Wednesday, September 23, 2026

serein \ suh-RAN \ , noun; 

• Meteorology . fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible. 

Origin: Serein is a French loanword with roots in the Latin term sērus meaning "late." It entered English in the mid-1800s. 

airport vultures

• Passengers waiting to board a plane who stalk around near and clog up the boarding gate before a flight, regardless of where their seat is or when boarding actually is.

The flight attendant became so irritated with the airport vultures that the flight was abruptly cancelled.

 

History 

• "I have not yet begun to fight": defiant statement was reportedly proclaimed by American commander John Paul Jones, just before winning a naval battle with the British (1779)
• Lewis and Clark: explorers arrived back in St. Louis after a three-year journey through the US Pacific Northwest (1806)
• Neptune: the eighth planet from the sun was discovered (1846)
• Checkers speech: as a vice-presidential candidate, Richard M. Nixon denied having received improper contributions, except perhaps for his daughter's dog, Checkers (1952)

Birthdays

• Caesar Augustus 63 B.C.
• William McGuffy 1800
• Victoria Chaflin Woodhull 1838
• Walter Lippmann 1889
• Walter Pidgeon 1897
• Louis Nevelson 1900
• Mickey Rooney (Joe Yule, Jr.) 1920
• Gail Russell 1924
• John Coltrane 1926
• Ray Charles 1930
• Colin Blakely 1930
• Pay (Chiyoko) Suzuki 1931
• Les McCann 1935
• Romy Schneider 1938
• Ben E. King (The Drifters) 1938
• Roy Buchanan 1939
• T3h Bax0jayz Father 1939
  
• Julio Iglesias 1943
• Steve Boone (The Lovin' Spoonful) 1943
• Paul Petersen 1945
• Ronald Bushy (Iron Butterfly) 1945
• Don Grolnick 1947
• Mary Kay Place 1947
• Neal Smith (Alice Cooper, Bouchard, Dunaway & Smith (BSD))
• Bruce Springsteen 1949 
• Jason Alexander 1959
• Elizabeth Pena 1961
• Don Herron (BR5-49) 1962
• Ani DiFranco 1970
• Lucia Cifarelli 1971 (KMFDM)
• Sarah Bettens (K's Choice) 1972
• Mike Felumiee (Smoking Popes) 1974

   

  

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

philology \ fi-LOL-uh-jee \ , noun; 

1. Obsolete . the love of learning and literature. 
2. the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning. 
3. (especially in older use) linguistics, especially historical and comparative linguistics. 

Origin: Philology joins philo- , a combining form from the Greek term meaning "loving," and -logy , a suffix used to refer to writing, discourses and collections. It entered English in the late 1300s.

¯\_(ã)_/¯

• y u mad

Pug: all you do is make infestors 

You: ¯\_(ã)_/¯

Holiday

• Autumnal Equinox

History

• Nathan Hale: the American Revolutionary War hero was hung by the British as a spy, saying "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" (1776)
• Shaka: Zulu kingdom founder was assassinated by his half-brothers (1828)
• long-count fight: Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey (1927)
• Fiddler on the Roof: musical set in the shtetl opened on Broadway; it ran for 3,242 shows (1964)
• Iran-Iraq War: eight-year Persian Gulf conflict began (1980)

Birthdays

• Michael Faraday 1791
• Paul Muni 1895
• Allan 'Rocky' Lane 1901
• John Houseman 1902
• Martha Scott 1914
• Tommy Lasorda 1927
• Eugene Roche 1928
• Joni James (Joan Carmello Babbo) 1930
• Harriet King 1935
• Ray Norton 1937
• Paul LeMat 1945
• King Sunny Ade 1946
• Mark Phillips 1948
• Harold Carmichael 1949
• David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake) 1951
• Shari Belafonte-Harper 1954
• Debby Boone 1956
• June Forester (The Forester Sisters) 1956
• Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blond) 1957
• Lynn Herring 1958
• Joan Jett 1960
• Rob Stone 1962
• Scott Baio 1961
• Bonnie Hunt 1964
• Big Rube (Society of Soul) 1971
• Emily "Autumn" Liddell 1979
  
• Laura Vandervoort 1984

 

  

  

  

 

 

  

Monday, September 21, 2026

desiderium \ des-i-DEER-ee-uhm \ , noun; 

• an ardent longing, as for something lost. 

Origin: Desiderium comes from the Latin verb dēsīderāre meaning "to long for; require." It entered English in the early 1700s. 

employmentally challenged

• In today's economy, this word is quite handy when describing those who are currently without a job, jobless, or unemployed. This large group of people may or may not be receiving monthly benefits. They might be actively seeking work and honing in on their resumes or interviewing skills. More often than not, one can assume that they are glued to their couches in sweatpants, watching daytime television.

