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Today's Word: Concupiscence (Noun)

Pronunciation: [kahn-kyê-'pi-shênts]

Definition 1: A powerful lust, especially sexual, for something.

Usage 1: The word is often used as the antonym of Platonic love. St. Augustine wrote on marriage and concupiscence, noting that the avoidance of concupiscence toward the spouses of others is not enough; married couples should extirpate it from their relationship, too.

Suggested Usage: The word may be used metaphorically to express a strong, visceral desire for anything: "Her concupiscence for chocolate keeps her in Tae Bo classes constantly." You might also say, "His concupiscence for work left his family in despair," instead of calling him a workaholic.

Etymology: Latin concupiscere "to desire ardently", from com- "with" + cupere "to desire". The stem cup- underlies "Cupid" and "cupidity", from cupido "desire".

    —Dr. Language, yourDictionary.com

Everything or every feeling has a word in the English Language.   The most trivial minutia has a name.

TGIF

I am glad the week is over.   I am ready for a vacation, because I hate everyone there.   When everyone starts to get on my nerves it is time to take time off.   In one week I will be on my way to visit my good friend.   It is a drive, but I will take my time and stop a few places and mozey along.

Worked in GI lab, and it is like a continual revolving door.  You never know who or what is next.  It is always a surprise.   The set up sucks, and there is not enough room.   The people to be done are near the people who have had their procedure and are passing gass.   Those people really need a separate room to expell their flatulance.

Tomorrow we go and trade in the green car.   I hope all goes well.  I told Chuck I feel like something will go wrong and the deal will be off......I will take pictures and add them.

Tulips

I had entered them on the below rant, but where did they go?

Part 2

I do love those tulips.   I like the glisting appearance of their color. 

Got the green Subaru back yesterday.    We went and returned the rental and drove to
Cochran Mega Center  and the car was finished........   It looked shiny and the interior was very clean.   And as I looked at the windshield,  there was a blank where the state inspection stickers were to be..........  "Where are the stickers?"  I asked.... Art had a WTF    look on his face.  Then he asked to see my papers, and he had it in the work order.     So, back to the shop.    Fifteen  minutes late he comes and says they were to reissue them but they had thrown the old ones away.   So the car would have to be reinspected....At his cost he said.     YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT  I THOUGHT.

So, after another 45 minutes the car is finished.   Was i ever glad to be the hell out of there.   The work is good, but they are a bunch of idiots, and customer service is lacking......    Will pick up the new one on Saturday

Cocharan Megacenter

I do love flowers.    My rant today is Cocharan Mega Center in Monroeville PA.   I would advise DO NOT USE THIS DEALER.....

My car is STILL in the body shop.  They said that perhaps it would be ready LAST Friday.  I called.  they only had to buff the paint and detail the interior.   NOT DONE.  Monday, it would not be ready, still had to detail the interior.   TUESDAY,   NOT DONE.   THEY WERE WAITING FOR A PART.  Why can these companies just be honest and say that in the first place.    I really hate when some lies about it.   It was to take 5 to seven days and it is past that now.   I don't care to hear their sorry assed excuses.  If you say it is to be done, have it done.   If you are having a problem with parts just tell me so.....   Chuck called "Rob Cochran" and left a message two times and no one returned his call.

I WILL TELL YOU THIS, ROB COHCRAN, I WILL NEVER, EVER, BUY A CAR FROM ONE OF YOUR DEALERS.......IN FACT WE HAD LOOKED AT A SUBARU THERE, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BUTLER PA AND GETTING IT FROM ANOTHER DEALER.    AND I WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOUR SERVICE OR LACK OF IT.   AND HOW YOU FAILED TO RETURN MY CALLS.    IF I KNEW WHERE ELSE TO POST THIS I WILL DO IT.......

 

 

Tuesday

"There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness."
Josh Billings

"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."
Sir Winston Churchill

Words

Pronunciation: ['krah-chet]

Definition: Originally, a small hook or hooked instrument but that sense is now archaic. Today, it means a highly individual and eccentric opinion or preference.

