Tempted to make corned beef soemtime down the road...
...dudgeon means, as you say, something like 'a feeling of offense or resentment; anger; indignation', and is almost always found in the phrase "in high dudgeon." The word is first recorded in the late sixteenth century.
I cannot, unfortunately, tell you the origin of the word. It is yet another in that large category labelled "origin unknown." One can make a few observations: a -udgeon ending is found in some other words (bludgeon, curmudgeon)--both of which are also of uncertain origin.
TOD:
On the evening of September 10th I had fallen asleep with the TV on, tuned to Fox News. I was just stiring when the first plane hit, and came wide awake at once!
I don't think I left the TV for close to a week!
Shortly I get to do it again - Fox is reruning their 9/11 broadcast starting at 8:30. It is fascinating to observe how the full horror of the day unfolds. After the first plane hit the discussion was about how could such an accident happen. When the second plane hits, there is some confusion over whether or not it is the earlier hit played from a diffrent angle. Then the relization that it was, indeed, another plane hitting the other tower. And the announcer says "This was no accident!!!!")
der Brucer
As Dakota was saying:Yes - in a big pot with steamed potatoes, carrots and cabbage; served with lots of german mustard - rye bread with gobs of butter!Is this a hint?
der Brucer
TOD:Not that there's anything special about der B falling asleep with the news on - he does that all the time.
On the evening of September 10th I had fallen asleep with the TV on, tuned to Fox News. I was just stiring when the first plane hit, and came wide awake at once!
I don't think I left the TV for close to a week!
Shortly I get to do it again - Fox is reruning their 9/11 broadcast starting at 8:30. It is fascinating to observe how the full horror of the day unfolds. After the first plane hit the discussion was about how could such an accident happen. When the second plane hits, there is some confusion over whether or not it is the earlier hit played from a diffrent angle. Then the relization that it was, indeed, another plane hitting the other tower. And the announcer says "This was no accident!!!!")So, he'll be up before I leave for work? With the vampire hours he's been keeping lately? ::)
der Brucer
And the word of the day is: HEREDITAMENT!ETHER AND TIME do not a HEREDITAMENT make.
Matt H, I'm like you. I cannot and will not watch any of these rembrance shows. Nor will I go see any dramatizations of the events. I saw it for real that day. Nothing can make that day more emotional or horrific. I don't want to re-hash it.
Not sure if I'll watch any 911 stuff. I know I probably will
DR Cillaliz - any necklace news? Maybe you'll just to have to buy 3 when we're in NYC soon ;)
"I'm not naive about my country. My country is definitely not always right; my country has at times been terribly wrong. But I know this about Americans: We don't set out to kill innocent people. We don't cheer when innocent people die ...
We may have the power of a giant, but we also have the heart of a good and generous people, and we will get through this. We will grieve for our dead, and tend to our wounded, and repair the damage, and tighten our security, and put our planes back in the air. Eventually most of us, the ones lucky enough not to have lost somebody, will resume our lives. Some day, our country will track down the rest of the monsters behind this, and make them pay, and I suppose that will make most of us feel a little better. But revenge and hatred won't be why we'll go on. We'll go on because we know this is a good country, a country worth keeping.
Those who would destroy it only make us see more clearly how precious it is,"
This country needs to develop alternative energy sources ASAP so that we can kiss the oil producing nations goodbye forever.
I'll second that! And in the meantime, I wish they'd replace our local coal burning super-polluting power plant with a nice new nuclear plant - clean, safe, efficient!
der Brucer
I'm not here.
It's well past time for nuclear science to catch up to computer science.
We've gone from computers that filled large rooms to microchips no larger than the head of a pin. So why haven't we developed small nuclear cells for running cars?
Because (ahem)...of the same reason those last-forever tires were bought and filed away....it doesn't suit the purposes of the folks whose livelihoods depend upon maintaining the consumptive status quo.
So why haven't we developed small nuclear cells for running cars?
Because (ahem)...of the same reason those last-forever tires were bought and filed away....it doesn't suit the purposes of the folks whose livelihoods depend upon maintaining the consumptive status quo.
Amidst the dumbfounded shock and horror, I admit two ugly and cynical thoughts crept into my mind. The first was a fleeting moment of conspiracy paranoia that the Republican Administration was behind this somehow, trying to prop up a flailing and failing presidency with some sort of tragedy. I quickly dismissed this idea as being too ghastly for even the worst of their bunch.
Thoughts for today from Dave Barry (http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/2006/09/today.html) (written five years ago)der Brucer
So, I'm flipping through channels looking for an interesting informercial, and I recognize Matt Ashford on NBC - Days of Our Lives. I thought he was fired -- or drove off a cliff or something. What gives?
DR CILLA LIZ - check your garment pockets and the bottoms of drawers.
DR CILLA LIZ - check your garment pockets and the bottoms of drawers. I think the necklaces are someplace you have already looked. Look again.
I just had a very contentious hearing where I was going after an ATF agent -
Might the "mood of the day" make the jurors more sympathetic to an officer? (Was the agent in a uniform?)
der Brucer
Of course they are both gone now, but there oughta be a law....
One area that has been an on-going weakness at SES is our "average daily attendance." Last year we were required to record a 94% "average daily attendance." SES finished the year at 94.3%, a slight increase over 2005 but still very close to our attendance being considered unsatisfactory. We are asking that you help us by sending your child to school every day.
