ennui \on-WEE\, noun:
- A feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction arising from lack of interest; boredom.
Urban Word of the Day: dragging balls
- taking too much time to complete a task, procrastinating, never ending, slow paced.
(office setting/coworkers)
G: Fuck! It's only 10am?
Bob: Yep. Today is dragging balls.
Trivia
How many U.S. state capitals have the word city in their name?
- Four—Jefferson City, Missouri; Carson City, Nevada; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Yucca Mountain: was approved by President George W. Bush as the site of the nation's first repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste (2002)
Today's Birthdays
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642): physicist and mathematician who is considered the father of modern astronomy
- Henry Steinway (1797-1871): builder of pianos
- Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906): pioneer in woman's suffrage; other women born today who advanced the cause of feminism include Susan Brownmiller (73) and Jane Seymour (57)
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