There will be those who would disagree, but I think the Daily Mail and parvanimity go hand-in-hand. Parvanimity = 'Smallness of mind' (OED). Day #170 of a 365 project, where the daily pic is informed by the OED word of the…
DelJune 19, 2014
I had my camera poised ready to snap the disgruntled souls at the bus-stop. Having waited more than the advertised 12 minutes, the bus came and wouldn't let anyone on because the driver said it was his last stop. As…
DelJune 18, 2014
Roque is: 'A form of croquet played in the United States on a court surrounded by a bank and using ten hoops and short-handled mallets', (OED) and I didn't think I would find that today. In anticipation of having to…
DelJune 17, 2014
"Platitudinarianism" is: ' The quality of being banal; the tendency to use platitudes.’ (OED). Plenty of that around, but I don't want a law suit on my hands! I settled for a chocolate sign instead, although it is far from…
DelJune 16, 2014
I did think of photoshopping a couple of llamas together for this, as there is a llama farm en route to the elderly relative's abode, but grappling with the cardboard at the re-cycling point involved far more pushing and pulling…
DelJune 15, 2014
Today's word is "macte" meaning: 'Expressing approval, encouragement, or good will: ‘all praise to you!’, ‘well done!’, ‘bravo!’; ‘good luck!’. (OED) The 'good luck' part goes without saying, but whether the 'well done' part is justified remains to be seen,…
DelJune 14, 2014
"Beauté du diable" means 'Beauty that is associated with youth; esp. transient and superficial attractiveness and charm, often associated with a mischievous or rakish personality.’ (OED) Well, for the 'beauty associated with youth, it had to be a selfie (taken…
DelJune 13, 2014
Today's word needs no explanation, but for the sake of completion, here is the definition of "World Cup": 'Any of various sporting competitions contested by national teams or by teams representing their country; (also) a trophy awarded to the winner…
DelJune 12, 2014
These bottles will be re-cycled … or will they? Rumour has it that a lot of re-cycling goes into landfill; if this is the case, then these bottles will become part of the earth and when the earth has its…
DelJune 11, 2014
Thankfully I now take the bus to the office and so don't have to suffer the daily "hell-kettle": 'A deep black gulf or abyss; a name locally applied to holes or pools popularly supposed to be bottomless', (OED). Day #161…
DelJune 10, 2014