This morning I was boarding the bus as I usually do. I strategically selected a seat that would be conducive to sleeping should reading the paper make me tired. As I went to sit, I looked to see that there was nothing on the seat...as I usually do...Then I went to sit. The genius of a man behind me decided to use his coffee cup hand as support to sit down...In doing so, he placed his cup directly in the path of my descending back...All I heard was the crunch of Styrofoam and then the smell of coffee...My back and the seat I was in immediately got soaked (this sucks in any weather, but more so when it is 26 degrees outside). I looked at the elderly man, and he was obviously sorry and confused. I really couldn't get mad as this incident was obviously an accident. As I was thinking to myself, "Man what a shitty way to start the day..." I also thought, "if this is the worst thing that happens to me today, it's not all that bad..."
Werd O' Da Day:
candor • \KAN-der\ • noun
1 : whiteness, brilliance
2 : freedom from prejudice or malice : fairness
*3 : unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness
Example Sentence:
When the job applicant admitted to some indiscretions in his past, the interviewer thanked him for his candor.
Did you know?
The origins of "candor" shine through in its first definition. "Candor" traces back to the Latin verb "candēre" ("to shine or glow"), which in turn derives from the same ancient root that gave the Welsh language "can," meaning "white," and the Sanskrit language "candati," which translates to "it shines." Other descendants of "candēre" in English include "candid," "incandescent," "candle," and the somewhat less common "candent" and "candescent" (both of which are synonyms of "incandescent" in the sense of "glowing from or as if from great heat"). There is even "excandescence ," an uncommon word that refers to a feverish condition brought on by anger or passion.
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