October, 2009
Word of the Day: raffish
Today’s Word is: raffish \RAF-ish\ , adjective: 1. Characterized by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity, crudeness, or rowdiness; tawdry. 2. Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; rakish. Origin: Raffish derives from the noun raff (chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff), meaning “people of a low reputation.” Be creative, use the word today. [...]
Obama is the worst President ever…
…and he just won the Nobel Peace Prize. The GOP is about to shit a million bricks over this. This video conveys my sentiments almost exactly. As always, be well CF
Raw Food Watch: Spiral Slicer Magic
Here is a picture of my dinner last night: red and yellow peppers, cucumbers, cranberries, flax seeds, green onion, celtic sea salt and pepper, olive oil, lemon and zucchini. Pretty good eats! As always, be well CF
Word of the Day: titivate
Today’s Word is: titivate \TIT-uh-vayt\ , transitive and intransitive verb: 1. To make decorative additions to; spruce. intransitive verb: 1. To make oneself smart or spruce. Origin: Titivate is perhaps from tidy + the quasi-Latin ending -vate. When the word originally came into the language, it was written tidivate or tiddivate. The noun form is [...]
Raw Food Watch: Spiral Veggie Slicer & Debbie Meyer Green Boxes
I have been eating raw for a little more than a month now and I have lost 20lbs. Yay me! Here is a little contraction that is going to bring my raw food meals to the next level. It’s a Spiral Veggie Slicer. I’ll take pictures of my dinner tonight; you’ll see. Check it out: [...]
Word of the Day: foofaraw
Today’s Word is: foofaraw \FOO-fuh-raw\ , noun: 1. Excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration. 2. A fuss over a matter of little importance. Origin: Foofaraw is perhaps from Spanish fanfarrón, “a braggart.” Be creative, use the word today. As always, be well CF
Word of the Day: gaucherie
Today’s Word is: gaucherie \goh-shuh-REE\ , noun: 1. A socially awkward or tactless act. 2. Lack of tact; boorishness; awkwardness. Origin: Gaucherie comes from the French, from gauche, “lefthanded; awkward,” from Old French, from gauchir, “to turn aside, to swerve, to walk clumsily.” Be creative, use the word today. As always, be well CF
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