Sunday, May 26, 2013
platitude
plat·i·tude
prosaic, trite, meaningless, biased
Happiness is a choice
...it’s just some trite platitude.
~RISK podcast - 23:30-end
What I'm Made Of #429.Whatever Doesn't Kill Me by Ed Gavagan
It is about 20 min of audio.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/beauvoir/
http://sqapo.com/aphorism.htm
"I feel like I'm a drowning man, who has just been thrown a kit to build a boat."
--They meant well, they just had no fuck'n idea what to say; and instead of saying nothing and listening they...
1) Everything happens for a reason.
2) You can't dwell on the past.
3) What ever doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
related-
banal
prosaic, trite, meaningless, biased
Happiness is a choice
...it’s just some trite platitude.
~RISK podcast - 23:30-end
What I'm Made Of #429.Whatever Doesn't Kill Me by Ed Gavagan
It is about 20 min of audio.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/beauvoir/
http://sqapo.com/aphorism.htm
"I feel like I'm a drowning man, who has just been thrown a kit to build a boat."
--They meant well, they just had no fuck'n idea what to say; and instead of saying nothing and listening they...
related-
banal
Friday, May 24, 2013
anonymity
an·o·nym·i·ty
nonexistent in reality tv...and almost all tv shows
~RISK podcast
Dirty Work #427. Six Ways To Bomb on Americas Got Talent by Melinda Hill
It is about 20 min of audio. (If downloaded from iTunes, skip the 6 min sales plug.)
nonexistent in reality tv...and almost all tv shows
~RISK podcast
Dirty Work #427. Six Ways To Bomb on Americas Got Talent by Melinda Hill
It is about 20 min of audio. (If downloaded from iTunes, skip the 6 min sales plug.)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
pretentious
pre·ten·tious
Greek yogurt
nar·cis·sist
hu·bris
temerity
condescension
http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/PQF6R9YAHK8Z
http://whitmanpioneer.com/feature/2011/11/03/pretentious-majors/
http://failureconfetti.smackjeeves.com/comics/1345046/pretentious/
http://favim.com/image/105934/
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pretentious&defid=6271883
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pretentious&defid=2842990
similar to [that fallacy]...those "who use the word pretentious are usually pretentious themselves" sic
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pretentious%20hipster
http://fourlitrechocolatemilk.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-be-pretentious-fuck.html
self-perpetuating
self-per·pet·u·at·ing
Fire
When the wood reaches about 300 degrees Fahrenheit (150 degrees Celsius), the heat decomposes some of the cellulose material that makes up the wood.
[...]
The actual burning of wood then happens in two separate reactions:
- When the volatile gases are hot enough (about 500 degrees F (260 degrees C) for wood), the compound molecules break apart, and the atoms recombine with the oxygen to form water, carbon dioxide and other products. In other words, they burn.
- The carbon in the char combines with oxygen as well, and this is a much slower reaction. That is why charcoal in a BBQ can stay hot for a long time. (Harris)
Plants
System
Reference
Harris, Tom. "How Fire Works." HowStuffWorks.com. HowStuffWorks, LLC. Web. 22 May. 2013. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/fire1.htm/printable>.
Friday, May 10, 2013
spelling
1)
merriam-webster.com/spell-it/index.htm
2)
Ask someone to read your list of commonly misspelled words...
merriam-webster.com/spell-it/index.htm
2)
Ask someone to read your list of commonly misspelled words...
Thursday, May 9, 2013
poignancy
poign·an·cy
Cemetery statues
http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2013/01/cemetery-poignancy.html
http://swampscott.patch.com/articles/image-gallery-monuments-in-swampscott-cemetery#photo-7237352
History
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/ancient/enlarge/pompeii-victim.html
-connected-
http://www.pathosleadershipgroup.com/engagment/
http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&sa=N&hl=en&biw=1422&bih=1036&tbm=isch&tbnid=KAZHKTn9u5nsSM:&imgrefurl=http://wearethepractitioners.com/2012/04/26/an-attitude-of-influence/pathos/&docid=I5N9T0OnfcJhuM&imgurl=http://wearethepractitioners.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pathos.png&w=480&h=304&ei=89mLUcm9DcaIygHUj4HQDw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:2,s:0,i:168&iact=rc&dur=423&page=1&tbnh=179&tbnw=276&start=0&ndsp=29&tx=140&ty=42
Cemetery statues
http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2013/01/cemetery-poignancy.html
http://swampscott.patch.com/articles/image-gallery-monuments-in-swampscott-cemetery#photo-7237352
History
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/ancient/enlarge/pompeii-victim.html
-connected-
http://www.pathosleadershipgroup.com/engagment/
http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&sa=N&hl=en&biw=1422&bih=1036&tbm=isch&tbnid=KAZHKTn9u5nsSM:&imgrefurl=http://wearethepractitioners.com/2012/04/26/an-attitude-of-influence/pathos/&docid=I5N9T0OnfcJhuM&imgurl=http://wearethepractitioners.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pathos.png&w=480&h=304&ei=89mLUcm9DcaIygHUj4HQDw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:2,s:0,i:168&iact=rc&dur=423&page=1&tbnh=179&tbnw=276&start=0&ndsp=29&tx=140&ty=42
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