Tuessday, May 12, 2020

frivol \ FRIV-uhl \ , verb;

1. to behave frivolously; trifle. 
2. to spend frivolously (usually followed by away): to frivol away one's time. 

Origin: Frivol is a back formation of the word frivolous which arose in the 1860s. Frivolous comes from the Latin word frīvolus meaning "worthless."

cowboyitis /ˈkouˌboi'īdəs/ Noun 

• An intentional lack of regard for danger or negative consequences to strategically help yourself. Using cowboyitis is a cunning tactic to provide self gain. 

Sales Work Environment: Client is avoiding purchase a product 

James (sales rep): Why is it you do not want to buy this product? 

Clay (customer): Cuz' man, this is expensive 

James (now irritated after working with this client for 30 mins): Look man, this is the best of the best and there is no other place you can get this product. You either purchase it today or walk away and feel unsatisfied every time you look at women.

Clay (shocked but not offended): Ok you have a point, I'm not going to wait to make this purchase anymore. Ring me up 

James completes the order and walks to Melissa, his sales manager. 

Melissa: Give me a high five James, Great Job. That was pure Cowboyitis! Did not know you had that quality.

History

• odometer: pioneer and inventor William Clayton first used his "roadometer," an early tool for measuring distance traveled (1847)
• Berlin blockade: the Soviets ended their nearly year-long blockade of the Western-held sectors of Berlin (1949)
• hurricanes: the US Dept. of Commerce announced that storms would no longer be named after women only (1978)
• 2008 Sichuan earthquake: killed nearly 70,000 Chinese and left millions homeless (2008)

Birthdays

• Edward Lear 1812 - Poet, illustrator
• Lord Grimthorpe (Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, Q.C.) 1816 - Lawyer, horologist, architect
• Florence Nightingale 1820 - Nurse, contributed to modern nursing procedures, author
• Dante Rossetti 1828 - Poet, artist, brother of poet Christian Rossetti
• Jules Massenet 1842 - French composer
• Gabriel Urbain Fauré 1845 - French composer, pianist
• Mildred McAfee 1900 - Captain Mildred McAfee (Horton), first director of U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service)
• Katherine Hepburn 1907 - Actress ("Morning Glory", "On Golden Pond [1981]", "The Rainmaker")
• Howard K. Smith 1914 - Journalist, TV anchorman
• Mary Kay Ash 1915 - U.S. businesswoman and the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc., born Mary Kathlyn Wagner
• Joe Maphis 1921 - (Otis W.) Joe Maphis, country singer, entertainer, songwriter
• Bob Goldham 1922 - Hockey player
• John Simon 1925 - Lord Chancellor of Great Britain from 1940-1945
• Yogi Berra 1925 - Baseball player, manager
• Burt Bacharach 1929 - Composer
• Samuel Nujoma 1929 - President of Namibia
• Felipe (Felipe Rojas) Alou 1935 - Baseball player
• John Bucyk 1935 - Hockey player
• Tom Snyder 1936 - Journalist, television host
• Frank Stella 1936 - Abstract artist, sculptor, painter
• George Carlin 1937 - Comedian, actor
  
• Susan Hampshire 1938 - Actress ("Cry Terror", "David Copperfield")
• Millie Perkins 1938 - Actress ("Wall Street", "Ensign Pulver")
• Ronald L. Ziegler 1939 - Journalist, Press Secretary for U.S. President Richard M. Nixon
• Jayotis Washington 1941 - Musician (The Persuasions)
• Billy Swan 1942 - Singer, songwriter
• Ted (Theodore Rodger) Kubiak 1942 - Baseball player
• Ian Dury 1942 - Singer (Ian Dury and the Blockheads)
• David Walker 1943 - Musician (Gary Lewis & The Playboys)
• Linda Dano (Linda Rae Wildermuth) 1943 - Actress
• Ian McLagan 1946 - Musician
• Steve Winwood 1948 - Musician (Blind Faith, Traffic, Spencer Davis Group)
• Lindsay Crouse 1948 - Actress ("The Juror", "Slap Shot", "Traps")
• Billy Squier 1950 - Singer
  

  
• Pat (Patrick Leonard) Darcy 1950 - Baseball player
• Gabriel Byrne 1950 - Actor ("In Treatment")
• Bruce Boxleitner 1950 - Actor ("Scarecrow and Mrs. King", "The Babe")
• Kix Brooks 1955 - Musician (Brooks and Dunn)
• Lou Whitaker 1957 - Baseball player, nicknamed "Sweet Lou"
• Kim Greist 1958 - Actress ("Homeward Bound" movies, "Chicago Hope")
• Kevin Bass 1959 - Baseball player
• Ving Rhames 1961 - Actor
• Billy Duffy 1961 - Musician (The Cult)
• Emilio Estevez 1962 - Actor ("Breakfast Club", "The Mighty Ducks" movies, "Young Guns"), Martin Sheen's son, Charlie Sheen's brother
• Eddie Kilgallon 1965 - Musician (Ricochet)
• Stephen Baldwin 1966 - Actor ("Born on the Fourth of July"), brother of Alec Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin
• Tony Hawk 1968 - Skateboarder
• Kim Fields 1969 - Actress ("The Facts of Life")
• Samantha Mathis 1970 - Actress
• Jamie Luner 1971 - Actress ("Melrose Place")
• Mackenzie Astin 1973 - Actor
• Melanie Chisholm (Melanie "Mel" Jayne Chisholm) 1976 - Singer (Spice Girls), known as "Sporty Spice"
• Jason Biggs 1978 - Actor ("American Pie" movies)
• Malin Akerman 1978 - Actress (The Watchmen)
• Samantha Mathis 1978 - Actress
• Emily VanCamp 1986 - Actress ("Brothers & Sisters")
• Malcolm David Kelley 1992 - Actor ("Lost")
• Sawyer Sweeten 1995 - Actor ("Everybody Loves Raymond")
• Sullivan Sweeten 1995 - Actor ("Everybody Loves Raymond")
  Sofia "Gloria Sol" Latyk 1995 - t3h pr0n