The word of the day for April 6, 2007 is “agenda” — noun 1 : a list or outline of things to be considered or done <agendas of faculty meetings>. 2 : an underlying often ideological plan or program <a political agenda>.
A co-worker claims she has now officially seen everything. She had gone to get gas at the local Quik Trip (convenience store/petrol station for my BritSpeak readers) right after work last night. The lawn crew was mowing and edging the lawn while the snow fell. Typical Kansas behavior, I assured her—lawn schedules take precedence over weather. One often sees the lawn sprinklers here running in the rain. (Well, not at our house, but my husband has more sense than to waste water.) Yet, yesterday’s snow falling past the Bradford pears in blossom entranced me while I waited for the mechanic to fix my tire.
Our winters are usually quite mild. We tend to get ice storms rather than snow. When it does snow, we often find ourselves shoveling in our shirtsleeves. However, snow this late in the season is unusual. It’s no wonder most of the Plains tribes of Native Americans spent their winters on the Gulf Coast and their summers in Canada. They realized the buffalo had good reasons for annual migration.
The quote for today is from James Baker (b. 1930), U.S. Republican politician, secretary of state. Daily Telegraph (London, Nov. 15, 1988:
Never let the other fellow set the agenda.
;^) Jan
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