2006
“More die in the United States of too much food than of too little.”
- John Kenneth Galbraith
August 28, 2006
A motto is a word, phrase, or sentence inscribed on or attached to a coin, building, or other object. A motto expresses an important idea for a group of people. California's motto is "Eureka!" Why is that our motto? What is the motto of another state? January 3, 2006
Why use the same word as everyone else? Try these alternatives in your writing:Nice : pleasant, good, kind, polite, satisfying, enjoyable, pleasing, pleasurable, lovely, amusing, cheery Happy: tickled, elated, thrilled, lighthearted, delighted, ecstatic, blissful, jovial, overjoyed, jubilant Said: whispered, cried, screamed, hollered, shrieked, bellowed, believed, weeped, howled, wailed, blubbered, shouted, exclaimed, called, yelped, screeched May 13, 2005
Ikebana means "flowers kept alive." It is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. These arrangements are very simple, with the idea that less is more. Ikebana arrangements may be a single blossom or several different kinds of plants. Usually 3 types is considered the maximum. Containers may be made of wood, lacquerware, or ceramic and are usually very simple. Often the container is designed to hang from a wall. Ikebana arrangements change with the season. Different styles and plants are traditional for different times of the year. Chrysanthemums, for example, are used in the fall. Cherry blossoms, young bamboo shoots and other grasses are used in the spring. January 19, 2005
The word lunar comes from the word Luna, the Roman goddess of the moon. It has several meanings: |
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