Friday, April 4, 2008

New Title for W?

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

The road from here to eternity goes by way of Peace.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

Whatever I see, hear, taste, smell, touch – blessing.
Whatever I feel, think, sense, do, read – blessing.
Whatever I hope, fear, discover, learn, experience – blessing.
Each breath, moment, hour, day, year – blessing.
Each step, heartbeat, joy, pain, loss – blessing.

You don’t do blessing in a half-hearted manner.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Considering my ancestry and one of my titles, naturally I thought Davidson should win.”

[Maybe next year… - never said it, though.]

D. Blog: New Title for W: “The Flabbergaster”

flab·ber·gast –verb (used with object)
to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
[Origin: 1765–75; var. of flabagast (perh. flab(by)
+ aghast) ]
—Related forms:
flab·ber·gast·er, noun
—Synonyms: amaze, astonish, stagger, nonplus, confound; perplex, confuse, mystify.


Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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flabbergast
1772, mentioned (with bored) in a magazine article as a new vogue word, perhaps from some dialect (in 1823 it was noted as a Sussex word), likely an arbitrary formation from flabby or flapper and aghast.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper

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