The employmentally challenged woman slept until 11 a.m. and then pretended to search for jobs on Craigslist, while spending hours and hours on Facebook.

Trivia
What futuristic novel opens with the line “It was a pleasure to burn”?

• Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury.

History

• French National Convention: voted to abolish the monarchy (1792)
• Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus: editorial in the New York Sun addressed an eight-year-old's doubts (1897)
• The Hobbit: J.R.R. Tolkien's classic Middle-earth novel was published (1937)
• independence: Malta (1964) and Belize (1981) become independent of the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China was proclaimed (1949)
• NFL Monday Night Football: debuted on ABC, with color commentators Howard Cosell and Don Meredith (1970)

Birthdays

• H.G. Wells 1866
  
• Chuck Jones 1912
• Rand Brooks 1918
• Larry Hagman 1931
• Leonard Cohen 1934
• Henry Gibson 1935
• James Woolsey 1941
• Dickey Lee (Patches) 1941
• Sam McDowell 1942
• Fannie Flagg 1944
• Richard Childress 1945
• Stephen King 1947
• Reggie Rucker 1947
• Don Felder (The Eagles) 1947
• Marsha Norman 1948
• Bill Murray 1950
• Kenny Starr 1953
• Arie Luyendyk 1953
• Philthy Animal (Motorhead) 1954
• Mark Levin 1957
  
• Ethan Coen 1958
• Mark Reed Levin 1958
• Dave Coulier 1959
• David James Elliot 1960
• Nancy Travis 1961
• Catherine Oxenberg 1961
• Rob Morrow 1962
• Faith Hill 1967
• Tyler Stewart (Barenaked Ladies) 1967
• Ricki Lake 1968
• Trugoy the Dove (De La Soul) 1968
• Alfonso Ribeiro 1971
• Liam Gallagher (Oasis) 1972
• Joseph Mazzello 1983
• Maggie Grace 1983 - Actress ("Lost")
• Lindsey Stirling - (violinist) 1986

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

Saturday, September 19, 2026

equanimity \ ee-kwuh-NIM-i-tee, ek-wuh- \ , noun; 

• mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.

Origin: Equanimity can be traced to the Latin aequanimitas , which is formed with aequus meaning "even, plain, equal" and animus meaning "mind, spirit, feelings." It entered English in the early 1600s. 

pirate bath 

• The process of washing just the arm pit area and the private area with a wash cloth or handful of water. People will ask you to define a pirate bath, the easy definition is "pits and privates"

Kyle was in a helluva hurry and didn't have time to take a full shower. He instead took a pirate bath and he was on his way.

History

• George Washington's farewell address: was printed as an open letter to the American public (1796)
• New Zealand: became the first country to grant women the vote (1893)
• Butch Cassidy: notorious outlaw joined his partner, the Sundance Kid, in robbing their first bank as a duo in Winnemucca, Nevada (1900)
• Juan Perón: Argentina's president was deposed and exiled after a military coup (1955); he lived in exile for two decades and then was reinstated as president
• emoticons: the digital smiley :-) and frowny :-( were proposed by Scott Fahlman (1982)
• Ötzi the Iceman: 5,000-year-old tattooed mummy was discovered near the Austrian-Italian border (1991)

Birthdays

• Jan Luyts 1655
• Henry Brougham 1778
• Leon Jaworski 1905
• Frances Farmer 1910
• Sir William Golding 1911
• Roger Angell 1920
• Billy Ward (Billy Ward and the Dominoes) 1921
• Duke Snider 1926
• Adam West 1928
• Rosemary Harris 1930
• Ray Danton 1931
• Brook Benton 1931
• Mike Royko 1932
• David McCallum 1933
• Brian Epstein 1934
• Nick Massi (The Four Seasons) 1935
• Al Oerter 1936
• Paul Williams 1940
• Sylvia Tyson (Ian and Sylvia) 1940
• Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers) 1940
• Joe Morgan 1943
• "Mama" Cass Elliott (The Mamas and Papas) 1943
  
• Randolph Mantooth 1945
• David Bromberg 1945
• Freda Payne 1945
• John Coghlan (Status Quo) 1946
• Lol Creme (10cc, Godley & Creme) 1947
• Jeremy Irons 1948
• Lesley "Twiggy" Hornby 1949
• Joan Lunden 1951
• Daniel Lanois 1951
• Nile Rodgers (Chic) 1952
• Rex Smith 1956
• Lita Ford 1958
• Kevin Hooks 1958
• Trisha Yearwood 1964
• Jim Abbott 1967
• Espraronza Griffin (Society of Soul) 1969

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

Thursday, September 17, 2026

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