Peruse has a controversial double
meaning due to common misuse. Even dictionaries do not all agree
on the meaning of the word.
The primary meaning for the word peruse is
to read or look at carefully or thoroughly. Its original
meaning is synonymous with words like examine or inspect. The
new definition addressing the misuse cropped up rather recently,
sometime late in the last century.
The new meaning for the word is to skim, to look through in a
casual or selective manner. These definitions have one
suggesting a thorough examination and the other a few simple
glances.
A word with two
potential, opposite meanings is called a contronym, an
autoantonym, or a Janus word. Others include: “To bolt” can mean “to run
away,” but it can also mean “to hold in place.” “Sanction” can
mean “to approve” or “to boycott.”
Aug 18, 2017
Elsie the Cow
Elsie is the name of the cow used as the
symbol on Elmer's products. She is the spouse of Elmer, the bull
(male cow) who the company is named after.
Function Keys
Keyboard function keys really do have
functions and some are quite handy. Function keys are usually on
the top row and have an F followed by a number, such as F1, F2,
etc.
The most universal is F1, press it and you get help for almost every program you happen to be using.
F3 is handy for doing searches. For instance, if you are in a document or on a long web page, just press F3 and a search bar appears on the bottom of your screen. (You can also open a search box by holding down the CTRL key and hitting the letter f.)
F6 is handy if you are using a browser. It jumps the cursor to the address bar so you can type a new address in it.
Obviously there are more, but some are used by specific programs, such as F7 while in Microsoft Word checks for spelling. Try them, you may be surprised at how much time you can save.
The most universal is F1, press it and you get help for almost every program you happen to be using.
F3 is handy for doing searches. For instance, if you are in a document or on a long web page, just press F3 and a search bar appears on the bottom of your screen. (You can also open a search box by holding down the CTRL key and hitting the letter f.)
F6 is handy if you are using a browser. It jumps the cursor to the address bar so you can type a new address in it.
Obviously there are more, but some are used by specific programs, such as F7 while in Microsoft Word checks for spelling. Try them, you may be surprised at how much time you can save.
Nude cartoons
Warner Brothers’ Tweety
Bird, was told to put some clothes on. In his first cartoon,
Tweety was pink, but censors said he looked naked, so animator
Bob Clampett said he was repainted yellow, so he appeared to
have feathers.
Aug 12, 2017
Happy Friday
Life
happens, whether you take advantage of it or not.
Take advantage of celebrating a Happy Friday!
Take advantage of celebrating a Happy Friday!
Bacon and Nose Bleeds
According to a study conducted by the Detroit
Medical Center, bacon can quickly and effectively treat a
nosebleed by serving as a nasal tampon. For this bizarre method
to work, one must plug the bleeding nostril with a piece of
cured uncooked pork.
The team tested their bacon hypothesis on a girl who had Glanzmann thrombasthenia, a rare hereditary disease that causes prolonged bleeding. After sticking a piece of cured pork inside the girl’s bloody nose, the bleeding stopped immediately.
The results of this scientific research were published in the Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. The researchers acknowledged that doctors had used cured pork to treat nosebleeds in the past. However, the practice was discontinued.
The researchers speculated that the high risk of acquiring parasitic and bacterial complications from stuffing one’s nose with cured pork caused the unconventional treatment to be abandoned.
The team tested their bacon hypothesis on a girl who had Glanzmann thrombasthenia, a rare hereditary disease that causes prolonged bleeding. After sticking a piece of cured pork inside the girl’s bloody nose, the bleeding stopped immediately.
The results of this scientific research were published in the Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. The researchers acknowledged that doctors had used cured pork to treat nosebleeds in the past. However, the practice was discontinued.
The researchers speculated that the high risk of acquiring parasitic and bacterial complications from stuffing one’s nose with cured pork caused the unconventional treatment to be abandoned.
Wordology, Terrific
John Milton, author of Paradise Lost came up
with many new words. One of them is the word terrific, but it
had a different meaning for Milton. He used the word terrific to
mean something that was terrifying, as in terrif fic.
Tree Growth
In the United States, which contains eight percent of the
world's forests, there are more trees than there were a hundred
years ago. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization,
"Forest growth nationally has exceeded harvest since the 1940s.
By 1997, forest growth exceeded harvest by 42 percent and the
volume of forest growth was 380 percent greater than it had been
in 1920."
The U.S. had 319 million people in 2014 and 228 billion trees. The greatest gains have been seen on the East Coast, with average volumes of wood per acre almost doubling since the 1950s. Over 75 percent of the productive commercial forest land in the United States is privately owned.