Usage: We often (mis)use the adjective, "crotchety," but what about the noun it derives from? Crotchety does not mean "irritable," it means having many eccentric opinions. If we used the noun more often, we would have a better sense of that.

Suggested Usage: We all know people this word describes. (Don't you have a crotchet or two?): "Guacamole on ice cream is just one of his gastronomic crotchets; there are many more." Some political causes approach crotchets, "Her fight to protect the rights of ants is the weirdest political crotchet I have ever heard of." Take pride in your crotchets and help save the word that denotes them!

Etymology: This word is merely the English pronunciation of French crochet "hook," diminutive of croche "crook, hook" with spelling changed to match. (The French pronunciation gives us [kro-'shey], spelled "crochet" in English, referring to the variant of knitting.) The French may have borrowed the stem from the Germanic ancestor of English "crook," Swedish "krok" and Danish "krog".

—Dr. Language, yourDictionary.com

 

Now, don't you just know a few people like this........................

WORDS OF WISODM

"To err is human; to forgive, infrequent."
Franklin P. Adams

Sunday

This program had the capabilities of making things larger.    When I added this picture of Ohiopyle  it did not give me that option.   What is going on here???????  Do they have to be added to the AOL program first?????    To add others do I have to use the drag and  drop method of adding things??   This will require some research on my part.

Going to visit my husbands elderly aunt.   I have to return her photos and have some questions about the family.   Then we are  going out to dinner with his cousin.  That should be good.  

Back to work tomorrow.   Got an email wondering if anyone wanted the day off.   If they had front loaded our vacation I would have the time to take off.   WE all have to count and worry if we have enough time.  

I will be in TN in two weeks.    I will drive.   It will take an overnighter.  Mainly because I get tired and need to stop.   The biggest thing is don't speed on Route 19 goin thru Sommersville WV.   You will be issued a ticket, for sure.  I think it is one of that towns biggest money making source of revenue.   Just put on the cruise and take it east.  Stop at the Wallmart there and buy some fruit.

   The drive is mostly highway.   I remember driving to FL with my family and stopping at every red light and every stop sign thru every one horse town on the way down.    I guess it was more scenic but it was tiring, and I wasn't driving.   The car had not A/C (I guess that was a rarity), no seatbelts (send shivers when I think of that.)    And we had to sit still, no moving and don't even ask to stop anywhere.   If you misbehaved HE  would give you THE LOOK.   Then if you didn't stop, the car would be stopped and you would "GET IT"  Today that would be considered child abuse.  

Back to work tomorrow.   I hope the car is finished.   I wonder if the body shop bills by the hour.  Guess I will know our plans tomorrow.

 

Friday

This is Henry, the Hair Ball King.   A life lesson learned.   Never buy carpet lighter than hair balls.

Took a personal day today.   Spent the morning cleaning.  Somehow it is cathartic.   Maybe it is the exercise or the accomplishment.   A Psychiatrist would have a field day with that one.    Probably equate my feelings to Lady Mac Beth.  Today is a nice day.  Just about perfect weather wise.   With highs in the mid 70's.  

The green car is not done yet.    They have to buff it out and detail the interior.   What ever that entails.   Will they detail just the drivers seat, the front seat or the whole interior ????    If they just do the front it will look like a POS.

It remains to be seen.

Friday

"No one really cares if you're miserable,  so you might as well be happy"

Cynthia Nelms

Friday

Another week done and gone.   Why do weekends so fast?   Nothing new at work.   SSDD   I feel soooooooo happy on my eight hour days.    Cutting down my hours is occupying a lot of my time.   Talking to other women and they are retiring earlier than me.   The one I spoke to day is retiring in December.   He husband is a retired school teacher,  he and she have paid health insurance till they both are 65.   I really resent that.   I am paying for their health insurance via my taxes but I don't get it myself.......I honestly believe the people working in health care have the worse health plan.

