It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end… because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing… this shadow. Even darkness must pass.
Word: Revelry [Rev-ul-ry]
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: wild and noisy celebration; boisterous merrymaking
Origin: 15th century, from revel – Middle English, from Anglo-French reveler, literally, to rebel, from Latin rebellare
Example Sentence: The lottery winner was exhausted after a long night of revelry.
Korea in the 5th Century ( approx. 400 CE)
All this government shutdown has shown me is how ridiculously screwed up the political sector is. Instead of backing the Democrats who are systematically sabotaging our economy for their own personal gain in 2016, we ought to insist upon removing these politicians and replacing them with people of principles and integrity. We ought to insist on downsizing the government so it won’t be in a position to sabotage its own people again. And while many might say it is the Republicans in the Houses fault, that is only half the story and besides the point. The House is supposed to be the peoples part of the government. We are the ones who are supposed to dictate terms and the budget not the president more concerned with leaving his legacy (for good or bad).
Been trudging along in Master and Commander for a while and decided to take small break to learn all these nautical terms. Hopefully I can then comprehend what exactly is going on but otherwise an excellent read.
Other books I am reading simultaneously:
An Experiment in Criticism – C.S. Lewis
Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
Fellowship of the Ring – J.R.R. Tolkien
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu
A History of Korea – Michael Seth
I would like to finish half of them plus Soccernomics by November.
All little creatures are beautiful…every living thing when it first sees life is born in beauty. What they grow to be is a different matter.
행복은 인간의 몸에 좋다. 하지만 인간의 정신력이 키워지는 것은 바로 깊은 슬픔의 체험을 통해서이다. (Happiness is beneficial for body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.)
Word: Surly [sir-lee]
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: bad-tempered and unfriendly.
Origin: Mid 16th century, alteration of obsolete sirly.
Example Sentence: The man left with a surly expression having lost the wager.
Derivatives: Surliness (noun), Surlily (adverb)
Acerbity [əˈsɜːbɪtɪ] 