Sunday, September 13, 2009

bucolic \byoo-KOL-ik\,
adjective:

1. Relating to or typical of the countryside or its people; rustic.
2. Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral.

noun:

1. A pastoral poem, depicting rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds.
2. A country person.

Bucolic derives from Greek boukolikos, "rustic; pastoral," from boukolos, "a cowherd; a herdsman" from bous, "a cow; an ox.".

no-motion

1. A promotion without a raise or bonus.
2. During the recession of 2009, employers have embarked on a new trend of giving promotions to employees (e.g. by adding more responsibility to their current position or new job title) but not giving the employee any monetary compensation for it (e.g. no raise, no bonus).

My boss gave me a no-motion as I was promoted to VP but still receiving the same pay!
Trivia
Who was the only president to pay off the national debt and leave office with a surplus in the U.S. Treasury?

• Andrew Jackson.

Today in History:

• Super Mario Bros.: best-selling video game of all time was first released, in Japan, by Nintendo (1985)
• Law & Order: long-running TV police drama series first aired, on NBC (1990)

Today's Birthdays:

• Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896): pianist and composer; composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) shares this birth date
• Milton Hershey (1857-1945): chocolatier, businessman
• Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941): author of short stories and novels, Winesburg, Ohio; writers J. B. Priestley (1894-1984) and Roald Dahl (1916-1990) were also born on this date
• David Clayton-Thomas (68): singer, Blood, Sweat & Tears; other musicians born on this date include Bill Monroe (1911-1996), Peter Cetera (65), Randy Jones (57), Stephen Perkins (42) and Fiona Apple (32)
• Louise Lombard (39): CSI's Sofia Curtis; also, actors Claudette Colbert (1903-1996), Eileen Fulton (76), Richard Kiel (70), Jacqueline Bisset (65) and Geri Jewell (53)