Word of the Day for Saturday, April 24, 2010

perforce
\pur-FORS\, adverb:

By necessity; by force of circumstance.

Word of the Day for Friday, April 23, 2010

moil \MOYL\,

intransitive verb:
1. To work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge.
2. To churn or swirl about continuously.

noun:
1. Toil; hard work; drudgery.
2. Confusion; turmoil.

Greetings, Gurus!

I was out yesterday conducting a training at the farthest part of the county that you can be in and still be in the county. The training went well, and I'll probably have more trainings scheduled as a result with other facilities.

I saw a vid on CNN.com of a tornado in Texas - that sucker was huge, too!

Got some work to do over the weekend, but that's not a bad thing.

Happy Friday!

Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 21, 2010

empyrean
\em-py-REE-uhn; -PEER-ee-\,

noun:
1. The highest heaven, in ancient belief usually thought to be a realm of pure fire or light.
2. Heaven; paradise.
3. The heavens; the sky.

adjective:
1. Of or pertaining to the empyrean of ancient belief.

Morning, Gurus!

It has been uber windy here since it stopped raining yesterday afternoon. We've got a few things in the backyard that are in a new location. I think they're still in the backyard, but the back gate is also open, so we'll have to see.

Taking my mom in for her follow up with the doctor this morning, but so far things seem great with her procedure yesterday.

Well, my hand seems to be doing okay.

My foolproof method for preventing burns from blistering and harming the skin is to use wet tea leaves or a wet black tea bag. I learned in 9th grade honors biology that the tannins will help prevent any bad reactions. Some say that it's not true, but in all my time of cooking at home and professionally, when I used used the wet tea leaves, I've not gotten a severe reaction and healed quickly.

Also, didn't make the chicken/sausage with wine sauce. I didn't like the wine, and I won't cook with wine that I wouldn't drink.

We actually rain today! Not quite like Tommy's there, but rain sure enough!

Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 20, 2010

agrestic
\uh-GRES-tik\, adjective:

Pertaining to fields or the country; rural; rustic.

More info here:

http://www.corvette-guru.com/modules/ ... 00000621&caldate=2010-5-1

Greetings, Gurus!

Well, I got up early today to take my mom to day surgery - she's having a cataract taken care of, and on my way home, I had a hot chocolate accident. I was getting out of the Jeepers, and the cup was stuck/angled in funny, not sure, anyhow, I ended up smooshing the top of the cup, the lid comes off, hot chocolate spilling onto the center console and passenger seat, and I can't let go, cuz otherwise the whole 20oz would be everywhere. I'm also wearing gloves, so it's now getting soaked with HOT chocolate. My other hand, also wearing a glove, already has mine and my mom's purse in it, and so I need to drop those, almost in the street, as I manoeuver the HOT chocolate out of my other hand safely back into the cup holder. It doesn't sound like much, but I think I've scalded my left palm cuz it's still tender almost 2 hours later.

In other news, there was no turkey baloney last night, but rather a nicely slow simmered homemade red sauce made with ground turkey, Vidalia onion, Penzey's garlic and various Italian herbs, and a touch of cabernet sauvignon, served over Dreamfields penne and topped with shredded parmesan (not the green can).

OH, just got the call, my mom's ready for pick up. Didn't think she'd be done so soon!

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Wow, it happens that often? I had no idea. Crazy times.

Well, I didn't make it out to run errands, so no chicken and sausage. I'll get the sausage tomorrow when I go out.

I made penne with turkey bolognese for Andy, and penne with crab and spinach in a white wine sauce for me. I try to avoid red sauce in the evenings, and Andy is allergic to crab, so it all works out. =)

Word of the Day for Monday, April 19, 2010

scapegrace
\SKAYP-grayss\, noun:

A reckless, unprincipled person; one who is wild and reckless; a rascal; a scoundrel.

Greetings, Gurus!