Still trying to research the genealogy.   I can understand how people can trace their ancestory back to 1200.   I can't even get mine past the trip over the ocean.    I look for Irish census and none seem to exist.   England, Scotland and Wales but not Ireland.  When I listen to some of the people researching this for 20 plus years it makes me crazy.   My daughter was right, I AM impatient and expect fast results.   Maybe that is why I have gotten as far as I have so far.   May do a little on this tomorrow.   I need to go to the City-County building but it is difficult to do when you don't have a lot of days off in the middle of the week.  Heaveb forbid that they may be open on weekends.   Another irritant for me is the cost of parking in Pittsburgh.  When they voted it the most livable city I think they forgot to check the price of parking in this town.....

Weather yesterday and today was marvelous.  Will be getting hot.   Is it hotter now than when I was a kid???   It seems like it to me, but I guess I will have to check the yearly temperature averages for the past half century.

The status on the car is that  it is going to be repaired.  A new hood, windshield, liner and assorted plastic pieces.   Repair to two fenders and I can't remember what else is in the line up.   I HATE DEER.    I WISH THEY WOULD ALLOW EACH HUNTER TO HARVEST 10 OF THE SUCKERS EACH YEAR......

 

Tuesday

Still waiting to hear on the status of the car.    I hope they repair it.  That would be the cheapest all around.....Althoug, having a new car would be nice.......  Got the car inspected today and it needed new brakes all around.   My husband and daughter said I do not use them soon, fast or often enough.  So. I ask how could they be worn out.   I guess having 37,000 has something to do with it.

I am sitting here waiting for the awning man to arrive and see what a awning over the deck would cost.    The other option would be a screened porch or a sunroom.   Just have to wait and see what the options will be.  

I love pineapples.  At the grocery store they are $4 to $5 each.  All ALDIs they were $1.99 each.  But, there were fifteen people in line with one cashier.  My daughter said I was impatent, and I have to admit I was.  Because I could see no saving for standing in line for 45 minutes just to buy one pineapple.

 

Sunday

Just another uneventful Sunday.   Emily was driving to work and a deer ran out and hit her.   It hit the passenger side fender and hood and smashed the windshield just above her head.   She was not injured.   The deer died.   She was covered with glass and deer fur.      She has the luck of the Irish.    We have to see what will be done.   The car is a 2000 and has about 80,000 miles on it.  I hope they repair it.  We have been perusing cars just in case.

 

Saturday

"The art of medicine consists of keeping the patient amused while nature heals the disease."
Voltaire

It is also said that 90% of things cure themselves in two weeks.

 

Saturday

I AM SO FRUSTRATED WITH MACYS.   IT IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU SPENT YOUR MONEY.   I FOUND MY ACCOUNT AND WHO MUCH I OWE BUT TO GET THE BREAKDOWN OF WHERE IS SPENT THE MONEY IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE.   AND WHEN I GOT THE PROPER LINK AND CLICK ON PURCHASES IT TELLS ME THAT INFORMATION IN UNAVALIABLE. GRRRRRRRRRRRR.     

I think it is a conspiracy to make me crazy...

Saturday

Today is cool.   A whole line of thunderstorms ran thru last evening.   It wsn't bad where I live.   Although some places had lots of damage and downed trees.  It is a lot cooler and I turned of the A/C and opened the windows.

Nothing going on here.   I am on beeper call and I like those days to be uneventful.  Tomorrow is the Hannastown Fleatique.   It is a a large collection of antiques and pseudo antiques for sale.   They have this four time in the summer.   Usually it is hot and humid.  I like to go in the early am and then by the time I am done perusing the weather is just starting to get hot and I am ready to leave.  I don't usually buy anything but it is a day out.   Don't know if C will go too.  He like to spend his time drinking coffee and reading the paper.   I can get that done in  20 minutes.  For him that is relaxing and for me it is nerveracking.   I get antsy and want to leave.We have this settled nicely, we take two cars.

 

 

Another hot as hell day.   Well, hot in the respect that yesterday it was 65 and today it is 90.   Last night was 49 and tonight it is to be in the low 70's

  Work was busy and uneventful today.  Tomorrow I am in charge.....and do I hate that.   There is not enough help and people are on LOA and vacations at the same time.  Yesterday was awful, but I was off.   I am secretly glad when my days off are busy at work.  Makes me feel glad to be not there.

