The word of the day* for February 4, 2007 is "attrition" - noun 1 : sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God. 2 : the act of rubbing together : FRICTION; also : the act of wearing or grinding down by friction. 3 : the act of weakening or exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, or attack <a war of attrition>. 4 : a reduction in numbers usually as a result of resignation, retirement, or death <a company with a high rate of attrition>.
The snow is slowly melting around the edges of the packed snow/ice. It freezes up again once the sun goes down. The car wash was full when we went past this morning. Lloyd said that it was better to wash in sub-freezing temperatures because the frozen streets are not sloppy, allowing one to get home before the car gets dirty again.
He's watching That's So Raven at the moment. I think the real reason he watches is for the glimpses of San Francisco, where it is set. They show the same clips over and over. I'm going to get out our vacation album so he'll be able to look at the Golden Gate Bridge all he wants.
The quote† for today is from Helen Hayes (1900-1993), On Reflection, An Autobiography, ch. 12, Evans (1968):
Marriage is like a war. There are moments of chivalry and
gallantry that attend the victorious advances and strategic
retreats, the birth or death of children, the momentary
conquest of loneliness, the sacrifice that ennobles him who
makes it. But mostly there are the long dull sieges, the
waiting, the terror and boredom. Women understand this
better than men; they are better able to survive attrition.
;^) Jan
* The definition is from either Merriam Webster Online, 10th Edition or The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition and is used by permission.
† The quote is from either Bartleby: Great Books on Line or The Quotation Pages and is used by permission.
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