I think that Mr. Body was strangled by CillaLiz's necklace, in the Music Conservatory, by Jose.
(We all know everything is Jose's fault!)
der Brucer
PS The necklace is hidden in the Theremin!
Rant for today is that we had one person with stomach flu and another with a serious sinus problem and they both felt obligated to come to work and spread germs. Of course they are both gone now, but there oughta be a law....
Oh der Brucer....get a Clue.... :)
Unless I can find a good infomercial -- like the plastic crown molding, that can completely transform your home in only minutes!Does Queen Elizabeth II know about this?
Well, I have exceeded expectations and finished the big project in approximately 4 hours. They thought it would take a couple of days. I knew it wouldn't but I didn't think I would finish quite so soon.
In September of 2001 I was living in Boulder, Colorado. DD was a senior in high school and had gone to early morning choir practice. I went for my morning walk, then turned on the little TV in the kitchen while I made coffee. That's when I saw what was happening.
I stood in that spot watching that little TV, not moving, not sitting down, for probably two hours.
Had to resist the impulse to go to the school - which was minutes from our home - and pick up DD to bring her home. I knew this was totally unnecessary, but logic had nothing to do with what I was feeling.
As mentioned a few days ago, tonight I'm going to see a staged reading of ELEGIES with Malcolm Gets, Liz Callaway, Randy Graff, Amick Byram and Daniel Tatar. The perfect thing to do this evening, as far as I'm concerned.
I'm not here.Ron Pulliam, the anti-Carlotta!
High dudgeon? I thought the dudgeon was always in the basement.It's a Rapunzel thing.
TPunk, your avitar really is wonderful, nice to see your smiling face
Why thank you.
Ron Pulliam, the anti-Carlotta!
You look like you've just accepted a medal for figure skating.
Did I mention that our high school production was actually Carousel on Ice? ;D
I will not be watching any of the tv programs marking the anniversary.
So, I'm flipping through channels looking for an interesting informercial, and I recognize Matt Ashford on NBC - Days of Our Lives. I thought he was fired -- or drove off a cliff or something. What gives?
TPunk, how was your vacation? Hope you had a relaxing time.
And the word of the day is: HEREDITAMENT!
Crazyness in the ozarks.
I apologize for being so long winded... Sorry...
Congrats on the finding of the jewelry!
Plus I received a wonderful CD in the mail today from a place called Kritzerland. That was quick!
Great news about the necklaces, DR CILLALIZ! Cat bag! To foil the Cat Burglars no doubt.
Again I would say - check pockets for the emerald ring.
Cillaliz, you have a new avatar! It's very nice! ;D
No Sondheim in New York either but it has to come through my mail room. I do get to see the mail holders before they go up to the 4th floor so it may be in the box tomorrow. I hope so!No Sondheim for me either!
Thanks JRand, I'll pass this on to mom :)
TPunk, how did orientation go?
How To Impress Birds In Central Park
Ever since a red-tailed hawk named Pale Male made his home on a cornice above the 12th floor of an apartment building on Fifth Avenue at 74th Street in 1998, bird watchers have been making the pilgrimage to the toy-boat pond across the street in Central Park. On any given clement day, you’re bound to see a handful of bird watchers poised on benches, or hanging out in the shade of a tree, peering through their binoculars or telescopes, following the movements of Pale Male, his mate and their brood.
While most of Pale Male’s followers would probably be happy to share their equipment with curious passers-by, the crowds invariably flock to Lincoln Karim. Mr. Karim is known to have the largest telescope in Central Park—a 350-pound, 12-inch Meade LX200 telescope, which stands over six feet high, has a 3,000-mm. focal length and can be used to view such distant lands as Neptune (2.8 billion miles away), the Orion Nebula or the double cluster in the Pleiades.
Several times a week, the 40-year-old Trinidad-born Mr. Karim packs his Meade and an additional 150 pounds of equipment onto his motorized trolley cart, squeezes out his West 55th Street apartment building and heads to the toy-boat pond, where he sets up shop for the afternoon. "It is by no means drudgery," Mr. Karim said. "I consider it a form of exercise." He parks his cart along the granite edge of the pond facing the nest, unfolds the Meade, aligns his portable staircase, positions it under the sight, and then sits back and waits for the action.
Ohmigod, a new avitar!
I like your new avatar Cillaliz!
Nice new avatar, DR Cillaliz.
Coming soon:
(http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/palemale-store_1911_19762643)
der Brucer
When I lived in New Jersey, the first thing I saw from my bedroom window each morning was The World Trade Center. And, at night, the lights in those towers were my own personal nightlights. It is difficult to imaigne New York without them.
When I lived in New Jersey, the first thing I saw from my bedroom window each morning was The World Trade Center. And, at night, the lights in those towers were my own personal nightlights. It is difficult to imaigne New York without them.
Strange how when we are confronted with NYC city scapes in movies or TV, the WTC is so very conspicuous by its absense; and stranger yet, when older films use shots of the bowery and the imposing WTC as "establishing" shots.
der Brucer
Have you ever had the dark chocolate Hershey's Kisses? Those are even better than the M&Ms...in my humble opinion. :D
That is great to hear George... WE expect pictures of your new abode...
Does it include a garage and storage?