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Well, Blogger has suddenly changed its method of formatting my blog. So now I have to get used to a whole new process.
DAMN!
Why can't they leave things alone. There is nothing improved by the change that I can see. And now some of the new things do not work as well as did the old ones.
DAMN!
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I am having a problem coming up with meaningful content for this blog. It might just be that I an tired of writing it day after day after day. Or, perhaps my cognitive abilities are growing weaker with advancing age. Or maybe it's both.
Time will tell, I suppose.
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WORDS FOR TODAY
portentous [pawr-TEN-tuhs]
adj.
1. of momentous or ominous significance
2. miraculous, amazing, or awe-inspiring; prodigious
3. self-important or pompous
Often confused with:
pretentious [pri-ten-shuhs]
adj.
1.
full of pretense or pretension.
2.
characterized by assumption of dignity or importance.
3.
making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious.
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BORN ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
April 25, 1874 - July 20, 1937
This Italian scientist's discoveries led to the invention of radio
April 25, 1908 - April 27, 1965
Radio and TV journalist during WWII, I can remember (just barely though) when I was about five years old and lying curled up on the carpet listening to the radio and nodding off to sleep while listening to the war news. Not that I knew what was going on. My dad knew all about it, though, and I was listening to the news with him.
Born April 25, 1940
Intense actor in "The Godfather" and "Dog Day Afternoon"
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“Originality is the art of concealing your sources”
--Benjamin Franklin
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