In a study released during 2015 in Nature, a team of 38 scientists found that the planet is home to 3.04 trillion trees, far surpassing the previously estimate of 400 billion. The researchers estimated there are 422 trees for every person on Earth.
Incidentally, the US federal government owns 28% of all US land.
The U.S. had 319 million people in 2014 and 228 billion trees. The greatest gains have been seen on the East Coast, with average volumes of wood per acre almost doubling since the 1950s. Over 75 percent of the productive commercial forest land in the United States is privately owned.
In a study released during 2015 in Nature, a team of 38 scientists found that the planet is home to 3.04 trillion trees, far surpassing the previously estimate of 400 billion. The researchers estimated there are 422 trees for every person on Earth.
Incidentally, the US federal government owns 28% of all US land.
Wordology, Wamblecropt
It sounds just like it means. It means
overcome with indigestion. You might have observed your stomach
was wambling a bit. If the wambles (indigestion) got so bad you
could not move, you were wamblecropt. Sad that such a
descriptive word has gone out of favor.
Riot, Rout, Unlawful Assembly
Riot, rout, and unlawful assembly are
related offenses, but are separate and distinct. A rout differs
from a riot in that the persons involved do not actually execute
their purpose, but merely move toward it. The degree of
execution that converts a rout into a riot is often difficult to
determine.
A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. To be considered a riot in England and Wales it must legally involve a minimum of twelve people. Under US federal law it is only three people, in New York, US ten people, Lynchburg, VA, US, three people, and in Nevada, US only two people can constitute a riot.
An unlawful assembly transpires when persons convene for a purpose, if executed would make them rioters, but who separate without performing any act in furtherance of their purpose.
A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. To be considered a riot in England and Wales it must legally involve a minimum of twelve people. Under US federal law it is only three people, in New York, US ten people, Lynchburg, VA, US, three people, and in Nevada, US only two people can constitute a riot.
An unlawful assembly transpires when persons convene for a purpose, if executed would make them rioters, but who separate without performing any act in furtherance of their purpose.
Sticky Things
When measuring ingredients for cooking, like peanut butter,
honey, etc. Spray the measuring cup with cooking spray first. It
will make cleanup much easier.
Claddagh Rings
The Claddagh ring (Irish: fáinne Chladaigh) is a traditional
Irish ring given which represents love, loyalty, and friendship.
The hands represent friendship, the heart represents love, and
the crown represents loyalty.
The design and customs associated with it originated in the Irish fishing village of Claddagh, located just outside the old city walls of Galway, now part of Galway City. The ring, as currently known, was first produced in the 17th century, but the name Claddagh ring was not used before the 1830s. In recent years it has been embellished with interlace designs and combined with other Celtic and Irish symbols.
The ring belongs to a group of European finger rings called "fede rings". The name "fede" derives from the Italian phrase mani in fede ("hands [joined] in faith" or "hands [joined] in loyalty"). These rings date from Roman times, when the gesture of clasped hands was a symbol of pledging vows, and they were used as engagement/wedding rings in medieval and Renaissance Europe.
Incidentally, "Top of the morning to you." "And the rest of the day to yourself." Both are Hollywood inventions and never used in Ireland.
The design and customs associated with it originated in the Irish fishing village of Claddagh, located just outside the old city walls of Galway, now part of Galway City. The ring, as currently known, was first produced in the 17th century, but the name Claddagh ring was not used before the 1830s. In recent years it has been embellished with interlace designs and combined with other Celtic and Irish symbols.
The ring belongs to a group of European finger rings called "fede rings". The name "fede" derives from the Italian phrase mani in fede ("hands [joined] in faith" or "hands [joined] in loyalty"). These rings date from Roman times, when the gesture of clasped hands was a symbol of pledging vows, and they were used as engagement/wedding rings in medieval and Renaissance Europe.
Incidentally, "Top of the morning to you." "And the rest of the day to yourself." Both are Hollywood inventions and never used in Ireland.
New Spam
Yesterday I received a "thank you for your purchase" email
supposedly from Apple iTunes for $99. There was no credit card
info and when I hovered on the link, it was for a bitly web
site. Other things I hovered on were also not from Apple. Bottom
line, if there is no credit card info, delete the email after
you mark it spam.
Aug 4, 2017
Happy Friday
If you season your
friendships with joy you will taste the sweetness of life.
I always savor the sweetness of a Happy Friday!
I always savor the sweetness of a Happy Friday!
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