The word of the day1 for March 16, 2007 is “lassitude” — noun 1 : a condition of weariness or debility : FATIGUE. 2 : a condition of listlessness : LANGUOR.
Usually, Lloyd and I play Chinese checkers or dominoes (sometimes both) after supper. This last week, I’ve been too sleepy of an evening to play. He doesn’t mind playing while I’m asleep; the outcome doesn’t usually change. Still I get annoyed when he flicks my nose to tell me it’s my turn.
I thought at first it might be sitting outside in the wind that causes my lassitude, but I have not been outside much this past week. Maybe I need a tonic or eight hours of uninterrupted sleep.
The quote2 for today is from Robertson Davies (b. 1913), Canadian novelist, journalist. repr. In The Enthusiasms of Robertson Davies (1990). “The Writer’s Week,” Toronto Daily Star (March 28, 1959):
Many a promising career has been wrecked by marrying the wrong sort of woman. The right sort of woman can distinguish between Creative Lassitude and plain shiftlessness.
;^) Jan
1 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.
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.
1 comment:
Thank you for visiting my journal Jan. I see you have a love of words. I have always had an interest in the etymology of words. If I don't know the meaning of a word or its origin it rankles me until I get to the bottom of it.
As for getting eight hours of uninterrupted sleep for myself...I would need to go back a few years to remember that. What bliss it would be to experience that again. Jeanie
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