I'm looking forward to a relaxing Monday. The last couple days have been so busy. The car show yesterday was great - we chatted with a number of folks (vette and non-vette), the weather was great, and everyone seemed to be in a pretty good mood. It's just the uneven terrain from Sat at the LBGP and at the show yesterday is a little hard on me physically.

I have a small Fuji digicam, and really like it. It's a few years old, but it seems to have held up really well.

That would be really trippy to all of a sudden have the cops show up and arrest a student. I only see that stuff on TV!

I'm going to be trying a new recipe tonight for dinner - chicken and Italian sausages cooked in a white wine sauce. I've gotta go shopping for a few ingredients.

I've got the Texas Sprint Cup race on for some background noise.

Word of the Day, Sunday, April 18, 2010

disport
\dis-PORT\ , verb;

1.To amuse oneself in light or lively manner; to frolic.

transitive verb:
1.To divert or amuse.
2.To display.

Up early to head out to the car show. Judging starts at 8a, so we need to get there before that.

Had a great time at the LBGP yesterday. Nice corrall, beautiful weather, good racing, and some tasty festival food.

Happy Sunday!

Word of the Day for Friday, April 16, 2010

oneiric
\oh-NY-rik\, adjective:

Of, pertaining to, or suggestive of dreams; dreamy.

Happy Friday!

I've got a document to finish up today, then it's cleaning up the office, and then errands. We've got a busy weekend ahead, so want to get things done.

Tomorrow - we'll be at the Long Beach Grand Prix, and then on Sunday, we'll be at the JDRF charity car show. Looks to be beautiful weather, too.

Did anyone see it? There's video at the link below, too.

Massive fireball reported across Midwestern sky
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/04/15/midwest.fireball/index.html

Authorities in several Midwestern states were flooded Wednesday night with reports of a gigantic fireball lighting up the sky, the National Weather Service said.

The fireball was visible for about 15 minutes beginning about 10 p.m., said the National Weather Service in Sullivan, Wisconsin, just west of Milwaukee.

"The fireball was seen over the northern sky, moving from west to east," said the NWS in the Quad Cities area, which includes parts of Iowa and Illinois.

Word of the Day for Thursday, April 15, 2010

pelf
\PELF\, noun:

Money; riches; gain; -- generally conveying the idea of something ill-gotten.

Greetings, Gurus!

I had another training today. Maybe my students don't pick their noses cuz I bribe them with candy? Anyhow, the training went well. They get Part 2 in June.

How cool that your bio dept had a python!

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I actually don't know what the trophy will look like, but I think it'll have our name on it! =)

Plus we're giving a backpack, reflective lanyard, and one of our groovy new pens.

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That blue color on the Carbon is definitely not that blue in person. It's more gray like the one Harlan is talking about in the vid. I like the blue in the promo pic too.

There are a few Guru member pics of the Carbon in the various Sebring 2010 threads.

Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 14, 2010

bloviate
\BLOH-vee-ayt\, intransitive verb:

To speak or write at length in a pompous or boastful manner.

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LOL!

Had a good day. Conducted a training the first part of the day, then went to the office to put things away and prep for a training tomorrow.

It looks like I'll have a whole series of trainings in May for which I have to put together the training materials, so I'll need to do some supplies ordering.

Finally home, going through my work and sorority emails - getting business taken care of, drinking my hot chocolate from Starbucks...

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IEW. =)

I'm teaching adults at their place of work with their colleagues (many of them either in scrubs or suits/ties) - maybe they feel more pressure to be 'good.'

Bogus will be judging Corvettes at the upcoming Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Charity Car Show on Sun, April 18, in Ontario, CA.

Corvette-Guru.com is also sponsoring the 2nd place Corvette trophy.

Here's the info from our Event Calendar:
http://www.corvette-guru.com/modules/ ... 0000623&caldate=2010-4-13

If you're in the area, we'd love to see you there!

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Thanks for sharing and giving the site props!

That one car totally did a Frogger through traffic.

