Sunday, July 19, 2009

imbue \im-BYOO\ , transitive verb:

1. To tinge or dye deeply; to cause to absorb thoroughly; as, "clothes thoroughly imbued with black."
2. To instill profoundly; to cause to become impressed or penetrated.

Origin: Imbue comes from Latin imbuere, "to wet, to steep, to saturate."

cold jerky

• The process of suddenly and altogether stopping a perpetual masturbation habit. Can apply to male or female.

The only way to stop was to go cold jerky.

Trivia

Where in your body would you find cerumen?

• In your ears—it’s earwax.

Today in history:

• Seneca Falls Convention: first women's rights assembly was organized by Lucretia Mott and others; it called for female suffrage and produced the Declaration of Sentiments (1848)
• Franco-Prussian War: began after Bismarck provoked France; it ended in Germany's unification and the deposition of Napoleon III (1870)
• Holbrook, Arizona: a meteorite weighing nearly 200 kg exploded over Earth, showering the Navajo County town with debris (1912)
• "Don't ask; don't tell": policy on gays in the US military was announced by president Bill Clinton (1993)

Today's Birthdays:

• Edgar Degas (1834-1917): French impressionist painter
• Charles Horace Mayo (1865-1939): surgeon who co-founded the Mayo Clinic
• A. J. Cronin (1896-1981): novelist, The Stars Look Down; writers Alice Nelson Dunbar (1875-1935) and Edgar Snow (1905-1972) shared this birth date
• George McGovern (87): US senator and early Vietnam War opponent
• Ilie Năstase (63): tennis hall-of-famer
• Jared Padalecki (27): Sam Winchester on Supernatural; actors Pat Hingle (1923-2009),Helen Gallagher (83), George Dzundza (64), Campbell Scott (48) and Anthony Edwards(47) were also born on this date