It has been way too long since my last post, so I thought I'd give a little update as to what is new. As you know, the weather here has been quite cold. This inevitably leads to a ton of time spent indoors (mostly at home). To avoid cabin fever I have begun to occupy my time with the following:
- In addition to my stationary bike trainer, I got a treadmill and have begun some very light training for the 2009 triathlon in August. This year, my friend Lauren is going to give it a shot and I am wishing her the best of luck.
- Although I have been receiving a ton of magazines lately (I want to get back into reading the Economist), my reading is confined to The Intellectual Devotional (American History), Origins (the universe is CRAZY), and the ever depressing Wall Street Journal.
- My brother gave me a Play Station 3 last weekend and I am addicted...
- I have begun studying for the CIA Exam which is exactly as fun as it sounds...LOL
- I have been addicted to crossword puzzles since about last summer. I even broke down and bought a crossword puzzle book at the airport which I am still trying to finish...I know what you are thinking... "WOW! That is so cool...How do you contain all that cool?" Well, let me tell you something...these things are fun and challenging and that is A-OK with me...
- Imbibing is always fun as well...:)
Last year, my New Years Resolution was to see more live music. I think I did a pretty good job with that, so this year I decided to step it up a notch by committing to enjoy the arts a little more. I am in the process of securing tickets to see Pagliacci, performed by the Lyric Opera of Chicago, in March. Oh yeah, on Monday a few friends and I went to see Metallica! Other than that, nothing is really new...
Many years ago (2005), I began what has been commonly referred to as THE BOW TIE REVOLUTION. Basically the idea was to bring back the hand-tied bow tie. Over the years, I have been noticing more and more bow ties while out and about. Furthermore, many of my men's catalogs and magazines have been featuring bow ties. I was performing a Google vanity search for "Bow Tie Revolution" and found this: www.bowtierevolution.wordpress.com
I, like this guy enjoy Brooks Brothers' Bow Ties, but that is where the similarities end. Who the hell is this character? I will give you the 10,000 foot view of his page... "The purpose of this blog will be comment on politics from a conservative point of view. All three of us are Ronald Reagan conservatives who desire to bring the GOP back to its roots in the Reagan Revolution." Need I say more???
Werd O' Da Day:
indubitable • \in-DOO-buh-tuh-bul\ • adjective
: too evident to be doubted : unquestionable
Example Sentence:
He was regarded as a film director of indubitable insight and talent, and his movies were among the most beloved in the history of cinema.
Did you know?
There's no reason to question the fairly straightforward etymology of "indubitable" -- a word that has remained true to its Latin roots. It arrived in Middle English in the 15th century from Latin "indubitabilis," itself a combination of "in-" ("not") and "dubitabilis" ("open to doubt or question"). "Dubitabilis" is from the verb "dubitare," meaning "to doubt," which also gave us our "doubt." The word "dubitable" also exists in English, and of course means "questionable or doubtable," but it is fairly rare.
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