Words Seldom Seen: Venal
Venal Adjective: Capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration. Susceptible to...
Tag: Yosemite
Money and Happiness
“Money is an essential ingredient to happiness in this world.” Alexander Hamilton From Alexander...
Words Seldom Seen: Tautology
Tautology Noun: a phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words. Editors...
American Aristocracy
“An open fluid elite based on merit and money, not on birth and breeding.” Alexander Hamilton From...
Words Seldom Seen: Ad hominem
Ad hominem Adjective: An argument directed against a person rather than the position they are...
Words Seldom Seen: Salient
Salient Adjective: Prominent, conspicuous or striking. Military: a projection in the battle line. Example:...
Tradition
“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire”. Gustav Mahler Christmas and the...
Happiness
“If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people,...
Impressions
“You never get a second chance to make a first...
Happy New Year
This is the second year of Covid. Some good has come of it but it has been mostly bad. It has increased anxiety in...
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