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Well it's official - As of this afternoon Kerry has conceded victory of the presidential race to George W. Bush. Ugh. Let's just hope the damage is minimal....
This entry is a bit late, but better late than never! On October 12, I went to the Worcester Centrum to see the Beastie Boys. I can't even describe how excited I was!! Despite them being my favorite group since...
So, I don't think I would be a very good MA resident if I didn't post something about the historical win that took place last night. Even though I don't really get into baseball too much, I did watch the...
Lately I've seen a great number of businesses and customer service people that seem like they don't really care to be bothered with customers. Some businesses act like they don't even need your business. From now I will post new...
Beginning in 1882, immigrants had to pay to enter the U.S. The first tax: 50 cents per person misprize \mis-PRYZ\, transitive verb: 1. To hold in contempt. 2. To undervalue. Misprize comes from Middle French mesprisier, from mes-, "amiss, wrong"...
delectation \dee-lek-TAY-shun\, noun: Great pleasure; delight, enjoyment. Delectation derives from Latin delectatio, from the past participle of delectare, "to please." The rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd was named after the band members' high school gym teacher, Leonard Skinner....
The first formal rules for the game of baseball required the winning team to score 21 runs. jeremiad \jair-uh-MY-uhd\, noun: A tale of sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a doleful story; also, a dolorous or angry tirade. Jeremiad comes from French...
Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president who was born in a hospital. The 38 previous presidents were born "at home." favonian \fuh-VOH-nee-uhn\, adjective: Pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild; gentle. Favonian is derived from Latin Favonius, "the west...
The lyrics for "America the Beautiful" were written by Katharine Lee Bates, an English professor, after she climbed to the top of Pikes Peak in 1893. Potemkin village \puh-TEM(P)-kin\, noun: An impressive facade or display that hides an undesirable fact...
The practice of numbering houses and buildings with odd numbers on one side of the street and even numbers on the other began in the United States. ancillary \AN-suh-lair-ee\, noun: 1. Subordinate; subsidiary. 2. Auxiliary; helping. noun: Something that is...
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