;Posted on 06/23/2014 5:06:08 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 6/23/14
;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".
JETTISON; verb (used with object) 1. to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency. 2. to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard. 3. Cards. to discard (an unwanted card or cards). noun 4. the act of casting goods from a vessel or aircraft to lighten or stabilize it. 5. jetsam.
Etymology: 1375–1425; late Middle English jetteson < Anglo-French; Old French getaison ≪ Latin jactātiōn- (stem of jactātiō ) jactation
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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Drew is on the right. Surely WUYS has featured him at least once or twice. Great smile, lights up his whole face.
Speaking of the sibs, any news on xsboy and his job search?
I hate that it is that way. After the twins were born, she became insanely selfish and greedy. She ir a real internet addict. She has a new kid now with a new husband and she won’t let the kid do anything all day while she is on the internet. The kid is 3 1/2 years old and can’t do half the stuff my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter can because X-box has so little interaction with it.
Well, the twins have looked really happy in every picture you have posted, from fishing days to prom, so they have at least one involved parent who adores them.
Things would be much better
If we just fired some in DC-
Do performance evaluations
And we would quickly see
Who will go, who will stay
And who we can really trust-
Jettison the rest of them
And leave them in the dust
Fire Obama for breaking rules
Just like any cheating CEO-
Fire his inner circle as well
We’d save a fortune, you know...
Happy anniversary!
It may be high time to jettison the idea of college as the end-all-be-all (especially Ivy Leagues) or ideal for everyone:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3171256/posts
he had a meeting with a recruiter today, for a temp position with a law firm. the plan is still to pursue the NYC gig in Sept, unless something else turns up in the mean time. He has been messing around with re-designing websites, for Gonzaga hockey, and for another company that he worked for in the summers, as a means of beefing up his portfolio of work.
I didn’t know the NYC job had a delay built in. That’s convenient.
When I went out with Husky girl at 6, there was a rabbit sitting up in the path to the riverbank, just watching us. Of course the dog went right into hunting posture-muscles tense, ears forward and ready to launch into the chase, so I took hold of her collar and whispered sit, which she did, resentfully. The rabbit hopped off to the river after a minute or so-seeing a rabbit sitting still is a good omen...
I totally agree. A+++
yikes!!
sounds good to me! A+++
yes, it is very helpful.
I didn’t realize that! hope it means something good will come your way!
I saw a little one in the neighbor’s yard on the way to the park and even better, a curled up little fawn on the church lawn with a doe nearby. It’s the first fawn I’ve seen this year. It looked like mom said lay low and don’t move.
Thank you!
xsboy and xsteen’s affianced are driving up to ocean city NJ this weekend for the bachelor party.... 10 guys in a beach house. thankfully the affianced’s dad is going too. a great many of the bridal party are former/current military and I think that requires supervision~
Yeah, I've basically put my personal life on hold to get them to this point. They are my babies, it's what parents do.
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