The word of the day1 for March 17, 2007 is “asterisk” — noun : the character * used in printing or writing as a reference mark, as an indication of the omission of letters or words, to denote a hypothetical or unattested linguistic form, or for various arbitrary meanings.

Happy St. Pat’s and top of the morning to you. We get our paper in the morning. I usually bring it into the house before I get into my car. Consequently, the only thing I read first thing in the morning is the headlines through the blue plastic data prophylactic our carrier provides. After work, I like to read the local news and the comics section. The amusement afforded by each is usually about even. Lloyd points out articles in the other sections that he thinks I need to read.

Although the comics are printed in the WichiTalk magazine section on weekdays, on Saturdays they are printed in the “Faith and Values” section (presumably for those of us who read the funnies religiously). No matter where the funnies are printed, they are always accompanied by the horoscopes. Since I read these, in effect, a day late, I get to read all of them and pick the one that fits my day. For instance, it's no wonder I had a bad day; Scorpio describes what happened better than Capricorn and got only two of five stars.

The quote2 for today is from Stanley Turecki (20th century), U.S. psychiatrist. The Emotional Problems of Normal Children, ch. 9 (1994):

     How can you tell if you discipline effectively? Ask yourself if your disciplinary
     methods generally produce lasting results in a manner you find acceptable.
     Whether your philosophy is democratic or autocratic, whatever techniques you
     use—reasoning, a “star” chart, time-outs, or spanking—if it doesn’t work, it’s
     not effective.

;^)  Jan 

1 Unless otherwise attributed, 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 Unless otherwise attributed, the quote is from either Bartleby: Great Books on Line or The Quotation Pages and is used by permission.

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