The mental giants at PENDOT have come up with another f-up.   This weekend is the Kenny Chesney concert, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh Symphony and people for the US Open will be arriving for next weeks golf classic.  There is not a room to be had.  And the ones they had are going for 3 times the usual price.   Even the fleabags are booked. 

SO. PENDOT in their eternal wisdom decided this weekend to close the outbound lane of I 376.  Also know as the Parkway East starting on Friday evening and reopening Monday morning.  You people in other towns  may wonder why that is such a big deal.    IT IS THE ONLY HIGHWAY ROUTE TO THE EAST FROM PITTSBURGH.    You can get here from there but the drive is thru city neighborhoods going 25 to 35 miles per hour, two lanes with stop lights on every corner.   Other cities have multiple  routes and parallel routes but here in "The Most Livable City" we do not.   It is most livable if you stay in your house and do not leave it this weekend.  

There was a plan to build the "Mon-Fayette Expressway to serve as a bypass.  But our great legislators said it was too expensive and the project is about one third done.    They have money to give themselves lavish pensions, per diem rates, food money and a car allowance on top of that.   What we need to do is the people get control of the legislature again.   We in this state can not even petition for a referendum here.  DON'T MOVE TO PA.

Wednesday

"There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness."
Franz Kafka

I am certainly guilty of impatience but I don't think I am lazy.  But, I could give it a try.....................

Wednesday

This looks like one of the scenes out of a space alien movie.   One of my favorite movies was the old Invasion of the Body Snatchers.   Somehow, things seem scarier in black and white.    Another one I likes was Terminator.  It was in color and the robot just kept going like the Energizer bunny.  

I must have a few other but they escape me for the moment.   The kid and I went to the mall.  She got  a few shirts that can be worn to work and for concert dress.   Got them on the clearance rack too.   I rarely by clothes and pay full price.   Unless there is some special occasion and I really needed a dress or whatever it was.

I have just spent a bit of time reading my old entries.   Some of the things I complained about are still here to bug me.  Guess they will never end.  Back to work tomorrow.   Can't wait till I can cut back my hours.   I don't want to just up and quit, I want to decrease gradually.

Monday

 

This, I have heard, is the one that the Phipps would like to buy.   It will cost about $350,000.   Maybe they could have a carwash and a bake sale.    I also heard that all the glass was made specifically for the Phipps, sounds like a waste of glass to me.   I will have to peruse the other sites and see if I recognize anything.

"Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it."
George Bernard Shaw

"My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular."
Adlai E. Stevenson

"You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you."
Eric Hoffer

 

Sunday

This is another shot from the Chihuly exhibit.   These bowls were massive, and  very colorful.   E and I are going to go some evening and see the exhibit in the night.   Maybe September or October.  It willbe cooler.   The temperature was sultry in the conservatory.

Went to visit my hsband Aunt Edna.  I have a lot of pictures to scan and make new albums.  Mostly pictures from his grandfather and his siblilngs.   They were formal portraits and so they must have had money.  C sid they lost it in the depression.  Guess a lot of people did also.  We had a nice lunch and I brough dessert from the Oakmont Bakery.  That was sensory overload.

Home • Oakmont Bakery • 412.826.1606

Saturday

This picture is as hot as the weather.   Went to the Chihuly show at the Phipps.   It was HOT HOT HOT.   It is as HOT as August.    This started back in May.  The temperature inside ranged from hot and dry to hot and humid.    Walking around there was sultry.   In the hot humid area it was hard to breathe.    I took 123 pictures and deleted a few to get the total down to 117.   I wonder how many will fit on a CD

.Welcome to the Frick

Then we went to the Frick Art Museum.   Tried to conjure it up once and lost this journal entry.   Don't want to do that again.   I will save this entry, look for the site and then edit the entry.

 

We then had lunch at the Frick Art Cafe and it was good.   The soup  du jour was a pureed asparagus soup with curry.   I tasted good but looked like something I would see in a decompressed nasogastric tube.   Kept picturing that while I was eating..........