Posted on 01/17/2013 4:45:37 AM PST by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
sang-froid (san*-FRWA) [* the first syllable is nasal] noun
Calmness, especially under stress.
Example sentence:
"We can take a lot more, we the stoic nation with its legendary sang-froid."
--S. Prasannarajan; Shame el-Sheikh; India Today (New Delhi); Aug 3, 2009.
Etymology:
From French sang-froid (cold blood). Earliest documented use: 1750
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Cat. Am I right?
I got my first batch of home made beer bottled last night. Another week or 2 to carbonate and I’ll be all done.
She’s welcome to gaze upon Linus and Lucy, the local squirrels who raid my bird feeder several times a week. Even when I put peanuts out there in a different spot for them and the blue jays.
All three of my cats and the dog love to watch blue jays at both bird feeders on the deck-likely because they are so screechy, dart around and squabble-they sit transfixed in front of the french doors every time a two or more of them are out there...
She is a cat who happens to be a midget. She is also a scaredy cat who is terrified of practically everything-maybe because she is so little-so overcoming the fear of squirrels is a major accomplishment for her...
I take it the beer project is going well?
I take it the beer project is going well?
Well, I bottled it last night and it tasted like (flat) beer, so that’s good. You add some more sugar to each bottle and let it carbonate for a week or two. Then you’re good to go. Optional is letting it “condition” for some more time in the cellar.
It sounds like fun, actually-I hope it turns out well.
LMAO! The Midget is that gray tabby color, but she has a bit of white under her chin...
In season, you can get apple stuff and make your own hard cider.
August and September are apple season here-there are apple orchards all over this part of the hill country, and a big apple festival is held every year in a village 25 miles from here. I wonder if they would have the stuff to make hard cider at the farmers’ market there?
I need you to summarize the ND football players girlfriend story for me and tell me what to think about it. I just know there is a brouhaha but don’t know anything.
Dude apparently had a “girlfriend” that he omly knew online. She died tragically and gave him inspiration and a sob story for a Heisman campaign.
Girlfriend never existed.
He claims he was unaware and was victimized.
What to think?
“I’m glad hockey is starting.”
Though this ****bag Obama continues to spit upon the Constitution and the People, I have found myself to be quite sang froid about the matter. Like an abused prisoner getting his daily beating, it’s just another day imprisoned.
You need a sterile vessal for fermenting, that lets the gas escape.
The rest is just something with sugar in it and the right yeast.
Thanks, guys-I’ve made wine successfully in the past, even from cactus fruits, but never tried cider.
A for you. When I didn’t think there was anyone lower than clinton, they brought us this piece of work.
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