Sunday, September 11, 2011

elegiac \el-i-JAHY-uhk\, adjective:

1. Relating to the mourning or remembering of the dead.

2. Used in, suitable for, or resembling an elegy.

3. Expressing sorrow.

Elegiac stems from the Greek elegos, "poem or song of lament," a word that may date back to the Phrygian language.

dearthquake, noun:

• A very minor tremor or vibration that causes a media frenzy while actually having little effect or no real damage.

Yo, bro - did you feel that wicked dearthquake this morning?

No dude, I was busy carpet sweeping my girl's rug and felt no tremors at all.

Trivia

What wood was used in making Charlie Chaplin’s trademark Little Tramp cane?

• Bamboo.

History

• Battle of Lake Champlain American troops score a decisive victory over the British in the War of 1812 (1814)
• Boulder Dam: was dedicated by FDR (1936); it was renamed Hoover Dam in 1947
• World Wide Fund for Nature: conservation and environmental group was formed, in Switzerland (1961)
• coup: General Augusto Pinochet's forces topple the Chilean government of democratically-elected Salvador Allende; Pinochet retained power for nearly 17 years (1973)
• Scottish Parliament: a referendum of the Scottish electorate approved a separate parliament, breaking from England after 290 years of union (1997)

Birthdays

• D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930): author of Lady Chatterly's Lover; plus, writers O. Henry (1862-1910) and Jessica Mitford (1917-1996)
• Ferdinand Marcos (1917-1989): Philippine president forced into exile after executing opposition leader Benigno Aquino
• Tom Landry (1924-2000): football player and coach of the Dallas Cowboys; plus, U-Alabama coach Paul (Bear) Bryant (1913-1983)
• Robert Crippen (74): space shuttle astronaut
• Mickey Hart (68): drummer, Grateful Dead; also, musicians Tommy Shaw (58), Moby (46), Harry Connick, Jr. (44) and Ludacris and Jon Buckland (both 33)
• Scott Patterson (53): Luke on Gilmore Girls; also, actors Betsy Drake (88), Earl Holliman (83), Amy Madigan (61), Roxann Dawson (53), Anne Ramsay (51), Virginia Madsen (50), Kristy McNichol (49), Taraji P. Henson (41) and Tyler Hoechlin (24)

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