The word of the day1 for February 16, 2007 is “electrify” — transitive verb 1 a : to charge with electricity. b (1) : to equip for use of electric power. (2) : to supply with electric power. (3) : to amplify (music) electronically. 2 : to excite intensely or suddenly <the news electrified the nation>.
My daughter had to get a new car battery. It’s been so cold the past couple of days that the old one just didn’t want to turn over. I’m glad that her fiancé was able to transport her to and from work, and to help her get the new battery installed. Otherwise, Lloyd would have wanted to do the hover thing, thus driving everyone else batty.
He’s getting better at letting go, but given a chance he would have all his kids moving in with us so he could solve all their problems for them. I’m not much better than he at letting go of the kids, but I hope I manage to hide it better. There are many days that I wish I had Mother’s button box to push the buttons so that people would do as I know they ought.
The quote2 for today is from Thomas Campbell (1777–1844), “Ode to the Memory of Burns”:
Whose lines are mottoes of the heart,
Whose truths electrify the sage.
;^) Jan
1 The definition is from either Merriam-Webster Online, 10th Edition or TheAmerican Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition and is used by permission.
2 The quote is from either Bartleby: Great Books on Line or The Quotation Pages and is used by permission.
P.S.: Comments and word requests are welcome.
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