Wednesday, May 20, 2009

satiety \suh-TY-uh-tee\, noun:

• The state of being full or gratified to or beyond the point of satisfaction.

Satiety is from Latin satietas, from satis, "enough."
Execubabble

• Verbal executive communication in broad, vague terms that rise above normal speak. Characterized by an excessive use of executive words such as robust, paradigm, and drill down. Those on the receiving end of execubabble are no better informed after the speech than when it began.

Execubabble Question: "How is the company doing?

Answer: "We are entering a quarter in which we expect robust growth. Paradigms are shifting, but the team has drilled down to the heart of the challenge."

Trivia
What alcoholic beverage is being marketed under actor-director Danny DeVito’s name?

• Limoncello. DeVito, who appeared drunk on TV’s The View after a night spent drinking the lemon-flavored liqueur with actor George Clooney, decided to cash in on the press he received by launching Danny DeVito’s Premium Limoncello in May 2007.

Today in History:

• First Council of Nicaea: opened in present-day Turkey; it dealt with the relationship of Jesus to God the Father, and the date of Easter, among other issues (325)
• Cheers: the final episode of the TV sitcom was seen by 93 million viewers (1993)
• East Timor: became an independent nation and the first new sovereign state of the 21st century (2002)
• Kingda Ka: the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster opened in New Jersey; it reaches 128 mph, and New York City, Atlantic City and Philadelphia are visible from the top of the tower (2005)

Today's Birthdays:

• Joe Cocker (65) rocker who can belt out a tune
• Dolley Madison (1768-1849): 4th American First Lady; she saved government valuables when the British set fire to the White House in 1814
• Honoré de Balzac (1799-1859): novelist, wrote La comédie humaine
• John Stuart Mill (1806-1873): utilitarian philosopher and economist who wrote On Liberty
• Bronson Pinchot (50): Balki Bartokomous in Perfect Strangers; also, actors James Stewart (1908-1997), Anthony Zerbe (73), Tony Goldwyn (49), Timothy Olyphant (41) and Matt Czuchry (32)
• Sadaharu Oh (69): first-baseman in the Japanese baseball league who hit a career record 868 home runs, making him the international champion
• Busta Rhymes (37): innovative rapper; musicians Cher (63) and Susan Cowsill (50) were also born on this date