Rally spectators are crazy.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 13, 2010

ne plus ultra
\nee-plus-UL-truh; nay-\, noun:

1. The highest point, as of excellence or achievement; the acme; the pinnacle; the ultimate.
2. The most profound degree of a quality or condition.

Greetings, Gurus!

We did our taxes last night, too. Joy.

I teach adults, and I've yet to see one overtly pick their nose in class, but if I do, I know I'll start chuckling and be thinking of you guys!

I got a lot of things done yesterday that I was going to do today, so I need to revamp my day. Gotta get ready for trainings on Weds and Thurs, so I guess I'll start with that.

Happy Tuesday!

Word of the Day for Monday, April 12, 2010

neologism
\nee-OLL-uh-jiz-um\, noun:

1. A new word or expression.
2. A new use of a word or expression.
3. The use or creation of new words or expressions.
4. (Psychiatry) An invented, meaningless word used by a person with a psychiatric disorder.
5. (Theology) A new view or interpretation of a scripture.

I thought today was gonna be mellow, but I've been pretty busy so far with work emails and phone calls!

Off to do more calendering.

Word of the Day for Friday, April 9, 2010

indefatigable
\in-dih-FAT-ih-guh-bul\, adjective:

Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to fatigue.

Greetings, Gurus. I left early this morning, just after 6am, to conduct a training. Usually when I do this training, there's about 25 students, today, I had 72. I think we had a good time, and I even let them go early. I also always provide chocolate - that's gotta help!

Word of the Day for Thursday, April 8, 2010

interlard
\in-tuhr-LARD\, transitive verb:

To insert between; to mix or mingle; especially, to introduce something foreign or irrelevant into; as, "to interlard a conversation with oaths or allusions."

We may be giving the vinyl stickers away as Trivia prizes when we start Trivia up again. Shh, don't tell.

Gotcha - the link in this thread doesn't work! I've only been clicking on the banners. I'll fix it up there!

THANKS!

Apparently the guy playing BA is/was a UFC or some other mixed martial arts fighter. I wouldn't mess with him.

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Very strange, cuz there is no 'dot' in the code, and when I just clicked on it, it went straight through w/o a problem. I wonder if there might be some browser issues. I'll have to do some checking in with Cafe Press.

When you guys say the Cafe Press site is 'down' what type of message are you getting? Every time I go to click and check it, it works fine. If there's an error, I need to let Cafe Press know since they host the site. THANKS!

And thanks, Curt, and to everyone else who has made a purchase!

Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 7, 2010

megrim
\MEE-grim\, noun:

1. A migraine.
2. A fancy; a whim.
3. In the plural: lowness of spirits -- often with 'the'.

Greetings, Gurus!

Already conducted a training this morning, now I'm settled down for a couple conference calls.

Bon Jovi sounds like a fun concert!

Happy Wednesday!

Can't wait to see the new movie, but still a little hesitant about Liam Neeson as Hannibal.

http://jalopnik.com/5506166/the-a+team-van-first-look-fool

Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 6, 2010

land of Nod
\land-uhv-NOD\, noun:

A mythical land of sleep.

Greetings, Gurus!

Well, I was up late doing some work stuff, and was able to sleep in a little this morning. Gotta go get ready for a meeting.

Have a great day!

Glad the pens and backpacks have arrived!

You'll have to take a nice cheesey picture for me of each of you holding a pen. =)

Word of the Day for Monday, April 5, 2010

grok
\GRAWK\, verb:

To understand, especially in a profound and intimate way. Slang.

Greetings, Gurus!

Well, we had a busy Saturday moving furniture then going to a concert, so Sunday was nice and mellow. Watched the recorded F1 race, and caught up on some other stuff on the DVR.

It gonna be a busy week for me - I have several phone meetings, an in person briefing to conduct tomorrow, and the two trainings to conduct the rest of the week. Besides a sorority event tonight and we're having some folks over on Saturday. Craziness, I tell you.

AND, it's actually raining.

I met him once at a catering job that I was doing years ago, and he was such a nice man! Very gracious.

http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-john-forsythe3-2010apr03,0,2914620.story