The word of the day1 for March 2, 2007 is “vigilant” — adjective : alertly watchful especially to avoid danger.
When I went out to the car this morning, I waved at our across-the-street neighbor lady as she drove away, started the Mazda and took the paper inside so Lloyd wouldn’t have to brave the cold. I got in the car, shut the garage door and backed carefully into the street. As I drove away, I noticed car lights in the drive next door in my rear view mirror. This car came into the street following me, but slowly, as though the driver did not want to be noticed. I kept the head lights in view until I got to my turn.
Lloyd called me on my cell phone just after I made my usual second turn. He wanted to know if I had noticed the car. Seems he had looked out the front window to watch me leave and saw this mystery car. He didn’t get the license number because it was still dark, but he’s going to alert the neighbors to a stranger in the area. The neighbors next door—where the car came from—have not had a light on in the morning for the past few days. Our Neighborhood Watch committee will be glad to have something to do for a change.
The quote2 for today is from John Philpot Curran, in a speech July 10, 1790
The condition upon which God has given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.
;^) 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.
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