Gryphon's Word of the Day, January 2, 2008

The word of the day for January 2, 2008 is “exhaust” — transitive verb 1 a: to consume entirely : use up <exhausted our funds in a week>. b: to tire extremely or completely <exhausted by overwork> c: to deprive of a valuable quality or constituent <exhaust a photographic developer> <exhaust a soil of fertility>. 2 a: to draw off or let out completely. b: to empty by drawing off the contents; specifically : to create a vacuum in. 3 a: to consider or discuss (a subject) thoroughly or completely. b: to try out the whole number of <exhausted all the possibilities>. intransitive verb discharge, empty <the engine exhausts through the muffler>.

Today was my first day back at work after the holidays. Since Lloyd decided that he doesn’t want to sit at the Burger King to wait for me to join him at lunch, I elected to come home to see that he ate. The puppy, who has been feeling better since yesterday evening, exhausted him, but they both had their lunch, and I went back to work.

I stopped at the grocery for a few items and picked up some take-out chicken for supper. It was a good thing, because Bubbles needed a walk. Lloyd had dozed off by the time we came back. We’ll see how the two of them do tomorrow.

The quote for the day is from Sir Herbert Read (1893–1968), British critic, poet. To Hell with Culture, ch. 13, Schocken (1963):

     An entertainment is something which distracts us or diverts us from the routine
    of daily life. It makes us for the time being forget our cares and worries; it interrupts
    our conscious thoughts and habits, rests our nerves and minds, though it may
     incidentally exhaust our bodies. Art, on the other hand, though it may divert us from
     the normal routine of our existence, causes us in some way or other to become
     conscious of that existence.

;^)  Jan the Gryphon

P.S. I hear that this is showing up multiple times in some venues. I was having formatting problems, for which I also apologise. --J

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