The word of the day* for January 3, 2007 is “catarrh” — inflammation of a mucous membrane; especially : one chronically affecting the human nose and air passages.
Lloyd and I have been nursing some sort of cold/sinus infection/allergy nastiness since our Christmas travels. Let me just say that the people who inform us that we have x many miles of intestine, skin, etc. have way underestimated the amount (and capacity) of sinus cavities. When the neighbor came over Saturday to watch the Cotton Bowl with Lloyd , he brought a box of tissues as a hostess gift.
Nebraska lost, but Lloyd didn’t weep too hard. He’s been in a sort of quasi-mourning since Tom Osborne retired from coaching. Oh well, there’s always next year.
The quote† for today is from: John Webster (1580?–1634). The Duchess of Malfi:
DUCH. I forgive them:
The apoplexy, catarrh, or cough o’ th’ lungs,
Would do as much as they do.
BOS. Doth not death fright you?
DUCH. Who would be afraid on ’t,
Knowing to meet such excellent company
In th’ other world?
;^) Jan
* The definition is from either Merriam-Webster Online, 10th Edition (http://www.m-w.com/) or The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition (http://www.bartleby.com/61/) and is used by permission.
† The quote is from either Bartleby: Great Books on Line (http://www.Bartleby.com/bartlett) or The Quotation Pages (http://www.quotationspage.com/) and is used by permission.
P.S.: Comments and word requests are welcome.
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